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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 Book of Eli
2010 · Action
Fish Tank
2010 · Drama
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
2010 · Horror
Naanayam
2010 · Drama
Aayirathil Oruvan
2010 · Action
Daybreakers
2010 · Action
Black Stallion
2010 · Action
Jail
2010 · Drama
Recoil
2010 · Crime
Pugaipadam
2010 · Drama
Natrang
2010 · Drama
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
2009 · Drama
The Chaser
2009 · Thriller
Princess of Mars
2009 · War
It's Complicated
2009 · Comedy
Ang Darling Kong Aswang
2009 · Horror
Nobody Nobody But Juan
2009 · Comedy
I Love You, Goodbye
2009 · Romance
Yona Yona Penguin
2009 · Adventure
Abohomaan
2009 · Drama
Avatar
2009 · Action
The Young Victoria
2009 · Biography
Bodyguards and Assassins
2009 · Action
Crazy Heart
2009 · Drama
Katha
2009 · Drama
Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection
2009 · Action
The Lovely Bones
2009 · Drama
A Single Man
2009 · Drama
Maleyali Jotheyali
2009 · Comedy
The Vicious Kind
2009 · Drama
Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha
2009 · Drama
Brothers
2009 · Drama
Up in the Air
2009 · Drama
Everybody's Fine
2009 · Drama
Armored
2009 · Action
The Last Station
2009 · Biography
Serious Moonlight
2009 · Comedy
The Cézanne Affair
2009 · History
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
2009 · Animation
Skyrunners
2009 · Family
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