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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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Primrose Path
1940 · Drama
The Secret Bride
1934 · Drama
Mafioso
1962 · Crime
Impact
2009 · Drama
The Princess and the Pirate
1944 · Adventure
The Burmese Harp
1956 · War
Jesusita en Chihuahua
1942
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935 · Drama
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Drama
Ring of Fire
1961 · Adventure
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934 · Drama
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945 · Drama
Beyond the Time Barrier
1960
The Unknown Terror
1957 · Horror
Comanche Station
1960 · Western
Small Island
2009 · Drama
China Sky
1945 · Adventure
South Sea Woman
1953 · Adventure
Pete Kelly’s Blues
1955 · Drama
Assault on a Queen
1966 · Crime
Frenchman’s Creek
1944 · Romance
Prince of Players
1955 · Drama
Cloak and Dagger
1946 · War
Attila
1954 · War
The Young Philadelphians
1959 · Drama
Arizona Raiders
1965 · Western
Viva Zapata!
1952 · Drama
One Man’s Journey
1933 · Drama
Alphaville
1965 · Mystery
The Black Klansman
1966 · Drama
Knight Without Armour
1937 · Adventure
633 Squadron
1964 · War
In Harm’s Way
1965 · Drama
Life Dances On
1937 · Romance
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965 · Drama
Track of the Cat
1954 · Drama
The Song of the Scarlet Flower
1938 · Drama
Johnny Hamlet
1968 · Western
Aakhri Khat
1966 · Drama
The Virgin Spring
1960 · Drama
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