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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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Being Julia
2004 · Drama
Drowning Ghost
2004 · Thriller
Frankenfish
2004 · Adventure
Friday Night Lights
2004 · Action
Raise Your Voice
2004 · Romance
Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart
2004
Around the Bend
2004 · Drama
Stage Beauty
2004 · Drama
The Card Player
2004 · Mystery
I Heart Huckabees
2004 · Drama
Corn
2004
The Journey
2004 · Drama
Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
2004 · Biography
Woman Thou Art Loosed
2004 · Drama
A Less Bad World
2004 · Drama
Infernal Affairs
2004 · Mystery
Shaun of the Dead
2004 · Horror
The Motorcycle Diaries
2004 · Adventure
Blissfully Yours
2004 · Drama
New Police Story
2004 · Thriller
Show Me
2004 · Drama
The Fever
2004 · Drama
Gajendra
2004 · Action
Rakht
2004 · Thriller
Ghost House
2004 · Horror
Cowboys & Angels
2004 · Drama
Mr 3000
2004 · Drama
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
2004 · Drama
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004 · Action
Wilby Wonderful
2004 · Comedy
Shadows of Time
2004 · Romance
Dragons: Fire & Ice
2004 · Fantasy
Chellamae
2004 · Romance
Vlad
2004 · Thriller
When Will I Be Loved
2004 · Drama
Stratosphere Girl
2004 · Drama
The Riverman
2004 · Drama
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Working Slowly (Radio Alice)
2004 · History
M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi
2004 · Romance
As It Is in Heaven
2004 · Comedy
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