Welcome to our romp through the most jaw-dropping, eyebrow-raising, and sometimes downright bizarre movie endings of the past decade. These films have not only redefined storytelling but have also left their mark as cultural touchstones. Each finale is a unique blend of artistry and audacity, challenging viewers to rethink what they may once have typically expected.
Gone Girl (2014)
Reason? Twist
Ben Affleck
Rosamund Pike
Neil Patrick Harris
Tyler Perry
Carrie Coon
Kim Dickens
Patrick Fugit
David Clennon
Lisa Banes
Missi Pyle
Hereditary (2018)
Reason? Bizarre
Toni Collette
Gabriel Byrne
Alex Wolff
Milly Shapiro
Ann Dowd
Pat Barnett Carr
Mallory Bechtel
Brock McKinney
Jake Brown
Morgan Lund
Christy Summerhays
Bus Riley
The Shape of Water (2017)
Reason? Unconventional
Sally Hawkins
Doug Jones
Michael Shannon
Richard Jenkins
Octavia Spencer
Michael Stuhlbarg
David Hewlett
Nick Searcy
Stewart Arnott
Nigel Bennett
Lauren Lee Smith
Martin Roach
Get Out (2017)
Reason? Shock
Daniel Kaluuya
Allison Williams
Bradley Whitford
Caleb Landry Jones
Stephen Root
Catherine Keener
Marcus Henderson
Betty Gabriel
LaKeith Stanfield
Lil Rel Howery
Ashley LeConte Campbell
John Wilmot
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Reason? Devastation
Robert Downey Jr.
Chris Hemsworth
Mark Ruffalo
Chris Evans
Scarlett Johansson
Benedict Cumberbatch
Tom Holland
Chadwick Boseman
Don Cheadle
Zoe Saldaña
Karen Gillan
Elizabeth Olsen
La La Land (2016)
Reason? Bittersweet
Ryan Gosling
Emma Stone
John Legend
Rosemarie DeWitt
J.K. Simmons
Amiée Conn
Terry Walters
Thom Shelton
Cinda Adams
Callie Hernandez
Jessica Rothe
Sonoya Mizuno
Mother! (2017)
Reason? Controversial and Divisive
Jennifer Lawrence
Javier Bardem
Ed Harris
Michelle Pfeiffer
Brian Gleeson
Domhnall Gleeson
Jovan Adepo
Amanda Chiu
Patricia Summersett
Eric Davis
Raphael Grosz-Harvey
Emily Hampshire
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Reason? Ambiguity
Michael Keaton
Emma Stone
Zach Galifianakis
Edward Norton
Andrea Riseborough
Amy Ryan
Naomi Watts
Lindsay Duncan
Merritt Wever
Jeremy Shamos
Damian Young
Bill Camp
Snowpiercer (2013)
Reason? Unexpected
Chris Evans
Song Kang-ho
John Hurt
Tilda Swinton
Jamie Bell
Octavia Spencer
Ed Harris
Ewen Bremner
Go A-sung
Alison Pill
Luke Pasqualino
Vlad Ivanov
Interstellar (2014)
Reason? Complex
Matthew McConaughey
Anne Hathaway
Jessica Chastain
Michael Caine
Bill Irwin
Ellen Burstyn
Mackenzie Foy
Casey Affleck
John Lithgow
Wes Bentley
The Mist (2007)
Reason? Shocking
Thomas Jane
Laurie Holden
Toby Jones
Marcia Gay Harden
Andre Braugher
William Sadler
Jeffrey DeMunn
Samuel Witwer
Chris Owen
Alexa Davalos
David Jensen
Frances Sternhagen
Se7en (1995)
Reason? Horrific
Morgan Freeman
Brad Pitt
Gwyneth Paltrow
Daniel Zacapa
John Cassini
Bob Mack
Peter Crombie
Reg E. Cathey
R. Lee Ermey
George Christy
Endre Hules