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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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When the Daltons Rode
1940 · Western
The 49th Man
1953 · Thriller
Before the Revolution
1964 · Romance
The Gambler from Natchez
1954 · Western
A Bullet Is Waiting
1954 · Crime
B.F.’s Daughter
1948 · Romance
School for Scoundrels
1960 · Comedy
The Cheat
1931 · Drama
Joan of Paris
1942 · Romance
Operator 13
1934 · Drama
Pit of Darkness
1961 · Thriller
Eight Iron Men
1952 · War
Desert Fury
1947 · Drama
No Way Out
1950 · Crime
Dhool Ka Phool
1959 · Family
Toxi
1952 · Drama
Black Orpheus
1959 · Romance
Nightfall
1956 · Thriller
Green Mansions
1959 · Adventure
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947 · Romance
Quicksand
1950 · Thriller
A Spray of Plum Blossoms
1931 · Romance
The Young Animals
1968
The Big Caper
1957 · Drama
First to Fight
1967 · War
Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
1955 · Romance
The Glass Mountain
1949 · Drama
Sadie Thompson
1928 · Drama
Rose Marie
1936 · Music
Django, Prepare a Coffin
1968 · Drama
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937 · Crime
The Colossus of Rhodes
1961 · Adventure
The Nonexistent Knight
1969 · Animation
The Miracle of Father Malachia
1961 · Comedy
Scream
1949 · Mystery
The Killer Is Loose
1956 · Crime
The Deep Six
1958 · Drama
Between Two Worlds
1944 · Drama
David and Bathsheba
1951 · Romance
Hell in the Pacific
1968 · Drama
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