The Top 5 Movie Twists Ever

by legendkillar Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:07 pm

As a film fan, I have sat there, watching a film, waiting for the Twist that will make sense of everything and bam, get hit for 6 by the twist and think 'I didn't see that coming' These are my top 5 favourite film twists.

1. The Usual Suspects - 1995. All of us were left there wondering who is Keyser Soze? Even Kobayashi was Pete Postlethwaite, and that lead to me thinking what is going on? Verbal Kint is telling the events of what was happening. The ending is dazzling. I can honestly say that no-one saw it coming.

2. The Sixth Sense - 1999. Bruce Willis was the counsellor who is helping Haley Joel Osment. Throughout the movie we see Bruce struggle with his life and a past memory. The ending showed that Bruce wasn't who he seemed.

3. The Planet of the Apes - 1968. Charlton Heston played the astronaut who with colleagues crash land on a planet ruled by intelligent apes. After a trial and a daring escape, Charlton runs to the beach to discover where he really is. "Damn You"

4. Saw - 2004. This by far was the most enjoyable twist in a film I have ever seen. All seems straight forward. We think we know all the players in the game and at the end, they were a player short.

5. Fight Club - 1999. First rule of Fight Club is that you don't talk about Fight Club. The film that helped Brad Pitt go from Hearthrob roles, to more serious thought provoking roles. As Brad and Ed Norton form a great friendship, the end shows that Brad and Ed were closer than they thought.

What are your favourites?

by **Pr4wn** Sun Jun 12, 2011 3:17 pm

i love the twist in the movie "Moon", awesome twist that quite oddly happens halfway through the film.

by Adam D Sun Jun 12, 2011 3:18 pm

The Chubby Checker Story - loads of twists in that one.

by legendkillar Sun Jun 12, 2011 3:46 pm

Pr4wn wrote:i love the twist in the movie "Moon", awesome twist that quite oddly happens halfway through the film.

I have to admit that was a great twist because I didn't understand where they were all coming from.

by noleisthebest Sun Jun 12, 2011 9:53 pm

Three colours: White.

by Luke Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:22 am

AMERICAN BEAUTY, one twist that is fairly obvious, another that i
just didn't seee happening.
THE PRESTIGE, full of twist that took me at least 2 times to work
them all out.

by hodge Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:05 pm

admittidly i'm not all that quick on the uptake with films, however for me Shutter Island

by Dx Dan. Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:04 pm

Lucky Number Slevin, Willis and Harnett behind it all; brilliant!
Shawshank Redemption, such a clever film!

by alfie Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:40 pm

Has to be THE CRYING GAME ...

by dyrewolfe Fri Jun 24, 2011 4:36 pm

I wouldn't put it in the top 5 but The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen has a fairly good one...even if the reveal is rubbish and long-winded.

V for Vendetta has a brilliant one - probably worth a spot in the top 10.

by Bleausardv2 Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:56 pm

No Way Out (Kevin Costner) - the twist is a bit obvious but good nevertheless!

by The Galveston Giant Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:39 pm

alfie wrote:Has to be THE CRYING GAME ...

Yeah hard to beat that, i was quite young when i first saw that and i've never been the same since.

by sodhat Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:40 pm

Shutter Island?

It wasn't too difficult to decipher what it was going to be, but it was a good film and twist all the same!

by HitmanOwl Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:27 pm

Go and watch ' confidence'

Brilliant film. End of chat

by hodge Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:02 pm

sodhat wrote:Shutter Island?

It wasn't too difficult to decipher what it was going to be, but it was a good film and twist all the same!

hey I said I was slow on uptakes

by Guest Sun Jul 03, 2011 12:47 am

The alien ending in Crystal Skull. Epic

by westybeast Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:10 pm

very good examples plus

the village - although the film is rubbish

inside man

bank job film with jason statham and ryan phillipe

by **Pal Joey** Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:23 pm

The Bad Seed

It's weird at the end when the little girl (who has murdered people who have discovered her evil ways...one by one) gets a spanking from her Mum.

It's not actually part of the movie, more of an addendum which the director decided to include.

Spooooky!

by alfie Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:55 pm

Yeah , weird , linebreaker

Especially as she had drowned in the final scene shortly before...

I think that bit was added 'cos the idea of a little girl being truly evil and murderous etc was all too much for the times and it was in the way of saying "there there we didn't really mean it..."

Not sure that qualifies as a "twist" though ?

by **Pal Joey** Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:52 pm

Yeah alfie, not a twist...but weird. Cutting edge 50s stuff.

OK, how about the Black Widow...when the journo tricks the murderess in the holding cell into sort of confessing the dastardly plan and then the suave French guy she thinks she's topped calmly walks through the door.

That's a clever twist...the look on her face says it all.

by The Womble Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:48 pm

Lake Placid..........no one saw the "there were 2 crocodiles" coming!

by Scottrf Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:53 pm

legendkillar wrote:As a film fan, I have sat there, watching a film, waiting for the Twist that will make sense of everything and bam, get hit for 6 by the twist and think 'I didn't see that coming' These are my top 5 favourite film twists.

1. The Usual Suspects - 1995. All of us were left there wondering who is Keyser Soze? Even Kobayashi was Pete Postlethwaite, and that lead to me thinking what is going on? Verbal Kint is telling the events of what was happening. The ending is dazzling. I can honestly say that no-one saw it coming.

My brother did, very early on.

by 75judi Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:08 pm

Not sure I have 5 but,

The Usual Suspects
Shallow Grave
The Illusionist
The Sixth Sense
The Crying Game

Ok maybe I did...

by Adam D Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:13 pm

I also really liked the twist in the Prestige which is a fantastic film.

by WhiteCamry Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:51 pm

Adam D wrote:The Chubby Checker Story - loads of twists in that one.

As did Twist Around the Clock.

by Cari Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:14 pm

Adam D wrote:The Chubby Checker Story - loads of twists in that one.

I have to say I spotted The Crying Game one before it was revealed...looks even more obvious now when you see it again.

by Solerina Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:31 pm

The Others

by President Trump Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:37 am

I cant believe nobody has mentioned SEVEN brilliant twist at the end others to mention:

Old Boy
The Usual Suspects
The Villiage
Harry Potter (Snape)

V for Vendetta has a brilliant one - probably worth a spot in the top 10

Was there a twist???

by MtotheC's Wrasslin Biatch Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:41 am

Old Boy - Great shout Dicey.

Awesome twist that had me feeling a little queasy

by President Trump Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:24 am

It was a cracking twist Demon

Spoiler:

by MtotheC's Wrasslin Biatch Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:25 am

Spoiler:

by President Trump Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:34 am

Electric Demon wrote:
Spoiler:

by A Fine Folk. Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:17 pm

Dude wheres my car

by steveo1986 Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:58 pm

The book of eli had a good twist, pretty good film as well

by Beer Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:52 am

Inside Man had a pretty good twist and a good film (even with Clive Owen in it).

by Guest Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:33 pm

"The Others" was pretty good.
"The Planet of the Apes" (I've only seen the original).
"Fight Club" was pretty good although the twist comes quite far from the end.
"The Sixth Sense" - it all made sense in the end, but it was a clever twist.
There was also a twist in "Brazil".
The funniest twist is in "Some Like it Hot"

by WhiteCamry Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:44 pm

The Maltese Falcon - Yes we all know it now by heart but when it was first released who knew who killed Archer?

by Gameshow Heist Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:33 am

Planet of the Apes. "...it was Earth, all along..."

by Josiah Maiestas Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:22 pm

Secret Window cuppa

How did no one put Psycho? Crazy twist

by WhiteCamry Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:41 pm

Josiah Maiestas wrote:Secret Window

How did no one put Psycho? Crazy twist

I know ... Simon Oakland pointing his fingers all over the place still freaks me out.

by Josiah Maiestas Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:55 pm

How did no one put Psycho? Crazy twist

Also liked the twist's in The Departed Smile

by Guest Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:32 pm

Good picks by the OP, but I've not seen Saw. There’s an obscure TV movie from the makers of Columbo called “Murder by Natural Causes” which had a few good twists in it - especially the ending. I quite liked the ending in “Jagged Edge” also.

by The Galveston Giant Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:13 pm

Cari wrote:
Adam D wrote:The Chubby Checker Story - loads of twists in that one.

I have to say I spotted The Crying Game one before it was revealed...looks even more obvious now when you see it again.

I was only young Cari, please don't make me watch it again.

by mystiroakey Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:04 pm

the prestege
the sting
shutter island
and the ultimate- the usual suspects

by RuggerRadge2611 Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:27 pm

Funniest twist I ever saw was Inglorious Basterds..... never saw that one coming!

Equally the Departed and American History X took me by surprise too.

by **Galted** Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:33 pm

The Passion of the Christ - I was sure he'd survive.

by SharkSoul Mon May 21, 2012 3:11 am

Usual Suspects
Fight Club
The Prestige
Dead Mans Shoes
Shutter Island
Moon
Psycho

by raven45 Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:17 am

THE ORPHAN......CANT FORGET ESTHER

by red_stag Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:10 pm

Adam D wrote:I also really liked the twist in the Prestige which is a fantastic film.

+1 I thought that was excellent.

by Thomond Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:31 pm

It was good alright but it was a bit predictable I felt.

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