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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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Something to Live For
1952 · Drama
Rose Marie
1954 · Music
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954 · Western
One Minute to Zero
1952 · Drama
I Often Think of Piroschka
1955 · Comedy
Kid Galahad
1937 · Crime
Fraulein
1958 · War
On Borrowed Time
1939 · Comedy
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · Drama
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964 · Drama
Elmer Gantry
1960 · Drama
Diamond Jim
1935 · Drama
Broken Lance
1954 · Western
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944 · War
Gold of Rome
1961 · Drama
Diamond City
1949 · Drama
A Woman’s Face
1938 · Crime
Cops and Robbers
1951 · Comedy
Jim Thorpe – All-American
1951 · Drama
The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short
1966 · Drama
The Learning Tree
1969 · Drama
Dunkirk
1958 · Drama
The Art of Self Defense
1941 · Comedy
Umka
1969 · Animation
By the Bluest of Seas
1936 · Romance
Secret Agent
1936 · Romance
Number One
1969 · Drama
Gorath
1962 · Thriller
The Tommyknockers
1993 · Horror
The Indian Tomb
1959 · Romance
The Green Archer
1961 · Crime
The Executioner
1963 · Drama
War Drums
1957 · Western
The Oregon Trail
1959 · Western
The Wet Parade
1932 · History
A Noisy Day
1961 · Comedy
The Young Doctors
1961 · Drama
The Secret of the Telegian
1960 · Horror
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956 · Romance
When Tomorrow Comes
1939 · Romance
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