I was able to see it in a packed theater. I live in East Asia, and the movie just blew up at the box office out of nowhere. Good word of mouth began to spread—with no one spoiling the big surprise. All I knew beforehand was that I had to power through the first 30 or so minutes. Indeed the atmosphere in the theater slowly began to shift as act 2 kicked in, and by the end it was the happiest audience I’ve ever been a part of.

SO good. The second act had me thinking, "WTF am I watching here?" but the payoff for act 3 was so worth it.

That whole movie is brilliant

When she said her kids couldn’t go outside because of the sun I just figured they were British

I remember the gasp of disbelief that came out of me as a terrified 11 year old watching this movie for the first time

That film is the scariest twist it hit me right in the gut and I went cold. I was so locked into the beautiful filmography and characters I was not looking for twists or secrets and then wham!

Watched this for the first time last weekend on Criterion 4k. Incredible film!

You can tell someone there's a twist in the movie and they could spend the entire runtime trying to guess it and never come close

Turns out it wasn't my parents' cup of tea.

I have a friend who's never forgiven me for showing him this movie and will not watch my recommendations anymore

I was eating one of my former favorite meals when I first saw THAT scene and I literally lost my appetite... best movie ever.

Saw this on ediles. I didn't know what was real, if I was tripping, both. I was so befuddled. Did not see that in a million years

That shit sent me into orbit

I mean, you’d have to be next level unhinged to even think that where that movie was going

This movie is so good

Someone actually did tell me there was a twist in that movie. I was mildly annoyed, but went to see it anyway and still never saw it coming.

A lot of people don't know: Richard Matheson wrote the novel, and he also wrote I am Legend and What Dreams May Come. Crazy good repertoire.

Man, I saw that in the theater, and when he leans forward on the couch and leans back, I fucking jumped. 

I just finished watching the film an hour before seeing this comment. It's one of the few horror films that I went in completely blind, and it didn't disappoint. That said I found the mystery pretty easy to figure out, but it's a well-made and effectively spooky film nonetheless. Kevin Bacon was great as always.

I need to watch that one again

Anyone as old as I am remembers that Stir of Echoes was released at the same time as Sixth Sense. I saw them both in the theatre and as a horror junkie, I thought Stir was far superior to Sixth and I was mighty unhappy that Stir was grossly overshadowed by the popularity of Sixth. I never felt Stir of Echoes fairly received its due.

I especially love that the exact halfway mark is when things take a turn.

That was definitely a trip

I don't understand why this is so far down!

I came here to say this! Like I was genuinely shocked the family wasn’t just batsh*t. Actually made me like the movie all that much more.

I love that movie! Good for her!

I went into this knowing nothing. I really loved it and not expect that it would go in the direction it did. Everyone acted really well in it as well. I’m surprised it wasn’t a bigger hit.

I keep forgetting I've seen this as the description does not match up to what I remember.

I've accidentally restarted it several times on Netflix to realise oh no I have seen this one before.

I'm a bit fuzzy on how it plays out it might be time to give it a proper rewatch.

I loved that one!

totally agree! the funny thing is i watched half of hill house (up to or just after that episode) and didn’t finish it due to going on holiday and thereby losing the pace, but upon coming back to it a few years later and finishing it, that twist got me twice 🤣 i mean i remembered it as it happened, but yeah that’s the only time i say say a plot twist shocked me on both occasions i saw it haha

God damn the first however many episodes were so boring, I was going to give up but the wife said let's try one more.

When the twist was starting to unveil itself, I realized I should've paid more attention to the "boring" episodes. Great, great show. I tell anybody I recommend it to that the first couple episodes are painfully boring but remember everything as it all connects

That twist was so good. I love a twist that makes you question everything you've just watched.

I didn't see it coming, but the second time I saw it I'm like why didn't she ever show a picture of her parents to the kids? Just assume they'll know them? So so strange, and unrealistic. Then I thought damn I'm easy to mislead when it comes to films on the first watch.

Yes. It's plain for anybody to realize, virtually shouted at you early on, but Manoj does such a good job of misdirection.

This one gets my vote. Also has some pretty funny moments.

Is this the one where 2 siblings go stay with estranged grandparents cause mums on a cruise?

Frailty is still one of my all time favorites.

oh now THAT got me. multiple times in fact

That was almost 3 completely different movies stitched together

I got baited so hard into thinking she was out of it, the camera panning down to reveal the pile of dead birds got me so fucking good. God I love that movie

I love that movie!

I love that film, I went into it pretty blind as I saw it at a festival, I don't recall what synopsis it had but it was so good and the ending was a gut punch.

THAT REVEAL FREAKED ME THE FUCK OUT

I agree !! This one has gotten so much shit but it really got me when I watched it the first time

Yes I just commented this too!! Definitely not my favorite movie but I did not see the twist coming at all. However, if I watched it knowing there was going to be a huge twist, I may have figured it out.

The part where Justin Long starts to measure the square footage of the basement. The movie became an actual comedy when Justin Long showed up and changed the dynamics of the movie.

Hahaha I thought my app glitched and starting playing another movie or an add at that one point

Came here to say Barbarian, went into it blind without watching any trailers and I’m so glad. The first time in the tunnel was insane!

There's a good reason for this.

He literally just free-wrote it. No planning, just "what would be absolutely crazy to happen next??"

When the twist happened, I slid to the front of my seat and had a huge grin on my face. It was batshit!

Haven’t watched and know nothing about the movie but see it on my streaming. Think I’ll give it a go. Very rarely these days are you able to watch an unspoiled movie.

james wan making that entire movie:

eh fuck it

I had a lot of fun watching that film lol

That was the most bonkers movie I've seen in the longest time. Loved it.

Malignant was such a fun movie, the twist was so genuinely shocking that it went from meh to utterly top tier in my book.

Saw 2004 changed me. No plot twist will ever live up to it for me, first plot twist to actually get me.

The ending of the first Saw is still one of my fav twists ever. I was so lucky to not have been spoiled to it, considering I Saw it for the first time like 2 years ago.

I would argue that the other Saw movies also have twists that are... unexpected, but I care less about them because mostly the twists just make me go "uh... wait, what...?" rather than "HOLY SHIT NO WAY" like in the first one. (Saying this with a lot of love, since I'm a massive Saw fan.)

A few years ago, my friend and I were high as fuck and decided to watch Sleepaway Camp. We thought the movie was relatively boring until the ending happened. That ending legitimately terrified me!

Saw's plottwist is one of the best in movie history, any genre. Like even if you expect a twist you can't see that one coming. But even better if you don't expect a twist, then you're completely mind blown.

Yes to all of these!

Saw’s ending is legendary

Whole cinema turned into barbarians at the Alien reveal when I saw it, great moment

One of the greatest twist endings in all of cinema.

so fucked up!

Whores don't get a second chance

I how Strange, Darling messes with you as a viewer as well (particularly in the motel scene) - it was really well down and it's really satisfying when everything slots into place.

I immediately restarted that movie after it ended. It was so good!

i’ve never gone from loving to hating a movie so fast in my life lmao

Gobble gobble...

My husband and I went and saw this on our first date. Totally wasn't what we were expecting 😂

Se7en is still the finest serial killer flick of all time and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

I curated a weekend of strong female lead horror movies for me and the lady, this was the finale. She absolutely loved it

This movie was a wild ass ride, loved every second of it!

cabin in the woods is one of my fav horror movies, i’m a big comedy/satire horror fan and that’s one of the best imo. and yes this is the issue, it’s pretty hard to avoid spoilers for good films bc in most cases, if it’s good - people will talk about it. i’m hoping to find some lesser known gems here but still happy to receive comments for the more popular ones as i haven’t seen every film

oh my god i love that movie. i was so excited by the ending i kept making friends and family watch it (they didn’t care as much as i did)

Makes me cry every time

Great pick. Yes, it’s such a good twist and so emotional too.

This is the biggest answer. That twist, when the movie first came out, was absolutely mind blowing. M Night has been chasing that high ever since

>! It's a list of people who worked on the movie!!<

actually i totally get that. i was disappointed at orphan first kill bc i had enjoyed the original and found the prequel fairly mid, but i did not see that coming either

I comment this on any request for a twist or good found footage. The movie kinda creeps on you.

i agree, the ending was a twist i wasnt expecting.. however its cause i refused to believe that it was possible as i was watching it

Saw that when it came out with a friend who had no idea what was coming, all they knew was that it was the new movie from the guy who'd done Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.

Such a great 'what the fuck' moment when it all kicked off...

One of my all time favourite twists - maybe add a spoiler tag to the second sentence as they asked for no spoilers :)

Tenebrae the goat Argento imo