Movies that are only memorable because of their plot twist?

Submitted by essceebee t3_yezkal in movies

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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Kylon1138 t1_iu0trum wrote

Disagree about Sixth Sense

Its a fantastically crafted horror movie with excellent performances regardless of the twist.

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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.

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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

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Kylon1138 t1_iu1fabg wrote

Well yes, it was a huge twist

but I don't think the rest is "a pretty mediocre thriller/horror"

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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

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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.

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girafa t1_iu0x2yr wrote

Yepppp. I always told people to just turn the movie off when the cops get to the gas station.

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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.

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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.

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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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DullBicycle7200 t1_iu12vdr wrote

Identity a 2003 film directed by James Mangold is loosely based on Agatha Christie's 1939 whodunit "And Then There Were None", the film follows ten strangers in an isolated hotel, who are temporarily cut off from the rest of the world and are mysteriously killed off one by one. Later on, >!its revealed that it takes place in the mind of a murderer awaiting a verdict at a crucial trial that will determine whether he will be executed for his crimes.!<

The film was incredibly dull and derivative and is really only notable for that twist which wasn't even that good to begin with.

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Dim_e t1_iu1hv4c wrote

The scene I remember of The Sixth Sense is when Cole tells his mother the truth in the car, it's a fantastic scene.

I think it's a good story with many highlights and s very good twist.

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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.

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Cranestoique t1_iu11pgl wrote

The Empire Strikes Back (''I'm your dad!'')

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HorrorMovieFan45 t1_iu25z1l wrote

People always misquote this one. The actual line is “No, I’m your dad”

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MithrandirAlpha t1_iu2a3db wrote

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AssDiddler69 t1_iu0uouf wrote

I feel like offending an entire group of people by saying Empire Strikes Back.

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Calligrapher_Antique t1_iu1fl7b wrote

You don't remember him saying I see dead people? It's pretty iconic.

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kasetti t1_iu0y2ko wrote

Pulp fiction

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DullBicycle7200 t1_iu11mcy wrote

What was the twist?

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kasetti t1_iu122o1 wrote

The car and basement scenes

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astroK120 t1_iu17gr9 wrote

I wouldn't call either of those things twists.

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kasetti t1_iu17x6j wrote

Maybe if the film actually had a plot they wouldnt be, but...

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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.

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kasetti t1_iu16xn4 wrote

You dont remember the scene in the car with the guy at the back?

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DullBicycle7200 t1_iu17ntp wrote

I remember that scene, but I wouldn't consider it a twist.

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kasetti t1_iu18anr wrote

What would you call it then?

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Kylon1138 t1_iu1g3qh wrote

Scenes in a movie

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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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DullBicycle7200 t1_iu1ko7d wrote

A story beat.

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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.

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