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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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Ride the Pink Horse
1947 · Drama
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · War
The Picasso Summer
1969 · Drama
Devil Girl from Mars
1954 · Horror
Bahu Begum
1967 · Comedy
Broken Arrow
1950 · Drama
Summer Interlude
1951 · Drama
Guide
1965 · Romance
Star in the Dust
1956 · Western
Anne of the Indies
1951 · Drama
The Dawn Patrol
1938 · War
Ordet
1955 · Drama
The Woman on Pier 13
1949 · Drama
Let’s Get Tough
1942 · Comedy
The Best of Everything
1959 · Romance
Corridors of Blood
1958 · Drama
Man on Fire
1957 · Drama
Western Union
1941 · Western
Ten Seconds to Hell
1959 · Drama
Montana
1950 · Romance
Tiger Bay
1959 · Thriller
Sweet November
1968 · Drama
Incident at Phantom Hill
1966 · Western
Raw Edge
1956 · Romance
Only Yesterday
1933 · Romance
Teesri Manzil
1966 · Thriller
I Wanted Wings
1941 · War
Phantom
1922 · Fantasy
Too Many Winners
1947 · Mystery
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933 · Romance
Journey to Shiloh
1968 · Western
Downstairs
1932 · Drama
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955 · Drama
The Late George Apley
1947 · Comedy
Malaya
1949 · Adventure
The Halliday Brand
1957 · Western
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
1935 · Thriller
Beyond the Law
1968 · Comedy
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939 · Thriller
That Certain Woman
1937 · Drama
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