What notable movies are only memorable because of their twists? I just realized I can't remember a damn thing about The Sixth Sense other than... you know. Literally two hours of the film I have absolutely no recollection of, and I reckon it's because the twist overshadows a pretty mediocre thriller/horror. What others are there?
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SnowshoeTaboo t1_iu0t2yf wrote
The Crying Game...
guarin87 t1_iu0tf79 wrote
The Usual Suspects
ClassicFantastic787 t1_iu0thd4 wrote
The Others
SnowshoeTaboo t1_iu0tmc1 wrote
The Sting...
nascentia t1_iu0ucjd wrote
This isn't quite what you asked, but High Tension is a weird film where it's primarily memorable because of how awfully the twist RUINED the entire movie. It was a brilliant horror thriller for 96% of the film which would be widely remembered and discussed as a 'best of all time' horror, probably, but that twist is SO bad it totally overshadowed the good parts of the film, wrecked the plot, and the movie is mostly remembered for how much that twist butchered the movie.
Jaust_Leafar t1_iu0udh8 wrote
Fall (2022)
HoselRockit t1_iu0udt9 wrote
Most Twilight Zone episodes. Every now and then I will see that a classic is on and will start to watch it only to be bored to tears waiting for the twist.
Technical-Prompt4432 t1_iu0ulml wrote
I feel the same. The ghosts the kid sees and the situations, particularly the girl who was murdered by the mother afflicted with Munchausen by Proxy was phenomenally well done.
Academic-Pudding6066 t1_iu0umsm wrote
The usual suspects
AssDiddler69 t1_iu0uouf wrote
I feel like offending an entire group of people by saying Empire Strikes Back.
BEE_REAL_ t1_iu0vxi8 wrote
The most correct answer. After you know the twist it's junk
girafa t1_iu0x2yr wrote
Yepppp. I always told people to just turn the movie off when the cops get to the gas station.
Ill_Will_Prince84 t1_iu0xwjw wrote
The Village
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DullBicycle7200 t1_iu11mcy wrote
What was the twist?
Cranestoique t1_iu11pgl wrote
The Empire Strikes Back (''I'm your dad!'')
DullBicycle7200 t1_iu11rgs wrote
ESB was a pretty memorable film prior to the twist.
kasetti t1_iu122o1 wrote
The car and basement scenes
DullBicycle7200 t1_iu12vdr wrote
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The film was incredibly dull and derivative and is really only notable for that twist which wasn't even that good to begin with.
DullBicycle7200 t1_iu156kg wrote
What car? And if you're talking about the gimp then I'd disagree, the film was pretty memorable up to that point and the gimp wasn't even a major twist.
kasetti t1_iu16xn4 wrote
You dont remember the scene in the car with the guy at the back?
astroK120 t1_iu17at4 wrote
>Its a fantastically crafted horror movie with excellent performances regardless of the twist.
Even with this being true, I still think it's fair to say that it's mostly remembered for its twist
astroK120 t1_iu17gr9 wrote
I wouldn't call either of those things twists.
DullBicycle7200 t1_iu17ntp wrote
I remember that scene, but I wouldn't consider it a twist.
kasetti t1_iu17x6j wrote
Maybe if the film actually had a plot they wouldnt be, but...
kasetti t1_iu18anr wrote
What would you call it then?
Buhos_En_Pantelones t1_iu19scn wrote
You don't remember the scene with Toni Collette (the mom) in the car at the end? It's like the heart of the whole film.
obeythed t1_iu1b9zl wrote
The strange thing is that up until close to the twist, the movie is beat-for-beat a ripoff of a Dean Koontz novel called Intensity. They should have just optioned the novel and adapted it, and it would’ve been great.
Kylon1138 t1_iu1fabg wrote
Well yes, it was a huge twist
but I don't think the rest is "a pretty mediocre thriller/horror"
Calligrapher_Antique t1_iu1fl7b wrote
You don't remember him saying I see dead people? It's pretty iconic.
astroK120 t1_iu1fuaa wrote
Ah, I missed that part. I was a lot more focused on the title than the post text. That makes sense then
Kylon1138 t1_iu1g3qh wrote
Scenes in a movie
DullBicycle7200 t1_iu1ko7d wrote
A story beat.
HorrorMovieFan45 t1_iu25z1l wrote
People always misquote this one. The actual line is “No, I’m your dad”
MithrandirAlpha t1_iu2a3db wrote
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pissedannonymous t1_iu2s9rc wrote
Gone Girl
Nobodycares2022 t1_iu37s22 wrote
That's my favorite scene it always gets me. choked up
kasetti t1_iu3mqrx wrote
I think you completely missed my point. I dont mean the scene itself just a certain thing within it.
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Academic-Pudding6066 t1_iu40vtf wrote
I was 18 when i saw it the first time and blown my mind
kasetti t1_iu4f1sc wrote
Sure, but doesnt really pin point more accurately what type of story beat. Jump scare is a bit in that direction, but it also doesnt fit.
kugglaw t1_iu4sxmt wrote
Just thinking about it makes me want to burst into tears. Haven't seen anything quite like it - such powerful performances and such a brilliantly written point of the script.
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