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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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Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
1953 · Western
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942 · Drama
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932 · Mystery
Hurry Sundown
1967 · Drama
The Baron of Arizona
1950 · Romance
Black Peter
1964 · Drama
Ariane
1931 · Comedy
Zigzag of Success
1968 · Comedy
The World Changes
1933 · Drama
Screaming Eagles
1956 · War
Untamed
1955 · Drama
Never the Twain Shall Meet
1931 · Drama
A Stolen Life
1946 · Drama
Salome
1953 · Romance
The Long Memory
1953 · Crime
Robbers’ Roost
1955 · Action
A Difficult Life
1961 · Drama
Our Betters
1933 · Romance
Tonight and Every Night
1945 · Music
The Sea Ghost
1931 · Action
Green Dolphin Street
1947 · Drama
The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950 · Crime
The Scarlet Coat
1955 · War
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951 · War
Seed
1931 · Drama
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966 · Drama
The Rains of Ranchipur
1955 · Drama
The Bribe
1949 · Drama
The House of the Seven Gables
1940 · Drama
Miracle in the Rain
1956 · Drama
The Cimarron Kid
1952 · Western
My Brother Jonathan
1948 · Drama
Bravissimo
1955 · Comedy
Baby the Rain Must Fall
1965 · Romance
So Proudly We Hail
1943 · Drama
Mashenka
1942 · Romance
Albert R.N.
1953 · History
Donald’s Happy Birthday
1949 · Animation
Numbered Men
1930 · Crime
Four Guns to the Border
1954 · Western
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