Obviously, we’re going have a lot of spoilers here.
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Updated 4 months ago,January 12, 2025
Warning:Spoilers ahead.
Twist endings are a narrative technique in which the plot shifts dramatically and without warning in the third act.
Goodnight Mommy (2014)
Here are some of the best ones ever made.
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Janes mental instability and jealousy drive her to sadistic lengths.
The twist ending inWhatever Happened to Baby Jane?reveals an alarming reversal.
Whats the twist?Blanche reveals that she caused the car accident that left her paralyzed, not Jane.
The guilt fueled Janes descent into madness, creating a toxic cycle of blame and resentment.
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Who does a twist ending better thanM.
A young Haley Joel Osment in one of the scariest movies ever made.
Initially skeptical, Cole proves to Malcolm again and again that his ability is real.
The facilities staff are uncooperative and even hostile towards Teddys investigation.
He also experiences PTSD flashbacks from WWII, where he was involved in liberating the Dachau concentration camp.
Marla Singer, portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter in one of the most gritty films of the 1990s.
(There is also a remake in English fromAmazon Studios).
Whats the twist?There was never anything wrong with the mother.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo star inShutter Island.
Amazon remade the Austrian filmGoodnight Mommyas an English-language adaptation, altering its tone and storyline to appeal to a broader audience while retaining the original’s psychological thriller elements.
