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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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This Other Eden
1959 · Drama
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951 · History
The Gay Deceivers
1969 · Comedy
Kitten with a Whip
1964 · Thriller
The Barbarian and the Geisha
1958 · Romance
The Black Abbot
1963 · Crime
Coogan’s Bluff
1968 · Crime
A Blueprint for Murder
1953 · Thriller
The Madonna’s Secret
1946 · Drama
The Man in Grey
1943 · Romance
Welcome to Hard Times
1967 · Western
Poem of the Sea
1958 · Drama
Staircase
1969 · Drama
All Mine to Give
1957 · Drama
Passport to Shame
1958 · Drama
Secret of the Incas
1954 · Action
Freedom Radio
1941 · War
Chicago Deadline
1949 · Drama
The Flame Within
1935 · Drama
Destroy All Monsters
1968 · Action
Impact
1949 · Mystery
Piccadilly Incident
1946 · Drama
Force of Arms
1951 · Drama
Kala Bazar
1960 · Drama
The Miracle
1959 · Drama
Red Mountain
1951 · Western
Alice Adams
1935 · Drama
Lost Horizon
1937 · Adventure
Mahabharat
1965 · Drama
The Texas Rangers
1936 · Western
The Pumpkin Eater
1964 · Drama
St. Martin’s Lane
1938 · Drama
Eleven Samurai
1967 · Drama
The Judge Steps Out
1947 · Drama
The Cobweb
1955 · Drama
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962 · Drama
Strangers May Kiss
1931 · Drama
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1944 · Drama
Wells Fargo
1937 · Western
The Song of Songs
1933 · Drama
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