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Bittersweet Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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All Together
2012 · Comedy
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012 · Comedy
Smashed
2012 · Drama
Steel Magnolias
2012 · Drama
The Waiting Room
2012 · Documentary
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 · Drama
Now Is Good
2012 · Romance
Song for Marion
2012 · Comedy
Mulberry Child
2012 · Biography
10 Years
2012 · Drama
Barfi!
2012 · Drama
Juvenile Offender
2012 · Drama
Mr. Pip
2012 · Drama
What the Day Owes the Night
2012 · Drama
Bachelorette
2012 · Comedy
Hello I Must Be Going
2012 · Drama
Keep the Lights On
2012 · Drama
Bwakaw
2012 · Comedy
War Flowers
2012 · Drama
Superstar
2012 · Comedy
Sleepwalk with Me
2012 · Comedy
Friday
2012 · Romance
Sparkle
2012 · Drama
Why Stop Now
2012 · Drama
Robot and Frank
2012 · Sci-Fi
Andala Rakshasi
2012 · Romance
Goats
2012 · Comedy
Mosquita y Mari
2012 · Drama
Celeste and Jesse Forever
2012 · Drama
Cinema Company
2012 · Comedy
Ruby Sparks
2012 · Fantasy
30 Beats
2012 · Comedy
The Well Digger's Daughter
2012 · Drama
Shut Up and Play the Hits
2012 · Music
People Like Us
2012 · Drama
Take This Waltz
2012 · Drama
Beasts of the Southern Wild
2012 · Drama
Walking and Talking
2012 · Comedy
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012 · Sci-Fi
I Want You
2012 · Romance
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