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Bittersweet Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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A Boy Called Dad
2009 · Romance
The Harimaya Bridge
2009 · Drama
Call of the Wild
2009 · Adventure
Tick Tick Boom
2009 · Drama
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
2009 · Drama
The House of Sun
2009 · Romance
Tennessee
2009 · Drama
Up
2009 · Adventure
Departures
2009 · Drama
Easy Virtue
2009 · Comedy
Sarvam
2009 · Action
Powder Blue
2009 · Drama
Rudo y Cursi
2009 · Drama
My Last Five Girlfriends
2009 · Romance
Is Anybody There?
2009 · Drama
The Song of Sparrows
2009 · Drama
Adventureland
2009 · Drama
The Last Summer in La Boyita
2009 · Drama
Shall We Kiss?
2009 · Comedy
Kurt Turns Evil
2009 · Animation
Talentime
2009 · Drama
One Foot Under
2009 · Drama
Goemon
2009 · Action
The Cake Eaters
2009 · Drama
Sunshine Cleaning
2009 · Drama
Phoebe in Wonderland
2009 · Adventure
Best of Times
2009 · Romance
Jag Jeondeyan De Mele
2009 · Drama
Delhi-6
2009 · Drama
Fanboys
2009 · Adventure
Like Dandelion Dust
2009 · Drama
Luck by Chance
2009 · Drama
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu
2009 · Comedy
Victoria Day
2009 · Drama
Mary and Max
2009 · Animation
Not Easily Broken
2009 · Drama
Yonkers Joe
2009 · Drama
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008 · Drama
Marley & Me
2008 · Drama
The Secret of the Grain
2008 · Drama
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