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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 Red Pony
1949 · Action
Rockabye
1932 · Drama
Way of a Gaucho
1952 · Adventure
It Happened in Penkovo
1958 · Romance
John Paul Jones
1959 · Romance
Forbidden Fruit
1952 · Drama
Kentucky
1938 · Romance
Born to Be Bad
1934 · Drama
Apache Territory
1958 · Action
Bought!
1931 · Drama
The White Parade
1934 · Drama
Badman’s Territory
1946 · Action
Tripoli
1950 · Adventure
Adventure
1945 · Romance
Offbeat
1961 · Crime
Mystery House
1938 · Adventure
The Sisters
1938 · Drama
Dressed to Kill
1941 · Thriller
Introduction to Life
1962 · Family
I Bury the Living
1958 · Horror
The Red House
1947 · Drama
Picture Snatcher
1933 · Crime
Jamaica Inn
1939 · Thriller
Magical Mystery Tour
1967 · Fantasy
The Cruel Sea
1953 · Drama
13 Rue Madeleine
1947 · War
The Bridge at Remagen
1969 · Action
The Road to Berth
1962 · Drama
Ambush at Cimarron Pass
1958 · War
Gun for a Coward
1956 · Western
The Years Between
1946 · Romance
The Body Stealers
1969 · Mystery
Totò in the Moon
1958 · Comedy
The Man from Colorado
1948 · Drama
Don’t Tempt the Devil
1963 · Drama
Fort Apache
1948 · Western
If Winter Comes
1947 · Drama
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 · Drama
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
1949 · Comedy
Hearts in Bondage
1936 · Drama
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