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Movies with a Bittersweet Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Man from Deep River
1972 · Adventure
Melinda
1972 · Crime
Super Fly
1972 · Action
Early Summer
1972 · Drama
Cry for Me, Billy
1972 · Western
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972 · Western
Greaser’s Palace
1972 · Western
Fat City
1972 · Drama
Junior Bonner
1972 · Western
Joe Kidd
1972 · Western
The Wrath of God
1972 · Western
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 · History
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
1972 · Drama
Hannie Caulder
1972 · Drama
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · Action
Ben
1972 · Horror
The Revengers
1972 · Western
The Groundstar Conspiracy
1972 · Mystery
Sweet Sugar
1972 · Drama
Shaft’s Big Score!
1972 · Drama
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
1972 · Drama
Prime Cut
1972 · Drama
Twins of Evil
1972 · Horror
Duck, You Sucker
1972 · Action
The Doberman Gang
1972 · Action
Jeremiah Johnson
1972 · Adventure
Dear Dead Delilah
1972 · Horror
Play It Again, Sam
1972 · Comedy
Bumbarash
1972 · Comedy
Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?
1972 · Thriller
Fritz the Cat
1972 · Drama
Taming of the Fire
1972 · Drama
Tomorrow
1972 · Romance
A Time for Loving
1972 · Comedy
Koshish
1972 · Drama
Bangarada Manushya
1972
The Godfather
1972 · Drama
Silent Running
1972 · Sci-Fi
Roma
1972 · Comedy
The New Land
1972 · Western
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