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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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The Witches
1990 · Adventure
Bullet in the Head
1990 · Crime
Come See the Paradise
1990 · Drama
The Exorcist III
1990 · Drama
Wild at Heart
1990 · Drama
Air America
1990 · Action
Flatliners
1990 · Sci-Fi
The Two Jakes
1990 · Drama
Mo' Better Blues
1990 · Drama
Inaindha Kaigal
1990 · Thriller
Young Guns II
1990 · Action
Presumed Innocent
1990 · Mystery
Midnight Ride
1990 · Thriller
Omega Cop
1990 · Action
Ghost
1990 · Drama
A Chinese Ghost Story II
1990 · Fantasy
Kizhakku Vasal
1990 · Drama
War of the Birds
1990 · Animation
Kalikkalam
1990 · Drama
Ghayal
1990 · Crime
RoboCop 2
1990 · Action
Shredder Orpheus
1990 · Horror
Another 48 Hrs.
1990 · Action
A Killing in a Small Town
1990 · Drama
In the Best Interest of the Child
1990 · Drama
By Dawn’s Early Light
1990 · Action
Mathilukal
1990 · Drama
Cadillac Man
1990 · Comedy
Killer’s Romance
1990 · Action
Taxi Blues
1990 · Drama
Daddy’s Dyin’… Who’s Got the Will?
1990 · Comedy
Xtro 2: The Second Encounter
1990 · Horror
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1990 · Drama
Song of the Exile
1990 · Drama
Lung Fung Restaurant
1990 · Romance
Thoovalsparsham
1990 · Comedy
Miami Blues
1990 · Drama
Impulse
1990 · Crime
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1990 · Drama
Catchfire
1990 · Drama
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