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Bleak Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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The Devil, Probably
1977 · Drama
The Ascent
1977 · Drama
Apaches
1977 · Horror
The Gardener’s Son
1977 · Drama
Terror of Frankenstein
1977 · Horror
Insiang
1976 · Drama
The Wishing Tree
1976 · Drama
Yakuza Graveyard
1976 · Drama
Coup de Grâce
1976 · Drama
Mrigayaa
1976 · Drama
Jackson County Jail
1976 · Crime
Nobody’s Daughter
1976 · Drama
Giliap
1975 · Drama
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Drama
Jim, the World’s Greatest
1975 · Drama
Lancelot of the Lake
1975 · Drama
Fox and His Friends
1975 · Drama
Report to the Commissioner
1975 · Drama
The Dead Don’t Die
1975 · Thriller
Chomana Dudi
1975 · Drama
Born Innocent
1974 · Drama
Allonsanfan
1974 · History
Buster and Billie
1974 · Crime
Rebellion in Patagonia
1974 · History
Weighed But Found Wanting
1974 · Drama
The Spikes Gang
1974 · Action
Going Places
1974 · Comedy
All Screwed Up
1974 · Drama
Iron Bodyguard
1973 · Action
Nirmalyam
1973 · Romance
Hollywood 90028
1973 · Drama
The Harder They Come
1973 · Drama
Across 110th Street
1972 · Action
The New Centurions
1972 · Crime
An American Hippie in Israel
1972 · Action
Johnny Got His Gun
1971 · Drama
The Omega Man
1971 · Action
The Hunting Party
1971 · Western
The Last Run
1971 · Thriller
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971 · Drama
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