People Share The Greatest Cinematic Plot Twists Of All-Time

The Skeleton Key (2005)

"The Skeleton Key had stuck with me as not many movies can pull the "the hero is f*cked" twist very well."

Blissfully_

This film is very underrated. A decent horror film that came out during a slew of terrible studio efforts. The ending is good stuff.

The Sixth Sense (1999)

"I have to agree with The Sixth Sense; at the time it was a HUGE deal. Everyone was being quiet about the ending, and the friend who took me to see it only said she'd know when I figured it out by my gasp. And as I gasped, so did about a dozen other people in the theater. It was mega cool!"

WildwingSuz

That pretty much is what made it all work: the common agreement between everyone who had seen it to keep their mouths shut.

The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

"The Cabin in the Woods got me good, wasn't expecting a twist in a run of the mill horror film."

nooneneededtoknow

You see, I wasn't in love with this one at all, but I can see why so many people ate it up. For me, it was a little too "meta" for its own good.

The Others (2001)

"The Others. I saw that movie a single time 20 years when I was a kid and the twist stuck with me. It was pretty great."

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If you liked The Others, check out The Innocents (1961), from which The Others takes a lot of inspiration.

Memento (2000)

"I feel like I should have seen it coming but I genuinely didn't expect it."

Mossenpay

Good choice. Worth seeing for Guy Pearce's great performance alone.

Primal Fear (1996)

"Primal Fear. This is one solid movie. And when he starts clapping at the end I couldn't believe all this time he had the wool pulled over all our eyes."

HighJumper81

This is also the movie that put Edward Norton on the map, and we should be grateful.

The Usual Suspects (1995)

"The Usual Suspects. Favorite thing about that movie is you have no idea what was true and what was made up."

FlickFreak

This one is very satisfying and has been mimicked multiple times since!

The Prestige (2006)

"I'm convinced that Chris Nolan is obsessed with plots that make the viewer watch multiple times. Sometimes it works like Prestige and sometimes it doesn't like Tenet, but it's always a unique take to filmmaking."

jm2010

This one is definitely worth revisiting. For those of you who are interested, you can rent it on Apple TV for just a few bucks!

Orphan (2009)

"Orphan. Never in a million years would I have guessed THAT plot twist."

StarWarsChristian

Good call! I recently sat through Orphan: First KIll, and while it wasn't fantastic, I appreciated how even this one had a twist I did not expect.

Frailty (2001)

"Frailty. I started to get suspicious near the end but it still took me a bit by surprise."

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I saw this again after I realized it was on HBO Max and it was well worth revisiting. Makes you question the events of the entire film.

Hopefully you don't mind reading spoilers–or the suggestion of spoilers–for films that are in some cases more than 20 years old.

Regardless, these are worth seeing, so you can appreciate these films for what they are.

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