Your favorite 'bittersweet' movie ending?

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  1. The Panda

    The Panda Forum Mutant Thread Starter

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    You know what I mean--the happy but sad, kind of rueful ending where things aren't neatly tied up, but it's not totally tragic either.
    I'm thinking of Louis Malle's Atlantic City, also Once Upon a Time in the West.

    Yours?
     
    The Panda, Dec 10, 2014
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  2. off_2_the_side

    off_2_the_side Senior Member

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    Casablanca.
     
    off_2_the_side, Dec 10, 2014
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  3. wave

    wave Forum Resident

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    The Omega Man
     
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  4. Hightops

    Hightops Forum Resident

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    Nights Of Caberia
     
    Hightops, Dec 10, 2014
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  5. The Wanderer

    The Wanderer Seeker of Truth

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    Cannot recall one with specificity, usually the couple who belong and you'd like to see together, but they simply cannot be, a self-sacrifice realized.
     
    The Wanderer, Dec 10, 2014
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  6. RayS

    RayS A Little Bit Older and a Little Bit Slower

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    "Angels With Dirty Faces". Rocky has redeemed himself ... perhaps the boys will be saved ... but the anti-hero is dead.
     
    RayS, Dec 10, 2014
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  7. Al Kuenster

    Al Kuenster Senior Member

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    For Whom the Bell Tolls
     
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  8. Mark E. Moon

    Mark E. Moon Formerly kw21925

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    The Third Man.
     
    Mark E. Moon, Dec 10, 2014
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  9. Andrew

    Andrew Chairman of the Bored

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
     
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  10. rburly

    rburly Sitting comfortably with Item 9

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    Brian's Song
     
    rburly, Dec 10, 2014
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  11. Captain Groovy

    Captain Groovy Senior Member

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    Broadway Danny Rose

    Jeff
     
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  12. SMcFarlane

    SMcFarlane Forum Resident

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    I'm sure I'll think of others but the one that comes to mind immediately is Lost in Translation ... I know, I know ... it's a love it or hate it kind of movie. I love it and nice but bittersweet ending.
     
    SMcFarlane, Dec 10, 2014
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  13. action pact

    action pact Music Omnivore

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    Let It Be.
     
    action pact, Dec 10, 2014
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  14. Remington Steele

    Remington Steele Forum Resident

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    Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
     
    Remington Steele, Dec 10, 2014
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  15. joefont

    joefont Senior Member

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    I'm with you on this one! :righton:
     
    joefont, Dec 10, 2014
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  16. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

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    but was he just doing it for the Father and the boys? Cagney would never tell us during his lifetime. A question that will be forever unanswered. I believe he was fakin it...
     
    Michael, Dec 10, 2014
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  17. MLutthans

    MLutthans That's my spaghetti, Chewbacca! Staff

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    Purple Rose of Cairo?
     
    MLutthans, Dec 10, 2014
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  18. Licorice pizza

    Licorice pizza Livin’ On The Fault Line

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    Once Upon a Time in America.

    It was weird seeing Max and Noodles meet again as old men and enemies. I didn't quite get DeNiro's big grin after taking a hit of opium and the credits rolling?

    One of the best movies, nonetheless. :)
     
    Licorice pizza, Dec 11, 2014
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  19. davidshirt

    davidshirt =^,,^=

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    The ending of Charlie Chaplin's City Lights.
     
    davidshirt, Dec 11, 2014
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  20. Clark V Kauffman

    Clark V Kauffman Forum Resident

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    David Lean's "Summertime."
     
    Clark V Kauffman, Dec 11, 2014
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  21. vince

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    Do "Brazil" & "12 Monkeys" count?
     
    vince, Dec 11, 2014
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  22. masterbucket

    masterbucket Senior Member

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    Hachi: A Dog's Tale

    This movie will bring tears to even the hardest folks.
     
    masterbucket, Dec 11, 2014
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  23. Picca

    Picca Forum Resident

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    The Graduate
     
    Picca, Dec 11, 2014
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  24. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff

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    Yes! Recognizing the "sweet" part can be a function of how much you love movies. She lost a lot, but she still has Astaire and Rogers. Mia Farrow's wordless performance at the end is really moving.
     
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    Ken_McAlinden, Dec 11, 2014
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  25. mmars982

    mmars982 Forum Resident

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    This isn't that well-known, but the first thing I thought of was the ending to Where God Left His Shoes.
     
    mmars982, Dec 11, 2014
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