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Bittersweet Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Every Time We Say Goodbye
1986 · War
Punnagai Mannan
1986 · Drama
The Color of Money
1986 · Drama
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986 · Drama
My Favorite Clown
1986 · Romance
Children of a Lesser God
1986 · Drama
Ping Pong
1986 · Comedy
Stand by Me
1986 · Adventure
Mouna Raagam
1986 · Drama
The Aurora Encounter
1986 · Western
Nothing in Common
1986 · Drama
Heartburn
1986 · Drama
Abhayam Thedi
1986 · Drama
Under the Cherry Moon
1986 · Drama
About Last Night...
1986 · Drama
Golden Eighties
1986 · Romance
Barefoot Gen 2
1986 · War
His Motorbike, Her Island
1986 · Drama
Bhagwaan Dada
1986 · Action
Ennennum Kannettante
1986 · Romance
Devoted to You
1986 · Comedy
My Beautiful Laundrette
1986 · Drama
Just Between Friends
1986 · Romance
The Left-Hander
1986 · Drama
Crossroads
1986 · Drama
Pretty in Pink
1986 · Drama
Let’s Hope It’s a Girl
1986 · Drama
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 · Drama
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986 · Comedy
The Trip to Bountiful
1986 · Drama
Seven Minutes in Heaven
1986 · Comedy
How to Become Happy
1986 · Comedy
Revolution
1985 · Adventure
An Impudent Girl
1985 · Comedy
A Chorus Line
1985 · Drama
Copacabana
1985 · Romance
John and Yoko: A Love Story
1985
Twice in a Lifetime
1985 · Drama
Sindhu Bhairavi
1985 · Music
Joshua Then and Now
1985 · Drama
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