Because the holiday is coming and we wanted to do something different, our GiC team brainstormed and came up with a list of 20 movies with an ending that you never saw coming until the very end of the film.
Some of these movies are quite famous, while
Because the holiday is coming and we wanted to do something different, our GiC team brainstormed and came up with a list of 20 movies with an ending that you never saw coming until the very end of the film.
Some of these movies are quite famous, while others are a bit more under-the-radar. Regardless of their popularity, we suggest you check them out and try to figure it out yourself.
Let us know which of these movies you’ll start with and watch.
But let me tell you – it’s a challenge!.!!.
1. Who Am I – Kein System ist sicher （2014）
Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world’s stage.
Director: Baran bo Odar
Writers: Jantje Friese (screenplay), Baran bo Odar (screenplay)
Stars: Tom Schilling, Elyas M’Barek, Wotan Wilke Möhring | See full cast & crew
I strongly recommend this movie!!!
2. Primal Fear （1996）
Edward Norton is really a good actor.
An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Writers: William Diehl (novel), Steve Shagan (screenplay)
Stars: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton | See full cast & crew
3. The Prestige （2006）
What an unexpected surprise!
After a tragic accident, two stage magicians engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan (screenplay)
Stars: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson
4. Shutter Island（2010） movies
The end of the movie is so scary!
In 1954, a U.S. Marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderer, who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (novel)
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo
5. Fight Club (1999)
An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soapmaker form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more.
Director: David Fincher
Writers: Chuck Palahniuk (novel), Jim Uhls (screenplay)
Stars: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf
6. Se7en（1995）
Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey
7. Rebecca（1940）
This story went through many twists and turns
A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband’s dead first wife.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writers: Daphne Du Maurier (celebrated novel), Robert E. Sherwood (screen play)
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders
8. The Usual Suspects（1995）
A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at 
a seemingly random police lineup.
Director: Bryan Singer
Writer: Christopher McQuarrie
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri
9. Following （year 1998）
A young writer who follows strangers for material meets a thief who takes him under his wing.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell
10. The Skeleton Key （2005）
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house’s dark past.
Director: Iain Softley
Writer: Ehren Kruger
Stars: Kate Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant
11. The Game （1997）
After a wealthy banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down when he becomes unable to distinguish between the game and reality.
Director: David Fincher
Writers: John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Stars: Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn
12. Exam（2009）
Eight candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a final test with just one question. It seems simple yet confusing that soon, tensions begin to unravel.
Director: Stuart Hazeldine
Writers: Stuart Hazeldine, Simon Garrity (story)
Stars: Adar Beck, Gemma Chan, Nathalie Cox
13. The Talented Mr. Ripley （1999）
In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.
Director: Anthony Minghella
Writers: Patricia Highsmith (novel), Anthony Minghella (screenplay)
Stars: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law
14. Catch Me If You Can（2002）
A seasoned FBI agent pursues Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully forged millions of dollars’ worth of checks while posing as a Pan Am pilot, a doctor, and a legal prosecutor.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Jeff Nathanson (screenplay), Frank Abagnale Jr. (book) (as Frank W. Abagnale)
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken
15. Witness for the Prosecution（1957）
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Agatha Christie (in Agatha Christie’s international stage success), Billy Wilder (screen play)
Stars: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton
16. Revolutionary Road （2008）
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.
Director: Sam Mendes
Writers: Justin Haythe (screenplay), Richard Yates (novel)
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Christopher Fitzgerald
17. Frayed（2007）
A small town sheriff’s worst nightmare comes true when his homicidal son escapes from a psychiatric hospital. An intense manhunt ensues as the dark secret behind the son’s evil past becomes revealed.
Directors: Norbert Caoili, Rob Portmann
Writers: Kurt Svennungsen (screenplay), Rob Portmann (screenplay)
Stars: Tony Doupe, Aaron Blakely, Alena Dashiell
18. The Book of Eli （2010）
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
Directors: Albert Hughes (as The Hughes Brothers), Allen Hughes (as The Hughes Brothers)
Writer: Gary Whitta
Stars: Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson
19. The Invisible Guest （2016）
While the clock is ticking, with the aid of a witness preparation expert, a successful entrepreneur accused of murder has less than three hours to come up with an impregnable defence.
Director: Oriol Paulo
Writer: Oriol Paulo
Stars: Mario Casas, Ana Wagener, Jose Coronado
20. The Mist （2007）
A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.
Director: Frank Darabont
Writers: Frank Darabont (screenplay), Stephen King (novel)
Stars: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden
If you like the concept of this list,
We’ll happily post another article with another list of 20 movies.
See you next time!
