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Endings explained, hidden details, characters and top lists.
Endings explained
- Inception ending explained: the spinning top and what Nolan meant
- Parasite ending explained: the party, the bunker and Ki-woo's plan
- Oldboy ending explained: the reveal, the hypnotist and the final smile
- Donnie Darko ending explained: tangent universes and the jet engine
- Hereditary ending explained: who Paimon is and why Peter is crowned
- The Matrix ending explained: how Neo becomes the One
- Avengers: Endgame ending explained: the snap, the shield and the dance
- Prisoners ending explained: Holly Jones and the red whistle
- Interstellar ending explained: what happens inside the tesseract
- Get Out ending explained: the escape, the police lights and the original version
- Gone Girl ending explained: Amy's return and why Nick stays
- Black Swan ending explained: what really happened to Nina
- Midsommar ending explained: the May Queen, the fire and Dani's smile
- Blade Runner 2049 ending explained: K, Ana Stelline and the miracle child
- Annihilation ending explained: the lighthouse, the double and the final embrace
- Oppenheimer ending explained: Strauss, Einstein and the chain reaction
- Shutter Island ending explained: what Teddy's last line means
- The Prestige ending explained: Borden's twins and Angier's machine
- Se7en ending explained: the box, envy, wrath and Somerset's last line
- The Others ending explained: Grace, the servants and the intruders
- Everything Everywhere All at Once ending explained: bagels and kindness
- Ex Machina ending explained: why Ava leaves Caleb behind
- Mulholland Drive ending explained: Betty, Diane and the blue box
- The Menu ending explained: the cheeseburger and the s'more
- Fight Club ending explained: what the final scene really means
- Memento ending explained: what Leonard learns and chooses to forget
- The Usual Suspects ending explained: Verbal, the mug and Keyser Soze
- Us ending explained: the switch twist and what Jordan Peele meant
- Knives Out ending explained: Ransom, Marta and the final mug shot
- Joker ending explained: the Arkham scene and the question of reality
- No Country for Old Men ending explained: Bell, Chigurh and the dreams
- Saltburn ending explained: Oliver's plan, Elspeth and the final dance
- The Sixth Sense ending explained: what the twist reveals and how the film hid it
- Arrival ending explained: Louise's choice, the heptapod gift and the phone call
- Tenet ending explained: who Neil really is and why the Protagonist founds Tenet
- Nope ending explained: how Em and OJ beat Jean Jacket and what it means
- Glass Onion ending explained: who killed Andi and why Helen burns the Mona Lisa
- The Dark Knight Rises ending explained: is Bruce Wayne alive in Florence?
- The Departed ending explained: who dies, why Dignam shoots Sullivan, and the rat
- Triangle of Sadness ending explained: does Abigail kill Yaya?
Hidden details
- Toy Story hidden details: names, cameos and near misses
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone hidden details and facts
- Up hidden details: the real people and places behind Pixar's Up
- Avengers: Infinity War hidden details: cameos, cuts and camera tricks
- The Truman Show hidden details: the real Seahaven and the darker script
- The Incredibles hidden details: Edna's voice, Syndrome and the 60s look
- Back to the Future hidden details and production secrets
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring hidden details
- Inside Out hidden details, easter eggs and production facts
- Iron Man hidden details: easter eggs and behind-the-scenes facts
- Ratatouille hidden details: easter eggs, chefs and real rats
- Mean Girls hidden details and facts about the 2004 film
- Jurassic Park hidden details most viewers miss
- Star Wars hidden details from the original 1977 film
- Spirited Away hidden details and meanings you might miss
- The Shining hidden details and production secrets
- Monsters, Inc. hidden details and behind-the-scenes facts
- The Grand Budapest Hotel hidden details worth a second look
- Titanic hidden details: the drawings, the real people and the replica
- Shrek hidden details: the voice that changed and the jokes in Duloc
- Frozen hidden details: the cameo, the villain Elsa and real Norway
- Pulp Fiction hidden details: brands, the briefcase and the timeline
- WALL-E hidden details: the Mac chime, A113 and Hello, Dolly
- Paddington 2 hidden details: Phoenix, the pop-up book and the prison
- The Lion King hidden details: production secrets behind Disney's 1994 classic
- Finding Nemo hidden details: Easter eggs, film references and production secrets
- Avatar hidden details: the dreams, languages and tech behind James Cameron's 2009 film
- Home Alone hidden details: the fake gangster film, the real tarantula and more
- Coco hidden details: Easter eggs, Shining nods and how Pixar built the Land of the Dead
- The Godfather hidden details: the stray cat, the oranges and Brando's screen test
Characters explained
- Keyser Söze explained: the legend, the reveal and the name
- Thanos explained: why the Mad Titan wanted to wipe out half of life
- Amy Dunne explained: the plan, the diary and the Amazing Amy myth
- Tyler Durden explained: the man behind Fight Club
- Gollum explained: who Sméagol was and why he matters
- Patrick Bateman explained: who he is and what the film says
- Hannibal Lecter explained: who he is and why he still terrifies
- Severus Snape explained: his loyalty, his love and Always
- Ellen Ripley explained: how Alien created a new kind of hero
- The Joker explained: who he is in The Dark Knight and what he wants
- Norman Bates explained: who he is and how Mother took over
- Jack Torrance explained: how the Overlook claims him in The Shining
- Darth Vader explained: who he is, why he fell and how he was made
- Anton Chigurh explained: the coin, the code and Javier Bardem's performance
- Hans Landa explained: Tarantino's greatest villain and Christoph Waltz's breakout
Top lists
- The best movies with twist endings, in release order
- Movies with unreliable narrators, from Caligari to Gone Girl
- The best movie villains of all time, ranked by the AFI
- The best mind-bending movies, from Memento to Tenet
- The best horror movies with twist endings, from Psycho to Get Out
- The best courtroom drama movies, from 12 Angry Men to Anatomy of a Fall
- The best psychological thriller movies, from Se7en to Parasite
- Christopher Nolan movies ranked, from Following to The Odyssey
- The best movies to watch with friends on a group night
- The best heist movies, from Rififi to Widows
- Pixar movies ranked: the 15 best films from the studio
- The best family movie night films for every age
- The best time travel movies: 12 films that bend the clock
- The best animated movies for adults: 12 films that prove animation is not just for kids
- The best movies based on true stories: 13 films drawn from real events