whoa didn’t see that one coming
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our top 10 favorite
movie twists just to be clear these are
twists that dramatically changed the
film’s direction and tone and affected
how we all saw the film upon a second
viewing this means that we will be
spoiling any and all of the films you
haven’t seen yet so you have been warned
funny that my things kinda expected
number 10 Soylent Green kicking off our
list is the twist from this dystopian
sci-fi flick about poverty and
overpopulation here the unfortunate
masses of Earth survive on colored food
rations the latest and most popular of
which is called Soylent Green the
miracle food of high-energy plankton
gathered from the oceans of the world an
investigation into the murder at the
Soylent corporation leads Charlton
Heston to discover the horrible truth
number nine momento this movie
infamously plays in Reverse so this is
actually a twist beginning if you want
to get technical here guy Pierce plays a
man who’s unable to create new memories
and is on the hunt for the man who raped
and murdered his wife as seen in his
final memory as it turns out he keeps
the clues or mementos he leaves for
himself vague on purpose and hides hard
evidence from himself so he can continue
his search that’s because he is actually
responsible for his wife’s death and his
only purpose in life is to now endlessly
chase invented killers who are really
innocent I lie to myself to be happy
in your case teddy
yes I well number eight The Crying Game
in this flick a guilt-ridden IRA
terrorist falls for the girlfriend of
the British soldier he helped kidnap
before but friending and ultimately felt
responsible for killing though it seemed
like who would delve into a
straightforward if not so honest romance
things took a decidedly hard turn namely
she was actually a heat eejit legend you
think audiences were shocked
check out fergus’s reaction don’t laugh
you probably throw up to number seven
primal fear no further questions your
honor where the hell do you think you’re
going in this thriller Richard Gere
plays a hotshot lawyer out to defend Ed
Norton who plays Aaron an altar boy
charged with murder discovering that
Norton has a split personality that
causes him to blackout and become a
heartless killer gear gets him off the
hook by pleading insanity the kicker is
that Aaron actually does remember what
happens when he blacks out and that it
is this innocent side of him that is
completely fabricated there never was an
Aaron counselor
hey at least you won the case though
right dick
number six bike club we have the exact
same briefcase Eddie just can’t keep his
personalities in check here
Norton plays the narrator a troubled man
with a laundry list of problems who
befriends Brad Pitt’s seemingly carefree
Tyler Durden
before long the extracurricular
activities the to engage in soon begin
to blossom into all-out domestic
terrorism as things start to spiral out
of control
Norton tries to stop the movement but as
it turns out he can’t stop himself
I ask you for one thing one simple thing
I did people think that I’m you answer
me that’s right
he is Tyler and is powerless to control
this delusional and charismatic part of
his personality understand this you were
looking for a way to change your life
you could not do this on your own
all the ways you wish you could be
that’s me
well almost powerless my eyes are open
number five the usual suspects in this
flick the police are out to discover the
identity of the mastermind behind a
heist their lead witness is verbal Kint
a cripple played by Kevin Spacey the
greatest trick the devil ever pulled was
convincing the world he didn’t exist as
it turned out he played the role of the
unreliable narrator spinning a story
about the mythical Keyser söze thus he
makes himself out to be innocent and
gets away scot-free and the police
learned just a minute too late that he
was so say the entire time and like that
he’s gone number four the sixth sense
this is the supernatural thriller that
made M night Shyamalan synonymous with
twist endings here Bruce Willis was
introduced as a child therapist who had
been shot by a suicidal axe patient only
to recover and find his life and
marriage in ruins his salvation was a
little boy who could apparently see
ghosts in reality thanks to sneaky
shooting it turned out that Willis was
dead all along
repeat viewings reveal that all the
clues we needed were hiding in plain
sight number three psycho we all go a
little mad sometimes
this Hitchcock masterpiece centers
around a mild-mannered if somewhat
awkward hotel owner named Norman
harboring some rather serious mommy
issues he’s forced to cover up the
murders apparently committed by his
mother cue everyone’s surprise when her
withered remains are discovered in his
cellar and the realization that he had
developed you’ll never guess a split
personality and that he had been her all
along Wow he seriously got that vocal
impression down pat but whether she’s
just a stranger she’s hungry and it’s
raining out number two Star Wars Episode
five the Empire Strikes Back your
destiny lies with me Skywalker will be
one news to be true if there’s a single
reason that this is considered the
greatest sci-fi sequel of all time it’s
this one after the original film fans
had been smitten with Luke’s desire to
become a Jedi like his father a great
space pilot and friend of obi-wan Kenobi
however it turned out that old Ben had
been dealing in metaphors and Luke’s
mortal enemy was really his daddy all
along people be killed you know
I
it was such a shock that everyone
including Luke were left in disbelief
for years number one
Planet of the Apes there’s got to be an
answer you may not like what you find so
you probably knew this was coming taking
the top spot on our list is the movie
twist that most people know about today
whether or not they’ve even seen the
film however upon release the revelation
was simply devastating namely that the
planet populated by talking apes was not
some distant alien planet but earth from
the far future following a cataclysmic
nuclear war of course it would never be
so memorable
without Charlton has been driving at
home agree with our list
which movie twist left you spinning for
more thrilling top 10s be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our top 10 favorite
movie twists just to be clear these are
twists that dramatically changed the
film’s direction and tone and affected
how we all saw the film upon a second
viewing this means that we will be
spoiling any and all of the films you
haven’t seen yet so you have been warned
funny that my things kinda expected
number 10 Soylent Green kicking off our
list is the twist from this dystopian
sci-fi flick about poverty and
overpopulation here the unfortunate
masses of Earth survive on colored food
rations the latest and most popular of
which is called Soylent Green the
miracle food of high-energy plankton
gathered from the oceans of the world an
investigation into the murder at the
Soylent corporation leads Charlton
Heston to discover the horrible truth
number nine momento this movie
infamously plays in Reverse so this is
actually a twist beginning if you want
to get technical here guy Pierce plays a
man who’s unable to create new memories
and is on the hunt for the man who raped
and murdered his wife as seen in his
final memory as it turns out he keeps
the clues or mementos he leaves for
himself vague on purpose and hides hard
evidence from himself so he can continue
his search that’s because he is actually
responsible for his wife’s death and his
only purpose in life is to now endlessly
chase invented killers who are really
innocent I lie to myself to be happy
in your case teddy
yes I well number eight The Crying Game
in this flick a guilt-ridden IRA
terrorist falls for the girlfriend of
the British soldier he helped kidnap
before but friending and ultimately felt
responsible for killing though it seemed
like who would delve into a
straightforward if not so honest romance
things took a decidedly hard turn namely
she was actually a heat eejit legend you
think audiences were shocked
check out fergus’s reaction don’t laugh
you probably throw up to number seven
primal fear no further questions your
honor where the hell do you think you’re
going in this thriller Richard Gere
plays a hotshot lawyer out to defend Ed
Norton who plays Aaron an altar boy
charged with murder discovering that
Norton has a split personality that
causes him to blackout and become a
heartless killer gear gets him off the
hook by pleading insanity the kicker is
that Aaron actually does remember what
happens when he blacks out and that it
is this innocent side of him that is
completely fabricated there never was an
Aaron counselor
hey at least you won the case though
right dick
number six bike club we have the exact
same briefcase Eddie just can’t keep his
personalities in check here
Norton plays the narrator a troubled man
with a laundry list of problems who
befriends Brad Pitt’s seemingly carefree
Tyler Durden
before long the extracurricular
activities the to engage in soon begin
to blossom into all-out domestic
terrorism as things start to spiral out
of control
Norton tries to stop the movement but as
it turns out he can’t stop himself
I ask you for one thing one simple thing
I did people think that I’m you answer
me that’s right
he is Tyler and is powerless to control
this delusional and charismatic part of
his personality understand this you were
looking for a way to change your life
you could not do this on your own
all the ways you wish you could be
that’s me
well almost powerless my eyes are open
number five the usual suspects in this
flick the police are out to discover the
identity of the mastermind behind a
heist their lead witness is verbal Kint
a cripple played by Kevin Spacey the
greatest trick the devil ever pulled was
convincing the world he didn’t exist as
it turned out he played the role of the
unreliable narrator spinning a story
about the mythical Keyser söze thus he
makes himself out to be innocent and
gets away scot-free and the police
learned just a minute too late that he
was so say the entire time and like that
he’s gone number four the sixth sense
this is the supernatural thriller that
made M night Shyamalan synonymous with
twist endings here Bruce Willis was
introduced as a child therapist who had
been shot by a suicidal axe patient only
to recover and find his life and
marriage in ruins his salvation was a
little boy who could apparently see
ghosts in reality thanks to sneaky
shooting it turned out that Willis was
dead all along
repeat viewings reveal that all the
clues we needed were hiding in plain
sight number three psycho we all go a
little mad sometimes
this Hitchcock masterpiece centers
around a mild-mannered if somewhat
awkward hotel owner named Norman
harboring some rather serious mommy
issues he’s forced to cover up the
murders apparently committed by his
mother cue everyone’s surprise when her
withered remains are discovered in his
cellar and the realization that he had
developed you’ll never guess a split
personality and that he had been her all
along Wow he seriously got that vocal
impression down pat but whether she’s
just a stranger she’s hungry and it’s
raining out number two Star Wars Episode
five the Empire Strikes Back your
destiny lies with me Skywalker will be
one news to be true if there’s a single
reason that this is considered the
greatest sci-fi sequel of all time it’s
this one after the original film fans
had been smitten with Luke’s desire to
become a Jedi like his father a great
space pilot and friend of obi-wan Kenobi
however it turned out that old Ben had
been dealing in metaphors and Luke’s
mortal enemy was really his daddy all
along people be killed you know
I
it was such a shock that everyone
including Luke were left in disbelief
for years number one
Planet of the Apes there’s got to be an
answer you may not like what you find so
you probably knew this was coming taking
the top spot on our list is the movie
twist that most people know about today
whether or not they’ve even seen the
film however upon release the revelation
was simply devastating namely that the
planet populated by talking apes was not
some distant alien planet but earth from
the far future following a cataclysmic
nuclear war of course it would never be
so memorable
without Charlton has been driving at
home agree with our list
which movie twist left you spinning for
more thrilling top 10s be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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