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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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The Phantom Baron
1943 · Drama
Casino Royale
1954 · Drama
The Hypnotic Eye
1960 · Horror
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1960 · Drama
The Man in the White Suit
1951 · Comedy
Flight from Glory
1937 · Drama
Stormy Waters
1941 · Drama
Powder River
1953 · Western
Conquest of Space
1955
Me, Natalie
1969 · Comedy
The Young Lions
1958 · Action
Rascal
1969 · Family
Roughshod
1949 · Western
First Yank into Tokyo
1945 · War
Men Must Fight
1933 · Drama
Phantom of Chinatown
1940 · Crime
Uncertain Glory
1944 · Drama
Showdown at Boot Hill
1958 · Western
Black Angel
1946 · Thriller
Man Is Not a Bird
1965 · Drama
The Golden Twenties
1950 · Documentary
Hell’s Kitchen
1939 · Drama
Blessings of the Land
1959 · Family
The Scoundrel
1935 · Drama
Blood of the Vampire
1958 · Horror
The Iron Mistress
1952 · Action
Stars Over Broadway
1935 · Romance
Happy Land
1943 · Fantasy
My Foolish Heart
1949 · Romance
Brother Orchid
1940 · Comedy
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965 · Action
The Human Duplicators
1965
Pyaasa
1957 · Drama
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
1958 · Horror
The Man with a Cloak
1951 · Thriller
Damn Yankees
1958 · Comedy
Central Airport
1933 · Drama
Wings of Danger
1952 · Drama
Alias Nick Beal
1949 · Fantasy
Three on a Match
1932 · Drama
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