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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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Kursk
2018 · Action
Killers Within
2018 · Thriller
Natsamrat
2018 · Drama
Blind Spot
2018 · Drama
Song Lang
2018 · Music
Satyameva Jayate
2018 · Action
Nico, 1988
2018 · Biography
The Captain
2018 · Drama
Pin Cushion
2018 · Drama
What Will People Say
2018 · Drama
Siberia
2018 · Thriller
Le Mans 1955
2018 · Animation
Sunday's Illness
2018 · Drama
I’ll Be Watching
2018 · Romance
Racer and the Jailbird
2018 · Drama
Ray Meets Helen
2018 · Drama
Nude
2018 · Drama
And Then I Go
2018 · Drama
Sweet Country
2018 · Adventure
Acrimony
2018 · Thriller
Elis
2018 · Biography
Midnight Sun
2018 · Drama
Tagaru
2018 · Action
Profile
2018 · Thriller
Nostalgia
2018 · Drama
Tehran Taboo
2018 · Drama
Double Lover
2018 · Drama
Bomb City
2018 · Action
Padai Veeran
2018 · Drama
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018 · Biography
The Banishment
2018 · Drama
Deadma Walking
2017 · Music
Mayaanadhi
2017 · Drama
Crooked House
2017 · Drama
Foxtrot
2017 · Drama
24 Hours to Live
2017 · Action
Amityville: The Awakening
2017 · Thriller
The Jade Pendant
2017 · Drama
Only the Brave
2017 · Biography
Slovo House
2017 · Documentary
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