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Bleak Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Maachis
1996 · Crime
Jude
1996 · Drama
Jonah and the Pink Whale
1995 · Drama
Leaving Las Vegas
1995 · Drama
Dead Presidents
1995 · Thriller
Kids
1995 · Drama
Stories from the Kronen
1995 · Drama
Little Criminals
1995 · Crime
Shatter Dead
1994 · Horror
Rice People
1994 · Drama
Woh Chokri
1994
Ladybird Ladybird
1994 · Drama
Sakay
1993 · Action
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993 · Drama
Menace II Society
1993 · Drama
From Karkhe to Rhein
1993 · War
Night and the City
1992 · Drama
Where the Day Takes You
1992 · Drama
Unforgiven
1992 · Drama
Life According To Agfa
1992 · Drama
Alien 3
1992 · Action
The Death of a Horse
1992 · Drama
American Me
1992 · Biography
Homicide
1991 · Drama
Straight Out of Brooklyn
1991 · Drama
Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea
1991 · Drama
Madame Bovary
1991 · Romance
Afghan Breakdown
1991 · Drama
Farewell China
1990 · Drama
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · Drama
Aftershock
1990 · Action
No Fear, No Die
1990 · Drama
Journey of Hope
1990 · Drama
Freeze, Die, Come to Life
1990 · Drama
Ultra Warrior
1990 · Action
Too Young to Die
1990 · Drama
The Match Factory Girl
1990 · Drama
Dogs’ Feast
1990 · Drama
Disha
1990
Roger & Me
1989 · Documentary
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