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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 Birdmen
1971 · Drama
Fright
1971 · Horror
Kotch
1971 · Drama
Red Sun
1971 · Western
Without Apparent Motive
1971 · Crime
Creatures the World Forgot
1971 · Horror
Swedish Fly Girls
1971 · Drama
Fools’ Parade
1971 · Drama
The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail
1971 · Mystery
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
1971 · Action
Die Screaming Marianne
1971 · Drama
The Hired Hand
1971 · Western
The Omega Man
1971 · Action
The Anonymous Heroes
1971 · Comedy
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
1971 · Action
The Panic in Needle Park
1971 · Drama
Shoot Out
1971 · Western
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · Drama
Walkabout
1971 · Adventure
Carnal Knowledge
1971 · Drama
Klute
1971 · Mystery
Le Mans
1971 · Action
The Go-Between
1971 · Romance
Lake of Dracula
1971 · Horror
The Policeman
1971 · Drama
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971 · Action
The Cat o' Nine Tails
1971 · Mystery
Long Live Death
1971 · Drama
Wake in Fright
1971 · Thriller
I Drink Your Blood
1971 · Horror
I Eat Your Skin
1971 · Horror
Cinderella
1971 · Fantasy
Haathi Mere Saathi
1971 · Drama
Billy Jack
1971 · Action
Summer of '42
1971 · Drama
Valdez Is Coming
1971 · Western
Black Beauty
1971 · Western
Making It
1971 · Drama
Anand
1971 · Drama
THX 1138
1971 · Sci-Fi
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