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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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Yongary, Monster from the Deep
1967 · Horror
Mere Huzoor
1968
Peter Ibbetson
1935 · Romance
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 · Comedy
The President’s Analyst
1967 · Comedy
The Frozen Dead
1966 · Horror
The Valley of Gwangi
1969 · Adventure
Winter Kept Us Warm
1965 · Romance
Crashout
1955 · Crime
Coral Reefs
1939 · Adventure
The Big Show
1961 · Drama
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Drama
Streets of Laredo
1949 · Western
The Crowded Day
1954 · Drama
Mammy
1930 · Music
Appointment in London
1953 · War
Time Without Pity
1957 · Crime
Operation Amsterdam
1959 · War
The Rebel
1961 · Comedy
The Buccaneer
1938 · Adventure
Mon Oncle
1958 · Comedy
River’s End
1930 · Drama
Unfaithfully Yours
1948 · Romance
Ride in the Whirlwind
1966 · Drama
The Sea Chase
1955 · War
Carousel
1956 · Music
The Restless Years
1958 · Drama
You Can’t Get Away with Murder
1939 · Crime
The Black Tent
1956 · Action
Until They Sail
1957 · Romance
Sword of the Beast
1965 · Drama
Railroaded!
1947 · Thriller
Washington Melodrama
1941 · Drama
Soldier in the Rain
1963 · Drama
Hindle Wakes
1927 · Romance
Time, Forward!
1965 · History
Cuando Habla El Corazon
1943
Clouds Over Borsk
1961 · Drama
The Roof
1956 · Drama
Laughter in Paradise
1951 · Comedy
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