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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 Left Hand of God
1955 · Adventure
Mandy
1952 · Drama
One Third of a Nation
1939 · Drama
The Dolly Sisters
1945 · Music
I Shot Jesse James
1949 · Western
Judith
1966 · Drama
Billy Liar
1963 · Romance
Rendezvous
1935 · War
A Letter for Evie
1946 · Comedy
Fire Down Below
1957 · Romance
The Great McGinty
1940 · Comedy
King of Hearts
1966 · Drama
Frisco Kid
1935 · Romance
WandaVision
2021 · Mystery
Violent Playground
1958 · Drama
Hell’s Horizon
1955 · Drama
Le Bonheur
1965 · Drama
Yellowstone Kelly
1959 · Adventure
Summer with Monika
1953 · Drama
Smashing Time
1967 · Comedy
Two Soldiers
1943 · War
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
1965 · War
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933 · Romance
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957 · Adventure
Mr. Arkadin
1955 · Thriller
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955 · Drama
The Lamp Still Burns
1943 · Drama
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966 · Horror
Days of Glory
1944 · Drama
Sharada
1957 · Romance
Something of Value
1957 · War
Taras Bulba
1962 · History
Jack London
1943 · Drama
Quantez
1957 · Western
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965 · Drama
Is Paris Burning?
1966 · Drama
Singapore
1947 · Crime
Legend of the Lost
1957 · Adventure
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969 · Western
Arzoo
1965 · Drama
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