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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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Dive Bomber
1941 · Drama
July Rain
1967 · Drama
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931 · Drama
Angels One Five
1952 · War
Our Friends in the North
1996 · Drama
Adventures of Don Juan
1948 · Action
The Woman in Green
1945 · Crime
Obsession
1949 · Mystery
Fort Yuma
1955 · Western
The Old-Fashioned Way
1934 · Comedy
Hangman’s Knot
1952 · Action
Genghis Khan
1965 · History
Sweet Charity
1969 · Comedy
Scene of the Crime
1949 · Crime
Minesweeper
1943 · Drama
Stronghold
1951 · Romance
Edge of Hell
1956 · Drama
The Gypsy Moths
1969 · Romance
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969 · Adventure
The Naked Runner
1967 · Thriller
The Moonlighter
1953 · Western
Intrigue
1947 · Crime
Beau Geste
1966 · Action
The Love of Jeanne Ney
1927 · Drama
Week-End Marriage
1932 · Comedy
The Beauty Jungle
1964 · Drama
A Life at Stake
1955 · Drama
The Corsican Brothers
1941 · Drama
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969 · Comedy
Pitfall
1948 · Crime
The Passionate Friends
1949 · Drama
Robby
1968 · Adventure
Secrets
1933 · Western
Four Faces West
1948 · Western
The Long Voyage Home
1940 · Drama
Charulata
1964 · Drama
I, a Woman
1965 · Drama
The Last Chance
1945 · Drama
A Day of Fury
1956 · Western
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960 · Thriller
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