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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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Madame Butterfly
1932 · Drama
Storm of the Century
1999 · Drama
Suburban Roulette
1968 · Drama
Punishment
1948 · Drama
Against All
1957 · War
The Vampire
1957 · Horror
The Cheat
1931 · Drama
Dear Murderer
1947 · Thriller
Fear and Desire
1952 · War
Desert Fury
1947 · Drama
Condemned to Live
1935 · Horror
So Dark the Night
1946 · Crime
The Terror
1963 · Mystery
The Damned
1962 · Horror
Slightly Scarlet
1956 · Crime
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
1967 · Crime
Django, Prepare a Coffin
1968 · Drama
The Suspect
1944 · Drama
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
1968 · Western
David and Bathsheba
1951 · Romance
The Warped Ones
1960 · Drama
King Rat
1965 · War
Secrets of the French Police
1932 · Crime
Yahudi
1958 · Romance
Donovan’s Brain
1953 · Horror
The Desperados
1969 · Western
Man in the Attic
1953 · Thriller
Black Widow
1954 · Drama
An Innocent Witch
1965 · Drama
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
1952 · Drama
Rosaura at 10 O’Clock
1958 · Drama
The Eternaut
2025 · Drama
Cafe Hostess
1940 · Drama
Sands of the Kalahari
1965 · Adventure
One on Top of the Other
1969 · Thriller
The Fugitive
1947 · Drama
The Money Trap
1965 · Crime
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 · Drama
Curse of the Faceless Man
1958 · Horror
Chicago
1927 · Crime
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