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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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Breakthrough
1979 · History
Maula Jatt
1979 · Drama
Agatha
1979 · Mystery
The Warriors
1979 · Action
The Great Train Robbery
1979 · Adventure
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1979 · Drama
The Corn Is Green
1979 · Drama
Love on the Run
1979 · Romance
Neeya?
1979 · Horror
Hardcore
1979 · Drama
Ice Castles
1978 · Drama
Les Misérables
1978 · Drama
Kanchana Sita
1978 · Drama
Crippled Avengers
1978 · Action
King of the Gypsies
1978 · Drama
The Tailor from Ulm
1978 · Drama
Junoon
1978 · War
The Brink's Job
1978 · Drama
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 · Action
Geppo il folle
1978 · Comedy
French Fried Vacation
1978 · Comedy
The Time Machine
1978 · Adventure
Orchestra Rehearsal
1978 · Drama
The Cat and the Canary
1978 · Mystery
Watership Down
1978 · Adventure
Stranger in Our House
1978 · Horror
Sigappu Rojakkal
1978 · Romance
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
1978 · Drama
Comes a Horseman
1978 · Drama
The Big Fix
1978 · Comedy
The Users
1978 · Drama
Loggerheads
1978 · Comedy
Paradise Alley
1978 · Drama
Are You in the House Alone?
1978 · Mystery
The Avenging Eagle
1978 · Action
Days of Heaven
1978 · Drama
Dr. Strange
1978 · Fantasy
Avalanche
1978 · Action
Yo también tengo fiaca!
1978 · Comedy
Mullum Malarum
1978 · Drama
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