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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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Hercules, Samson & Ulysses
1963 · Adventure
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960 · Horror
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
1969 · Comedy
Five Branded Women
1960 · War
The Hoodlum Priest
1967 · History
Nosferatu
1922 · Horror
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · History
Zatoichi the Fugitive
1963 · Adventure
Judex
1963 · Mystery
Le Combat dans l’île
1962 · Romance
Sanctuary
1961 · Drama
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
1968 · Crime
Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet
1940 · Drama
The Search
1948 · Drama
The 25th Hour
1967 · Drama
House of Strangers
1949 · Drama
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947 · Fantasy
Mamta
1966 · Family
Affair with a Stranger
1953 · Romance
Night Nurse
1931 · Comedy
Main Chup Rahungi
1962 · Drama
Fanny
1932 · Drama
Count the Hours!
1953 · Drama
Saladin the Victorious
1963 · Drama
Born to Be Bad
1950 · Drama
Confidential Agent
1945 · Thriller
Suzanne’s Career
1963 · Drama
Tension at Table Rock
1956 · Drama
Mr. Imperium
1951 · Romance
I’ve Always Loved You
1946 · Drama
Untamed Women
1952 · Adventure
Black Sunday
1960 · Horror
Night Was Our Friend
1951 · Romance
The Great Sinner
1949 · Romance
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Drama
Two Comrades Were Serving
1968 · Drama
Red Light
1949 · Thriller
Cartouche
1962 · Comedy
Ratha Kanneer
1954 · Drama
A Man Called Peter
1955 · Family
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