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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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Hour of the Gun
1967 · Drama
The Wild One
1954 · Drama
The Caine Mutiny
1954 · Drama
3:10 to Yuma
1957 · Drama
Funny Girl
1968 · Biography
From Here to Eternity
1953 · Drama
Zulu
1964 · Drama
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1959 · Sci-Fi
Valley of the Dolls
1967 · Drama
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Drama
Fantastic Voyage
1966 · Adventure
The Gunfighter
1950 · Western
All About Eve
1950 · Drama
The King and I
1956 · Biography
Roman Holiday
1953 · Drama
To Catch a Thief
1955 · Mystery
Stalag 17
1953 · Drama
The Mummy
1959 · Adventure
The Wrong Man
1957 · Drama
Harper
1966 · Action
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948 · Adventure
East of Eden
1955 · Drama
The Maltese Falcon
1941 · Mystery
The Jazz Singer
1927 · Drama
Ocean's 11
1960 · Thriller
El Dorado
1967 · Drama
The Fearless Vampire Killers
1967 · Horror
The Fly
1958 · Sci-Fi
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 · Drama
Who's That Knocking at My Door?
1968 · Drama
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965 · Western
True Grit
1969 · Adventure
The Reivers
1969 · Drama
The Young Racers
1963 · Action
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Drama
The Misfits
1961 · Drama
The Cincinnati Kid
1965 · Drama
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 · Adventure
Village of the Damned
1960 · Sci-Fi
High Noon
1952 · Action
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