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Movies with a Bittersweet Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
14,218 movies with a bittersweet ending, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The Whale
2011 · Documentary
Where Soldiers Come From
2011 · Documentary
Shaolin
2011 · Action
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown
2011 · Drama
Kotoko
2011 · Horror
Tangiwai: A Love Story
2011 · Drama
Shark Night 3D
2011 · Thriller
How to Steal 2 Million
2011 · Action
Find Makarov: Operation Kingfish
2011 · Action
The Man from the Future
2011 · Fantasy
Come As You Are
2011 · Drama
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2011 · Action
Love Exposure
2011 · Action
Bora Bora
2011 · Music
Caged
2011 · Drama
247°F
2011 · Thriller
The Debt
2011 · Drama
Pranayam
2011 · Romance
Bodyguard
2011 · Action
Higher Ground
2011 · Drama
House of Bamboo (1955)
2011 · Drama
Vile
2011 · Horror
Fish n’ Chips
2011 · Drama
Bunny Drop
2011 · Drama
Conan the Barbarian
2011 · Action
One Day
2011 · Comedy
5 Days of War
2011 · Action
Mozart's Sister
2011 · Drama
You Are the Apple of My Eye
2011 · Comedy
Griff the Invisible
2011 · Drama
Overheard 2
2011 · Action
The Help
2011 · Drama
War of the Arrows
2011 · Drama
Ginger: More Than a Game
2011 · Drama
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Action
Gun Hill Road
2011 · Drama
Mysteries of Lisbon
2011 · Drama
The Whistleblower
2011 · Drama
Red Dog
2011 · Comedy
Cowboys & Aliens
2011 · Action
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