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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 Lemon Drop Kid
1934 · Comedy
The Savage
1952 · Action
The Monster Walks
1932 · Drama
Home of the Brave
1949 · War
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
1969 · Comedy
Another Dawn
1937 · Romance
All My Good Countrymen
1969 · History
Yellow Canary
1943 · War
Fanny by Gaslight
1944 · Romance
Hell and High Water
1954 · Action
Kings of the Sun
1963 · Adventure
The Bear That Couldn’t Sleep
1939 · Animation
Virginia City
1940 · Western
The Wonderful Country
1959 · Western
Massacre
1934 · Western
Gertrud
1964 · Romance
Young at Heart
1953 · Comedy
Dragonfly Squadron
1954 · War
Hot Millions
1968 · Comedy
White Banners
1938 · Drama
In Love and War
1958 · War
Q Planes
1939 · Thriller
The Trap
1966 · Romance
The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon
1960 · Family
Three Strangers
1946 · Crime
Pharaoh’s Curse
1957 · Horror
Uyarndha Manidhan
1968 · Drama
Gastone
1960 · Comedy
Apache Gold
1963 · Adventure
Confession
1937 · Crime
The Chairman
1969 · Action
Naked Alibi
1954 · Drama
Erik the Conqueror
1961 · History
The Tattered Dress
1957 · Drama
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
1955 · Horror
The Turning Point
1952 · Drama
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 · Comedy
Red Ensign
1934 · Drama
And Then There Were None
1945 · Drama
Boots Malone
1952 · Drama
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