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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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Pickup
1951 · Drama
Man-Made Monster
1941 · Horror
Rampaging Dragon of the North
1966 · Action
Night of the Serpent
1969 · Western
Toys in the Attic
1963 · Drama
Angels from Hell
1968 · Action
Heart of Stone
1950 · Fantasy
The Hand
1965 · Animation
The Terror of the Tongs
1961 · Crime
The Mummy’s Tomb
1942 · Horror
Thieves’ Highway
1949 · Thriller
Dangerous to Know
1938 · Drama
Homicidal
1961 · Horror
Bluebeard
1944 · Horror
Town Without Pity
1961 · Drama
Destiny’s Son
1962 · Action
Pigs and Battleships
1961 · Crime
Warpath
1951 · Western
Supernatural
1933 · Horror
Men Are Not Gods
1936 · Drama
The Criminal
1960 · Crime
The Colossus of New York
1958 · Horror
Repeat Performance
1947 · Fantasy
Angel on My Shoulder
1946 · Comedy
These Thousand Hills
1959 · Western
So Evil My Love
1948 · Drama
Devil’s Angels
1967 · Action
The Whale God
1962 · Drama
The Stranglers of Bombay
1959 · Horror
Games
1967 · Thriller
An American Dream
1966 · Drama
The Return of the Vampire
1943 · Horror
House of Terror
1960 · Horror
The Woman in the Window
1944 · Crime
The Bravados
1958 · Western
The Pirates of Blood River
1962 · Action
The Green-Eyed Blonde
1957 · Crime
The Unknown
1946 · Horror
Gunman’s Walk
1958 · Western
Satan Never Sleeps
1962 · Drama
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