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Bittersweet Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Heera Panna
1973 · Drama
The Belstone Fox
1973 · Drama
The Heartbreak Kid
1972 · Drama
Pete ’n’ Tillie
1972 · Comedy
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972 · Drama
That Certain Summer
1972 · Drama
Tender are the Feet
1972 · Music
Bad Company
1972 · Drama
Love in the Afternoon
1972 · Romance
Life of a Shock Force Worker
1972 · Comedy
Snoopy Come Home
1972 · Adventure
Butterflies Are Free
1972 · Comedy
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
1972 · Drama
The War Between Men and Women
1972 · Comedy
A Time for Loving
1972 · Comedy
My Dearest Senorita
1972 · Drama
There's Always Vanilla
1972 · Drama
Melody
1971 · Romance
Minnie and Moskowitz
1971 · Drama
Harold and Maude
1971 · Drama
Made For Each Other
1971 · Comedy
Brian's Song
1971 · Biography
Man in the Wilderness
1971 · Adventure
Fiddler on the Roof
1971 · Drama
The Last Picture Show
1971 · Drama
Kal Aaj Aur Kal
1971 · Family
The Apprentice
1971 · Comedy
Swedish Fly Girls
1971 · Drama
Doc
1971 · Western
Quest for Love
1971 · Romance
The Policeman
1971 · Drama
Andaz
1971
Plaza Suite
1971 · Drama
Haathi Mere Saathi
1971 · Drama
Summer of '42
1971 · Drama
Black Beauty
1971 · Western
Between Miracles
1971 · Comedy
Anand
1971 · Drama
Taking Off
1971 · Drama
Kati Patang
1971 · Drama
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