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What are your favorite Surprise ending movies?

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violinist3

A sixth sense
The usual suspects
Etc.
These movies are rare I think because they have to be unique and not copy cat rehashed plots.

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Thelma & Louise... N/T - musetap 22:49:28 03/17/19 (0)
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"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
Sleuth" with Caine and Olivier - Dr Phibes 03:28:27 03/16/19 (3)
Though it wasn't exactly a definitive "ending" that hits one with a hammer and a punchline ... "Sleuth" with Caine and Olivier

and Twilight Zone "Eye of the Beholder" was a shocker.
- Sleuths reminds me of hitchcock style - violinist3 06:11:02 03/16/19 (2)
  Hitchcock had a knack for the surprise ending especially in his tv show Hitchcock presents. Seems like there is nearly always a wicked ending.
  - Yes - The Alfred Hitchcock Hour had a number of good endings - Chris from Lafayette 09:44:46 03/21/19 (1)
    I especially remember one show called, "The Jar". The punchline (at about 45:55):
    
    "T-H-E-D-Y. . . What does that spell, mama?"
    "Thedy". . .
    "S-U-E. . . H-I-L-L" . . .
    (Screaming) "IT'S THEDY!!!"
    
    View YouTube Video
    - RE: Yes - The Alfred Hitchcock Hour had a number of good endings - oldmkvi 10:58:16 03/21/19 (0)
      There was the Fatal Frozen Leg of Lamb...
      Hitch never let anyone Get Away With It.
      He would fill in the blanks at the end of each show,
      just to let you know they didn't.
Soylent Green? "It's people!!!" [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 10:57:52 03/15/19 (5)
- Wow, old time reminder! And Planet of the Apes, it's earth!! - grantv 11:34:16 03/15/19 (4)
  He liked those roles...
  - "You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you!..." - musetap 12:11:56 03/15/19 (3)
    You gave away THE ENDING!
    
    "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
    - Remember being totally blown away by that scene ... - reelsmith. 10:43:18 03/19/19 (0)
      ...as a kid.
      
      Great ending !
      
      Dean.
      
      reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
    - It's a COOK BOOK!!!!! - oldmkvi 12:41:34 03/15/19 (1)
      Twilight Zone , of course, but a good twist ending for sure!
      - Yes - I was thinking of that episode too! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 00:52:23 03/16/19 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: It's a COOK BOOK!!!!! posted by oldmkvi on March 15, 2019 at 12:41:34
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978...NT - RGA 00:33:34 03/15/19 (2)
NT
- Yes, the Downer of all Downers!! - oldmkvi 07:19:39 03/15/19 (1)
  I liked that they worked in Kevin McCarthy, from the original.
  Genuinely Scary.
  - Probably the scariest movie ever made - violinist3 22:13:21 03/22/19 (0)
    Just kept getting deeper into the madness. The original scared me as a kid. Gave me creepy nightmares.I liked the way the original slowly built up the supense.
The Bad Seed, Carrie nt - Des 23:43:19 03/14/19 (0)
nt

Des
Memento - Mike B. 13:45:38 03/14/19 (0)
Thinking back I was confused and surprised the whole way through.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - musetap 20:45:51 03/13/19 (0)
kk
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
In honor of the passing of Jan Michael Vincent - dwill123 15:29:20 03/13/19 (1)
THE MECHANIC (1972)
- RE: In honor of the passing of Jan Michael Vincent - mrspindlelegs 10:08:29 03/15/19 (0)
  That ending great but it wasn't a surprise at all. The movie clearly telegraphed that Charles was going kill Jan after discovering that Jan was hired to kill him.
  "A record unplayed is a record wasted!"
If not such a well known story, I would add "Murder on the Orient Express". - free.ranger 15:07:31 03/13/19 (1)
For the one or two not familiar, its a good one in this category.
- RE: If not such a well known story, I would add "Murder on the Orient Express". - Bill the K 05:16:13 03/14/19 (0)
  If it could be made into a movie, the 'Murder of Roger Akroyd' would be the greatest surprise movie.
  
  Bill
RE: What are your favorite Surprise ending movies? - BillH 14:47:00 03/13/19 (0)
"The Crying Game" (1992)

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