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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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Follow Me Quietly
1949 · Mystery
Hate Thy Neighbor
1968 · Drama
Early Summer
1951 · Drama
The Battle of the Sexes
1960 · Comedy
After Tonight
1933 · War
I Was Nineteen
1968 · Drama
Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1967 · Adventure
Zatoichi on the Road
1963 · Action
The Witching Hour
1934 · Drama
Berkeley Square
1933 · Romance
The Yellow Balloon
1953 · Crime
Toward the Unknown
1956 · Drama
Africa Screams
1949 · Adventure
Spare the Rod
1961 · Drama
Aradhana
1969 · Romance
Flowing Gold
1940 · Drama
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962 · Drama
The Champ
1931 · Drama
Mrs. Parkington
1944 · Romance
Where the Spies Are
1966 · Comedy
The Right to Live
1935 · Drama
Castle Sinister
1948 · Thriller
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951 · Western
The Power
1968 · Thriller
Salem’s Lot
1979 · Horror
The Blue Veil
1951 · Drama
Hotel Reserve
1944 · Thriller
Charlie Brown’s All-Stars!
1966 · Family
Any Number Can Win
1963 · Crime
Spring
1969 · Comedy
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955 · Thriller
To the Ends of the Earth
1948 · Thriller
Champion
1949 · Drama
The King’s Vacation
1933 · Comedy
The Great Way
1947 · Drama
Black Lizard
1968 · Crime
The Invisible Man Returns
1940 · Horror
Bon Voyage
1944 · War
Cry Vengeance
1954 · Drama
Petulia
1968 · Romance
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