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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 Visitor
1980 · Sci-Fi
The Last Witness
1980 · Drama
Legend of the Fox
1980 · Action
Alligator
1980 · Sci-Fi
Raging Bull
1980 · Biography
Shogun Assassin
1980 · Adventure
The Boogey Man
1980 · Horror
Polladhavan
1980 · Action
Christmas Evil
1980 · Horror
Motel Hell
1980 · Thriller
Cannibal Terror
1980 · Horror
Fade to Black
1980 · Thriller
The First Deadly Sin
1980 · Mystery
Cries in the Night
1980 · Horror
Breaking Glass
1980 · Drama
The Attic
1980 · Horror
Union City
1980 · Drama
A Deadly Secret
1980 · Drama
Burebista
1980 · History
Mother's Day
1980 · Thriller
The Nest
1980 · Drama
The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle
1980 · Music
The Rebel Intruders
1980 · Action
Gehrayee
1980 · Horror
The Mystery of Oberwald
1980 · Romance
The Unseen
1980 · Horror
He Knows You’re Alone
1980 · Horror
Hawk the Slayer
1980 · Adventure
The Night of the Hunted
1980 · Horror
Contraband
1980 · Action
Anthropophagous
1980 · Horror
Cannibal Apocalypse
1980 · Crime
Dressed to Kill
1980 · Mystery
The Big Red One
1980 · Action
From the Life of the Marionettes
1980 · Drama
From Riches to Rags
1980 · Comedy
The Awakening
1980 · Horror
Brubaker
1980 · Drama
The Island
1980 · Thriller
The Children
1980 · Horror
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