
25 Best Movie Plot Twists of All Time

25. Barbarian
A woman arrives at an Airbnb only to find that the house she rented hides dark secrets, leading her into a terrifying nightmare. | © 20th Century Studios

24. The Secret in Their Eyes
A retired legal counselor writes a novel to find closure on an unsolved murder case and his unrequited love for his superior, both of which have haunted him for years. | © STX Entertainment

23. Eyes Wide Shut
After his wife reveals her unfulfilled desires, a Manhattan doctor embarks on a surreal night-long journey that leads to unsettling revelations and shocking explorations of his desires and identity. | © Warner Bros. Entertainment

22. The Departed
An undercover cop and a mole in the police force try to expose each other while infiltrating an Irish gang, leading to a shocking twist that reveals a deadly game of deception and betrayal. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

21. Pan's Labyrinth
In 1944 Spain, a young girl must complete three dangerous tasks to prove her royal heritage after meeting a faun who reveals she is a lost princess. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

20. Inception
A skilled thief uses dream-sharing technology to plant an idea in a CEO's mind, but his tragic past threatens the success of the mission. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

19. The Green Mile
The life of death row guard Paul Edgecomb is changed when he meets John Coffey, an inmate accused of murder who possesses a miraculous gift, leading to a heart-wrenching twist in their fates. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

18. Parasite
When greed and class prejudice infiltrate the already strained relationship between the wealthy Park family and the impoverished Kim clan, the results are catastrophic. Shocking events reveal the devastating results of their actions. | © CJ Entertainment

17. The Others
In 1945, a woman living with her photosensitive children on a remote estate becomes convinced their home is haunted, leading to a chilling revelation. | © Warner Sogefilms

16. Scream
A year after her mother’s murder, a teenage girl and her friends become the target of a masked killer who uses horror movie tropes in a twisted, deadly game. The shocking twist reveals deep connection to her past. | © Woods Entertainment

15. Prisoners
As his daughter and her friend go missing, Keller Dover becomes frantic. The only lead, a mysterious RV parked on his street, sets him on a desperate, morally complex quest for answers. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

14. The Cabin in the Woods
A group of friends unknowingly becomes part of a controlled experiment at a remote cabin, where the truth behind their fate and the horrifying conspiracy unfolds in a shocking twist. | © MGM

13. Planet of the Apes
After being kept in hypersleep during a long expedition into deep space, an astronaut crew crash-lands in the 40th century on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved. | © 20th Century Studios

12. Gone Girl
The husband of a missing woman becomes the chief suspect in her disappearance, only for shocking twists to reveal dark secrets about their relationship. | © 20th Century Studios

11. Oldboy
After being imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released and given five days to find his captor, uncovering a devastating truth along the way. | © Medusa Film

10. The Prestige
Two rival magicians engage in a bitter battle for secrets, with a shocking twist that reveals the extreme lengths they’ve gone to deceive each other. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

9. Se7en
Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, track down a serial killer whose crimes are inspired by the seven deadly sins, leading to a shocking and disturbing twist that challenges their perceptions of justice. | © New Line Cinema

8. Arrival
Linguist Louise Banks is recruited to help communicate with extraterrestrials after massive spaceships land around the world. Decoding their language, she experiences a mind-bending twist about the nature of communication and memory. | © Paramount Pictures

7. Solaris
A troubled psychologist is sent to a remote research station orbiting a strange planet, where he must confront his past and the unsettling appearances of people from his memories. | © 20th Century Studios

6. The Usual Suspects
The lone survivor of a pier shoot-out recounts the chain of events that began with five criminals in a seemingly random lineup, unravelling a twist that reveals the true mastermind behind it. | © Gramercy Pictures

5. Fight Club
An insomniac office worker and a carefree soap maker start an underground fight club that spirals out of control, leading to a shocking twist that forces the protagonist to confront his identity. | © 20th Century Studios

4. Psycho
A remote California motel becomes the unlikely sanctuary for a secretary on the run from embezzlement charges. But her escape quickly unravels as she is entangled in the lives of the reclusive owner and his mother. | © Paramount Pictures

3. Memento
Leonard Shelby, an insurance investigator with short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to track down his wife’s killer and discovers that his quest may not be what it seems. | © Summit Entertainment

2. Shutter Island
Two marshals investigate the mysterious disappearance of a patient from a mental institution on a remote island, but then discover the truth that blurs the line between reality and madness. | © Paramount Pictures

1. The Sixth Sense
After being shot by a former patient, a child psychologist seeks redemption by helping a young boy with a chilling ability to see the dead, only to discover the shocking truth about his fate. | © Disney
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