Weird History Readers Share The Plot Twists That Actually Got Them

From Facebook commenterKrista D•

The Sixth SenseIt got me. I didn’t clue in at all until he went to open that red door handle.

Spoiler Alert:The Sixth SenseThe film focuses on Bruce Willis’s character Malcolm Crowe, a psychologist working with Cole Sear (played by Haley Joel Osment), a boy who claims to see dead people. At first, Crowe thinks it is just a hallucination, but Crowe starts to believe him.

The twist shows Crowe is a ghost; he died early in the plot. He thought he was alive the whole time.

From Facebook commenterMichael J•

The OthersIt features Nicole Kidman. She and her kids were ghosts the entire time.

Spoiler Alert:InThe Others,Nicole Kidman plays Grace Stewart. She becomes convinced her house holds malevolent spirits. These spirits cause chaos for her and her children. The truth then reveals itself to her and the viewer: she killed her children and then killed herself. They are the ghosts; the others are a family trying to exorcise the house to move in.

From Facebook commenterTim W•

Ending ofThe Usual Suspects… totally blindsided me.

Spoiler Alert:Like many thrillers from the 1990s,The Usual SuspectsThe story tests what can be truly known. It centers on Roger Kint (Kevin Spacey), a criminal being questioned by detective Dave Kujan (Chazz Palminteri).

Initially, Kint seemed controlled by a criminal mastermind named Keyser Söze. In reality, they are the same person—a major twist that changes the whole plot.

From Facebook commenterDeedee N.H.:

Primal Fear. I was devastated that Aaron (Ed Norton) lacked a sweet manner and was actually a psychopath.

Spoiler Alert:Edward Norton plays Aaron Stampler in his film debut. Stampler faces trial for murdering an archbishop who was a sexual predator. At first, it seems he hasdissociative identity disorder (formerly multiple personality disorder), because a colder personality named Roy often appears.

Stampler is found not guilty by reason of insanity. However, a harsh twist shows he staged the mental illness. He was the “Roy” persona the whole time, and his confession leaves his lawyer completely let down.

From Facebook commenterXtina S•

I was young, so I know this might seem obvious to some but not me. The originalSaw.

Spoiler Alert: SawThe film follows characters trying to survive a sinister game. The game challenges them, testing how far they will go to save their lives.

The film starts with a body on the floor of someone who seems to have committed suicide. Ultimately, the body is revealed to be the Jigsaw Killer (John Kramer)—the evil genius behind the games.

From Facebook commenterYvonne H•

Shutter Island.

Spoiler Alert:Leonardo DiCaprio stars inShutter IslandTeddy Daniels investigates the institution, seeking the disappearance of Rachel Solando, who drowned her three children.

Daniels faces a harsh truth: Solando was his wife. His real name is Andrew Laeddis, and he killed his wife. The investigation staged itself to help him handle his guilt.

From Facebook commenterLevi L•

Fight Club.Viewers only caught the plot twist on the third watch.

Spoiler Alert:Edward Norton plays the narrator, a man trapped in his middle-class life and dead-end office job. Meeting Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) lets him find his masculinity, especially in the fight club. The group shifts from fighting to a quasi-fascist terrorist group.

A final twist shows viewers Durden is just the Narrator's mind projected; they have been the same person.

From Facebook commenterMichael M•

The Book of Eli.

Spoiler Alert: The Book of EliDenzel Washington plays the title character, who wanders a post-apocalyptic nation, trying to secure a valuable book.

Two twists reveal the book is a Bible copy printed in Braille. Eli, who is blind, reads the book from memory to a group preserving past knowledge. They plan to print it for future generations.

From Facebook commenterSeanEugene D.:

Vader announces his relation to Luke.

Spoiler Alert:In theStar Warsfranchise,The Empire Strikes BackThe Galactic Empire wins major fights against the Rebellion, leaving members struggling. Darth Vader reveals the truth about his link to Luke Skywalker: he is Luke's father.

From Facebook commenterCrew9t:

The ending ofThe Mist. I will not say anything more than that, in case anyone who hasn’t seen it wants to.

No movie ending stunned me like that. The whole theater sat silent for minutes after credits because we could not believe what we watched.

Spoiler Alert:Based on Stephen King’s novella of the same name,The MistA small town gets trapped in a grocery store while monsters attack outside. A group escapes, but despair over their world makes one member kill them and end his own life.

However, the military arrives right after he acts—before he ends his life—and defeats the creatures, making the sacrifices pointless.

From Facebook commenter Kris H.:

Scream!

Never saw anything like it when it first came out…

Spoiler Alert: The original Scream is in some ways a quintessential slasher flick, focusing on main character Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) as she is terrorized by murders taking place in her California hometown.

The twist is particularly horrible; as the truth comes to light, viewers and Prescott learn the murders were committed by none other than her boyfriend, Billy Loomis, who was aided by his friend Stu Macher.

From Facebook commenter Teri T.:

No Way Out.

Spoiler Alert: A taut neo-noir film of the 1980s, No Way Out stars Kevin Costner as US Navy Lt. Cmdr. Tom Farrell, whose life becomes perilously complicated following the demise of a woman named Susan Atwell.

The plot contains plenty of twists and turns, many of which center around US Secretary of Defense David Brice (Gene Hackman), who was one of Atwell's lovers and, in fact, killed her.

Meanwhile, there are many allusions to a Russian spy named Yuri who, it turns out, is actually Farrell, who has been deep undercover the entire time.

From Facebook commenter Benit D.O.:

The Game with Michael Douglas. A must watch, but follow it closely!

Spoiler Alert: In The Game, Michael Douglas stars as Nicholas Van Orton, a selfish and corrupt banker. As the plot unfolds, his life begins to unravel and he grows increasingly frantic and terrified. The action climaxes when he shoots his brother Conrad Van Orton (Sean Penn) and, in a fit of desperation, throws himself off a building.

Fortunately for Nicholas, the entire thing is revealed to have been an elaborate charade staged by Conrad with the intent of helping Nicholas realize the error of his ways, and to inspire him to live his life in a more ethical fashion. (The gun was fake, and a large air cushion saves Nicholas when he falls).

From Facebook commenter Jessica T.:

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Spoiler Alert: In The Village, a group of people believe the woods surrounding their village are haunted by malevolent creatures. One of their number tries to leave in order to procure medicine, and the viewer ultimately learns the truth about this location: it is in fact a group of people who sought to flee modernity and established a commune in the woods away from the 21st century. Only a group of elders knows the truth.

From Facebook commenter Geoff M.:

Frozen. I didn't expect Prince Hans to be the bad guy.

Spoiler Alert: Disney subverts many expectations in FrozenThis film focuses on the relationship between princesses Anna and Elsa. Elsa controls ice and the weather. The movie shows a different take on the traditional Disney prince model. Prince Hans acts as the villain, seeking to take control of the kingdom. We learn his betrayal near the end.