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C_Fletch
08-01-03, 03:10 PM
I know it's a little vague but I was wondering if anyone has recommendations for movies that have endings like those found in The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Usual Suspects, The Shawshank Redemption just to name a few.

Thanks ahead of time :)

Hiro11
08-01-03, 04:07 PM
Body Heat: a terrific noir from 1980 directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Great twist ending.

How about a little film called "Psycho"?

Brazil has many endings and all are surprising and good.

Blade Runner has the best missed chance at a great twist ending (Deckard=replicant)

I also like the twist at the end of "No Way Out" with Costner.

Iron_Giant
08-04-03, 12:14 PM
Star Wars: ESB, "I am your father"

C_Fletch
08-04-03, 05:18 PM
I've seen all but Body Heat(I'll check it out).......but please by all means keep them coming!!!

C_Fletch

goosh
08-05-03, 12:01 PM
Here's a few to try on for size:

The Others (Directed by Alejandro Amenábar and starring Nicole Kidman)
The Devil's Backbone aka El Espinazo del Diablo (Directed by Guillermo del Toro)
The Eye aka Jian gui (Directed by Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang)

All are great movies in the same vein as The Sixth Sense. The Devil's Backbone and The Eye will have subtitles, but give them a chance. I'm sure you'll like them.

Spooky
08-05-03, 12:48 PM
Well, Unbreakable would certainly be one...

MEJHarrison
08-05-03, 12:50 PM
I'm surprised Fight Club hasn't been mentioned yet.

I'd also add The Jagged Edge.

C_Fletch
08-05-03, 04:35 PM
Seen The Others, Unbreakable, Fight Club.

I'll check out the other recommendations!! Thanks guys...keep em coming!!!! :)

RyoHazuki
08-05-03, 05:27 PM
Frailty is a good one.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles :)

Seven kinda has an ending like those.

Oddly no recommendations yet for Memento. See that one.

The Shining.

Suicide Kings- Dirt cheap at wal-mart.

audrey
08-05-03, 05:27 PM
I'll echo Body Heat and add:

* Open Your Eyes
* Sisters
* House of Games
* The Game

BadBrandon
08-05-03, 06:15 PM
Sleepaway Camp. Totally shocking ending.

dwells
08-05-03, 07:17 PM
"April Fool's Day"

Always thought this was very underrated....

Dennis

audrey
08-05-03, 08:06 PM
April Fool's Day is a fun movie and it's scheduled for a price drop soon (can't recall the date).

TenaciousD
08-06-03, 03:49 AM
Identity-comes out on 9/2
Mulholland Drive
Memento

immortal_zeus
08-06-03, 06:28 PM
Besides the ones mentioned, check out <B>Primal Fear</B>. :up:

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Rypro 525
08-07-03, 01:20 AM
alias season 2 finale (either wait until sept right before premiere or dec when dvd comes out.)

C_Fletch
08-07-03, 11:59 AM
Seen all but Suicide Kings, Sisters, House of Games, April Fools Day. Thanks guys/gals!!! I'll be checking these out. :) :)

Mike G
08-07-03, 12:41 PM
like a good twist, try Shattered

MasterCXtreme
08-08-03, 01:31 AM
"Minority Report" is along the same lines in terms of endings. I think so anyway.

I loved Signs btw. I watched it the other night. It's the only movie i've seen that actually scared me.

C_Fletch
08-08-03, 02:19 PM
"It's the only movie i've seen that actually scared me"

You mean Sixth Sense didn't?

Filmmaker
08-08-03, 07:17 PM
How 'bout the Harrison Ford duo of PRESUMED INNOCENT and WHAT LIES BENEATH?

Let's throw in JACOB'S LADDER and JUST CAUSE for good measure while we're at it...

DeputyDave
08-09-03, 04:32 PM
The Game

MasterCXtreme
08-11-03, 09:15 PM
Originally posted by C_Fletch
"It's the only movie i've seen that actually scared me"

You mean Sixth Sense didn't?

Nope. I meant Signs. I liked The Sixth Sense, but I wouldn't say it scared me. I've seen other horror movies but none of them actually grasped me like Signs did. I've seen it multiple times and it still manages to get to me. I got this thing about extra terrestrials... don't ask.

C_Fletch
08-12-03, 02:49 PM
"I got this thing about extra terrestrials... don't ask."

*X-files theme playing*........do u see little green men by your bed at night? :)

Binaural
08-12-03, 03:53 PM
Narc
Donnie Darko

Gil Jawetz
08-13-03, 11:48 PM
Most devestating ending I've ever seen: Night of the Living Dead, the original. Pure brilliance. One of the finest endings in film history, one that really truly recontextualizes everything that's happened in the film in a much deeper way than any of the movies mentioned above (except maybe Fight Club)

Another interesting ending: American Psycho. But that one will leave you and your friends arguing about what happened.

But definitely see Night of the Living Dead. A masterpiece.

MGR
08-16-03, 01:28 AM
How about Witness for the Prosecution, with the great Charles Laughton and Marlene Dietrich. Agatha Christie had about three twists at the ending of that.