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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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Mister Buddwing
1966 · Drama
No Place to Go
1939 · Drama
Sink the Bismarck!
1960 · Drama
The Wall
1962 · Documentary
Safari
1956 · Adventure
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944 · Drama
Highway 13
1948 · Mystery
Immensee
1943 · Drama
The Best of Enemies
1961 · War
Hoosier Schoolboy
1937 · Drama
Ladies in Love
1936 · Romance
Girls’ Dormitory
1936 · Romance
The Keyhole
1933 · Romance
Port of Seven Seas
1938 · Drama
From the Earth to the Moon
1998 · Drama
Sitting Bull
1954 · Western
Are You Listening?
1932 · Drama
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
1969 · Adventure
The Racing Scene
1969 · Documentary
Blondie of the Follies
1932 · Drama
Winged Victory
1944 · War
Lust for Gold
1949 · Western
Devotion
1946 · Drama
Nights of Cabiria
1957 · Drama
Bordertown
1935 · Drama
Hawaii
1966 · Drama
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944 · Drama
Shock
1946 · Thriller
Teesri Kasam
1966 · Romance
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960 · Drama
Fortunella
1958 · Comedy
Hell Drivers
1957 · Crime
The Mad Genius
1931 · Romance
Isle of Fury
1936 · Drama
The Happy Thieves
1961 · Crime
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958 · Horror
The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936 · Horror
The Passionate Stranger
1957 · Romance
Blonde Crazy
1931 · Comedy
So Well Remembered
1947 · Drama
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