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Movies with a Bittersweet Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
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The Portrait of a Lady
1996 · Drama
Ajay
1996
Beyond Silence
1996 · Drama
In Love and War
1996 · Drama
Marvin's Room
1996 · Drama
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996 · Drama
The Cherokee Kid
1996 · Family
Rebirth of Mothra
1996 · Fantasy
The Evening Star
1996 · Drama
Hidden in America
1996 · Drama
Ridicule
1996 · Drama
For My Daughter’s Honor
1996 · Drama
The English Patient
1996 · Drama
Blue Juice
1996 · Drama
Uncle Sam
1996 · Comedy
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Drama
Kalki
1996 · Drama
Malayalamaasam Chingam Onninu…
1996 · Drama
Ghatak: Lethal
1996 · Action
Ransom
1996 · Action
Head Above Water
1996 · Comedy
Buried Secrets
1996 · Mystery
Comrades, Almost a Love Story
1996 · Drama
Bad Moon
1996 · Horror
Larger Than Life
1996 · Comedy
Carla’s Song
1996 · Romance
Swingers
1996 · Drama
Sleepers
1996 · Drama
Get on the Bus
1996 · Drama
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996 · Adventure
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1996 · Drama
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
1996 · Horror
Seven Servants
1996 · Drama
The Glimmer Man
1996 · Action
The Way to Fight
1996 · Drama
Extreme Measures
1996 · Drama
2 Days in the Valley
1996 · Thriller
Last Man Standing
1996 · Action
Big Night
1996 · Drama
Maximum Risk
1996 · Crime
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