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Movies with a Happy Ending: Summaries & Endings Explained
15,120 movies with a happy ending, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The Bishop's Wife
1948 · Drama
Mighty Joe Young
1949 · Adventure
Song of the South
1946 · Fantasy
Alice in Wonderland
1951 · Adventure
Love Affair
1939 · Drama
The Three Caballeros
1945 · Fantasy
Cinderella
1950 · Fantasy
Top Hat
1935 · Comedy
The Magician
1959 · Drama
Special Agent
1935 · Drama
Spellbound
1945 · Mystery
Nothing Sacred
1937 · Drama
Oliver!
1968 · Drama
The Thin Man
1934 · Mystery
Captain Blood
1935 · Action
The Miracle Worker
1962 · Biography
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1935 · Mystery
The 39 Steps
1935 · Mystery
Red Beard
1968 · Drama
Rear Window
1954 · Mystery
The Kentuckian
1955 · Drama
Victory Through Air Power
1943 · History
The Front Page
1931 · Comedy
McLintock!
1963 · Comedy
Woman of Straw
1964 · Drama
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
1966 · Comedy
It's a Wonderful Life
1947 · Drama
The Hustler
1961 · Drama
The Ladykillers
1956 · Comedy
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969 · Comedy
Goldfinger
1965 · Action
Help!
1965 · Adventure
Yellow Submarine
1968 · Adventure
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968 · Adventure
The African Queen
1952 · Adventure
On the Waterfront
1954 · Drama
Stagecoach
1939 · Adventure
Foreign Correspondent
1940 · Mystery
Rio Bravo
1959 · Action
Marnie
1964 · Drama
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