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One of the things that makes a movie boring is predictability. Sometimes you watch a story unfold and you can guess how it will end, so what’s the point of watching it, then, if it doesn’t surprise you with something new?

Other times movies will have such plot twists that even if you had several theories on how the movie would turn out, none of them were even close to what the director had in mind. They are interesting to watch because they don’t follow any pattern and many successful movies will have some element of surprise in them.

To have a list of these kinds of movies to watch later, Reddit user These_Ad1806 asked “What movie has the best twist?” and the cinephiles of the internet offered a variety of them. Which ones do you agree with? Upvote them to let us know and leave your own suggestions in the comments!

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group Shawshank Redemption when Andy doesn’t come out for head count and you wonder if he finally offed himself because he couldn’t take it anymore only to find out he dug a freaking tunnel with a rock hammer.

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group The Usual Suspects.

"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I loved The Usual Suspects, haven't seen it in forever. If it doesn't hold up, don't tell me.

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group The first time watching fight club is way up there for me.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's in the top 5 of plot twist for me! (Is nobody commenting because we don't speak about fight club?)

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group I'm mentioning this movie not because it is the best but rather because it is hard to find digitally for some reason but the movie "The Others" with Nicole Kidman has a great twist for its time.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely mind-blowing, and not just the plot twist itself; it was incredibly executed by the director. The moment of realization is choreographed so masterfully, using the atmosphere, Kidman's great acting, the soundtrack, everything! Btw, even if one knows the plot twist, it still carries an impact!

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group Not movie, but The Good Place had a really good twist at the end of season 1

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the greatest TV comedies of all time. The writing was amazing. Much more than you could ever expect.

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group I hear that when Empire Strikes Back and Vader tells Luke who he truly is that everyone just absolutely lost their minds.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yeah. Same as a comment above, the plots twists are so integrated into modern culture that you know everything by the time you watch the movies... :)

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group Monty python and the holy grail , nobody expected it to end like that in all honesty.

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group The Prestige is one of my favorites too

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group Hear me out.... Zootopia

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group Primal Fear with Richard Gere and Ed Norton

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd forgotten about this one - the ending is chilling. Great performance

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group Psycho

It starts out being about a woman on the run with a suitcase full of money and then turns into a completely different movie a third of the way in.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I knew too much about this movie before seeing it. Shame all the surprises are such a part of pop culture that by the time you're old enough to see it, it has probably been spoiled in many different ways

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#15

30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group from dusk till dawn

i like the transition from normal movie to vampire action

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does anyone know how many morons had a tattoo like this after the movie was released?

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group Gone girl!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Affleck's character in this film isn't so likable....but he's Santa Claus compared to his sociopathic wife.

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group PARASITE

The scene where that maid tried to get into that secret basement just turned the movie upside down. That was so unexpected!

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group Blazing Saddles

The best twisted ending to any movie - ever

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group The mist. The ending was terrible but in a good way like the twist was heartbreaking but it was so good.

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group The Book of Eli

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spoiler Alert: Finding out 'The Book' at the end was a Bible was a huge disappointment for me. How is the Bible supposed to help? It didn't help when society was functioning, what makes it save the day in this post apocalyptic scenario? The ending was a cop out.

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group Monsters Inc. How you manage to make a spider crab look like a sweet and cuddly grandpa in one scene and turn it into a traumatizing nightmare straight out of Dead Space (in a movie which didn't even imply a twist to begin with thanks to Randall) is beyond unheard of.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Monsters Inc? Own it. Seen it over & over. What was twist? That the Monsters were well...Monsters?

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group V for vendetta has a solid twist the first time I watched it it blew my mind

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group 10 Cloverfield Lane. I love this movie and it's sometimes a hard watch for me because John Goodman behaves exactly like my father, and his performance is both terrifying and incredible, but the whole film is phenomenal and the ending was like, omg wtf**k.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Loved this movie. Watching Goodman.play evil was fascinating. Really wish they made more like this.

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group The Machinist

I was rocked…. Like someone had just slapped me

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's one of those absolutely incredible movies that are so heart-wrenching I couldn't watch them a second time.

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group Orphan was pretty f**ked up.

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30 Movie Plot Twists That Probably Can’t Be Topped, According To People In This Online Group Crazy, Stupid Love has not one but two of the best twists ever for a rom-com! I had randomly put it on one night thinking it would be a generic run of the mill comedy but the setups are so good that those twists come out of nowhere but are still fantastic

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