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Movies with a Bittersweet Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
14,161 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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Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
1957 · War
The House I Live In
1957 · Drama
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter
1966 · Western
The Shining
1997 · Horror
The Snow Maiden
1968 · Fantasy
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958 · Drama
Uncle Moses
1932 · Romance
Tight Spot
1955 · Crime
Homecoming
1948 · Romance
Cone of Silence
1960 · Thriller
Earth
1930 · Drama
Paigham
1959 · Drama
Cowboy
1958 · Western
The Desperate Hours
1955 · Thriller
Tarzan Triumphs
1943 · Adventure
The Cosmic Man
1959 · Adventure
Krakatoa, East of Java
1968 · Thriller
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Western
Interlude
1957 · Drama
Road House
1948 · Thriller
Jassy
1947 · Adventure
Two
1965 · Family
Oliver Twist
1999 · Drama
Three in the Attic
1968 · Drama
Carthage in Flames
1960 · Action
Kabuliwala
1957 · Drama
Where Love Has Gone
1964 · Drama
Private’s Progress
1956 · Comedy
Jet Attack
1958 · War
Black Spurs
1965 · Western
London Belongs to Me
1948 · Drama
Millions Like Us
1943 · War
Daimajin
1966 · Fantasy
Men Without Wings
1946 · War
Flight of the Lost Balloon
1961 · Adventure
Drango
1957 · Western
The Angel with the Trumpet
1950 · Drama
Satyakam
1969 · Drama
They Were Not Divided
1950 · War
Other Men’s Women
1931 · Romance
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