I love-hated Chinatown because the ending is so damn nihilistic. What are some other entertaining movies that have similar endings? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Edit: PostScript, I found a good article.

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/01/its-chinatown-jake-the-joys-of-the-unhappy-ending/

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[-] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 2 points 8 months ago

The 2015 movie Remember. Here's the description from IMDb

With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person he believes to be responsible for the death of his family in the death camp to kill him himself.

I recommend against reading anything else about it if you think you might watch it

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