Shubhabrata Dutta
Movies with twist endings offer satisfaction unlike any other. No matter the genre, twists are always welcome, and the more surprising the twist, the higher the satisfaction. From ‘Citizen Kane’ (1941) to ‘Psycho’ (1960) to ‘Chinatown’ (1974) to ’The Sixth Sense’ (1999) to ‘The Prestige’ (2006), twist endings have allowed movies to up their ante in ways unimaginable. Keeping this in mind, we bring you the top twist-ending movies available on Hulu.
7. Clock (2023)
Directed by Alexis Jacknow, ‘Clock’ is a sci-fi horror film based on Jacknow’s 2020 eponymous short film. A mind-boggling movie, it follows 37-year-old Ella (Dianna Agron), who undergoes treatment to fix her biological clock, whose seemingly broken nature keeps her from wanting to have a baby with her husband, Aiden (Jay Ali). However, the treatment starts taking a toll on her, making her hallucinate and become unhinged. Amidst seeing a tall woman, a grandfather clock, and bugs, Ella becomes dangerous around others. Is there any way to stop her from feeling and behaving like this? Her surgeon, Dr. Elizabeth Simmons (Melora Hardin), can help. With a scary and tragic ending, ‘Clock’ looks at the pressures of conceiving from a horror angle and successfully so. You can watch the movie here.
6. No One Will Save You (2023)
Directed by Brian Duffield, this sci-fi horror revolves around Brynn, played by Kaitlyn Dever, a young girl living alone in her house while coping with the death of two very close people. The arrival of extraterrestrial entities suddenly compromises her human condition. What they aim to do is not known but they can surely make Brynn relive her traumas. They also have the other people in the neighborhood under their control. The aliens are scary, and there is no way to run because it’s an invasion. How can Brynn escape that? How can anyone escape that? The twist at the film’s end is the only way out, but it’s not up to Brynn. To find out what it is, you can watch ‘No One Will Save You’ here.
5. Escape Room (2019)
Find the clues or die. That’s technically the only rule inside the “escape room” that five people from different walks of life voluntarily walk into. The winner is supposed to get a cash prize, but that’s only if they survive. While the people begin to play the game on a casual note, things slowly start getting intense until they realize that they are being watched by people who know almost everything about the participants. Then, it becomes clear that it is a game of life and death. Will anyone emerge as the winner? Directed by Adam Robitel, ‘Escape Room’ stars Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Tyler Labine, and Nik Dodani. You can stream it here.
4. Donnie Darko (2001)
A cult classic twisted sci-fi psychological thriller, ‘Donnie Darko’ is directed by Richard Kelly. It follows troubled teenager Donald “Donnie” Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal), whose weird visions of a guy in a rabbit costume take a toll on not just his life but those of the people around him as well. As Donnie tries to make sense of what’s real and what’s not, the rabbit guy’s prophesied date of the world’s end nears. With elements of time travel and alternate universes, ‘Donnie Darko’ is a must-watch drama that is bound to mess with your brain albeit not without giving you a kick out of it. It can be streamed here.
3. Run (2020)
A mother-daughter relationship can be scary in a most humane manner. ‘Run’ relies on this thought and applies it effectively in a thought-provoking manner to give us a bone-chilling experience. Directed by Aneesh Chaganty, the film stars Kiera Allen and Sarah Paulson as daughter Chloe and mother Diane, respectively. Chloe is in a wheelchair due to congenital conditions and has been home-schooled by Diane. But when Chloe understands her mother’s strange behavior, she tries to dig and comes across a Change of Name Certificate with her mother’s name on it. She tries to look the name up but finds the Wi-Fi disconnected. With time, Chloe grows more and more suspicious of Diane’s over-caring nature, which seems to point to the darkness that she has within. Is Diane really Chloe’s mother? Does Chloe even want to find the truth, or is it better to run? ‘Run’ has a compelling performance by Paulson and makes for a thrilling watch. You can do so right here.
2. The Sixth Sense (1999)
M. Night Shyamalan’s twisted psychological drama ‘The Sixth Sense’ centers on child psychologist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis), who survives a gunshot by one of his patients and encounters another kid who seems to be able to see and speak to the dead. The connection between these two scenarios, along with Malcolm’s increasing separation from his wife, makes ‘The Sixth Sense’ a gripping masterpiece of a thriller that puts non-linear storytelling to effective use. You can watch the cult classic drama right here.
1. Fight Club (1999)
Starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt in the lead roles, ‘Fight Club’ is a cult classic insomnia-powered drama based on Chuck Palahniuk’s eponymous novel. Directed by David Fincher, the film revolves around the narrator (Norton), who copes with his insomnia by joining different support groups and eventually ends up sharing a roof with a soap salesman named Tyler Durden. The two establish a fight club in a bar basement, allowing frustrated men to vent their anger on each other. However, when a woman enters the scene, the partnership between the Narrator and Tyler starts to erode until a twist at the film’s end reveals a shocking truth about the duo’s personalities. An innovation in cinematic form and style, ‘Fight Club’ is considered one of the greatest films of all time. You can watch it here.
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