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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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This Island Earth
1955 · Horror
First Comes Courage
1943 · War
Aag
1948 · Drama
Home from the Hill
1960 · Drama
The Abominable Snowman
1957 · Adventure
Tulsa
1949 · Drama
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1936 · History
Mister Cory
1957 · Drama
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961 · Fantasy
Anna Lucasta
1958 · Drama
Rope of Sand
1949 · Thriller
Line of Demarcation
1966 · Drama
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950 · Drama
Paris After Dark
1943 · War
Server Sundaram
1964 · Comedy
Because They’re Young
1960 · Drama
No Name on the Bullet
1959 · Action
Jeopardy
1953 · Drama
Rich and Strange
1931 · Romance
My Life for Ireland
1941 · Drama
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939 · Drama
Satellite in the Sky
1956 · Drama
Seven Were Saved
1947 · Drama
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938 · Crime
The Long Gray Line
1955 · Drama
The Black Room
1935 · Horror
Poison Pen
1939 · Drama
Behold My Wife!
1934 · Romance
The Helen Morgan Story
1957 · Music
Daisy Kenyon
1947 · Drama
City in Darkness
1939 · Mystery
The War Lord
1965 · War
Against the Wind
1948 · Action
The Root of All Evil
1947 · Drama
Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966 · Action
A Story Written with Water
1965 · Drama
The Royal Bed
1931 · Comedy
Mr. Lucky
1943 · Romance
Her Private Hell
1968 · Drama
Whispering Smith
1948 · Western
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