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We recently took a look at a viral Reddit thread asking, "What movie ending is horribly depressing?" and their answers sparked even more responses from our very own BuzzFeed Community.
So with that in mind, here are just a few MORE of the most popular responses shared:
1. Don't Look Up (2021)
"That scene where they sat at the table as the world collapsed around them made me well up."
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2. Remember Me (2010)
"It’s a romance story with angst, and overall, it's a pretty good movie. In the last five minutes, you see the main character standing in a window and it pans out to reveal he is in one of the Twin Towers during the 9/11 attacks, and is killed."
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3. The Mist (2007)
"That has to be one of the most soul-crushing endings I’ve ever seen!"
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4. Moulin Rouge (2001)
"I still can't watch the ending of that movie without ugly-crying."
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5. Martyrs (2008)
"You're used to horror movies having a 'final girl' and a happy-ish ending, but there is no hope or answers in this one. It's literally just torture, death, and a suicide."
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6. City of Angels (1998)
"I saw it a million years ago, and I'm still upset."
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7. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
"The ending, to this day, still makes me cry."
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8. Old Yeller (1957)
"It's another Disney movie that is brutal. Absolutely killer."
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9. Tusk (2014)
"By far, that has the most horrific ending I've seen."
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10. Alpha Dog (2006)
"Especially because Anton Yelchin really died of a bizarre tragic accident a few years later."
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11. 7 Pounds (2008)
"A brilliant movie with brilliant acting that I never want to watch again. Gut-wrenching."
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12. Armageddon (1998)
"It's this one for me. Bruce Willis dies and Ben Affleck lives!"
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13. Brazil (1985)
"I watch it every Christmas Eve with my husband. We probably aren't okay, but who is?"
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14. It Comes at Night (2017)
"It's one of the bleakest movies I've ever seen, and the ending managed to somehow be even more depressing than the rest of the movie."
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15. My Own Private Idaho (1991)
"River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves. The whole movie is pretty brutal, but the end...it's a movie you can only watch once."
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16. Buried (2010)
"It’s hard to watch his hope fade away as his light goes out."
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17. Parasite (2019)
"I think about that ending a lot."
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18. The Road (2009)
"I could only watch it once. The entire movie was so depressing, but the end? Just heartbreaking."
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And finally:
19. West Side Story (2021)
"Specifically the new version. It's so bleak that you want to write an epilogue with as happy an ending as you can manage."
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You've read their picks, but now it's your turn. Which endings did they miss? What movie ending did you feel was "horribly depressing"? Share your pick or picks in the comments below, and be sure to check out the first list to see if your pick appeared there!
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.