" You never have a bun in the oven apocalypse moving-picture show to stop that honestly ; they always have felicitous endings . "
WARNING : Given the nature of the question being answer , this Emily Post does contain SPOILERS for several of the films cite . We ’ve placed the film titles first so you could decide which you ’d like to read and catch ! Please proceed with caveat !
Recently, weaskedourBuzzFeed Community, “What do you believe is the most ‘Holy shit, I did NOT see that coming?!’ movie ending of all time? An ending that truly shocked you to your core?” andtheir excellent answerssparked even more great responses!
So, with that in mind, here are just a few MORE of the most popular scenes shared:
1.Don’t Look Up(2021)
“The ending shocked me. You never expect apocalypse movies to end that honestly; they always have happy endings.”
— knr8269
You can watch the ending scene here:
2.Psycho(1960)
“I know it’s so well-known inpop culturenow that it isn’t in any way a ‘surprise’ anymore, but imagine sitting in a theater when that film originally came out and seeing that ending. I would have been stuck in my seat for a damn week just from the shock of it.”
— songsoritdidnthappen
3.Melancholia(2011)
“The ending seriously traumatized me. It still haunts me.”
— Trish Moroto , Facebook
4.The Contractor(2022)
“I don’t know if many people know this movie, but the fact that James spent the entire movie trying not to be like his dad only to leave his family shook me.”
— daynam4b6e28fa3
5.Memento(2000)
“It’s an incredible movie with a shocking ending that makes everything click!”
— victoriachacon
6.Ex Machina(2014)
“For sure!”
— ashtin87
7.Taking Lives(2004)
“It’s still one of the most shocking scenes I’ve ever watched. People in the theater screamed and gasped, and the dude a couple rows in front of me stood up and shouted, ‘What the fuck?!’ That was some crazy shit. A very satisfying ending, though!”
— nicolehand
8.Martyrs(2008)
“The French version stays with you for a long time. Brutal.”
— Ian Michael , Facebook
9.Enemy(2013)
“Fuck everyone involved in that movie for that ending! It surprised/scared me so bad that I actually cried. I’m a big old baby, and movies make me cry a lot, but never from SHOCK.”
10.Eden Lake(2008)
“I will never watch it again. Amazing movie, but the ending ruined me.”
— Amara Karrels , Facebook
11.The Sixth Sense(1999)
“I mean, COME ON! I’m willing to bet that when that movie came out, no one, absolutely fucking no one actually saw that ending coming! Not to say that there are other movies out there where the ending was absolutely shocking, butTheSixth Senseis definitely at the top of MY list!”
— wellerman
You can watch the trailer here:
( Because the ending prospect is , somehow , not on YouTube ? ! )
12.The Usual Suspects(1995)
“How did this ending not makethe first list?!”
— richardhuff
13.The Skeleton Key(2005)
“The ending still haunts me years later.”
— cvv
14.Saint Maud(2019)
“For a few brief moments after the final shot, I swear to god, I forgot how to breathe.”
— djlwalks131
15.The Neon Demon(2016)
“It wrecked my brain for, like, a week. I loved the film but will probably never watch it again.”
— Alyse Dawn Small , Facebook
16.The Menu(2022)
“I’ve never been so surprised by a LACK of cannibalism in a film before.”
— neognat
17.Gone Girl(2014)
“That one really shook me up.”
— ladyheather1229
18.Fractured(2019)
“The Sam Worthington movie on Netflix. My jaw dropped at the end so hard that it hurt.”
— Paola Kaarin , Facebook
And finally (of course):
19.The Blair Witch Project(1999)
“I went to see it on opening weekend, and every single person in the theater just sat there stunned by the ending. Considering it was the first ‘found footage’ movie, the whole movie hit hard, but the ending just left you shook.”
— hurricanealleyhotrods
Some reply were edited for duration and/or clearness .
