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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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Strike Commando
1987 · War
Miami Connection
1987 · Action
Candy Mountain
1987 · Music
Stakeout
1987 · Action
Dudes
1987 · Adventure
Khudgarz
1987 · Drama
Wish You Were Here
1987 · Drama
A Chinese Ghost Story
1987 · Fantasy
RoboCop
1987 · Action
An Autumn’s Tale
1987 · Drama
O.C. and Stiggs
1987 · Comedy
White Water Summer
1987 · Adventure
Eastern Condors
1987 · Action
The Brave Little Toaster
1987 · Fantasy
Bates Motel
1987 · Horror
Amrutham Gamaya
1987 · Drama
Full Metal Jacket
1987 · Action
Straight to Hell
1987 · Action
Withnail & I
1987 · Drama
The End of Eternity
1987
Predator
1987 · Action
The Stepfather
1987 · Thriller
The Untouchables
1987 · Drama
Peter Pan
1987 · Comedy
It’s Alive III: Island of the Alive
1987 · Horror
Amazing Grace and Chuck
1987 · Drama
Dark Age
1987 · Adventure
Dance Dance
1987 · Music
White of the Eye
1987 · Horror
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
1987 · Drama
A Man in Love
1987 · Drama
A Hungarian Fairy Tale
1987 · Fantasy
Malone
1987 · Action
A Return to Salem's Lot
1987 · Thriller
My Life as a Dog
1987 · Drama
Extreme Prejudice
1987 · Action
Project X
1987 · Sci-Fi
Escape from Sobibor
1987 · War
Escape from Sobibor
1987 · War
Sansar
1987 · Drama
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