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. Would You Rather (2012)
Directed by David Guy Levy, ‘Would You Rather’ is from start to finish about choices, which is basically the primary aspect of life. However, things get rather gory and graphic in the film as opposed to in life. We have a young woman named Iris who agrees to participate in a game orchestrated by wealthy philanthropist Shepard Lambrick after he offers her the money required for her brother’s leukemia treatment. The name of the game is the title of the film, wherein the players are given two deadly choices. To tell you what the choices are would be to ruin the twists and the ending, so we suggest you watch it. You can watch it here and imagine the worst when you begin watching.
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. Personal Shopper (2016)
One cannot deny that Kristen Stewart carries with her a mysterious aura. And in ‘Personal Shopper,’ she puts this to effective use. The film, directed by Olivier Assayas, follows Maureen, a personal shopper to a supermodel. She is also a medium (able to communicate with the spirit realm), just like her twin brother, who suddenly passed away. Since he promised to contact her from the afterlife, Maureen has been waiting for his signs but hasn’t gotten one yet. However, when her brother’s partner asks her to contact him before selling his house, Maureen reaches out. This leads to Maureen experiencing supernatural events while receiving anonymous texts. Is it his brother or someone else talking to her? ‘Personal Shopper’ has a lot of twists and, in the end, as well. To find out what they are, you can watch the movie here.
1. A Haunting in Venice (2023)
Directed by Kenneth Branagh, ‘A Haunting in Venice’ is the third standalone installment of the Agatha-Christie novel adaptation franchise featuring Branagh as Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, whose love for strange and mysterious cases lands often lands him in potentially fatal situations. In ‘A Haunting in Venice,’ Poirot attends a séance in a palazzo in Venice only to encounter a supernatural case wherein people start dying in inexplicable ways, thanks to the palazzo’s dark past. With his own life at risk, Poirot has to find the cause of the deaths as soon as possible. The cast includes Kelly Reilly, Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh, Kyle Allen and Emma Laird. The stylized visuals, the complexity of the case, Poirot’s deduction abilities, and an unexpected ending make this movie a must-watch, especially if you love detective movies. You can watch ‘A Haunting in Venice’ here.
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