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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 Small Voice
1948 · Thriller
A Big Family
1954 · Drama
Love on the Dole
1941 · Drama
The Count of Monte Cristo
1934 · Drama
Escape Me Never
1947 · Romance
Above Suspicion
1943 · Thriller
Alimony
1949 · Crime
Liliom
1934 · Drama
The Arrangement
1969 · Romance
The Queen’s Guards
1961 · Drama
Dancing Girl
1951 · Drama
All the Young Men
1960 · Action
In Which We Serve
1942 · Drama
Love Me or Leave Me
1955 · Drama
Nightmare
1965 · Thriller
None But the Lonely Heart
1944 · Drama
Kongo
1932 · Drama
The Thief of Paris
1967 · Comedy
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Thriller
Ice Palace
1960 · Adventure
Out of an Old Man’s Head
1968 · Comedy
The Fiancés
1963 · Drama
The Lion in Winter
1968 · History
The Music Box Kid
1960 · Action
Saigon
1947 · Drama
Gamera vs. Barugon
1966 · Action
We Live Again
1934 · Drama
Roxie Hart
1942 · Comedy
The Snow Maiden
1969 · Animation
The Little Mermaid
1968 · Family
The Seekers
1954 · Drama
The Conquerors
1932 · Drama
Beat Girl
1960 · Drama
Rampage
1963 · Adventure
Bandolero!
1968 · Western
Tony Rome
1967 · Thriller
Villa Rides
1968 · Western
I, the Jury
1953 · Crime
Jungle Moon Men
1955 · Adventure
I Am a Camera
1955 · Comedy
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