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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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Red-Headed Woman
1932 · Comedy
Went the Day Well?
1942 · War
A Day to Remember
1953 · Romance
Will Penny
1967 · Romance
The Blue Dahlia
1946 · Mystery
All Night Long
1962 · Drama
A Lost Lady
1934 · Drama
The Third Secret
1964 · Drama
Patthar Ke Sanam
1967 · Drama
The Next of Kin
1942 · Mystery
The Incident
1967 · Thriller
The Dam Busters
1955 · War
The Outriders
1950 · Western
Crash Dive
1943 · Action
Crime Wave
1953 · Thriller
Spencer’s Mountain
1963 · Drama
The Way to the Stars
1945 · Romance
Hang Tuah
1956 · Action
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953 · Western
Popi
1969 · Comedy
Antoine and Colette
1962 · Drama
Baiju Bawra
1952 · Drama
Sealed Cargo
1951 · Drama
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955 · War
Edge of Doom
1950 · Crime
The Bridge
1969 · Action
Georgy Girl
1966 · Comedy
Sailor of the King
1953 · Drama
Homecoming
1941 · Drama
Dangerous Years
1947 · Drama
Fighting Father Dunne
1948 · Drama
Young Widow
1946 · Drama
The World of Suzie Wong
1960 · Drama
Between Heaven and Hell
1956 · Drama
Rotation
1949 · Drama
The Silver Fleet
1943 · War
An Italian in America
1967 · Comedy
Halls of Montezuma
1951 · Drama
A Life of Her Own
1950 · Drama
The Treasure of Pancho Villa
1955 · Western
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