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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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Sylvia
1965 · Romance
It Came from Outer Space
1953 · Horror
The Last Frontier
1955 · Western
The Girls
1968 · Drama
A Thousand and One Nights
1969 · Drama
Easy Living
1949 · Drama
I Aim at the Stars
1960 · Drama
We’ve Never Been Licked
1943 · Romance
Psycho
2020 · Drama
Chains
1949 · Drama
Angel Baby
1961 · Drama
The Mountain Road
1960 · Drama
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954 · Drama
Ek Phool Do Mali
1969
Blue Scar
1949 · Drama
The Viking
1931 · Romance
Ramrod
1947 · Western
Iru Kodugal
1969 · Drama
Anna Lucasta
1949 · Drama
One Way Passage
1932 · Romance
Five Star Final
1931 · Drama
Born to Love
1931 · War
Reprisal!
1956 · Western
Vertical
1966 · Action
Long Live the Mistress!
1947 · Comedy
The Crash
1932 · Drama
The Bespoke Overcoat
1955 · Drama
Deadline at Dawn
1946 · Romance
Darling
1965 · Drama
Becket
1964 · History
A Long Happy Life
1966 · Drama
Lydia
1941 · Romance
Dil Ek Mandir
1963
Mosquito Squadron
1969 · War
The Unfaithful
1947 · Mystery
Andersonville
1996 · Drama
Green Fire
1954 · Drama
Arturo’s Island
1962 · Drama
Adventures of Captain Fabian
1951 · Adventure
Svengali
1954 · Thriller
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