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Movies with a Sad Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Once a Thief
1965 · Thriller
September Affair
1950 · Romance
Deep Valley
1947 · Romance
Submarine Raider
1942 · Drama
Black Jack
1950 · Adventure
The Silence
1963 · Drama
Mad Dog Coll
1961 · Drama
Gallant Journey
1946 · History
Captains of the Clouds
1942 · War
Countess Cosel
1968 · Romance
Sodom and Gomorrah
1962 · Drama
A Double Life
1947 · Drama
The Whisperers
1967 · Drama
Rocky Mountain
1950 · Western
I Love a Mystery
1945 · Mystery
Chaudhvin Ka Chand
1960 · Romance
Grand Central Murder
1942 · Comedy
The Sixth of July
1968 · History
By Love Possessed
1961 · Drama
Heer Raanjha
1970 · Drama
Careless
1962 · Romance
The Rack
1956 · Drama
Good-Time Girl
1948 · Crime
Deadlier Than the Male
1956 · Thriller
The Sinister Urge
1960 · Crime
Madame X
1966 · Drama
Bataan
1943 · Drama
Sweet Love, Bitter
1967 · Drama
Guest in the House
1944 · Drama
The Mole People
1956 · Horror
One Potato, Two Potato
1964 · Drama
Jogan
1950 · Romance
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
1954 · Western
Juke Girl
1942 · Crime
Goodbye, Columbus
1969 · Comedy
Hour of the Wolf
1968 · Drama
Liebelei
1933 · Drama
The Circus Queen Murder
1933 · Drama
Southside 1-1000
1950 · Crime
Taxi for Tobruk
1961 · Drama
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