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Movies with a Sad Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
2,040 movies with a sad ending, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Peterloo
2019 · Drama
Berserk
2019 · Thriller
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
2019 · Comedy
No Alternative
2019 · Drama
Never Grow Old
2019 · Action
Inhuman Kiss
2019 · Romance
Goalie
2019 · Drama
Cliffs of Freedom
2019 · Drama
What Lies Ahead
2019 · Thriller
Leeches
2019 · Drama
Sorry Angel
2019 · Drama
Hotel by the River
2019 · Drama
Amundsen
2019 · History
Yatra
2019 · History
Death of a Cheerleader
2019 · Thriller
When the Moon Was Full
2019 · Crime
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
2019 · Action
Hell of a Night
2019 · Horror
The Bounty Killer
2019 · Action
The Mercy
2018 · Adventure
The Great Buddha+
2018 · Drama
At Eternity's Gate
2018 · Biography
Speed Kills
2018 · Action
Suzzanna: Buried Alive
2018 · Drama
The Front Runner
2018 · Biography
A Private War
2018 · Biography
Monster Party
2018 · Mystery
The Kindergarten Teacher
2018 · Drama
The Happy Prince
2018 · Biography
More Than Blue
2018 · Drama
A Crooked Somebody
2018 · Drama
Chalakkudikkaran Changathi
2018 · Drama
Project Gutenberg
2018 · Action
Qismat
2018 · Drama
Love, Gilda
2018 · Documentary
Raja Ranguski
2018 · Romance
No One Would Tell
2018 · Thriller
Lizzie
2018 · Biography
Laila Majnu
2018 · Drama
Killing
2018 · Drama
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