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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 Unguarded Moment
1956 · Crime
Der brænder en ild
1962 · Family
What a Way to Go!
1964 · Comedy
Along the Great Divide
1951 · Western
Tea and Sympathy
1956 · Drama
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1953 · Drama
Nobody Waved Goodbye
1964 · Drama
Seven Thieves
1960 · Crime
The Facts of Life
1960 · Drama
The Doctor and the Girl
1949 · Drama
Guns at Batasi
1964 · Drama
Captain from Castile
1947 · Adventure
Play Girl
1932 · Drama
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · War
The Black Torment
1964 · Horror
The Thief
1952 · Crime
Nightmare
1964 · Thriller
Amrapali
1966 · Romance
Star!
1968 · Romance
East Side, West Side
1949 · Romance
This Is My Street
1964 · Drama
Girls in Prison
1956 · Drama
The Mummy’s Shroud
1967 · Horror
The Blizzard
1964 · Romance
Mill of the Stone Women
1960 · Horror
The Dancing Girl of Izu
1933 · Drama
The Dream Car
1934 · Comedy
Sunghursh
1968 · Action
Secret Mission
1942 · Drama
My Reputation
1946 · Drama
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941 · Drama
Taj Mahal
1963 · Drama
Krakatit
1948 · Drama
Assassination
1965 · War
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 · War
Million Dollar Babies
1994 · Drama
The Desperadoes
1943 · Western
Death of a Gunfighter
1969 · Western
Men of the Blue Cross
1955 · Drama
The Desperado
1954 · Western
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