Best Plot Twist Ending to a Movie

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

Poll question: Best Plot Twist Ending to a Movie

[LiberalVoice]

1. I thought the person that turned out to be the killer....

in "Saw" was awesome!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

2. I didn't like that one so much, just seemed too convoluted/weird. I did

enjoy the movie though.

[Mz Pip]

3. Crying Game

That was a real surprise.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[proud patriot]

4. I voted other my pick "Seven"

What a trip

[charlyvi]

7. Ooooo! That was a brilliant movie!

Had me on the edge of my seat--the atmosphere of it was so bleak and creepy. Great movie.

[Squeech]

5. Brazil

But I'm not gonna spoil it.

Actually all of Terry Gilliam's movies have surprise endings-- with the possible exception of Fisher King, where the surprises happen earlier, and given those, the ending is typical Hollywood schmaltz, although I still love it.

[Salviati]

9. My roommate is collage stopped watching it 5 mins before the end..

he thought it was over, needless to say he was quite surprised when he saw it the 2nd time...

[merh]

6. Dead Again

with Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh.

[u2spirit]

8. LA Confidential

I loved the twist in that and Primal fear right off the top of my head.

[Guaranteed]

15. Primal Fear. Great pick. nt

[morningglory]

10. The Man Who Wasn't There... n/t

[Deja Q]

11. Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan

Nice way to do it...

[ashmanonar]

12. suspect 0 was a pretty twisted movie.

total cliffhanger at the end.

[derby378]

13. Honorable mention goes to DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (n/t)

[Guaranteed]

14. Absolutely. That movie is comedic genius. AND a great

ending.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

16. The Usual Suspects. The best suspense thriller of the last decade.

[xmas74]

19. I loved Spacey in that movie.

[KDLarsen]

17. It's a tie..

.. either the twisted ending of Se7en - or the VERY twisted ending of Arlington Road. The latter really had me shocked for a while.

[CanuckAmok]

18. I just saw..."Saw".

"Saw" had a pretty twisty ending...

[CanuckAmok]

20. Honourable mention: "Birdy" and "The Vanishing" (euro version)

The end of "Birdy" just slays me.

[CanuckAmok]

21. Oh, and what about "Jacob's Ladder"?

n/t

[terrya]

22. "Sleuth" had a great plot twist.

Good mystery film with Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine.

[mrbill]

23. "citizen kane" - rosebud, or chauncy gardner walking on water.....

the ending of "blow up" was interesting.

[mcscajun]

24. It was a tough vote. The Sting and The Usual Suspects are a tie, IMO

The Sting came first, and played the audience for a mark. It was brilliant. I never tire of watching it, even though I know 'how it comes out.' And the music is priceless, to boot.

The Usual Suspects dangled the truth out there all through the movie, if you were sharp enough to cut through the distractions, but most (including myself) couldn't see the forest for the trees until the very, very last moment. That's why we keep watching it again and again...watching Kevin Spacey's performance is riveting, and the final scene is just so satisfying.

In the end, I could only vote for one. Guess which. :)

[Insider]

25. mystic river?

not the best ever, but it was darn good.

[Bok_Tukalo]

26. Fight Club

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