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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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Chicago Syndicate
1955 · Drama
War Paint
1953 · Western
The Rise of Catherine the Great
1934 · Drama
The Return of the Vampire
1943 · Horror
The Orphan
1960
I See a Dark Stranger
1946 · War
Illicit
1931 · Romance
The Bravados
1958 · Western
The Gift of Love
1958 · Romance
Heroes for Sale
1933 · Drama
Warlock
1959 · Western
Submarine X-1
1968 · War
The Pirates of Blood River
1962 · Action
Hot Spell
1958 · Drama
Torn Curtain
1966 · Thriller
Always Goodbye
1938 · Drama
Waqt
1965 · Crime
Return of the Seven
1966 · Western
The Girl in the Kremlin
1957 · Mystery
The Greengage Summer
1961 · Comedy
War Nurse
1930 · Romance
Mad About Men
1954 · Drama
Three Brave Men
1956 · Drama
The Unknown
1946 · Horror
The Peach Girl
1931 · Romance
Gunman’s Walk
1958 · Western
Satan Never Sleeps
1962 · Drama
Day of Anger
1967 · Western
Raton Pass
1951 · Western
Deiva Magan
1969 · Drama
A Woman Without Love
1952 · Drama
Susannah of the Mounties
1939 · Western
The Soul of a Monster
1944 · Horror
Close-Up
1948 · Crime
Tomahawk
1951 · Western
The Pirate and the Slave Girl
1959 · Drama
Dark of the Sun
1968 · War
A Place to Go
1963 · Drama
The Sound Barrier
1952 · War
All I Desire
1953 · Drama
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