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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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No Room at the Inn
1948 · Drama
Dead End
1937 · Drama
Murappennu
1965
Primrose Path
1940 · Drama
Blood Is Dry
1960 · Drama
Black Tuesday
1954 · Crime
A House Is Not a Home
1964 · Drama
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945 · Horror
Mother Joan of the Angels
1961 · Drama
The Invisible Man’s Revenge
1944 · Horror
The Unknown Terror
1957 · Horror
The Amazing Colossal Man
1957 · Adventure
The Leech Woman
1960 · Horror
Don Juan
1969 · Animation
I Stole a Million
1939 · Drama
Attila
1954 · War
Alphaville
1965 · Mystery
The Black Klansman
1966 · Drama
In Harm’s Way
1965 · Drama
Les Biches
1968 · Drama
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965 · Drama
Track of the Cat
1954 · Drama
Johnny Hamlet
1968 · Western
The Virgin Spring
1960 · Drama
Diary of a Madman
1963 · Horror
Mister Buddwing
1966 · Drama
Safari
1956 · Adventure
State’s Attorney
1932 · Drama
Son of Dracula
1943 · Horror
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
1958 · Drama
The Devil’s Hand
1961 · Horror
The Third Eye
1966 · Thriller
High School Caesar
1960 · Drama
The Big Knife
1955 · Crime
The Hot Spot
2025 · Comedy
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Drama
The Germans Strike Again
1948 · Comedy
Lust for Gold
1949 · Western
Bordertown
1935 · Drama
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946 · Thriller
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