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Movies with a Bittersweet Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
14,206 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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Humiliated and Insulted
1990 · Romance
Confessing to Laura
1990 · Drama
Hello Hemingway
1990 · Drama
Cyrano de Bergerac
1990 · Drama
Lal Salam
1990 · Drama
Misery
1990 · Drama
Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
1990 · Thriller
Night of the Fox
1990 · Drama
Red Dust
1990 · Romance
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
1990 · Drama
Predator 2
1990 · Action
Rocky V
1990 · Drama
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990 · Action
Dances with Wolves
1990 · Adventure
Death in Brunswick
1990 · Comedy
Meet the Applegates
1990 · Comedy
Graffiti Bridge
1990 · Drama
Jacob's Ladder
1990 · Drama
Avasara Police 100
1990 · Action
Kaleidoscope
1990 · Drama
Memphis Belle
1990 · Action
Desperate Hours
1990 · Action
Marked for Death
1990 · Action
Henry & June
1990 · Biography
Miller's Crossing
1990 · Drama
Texasville
1990 · Drama
Funny About Love
1990 · Romance
White Hunter Black Heart
1990 · Adventure
I Hired a Contract Killer
1990 · Drama
To Sleep with Anger
1990 · Drama
Criminal Justice
1990 · Drama
Goodfellas
1990 · Biography
The Killer
1990 · Action
The Big Man
1990 · Drama
Opera
1990 · Mystery
Drishti
1990 · Drama
Quest for the Mighty Sword
1990 · Fantasy
My Father’s Glory
1990 · Drama
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
1990 · History
Darkman
1990 · Action
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