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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 Warped Ones
1960 · Drama
The Lower Depths
1936 · Romance
The Nanny
1965 · Drama
King Rat
1965 · War
The Overcoat
1952 · Comedy
Flying Devils
1933 · Adventure
No Other Woman
1933 · Drama
Chance at Heaven
1933 · Romance
Secrets of the French Police
1932 · Crime
Yahudi
1958 · Romance
The Unforgiven
1960 · Romance
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962 · Horror
Donovan’s Brain
1953 · Horror
White Woman
1933 · Drama
Revolt at Fort Laramie
1957 · Action
The Nightingale’s Prayer
1959 · Romance
Cover Up
1949 · Mystery
Farewell to Dream
1956 · Drama
Black Widow
1954 · Drama
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942 · Mystery
Rosaura at 10 O’Clock
1958 · Drama
The Eternaut
2025 · Drama
The Fugitive
1947 · Drama
Amblin’
1968 · Romance
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942 · Thriller
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934 · Comedy
The Gladiators
1969 · War
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978 · Drama
The Rabbit Trap
1959 · Drama
Curse of the Faceless Man
1958 · Horror
Chicago
1927 · Crime
War and Peace
1956 · Romance
A Summer Place
1959 · Romance
The Final Test
1953 · Drama
The Lusty Men
1952 · Drama
The Fighting 69th
1940 · Action
These Glamour Girls
1939 · Comedy
Alice’s Restaurant
1969 · Comedy
Dead End
1937 · Drama
Clive of India
1935 · Adventure
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