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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 Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
2008 · Action
Nothing But the Truth
2008 · Drama
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008 · Sci-Fi
Gran Torino
2008 · Drama
Nothing Like the Holidays
2008 · Drama
The Reader
2008 · Drama
Cyclops
2008 · Action
Punisher: War Zone
2008 · Action
Frost/Nixon
2008 · Drama
Cadillac Records
2008 · Biography
French Film
2008 · Romance
The Black Balloon
2008 · Drama
Anything for Her
2008 · Drama
Paul VI: The Pope in the Tempest
2008
Beast Stalker
2008 · Action
Milk
2008 · Biography
Einstein and Eddington
2008 · History
The Dust of Time
2008 · Drama
Twilight
2008 · Drama
Glorious
2008 · Comedy
Quantum of Solace
2008 · Action
Australia
2008 · Adventure
Avakai Biryani
2008 · Romance
Vaaranam Aayiram
2008 · Romance
A Christmas Tale
2008 · Drama
Vigilante
2008 · Action
Navagraha
2008 · Thriller
Repo! The Genetic Opera
2008 · Sci-Fi
Gardens of the Night
2008 · Drama
JCVD
2008 · Action
Pendragon: Sword of His Father
2008 · Adventure
The Matador
2008 · Documentary
Splinter
2008 · Drama
8th Wonderland
2008 · Thriller
Fashion
2008 · Drama
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008 · Fantasy
Changeling
2008 · Drama
Pride and Glory
2008 · Drama
Shifty
2008 · Thriller
The Universe of Keith Haring
2008 · Documentary
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