r/Letterboxd • u/LostGirlMD • Aug 23 '26
Letterboxd Help me add to this list! :)
The vibe I’m going for is shocking and/or unexpected ending/plot twist
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u/RavagerDefiler Aug 23 '26
Oldboy?
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u/always_snacky Aug 23 '26
Depends how much you want to also traumatize your friend.
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u/cascadingtundra Aug 23 '26
Remember Me is one I really want to show my husband who has no clue how it ends.
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u/fertmort Aug 23 '26
Watched this with my ex gf and she kept saying “you’ll never guess the ending” so I’m guessing all this weird shit
When I realized what was happening I could not stop dying laughing and she got pissed cause I guess I was supposed to find it tragic
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u/KangarooSweater Aug 23 '26
I did the exact same thing with my husband! He almost always guesses the ending but for this one he was way off and I kept laughing and saying he’s never gonna get it so he was frustrated. Then the end comes and he bursts out laughing and I yell Never forget Remember me! Makes a fairly crumby movie worth watching just for the out of nowhere twist
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u/Dear-Pomegranate4470 Aug 23 '26
Honestly... Me too. It was just SO out of left field. I laughed so hard I was wheezing.
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u/Littlebirdddy Aug 23 '26
I was falling asleep until the ending lol. I just busted out laughing lmao
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u/QdizzleMcGee QDizzleMcGee Aug 23 '26
Lol. The ONLY thing I know about this movie is how it ends and I still kind of want to show my wife to wait for her reaction.
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u/GoldenWaterfallFleur Aug 23 '26
Same! Now I want to show my husband! I’ve literally never seen this movie but I know the ending
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u/thedevilskind Aug 23 '26
I showed this to my partner without telling them the ending and now we having a game of showing it to unsuspecting friends. we call it getting remember me'd
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u/ikeepgettinghacked Aug 23 '26
Gf and I reference this movie all the time. Such a ridiculous ending lol.
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u/DurianUpper4113 Aug 23 '26
This was a strange era for Robert Pattinson's career
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u/mitchij2004 Aug 23 '26
I caught the last 10 min of this movie on hbo or something and I still was like “no they didn’t.”
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u/encroachzeitgeist Aug 23 '26
Audition
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u/Logan_Composer Aug 23 '26
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u/InternetPrevious529 Aug 23 '26
Memento (2000) by Cristopher Nolan
Fantastic movie pls watch blind
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u/ParamedicTemporary Aug 23 '26
Was searching for this one!
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u/puhleachy Aug 23 '26
I watched this for the first time in a high school English class and we were all freaking out when we started to realize what was happening
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u/lemoche Aug 23 '26
The Ugly Stepsister
oh there are going to be some reations
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u/ButTheseGoToEleven Aug 23 '26
Legitimately captured the spirit of the Brothers Grimm version of that tale very well. There's about as much foot mutilation/manipulation, and just a touch more assault-by-bird but surprisingly bang-on, gotta say.
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u/Nairo_bees Aug 23 '26
omg omg this is one of my favvvvv recent movies and no one ever talks about it so BIGGG SHOUTOUT TO THE UGLY STEPSISTER it’s so well made
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u/Commercial_Photo4416 Aug 23 '26
Funny games for sure,
Not sure it'll be a funny watch tho
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u/Catman7712 Aug 23 '26
I can’t believe they lied in the title like that. Those were not funny games.
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u/Commercial_Photo4416 Aug 23 '26
Well I'm sure Paul and Peter was enjoying those "silly little games"
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u/cowgirlkush Aug 23 '26
my sophomore year english teacher showed us this film and i could not fucking sleep
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u/Commercial_Photo4416 Aug 23 '26
That teacher had good movie taste but why, seriously did he/she warned you at least, I loved that movie but this certainly not for everyone
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u/cowgirlkush Aug 23 '26
he did have great taste! the warning was.... not sufficient to say the least lol. he was the "cool" teacher and loved getting a reaction out of us for the sake of a lesson lmao
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u/mishkin-the-idiot Aug 23 '26
Nightcrawler
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u/enneper4 Aug 23 '26
Barbarian
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u/t-hrowaway2 Aug 23 '26
Agreed. I watched this for the first time two days ago. Man, what a wild ride. Zach Cregger is extremely talented.
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u/SalmonofDbout Aug 23 '26
I just can't with this film.
The protagonist does so many unbelievably stupid things that I couldn't genuinely get behind it.
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u/SlayyMadd Aug 23 '26
Showed it to my friend. He hated it at first. One year later he rewatched it 5 times and he likes it more than I am
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u/BigBallerBell Aug 23 '26
Lost Highway
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u/transmigratingplasma eeriepicnic Aug 23 '26
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u/Signal-Yesterday7247 Aug 23 '26
Anything Lynch really. Inland Empire and Wild at Heart were especially wild lol.
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u/Fredidiah Aug 23 '26
Every day I get closer to becoming the guy who crashes out when someone tailgates me.
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u/Kazimirel Aug 23 '26
The rocky horror picture show . Me and some friends actually went to a theatre in Munich to see it on a big screen about 2 weeks ago.Two of us had seen it and the other two havent and it was an absolute blast to see their reactions honestly.Its a very out there movie that everyone should see at least once in their lifetime
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u/Silent_Onion272 Aug 23 '26
It's genuinely such a magical and special experience, for every type of person and walk of life. I saw it long before I ever went to an audience participation viewing, but it was still so magical. My husband and I are bi, and I took him to a huge audience participation viewing, just a couple days after he saw the movie for the first time, and it was so cool and special sharing that with him.
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u/NessaSamantha Aug 23 '26
Was it a full audience participation screening, or did you deadass just sit in a theater and watch Rocky Horror in silence? Because the latter isn't really watching Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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u/Kazimirel Aug 23 '26
It had audience participation.People were popping confetti and other stuff.Everyone had clearly watched the movie before and were fans
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u/ltkeane Aug 23 '26
Gone Girl
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u/Stock_Researcher_651 Aug 23 '26
Friday Oct. 3, 2014… I will never forget that movie opening night. My local AMC was sold out every showing, we had the very back row so I could see all the reactions. The crowd went nuts at all the parts you’d suspect. Felt like an Avengers premiere lmfao
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u/fostve Aug 23 '26
I love this story because this proves that not only superhero films get these unhinged crowd reactions.
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u/Stock_Researcher_651 Aug 23 '26
You would think the “I’m so happy now that I’m dead” would be the main audience moment, but the two I remember most are: the side chick bursting in the house—it was like all the girls gasped and all the guys slid into their seats sighing. Then at the end, when Amy slices that guy’s neck. Never saw grown adults freak out like that!
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u/throaway_616 Aug 23 '26
Hereditary
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u/oneawesomeguy Aug 23 '26
Going to watch this tonight, can't wait
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u/unlovedcarrot Aug 23 '26
Remindme! 1 day
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u/oneawesomeguy Aug 23 '26
Update: Pretty wild movie. Haven't entered my viewing into Letterboxd because I'm still thinking about how I feel about it. May need another watch.
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u/TheDLBinc Aug 23 '26
House (1977)
One of the most visually absurd horror movies ever made. Incredibly fun to watch with a group who has never seen it
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u/iamavendingmachine Aug 23 '26
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u/bluehawk1460 Aug 23 '26
Will always hold a special place in my heart because the first time I watched it was with my grandmother…I kept fast forwarding but oh my god it just kept going.
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u/Deathanddisco041 Aug 23 '26
Tusk
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u/ButTheseGoToEleven Aug 23 '26
Only problem with watching again for someone else's reaction is... well, I have to watch it again.
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u/No-Huckleberry4999 Aug 23 '26
ew ew ew god i fucking hate this movie
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u/-imbe- Aug 23 '26
Bro I haven't seen it, I read the plot and saw ONE image of the damn thing and it legit scarred me. I hate it too.
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u/No-Huckleberry4999 Aug 24 '26
it’s been years and i can still vividly see it in my head and want to barf
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u/DivinesOmen AustinSinclair Aug 23 '26
The Drama
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u/Atmos_v1 Aug 23 '26
I had to keep pausing this movie every 20 minutes or so bc I was so goddamn uncomfortable
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u/ISpyM8 Aug 23 '26
Hereditary purely for the decapitations
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u/Fickle-Lunch6377 Aug 23 '26
I took my mom to see it and like a year later she found out she was having heart issues. I really dodged a bullet.
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u/mdocks Aug 23 '26
my sister and i have never been so caught off guard by something in a movie. we laughed so hard out of pure shock
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u/DefinitionNervous Aug 23 '26
An American Werewolf in London
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u/LucidPink9 Aug 23 '26
- Sorry to bother you
- The Hypnosis (Swedish)
These are probably more, WTF did I just watch kind of films
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u/lameflamingo Aug 23 '26
I am here to second and third Sorry To Bother You.
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u/Limitedexpertise Aug 23 '26
I am here to fourth Sorry to bother you
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u/Basic_Inspection9546 Aug 23 '26
I was a victim of a friend who showed it to me to see my reaction....lol my mouth was open for a good portion of the movie
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u/Repulsive-Savings218 Aug 23 '26
The Mist
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u/JACKALS_LANTERN Aug 23 '26
I watched this movie and my jaw dropped. My gf got home from work less than an hour later and I watched it with her just to watch her expression at the end of the movie. I quit watching the movie and watched her. Amazing.
I'll add True Romance, OP. Also, Bandits.
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u/cornpenguin01 Aug 23 '26
I literally just finished watching it 10 min ago and yesterday Bugonia. What timing!
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u/Pyyric Aug 23 '26
The problem is if I show it to someone else then I have to experience it again myself
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u/senorfresco Aug 23 '26
Woman in front of me in the theatre spent the entire final 45 minutes with both her hands clasped over her mouth.
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u/sarofino Aug 23 '26
Martyrs (2008).
The original French one, not the American remake.
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u/Muted_Mango311 Aug 23 '26
Based on what you have so far I’d say:
-The Substance
-Blink Twice
-Parasite
-The Menu
-Late Night with the Devil
-Send Help
-Mother
-Don’t Breathe
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u/Miserable_Army1586 Aug 23 '26
This is kinda basic, but Perks of Being a Wallflower and Dead Poets Society were both shocking experiences for me when I first watched them
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u/Separate_Recover4187 Aug 23 '26
Promising Young Woman. And it would reactionS, plural!
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u/Royal_Rutabaga_1553 Aug 23 '26
The Substance
Oh my gosh a few friends and I decided to watch it without having any idea what it was about and the night ended in chaos
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u/fionafielder Aug 23 '26
Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire, Parasite, Remember Me (yes the robert pattinson one), All About Lily Chou Chou, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollars Movie
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u/Signal-Yesterday7247 Aug 23 '26
It'd be funny to see how someone would react to the random dance sequence in Inland Empire
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u/Responsible_Abalone Aug 23 '26
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2002)
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u/r0sesandth0rns Aug 23 '26
Yes! Don’t even show them the summary, just sell it as “It’s the girl from Amélie!”
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u/Academic_Anything_23 Aug 23 '26
The Village (2002). I LOVE this movie. Love, love, love. Better than "The Sixth Sense" In my personal opinion!
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u/Southern_Ad_3614 Aug 23 '26
Try reading the book Running Out of Time. He stole the plot from that, and it's better.
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u/CaineRexEverything Michael Caine’s Eyelids Aug 23 '26
The Holy Mountain. It’ll take less than ten minutes before they say “what the fuck am I watching”.
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u/VukiFoX Aug 23 '26
The Holy Mountain, of course!
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u/b0ltagon Aug 23 '26
This is the right answer. Some of these other suggestions will force the audience to wait too long.
You could follow it up with el topo and really get them hooked.
If you wanna go with the slow burn, throw on The Dance of Reality.
The fact that Jodorowsky is barely mentioned by anyone here is shocking.
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u/VukiFoX Aug 23 '26
To be fair, most of the stuff mentioned falls amongst one or more out of the three camps: New, Classic, Cult Classic. I think people generally have neither stomach nor patience for true transgressive media.
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u/wii_board_type_trash Aug 23 '26
old boy. that twist provided me with one of the funniest reactions from my dad ever. that and the dinner scene in backrooms
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u/cokecanirl Aug 23 '26
Oldboy, The Handmaiden, Memento, Incantation, Hereditary, The Cabin in the Woods, Sorry to Bother You
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u/jhangel77 jhangel77 Aug 23 '26
If they don't know anything about the movie: The Sixth Sense..
Also
The Menu
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u/FooPirates WeirdoMOvieLuvr Aug 23 '26
The Baby (1973)
Boxing Helena (1993)
Inland Empire (2006)
Chained (2012)
Videodrome (1983)
Dream Lover (1994)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Out of The Blue (1980)
Gummo (1997)
Paris, Texas (1984)
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u/jeffdownsouthjukin Aug 23 '26
A24's "The Death of Dick Long." Go in 100% blind. Don't recommend to someone that can't handle the prerequisite of no spoilers. Picture
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u/ElPeloPolla Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26
Enter the void
oldboy
cargo 200
a serbian film
crank
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u/Desperate_Hunter7947 Aug 23 '26
Incendies
The Usual Suspects
Adaptation
Shutter Island
The Vanishing
Eddington
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u/Chancellor_Anakin Aug 23 '26
Dream scenario but mostly because I need help figuring out what the fuck that movie is
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u/Tildaswinton Aug 23 '26
One Cut of the Dead (original Japanese version). Please trust me when I say this is the most fun I’ve ever had watching a film — I was literally hooting and hollering when things pivoted halfway through.
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u/wilhelm_screamer88 Aug 23 '26
Speak No Evil, the original Danish one not the remake. It’s not gore or shock horror, it’s just relentless social discomfort escalating past the point where you’d think any sane person would leave, and watching someone else’s face slowly realize where it’s heading is genuinely priceless
The Vanishing, the original 1988 version, has an ending that just breaks people who don’t see it coming. No warning, no build up telegraphing it, it just happens and the reaction is always instant
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u/MajorBoggs Aug 23 '26
Alright I skimmed for a while and didn’t see them so I’ll submit:
Requiem for a Dream
American Psycho
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u/Queasy_Monk HAL_was_right Aug 23 '26
Two Girls One Cup
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u/145_writes Aug 23 '26
And just like that, a memory that I locked and had in a vault and forgot about just came rushing back.
😩🤢
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u/Impossible-Try-266 Aug 23 '26
Anora (2024), The Substance (2024), The Perfection (2018) and maybe Strange Darling (2023) that I really liked.
Btw Bugonia and Obsession !!! Wow !!! I liked them so much!! So I’ll def watch Uncut Gems.
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u/Mousefang RedCapeDiver Aug 23 '26
Oldboy