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Among all the abundance of films, most of which have a banal plot and a predictable denouement, sometimes there are still masterpieces that can keep you in suspense until the last minute and tickle your nerves, while simultaneously creating a kind of puzzle for the viewer.
In our ranking entered best movies with unexpected endings which are located below.
10 Faces in the crowd | 2011
Dramatic thrillerFaces in the crowd” (2011) opens the top ten films with an unusual and unpredictable ending. In the center of the plot is a young teacher Anna Marchent. Everything in her life is going well, soon she is going to seal the relationship with her fiancé by marriage. But in the life of a woman, unexpected tragic circumstances happen. She became an accidental witness to the murder, for which she almost paid with her own life. The killer tried to kill Anna, but she manages to escape by jumping off the bridge. When she falls, she hits her head hard. Doctors make a terrible and rare diagnosis of prosopagnosia – the inability to distinguish faces. The serial maniac, whose victim she almost became, is already beginning to hunt for Anna. He already knows what misfortune befell his victim and he has all the cards in his hands to find the victim and brutally deal with her.
9. Best offer | year 2012
Italian thriller “Best Offer” (2012) ranked ninth in the ranking of films with an unexpected plot twist. In the center of the picture is the cunning, experienced auctioneer and antique appraiser Virgil Oldman. Throughout his life, he accumulated a considerable collection of artistic world masterpieces, which he acquired at the price of copies, through deception. Somehow, a man receives an offer from a mysterious woman: to sell as quickly as possible all the antiques that she inherited. Oldman agrees, but is surprised that the client doesn’t want to meet him in person. After some time, the auctioneer nevertheless gets acquainted with the secret person, finds out her little secret and soon falls in love with her. But this is not the only thing that Oldman has to learn and experience.
8. Stay | 2005 year
Dramatic thrillerStay” (2005) is the story of a student, Henry Letham, who is haunted by suicidal obsessions. He turns to psychiatrist Sam Foster for help and tells him that he decided to take his own life. To prevent tragedy, Sam decides to spend the whole night with the guy and save him from thoughts of death. He goes with a student to walk through the streets of the city and unexpectedly becomes infected with Henry’s nightmarish illusions.
7. Nothing but the truth | 2008
“Nothing but the truth” (2008) is an American crime drama with an intriguing plot and an unexpected ending. Journalist Rachel Armstrog pours out the whole truth about one of the CIA agents in her article. Documents fell into her hands, which served as compromising information on the intelligence officer. The woman is invited for interrogation to find out where the classified information came into her hands. But Rachel refuses to cooperate with the CIA even under the threat of imprisonment.
6. The Perfect Murder | 1998
In sixth place in the ranking is the American thriller “Perfect Murder” (1998). In the center of the plot is businessman Stephen Taylor, in whose life a black streak begins. His business is on the verge of ruin, his wife Emily is cheating on him with an artist. Stephen makes inquiries about his wife’s lover, who turns out to be not a creative person at all, but a long-time swindler. A businessman decides to meet with an experienced criminal in order to order the murder of his own wife.
5. Perfect stranger | 2007
Detective ThrillerThe Perfect Stranger” (2007) ranked fifth in the list of the best films with an unexpected denouement. Journalist Rowena Price is trying to conduct her own investigation into the murder of a close friend. Information reaches her that the head of a leading advertising agency, Harrison Hill, is involved in the murder. Her employee Miles Haley comes to the aid of the journalist. Together they play a dangerous game. Around her victim, Rowena weaves a cunning web of lies, taking on the images of other girls.
4. Obsession | year 2004
American ThrillerObsession” (2004) ranked fourth in the ranking of the best films with an unexpected ending. Events begin from the moment when a successful young financier Matthew is about to go on a business trip. Before leaving, he enters a cafe, where he discovers his beloved Lisa, who suddenly disappeared 2 years ago. Noticing the young man, Lisa hurries to hide. Excited, Matthew forgets about everything in the world and rushes in search of her. He begins to conduct his own “investigation” with the help of a few “evidence” left by a mysterious girl.
3. Boy in striped pajamas | 2008
American dramaThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” (2008) opens the top three films with an unforeseen denouement. The events of the film take place during the Second World War. Every day, whole echelons of people arrive at the camp, who are then burned in furnaces. In this terrible place, two unsuspecting boys meet. One of them is the son of a Nazi officer, the other is a prisoner who ended up in the camp with his parents. Being on opposite sides of the camp, the boys still managed to become friends. Innocent and naive children have no idea what their friendship will lead to.
2. Law-abiding citizen | year 2009
Crime Thriller “law abiding citizen” (2009) ranks second in the list of the best films with a surprise ending. Clyde Shelton is a former intelligence officer and an exemplary citizen. His happy and measured life ended at the moment when criminals entered the house with the aim of robbery. Thieves kill Shelton’s wife and daughter, and he himself is seriously injured. The criminals were caught, but they manage to evade punitive measures. The district attorney is bribed, and the bandits are released. Shelton, who has become a victim of an attack and the injustice that is happening in a corrupt world, decides to arrange his own trial and declares war on corrupt bodies. With the criminal who committed the murder, Clyde brutally cracked down. After that, the former law-abiding citizen is behind bars. Inexplicable things begin to happen: Shelton commits crime after crime in the wild, meanwhile being outside the prison walls.
1. Don’t tell anyone | 2006
French thriller “Do not tell anyone” (2006) tops the list of the best films with an unpredictable ending. The picture keeps the viewer in suspense until the last minute, creating a kind of puzzle that seems impossible to solve. Alexander and Margot, being still children, fell in love with each other. As adults, they got married and, it seemed, nothing could interfere with their happiness. One evening, when a young couple spent a joint outdoor recreation, they are attacked by criminals. Alexander miraculously manages to survive. When he wakes up, he does not find his wife. After some time, the body of the murdered woman is found. For several years, a man constantly thinks about what happened and cannot come to terms with the loss of his beloved. But it happens that law enforcement agencies find two corpses at the place where Margo was discovered. From that moment, the exhausted Alexander completely loses his peace, because he began to receive emails from an unknown person.