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Dark Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
10,413 dark movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995 · Comedy
The Mangler
1995 · Mystery
Once Were Warriors
1995 · Drama
Citizen X
1995 · Drama
Shallow Grave
1995 · Drama
In the Mouth of Madness
1995 · Mystery
Mute Witness
1995 · Horror
Hellfire
1995 · Thriller
The Addiction
1995 · Drama
Murder in the First
1995 · Drama
Angela
1995 · Drama
The Young Poisoner’s Handbook
1995 · Crime
Death in Small Doses
1995 · Drama
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995 · Action
Higher Learning
1995 · Drama
The Passion of Darkly Noon
1995 · Thriller
Caged Heat 3000
1995
Temptress
1995 · Horror
AMBA
1995 · Animation
Death and the Maiden
1994 · Drama
Sister My Sister
1994 · Drama
Witch Hunt
1994 · Horror
Zaalim
1994
Getting In
1994 · Romance
Cobb
1994 · Biography
Love and a .45
1994 · Thriller
Benny's Video (1992)
1994 · Drama
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Biography
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
1994 · Drama
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 · Sci-Fi
Felidae
1994 · Thriller
Tammy and the T-Rex
1994 · Horror
Silent Fall
1994 · Mystery
Drop Squad
1994 · Comedy
The Last Seduction
1994 · Drama
Alien Nation: Dark Horizon
1994 · Drama
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
1994 · Drama
Pulp Fiction
1994 · Drama
The Companion
1994 · Thriller
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994 · Mystery
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