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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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Black Christmas
1974 · Mystery
The Towering Inferno
1974 · Action
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974 · Drama
Majboor
1974 · Thriller
A Peasant on a Bicycle
1974 · Drama
The Antichrist
1974 · Drama
Earthquake
1974 · Action
The Trial of Billy Jack
1974 · Thriller
Aval Oru Thodar Kathai
1974 · Romance
Brief Encounter
1974 · Drama
The Little Prince
1974 · Fantasy
Sandakan No. 8
1974 · War
Phantom of the Paradise
1974 · Drama
Borsalino and Co.
1974 · Crime
The Odessa File
1974 · Thriller
Games Gamblers Play
1974 · Comedy
Alice in the Cities
1974 · Drama
The Gambler
1974 · Drama
11 Harrowhouse
1974 · Action
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
1974 · Comedy
The Marseille Contract
1974 · Crime
The Black Godfather
1974 · Action
Sister Street Fighter
1974 · Crime
Puzzle
1974 · Thriller
Kunwara Baap
1974 · Drama
Harry and Tonto
1974 · Adventure
Macon County Line
1974 · Drama
California Split
1974 · Drama
The Bears and I
1974 · Drama
The Tamarind Seed
1974 · Romance
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974 · Drama
Where the Red Fern Grows
1974 · Drama
My Name Is Nobody
1974 · Comedy
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974 · Drama
The Black Windmill
1974 · Action
House of Whipcord
1974 · Horror
Lovin’ Molly
1974 · Romance
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
1974 · Comedy
Where the Lilies Bloom
1974 · Drama
Thomasine & Bushrod
1974 · Romance
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