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Bittersweet Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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The King of the Street Cleaners
1977 · Romance
Outrageous!
1977 · Comedy
Why Shoot the Teacher?
1977 · Comedy
New York, New York
1977 · Drama
Black Joy
1977 · Drama
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
1977 · Drama
Between the Lines
1977 · Comedy
The Man Who Loved Women
1977 · Comedy
Annie Hall
1977 · Comedy
Armageddon
1977 · Thriller
Thieves
1977 · Comedy
Amelia Earhart
1976 · Drama
No Hard Feelings
1976 · Drama
Baby Blue Marine
1976 · Drama
Small Change
1976 · Comedy
Anthuleni Katha
1976 · Family
Manmadha Leelai
1976 · Romance
The Other Side of the Mountain
1975 · Romance
The Sunshine Boys
1975 · Comedy
When September Comes
1975 · Comedy
Winterhawk
1975 · Western
Mahogany
1975 · Romance
Swept Away
1975 · Adventure
French Provincial
1975 · Drama
Love and Death
1975 · Comedy
Apoorva Raagangal
1975 · Romance
My Friends
1975 · Comedy
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
1975 · Drama
Cooley High
1975 · Drama
Once Is Not Enough
1975 · Drama
A Girl Named Sooner
1975 · Drama
Nashville
1975 · Drama
Khushboo
1975 · Drama
Daughters-Mothers
1975 · Romance
Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid
1975 · Family
Julie
1975 · Drama
Shampoo
1975 · Drama
Mondo candido
1975 · Adventure
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975 · Comedy
Jacob the Liar
1974 · History
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