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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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Women in Love
1969 · Romance
Another Time, Another Place
1958 · Romance
The Broken Land
1962 · Western
Shadows Over Shanghai
1938 · Drama
Thieves’ Highway
1949 · Thriller
The Story on Page One
1959 · Drama
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 · Drama
Dangerous to Know
1938 · Drama
The Violet Seller
1958 · Music
War of the Satellites
1958 · Horror
The Old Maid
1939 · Drama
The Saint Takes Over
1940 · Mystery
The Damned
1947 · Thriller
From the Terrace
1960 · Romance
Arch of Triumph
1948 · Drama
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
1966
Bluebeard
1944 · Horror
Her Majesty Love
1931 · Comedy
Torpedo Run
1958 · War
Pigs and Battleships
1961 · Crime
Warpath
1951 · Western
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964 · Western
Supernatural
1933 · Horror
Men Are Not Gods
1936 · Drama
The Falcon in Danger
1943 · War
Callaway Went Thataway
1951 · Western
The Proud Rebel
1958 · Drama
Decision at Sundown
1957 · Western
Mister 880
1950 · Crime
The Green Slime
1968 · Horror
Another Face
1935 · Drama
Shockproof
1949 · Thriller
The Colossus of New York
1958 · Horror
The Pride and the Passion
1957 · Romance
Repeat Performance
1947 · Fantasy
Side Street Story
1950 · Comedy
Angel on My Shoulder
1946 · Comedy
These Thousand Hills
1959 · Western
The Enemy Below
1957 · War
Journey to Italy
1954 · Romance
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