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kris97
07-27-2005, 07:40 AM
WARNING: PLEASE DON'T READ FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHICH MOVIES HAVE SURPRISE ENDINGS



Some of my favorite movies are the ones with the endings that just leave you with your jaw dropped in utter surprise: The Usual Suspects, Sixth Sense, Fight Club, Memento.

Can you guys recommend any others? Please don't say what happens, though - many of us may not have seen the movie. :)
scarlett
07-27-2005, 07:47 AM
I thought Sixth Sense and Memento where surprise endings, but I saw the ending of The Usual Suspects coming from a mile away. I haven't seen Fight Club.

There was one that I just saw recently where I wouldn't tell anyone how it ended to keep the surprise, but I can't think of what it is. If I remember, I'll come back.
sarahh
07-27-2005, 08:24 AM
The Others with Nicole Kidman!!
Sposa06
07-27-2005, 09:08 AM
The Village!
Tanya
07-27-2005, 06:51 PM
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Great movie.
shopaholic
07-28-2005, 08:02 AM
Definitely Sixth Sense and The Village
southerner
07-28-2005, 03:18 PM
Million Dollar Baby with Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood
Witty Username
07-28-2005, 03:28 PM
Se7en
kris97
07-28-2005, 06:33 PM
I forgot about Seven! What an awesome movie.

While I loved Sixth Sense and liked Signs and Unbreakable, the Village didn't really do it for me. I really like the director, though, so I'm holding out hope he'll deliver again.

Thanks for all the suggestions - please keep them coming! :)
katzmeow671
07-29-2005, 02:44 PM
I remember being stunned by the ending of LEGENDS OF THE FALL. Usually I'm not thrilled by movies set long long ago but that one had me on the edge of my seat.
Katy
07-29-2005, 03:33 PM
Identity - I could not believe the ending there as I never saw it coming. And then there's John Cusak (just thought I'd suggest another reason to rent it)
lawyergirl25
07-29-2005, 05:04 PM
I was in the shock at the end of Identity, Memento, and Hide and Seek. I actually whispered the end of The Sixth Sense to DH about 15 minutes in, even though I was completely kidding. We saw The Village at the drive-in when it came out, and we both knew what the end would be pretty early on. I think M. Night Shyamalan's movies are great, but because there's always a twist, you can sometimes figure it out if you look hard enough.