Best Twist Ending
Oldboy is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir psychological thriller directed by Park Chan-wook. The film follows a man who is inexplicably imprisoned in a windowless hotel room for 15 years before being released and seeking answers and revenge. Based on the Japanese manga of the same name, the narrative i...
The Handmaiden is a 2016 South Korean erotic psychological thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook. Adapted from Sarah Waters's novel Fingersmith, the plot transplants the Victorian-era setting to 1930s Korea under Japanese colonial rule. The narrative follows a pickpocket who is hired to help a co...
The Sixth Sense is a 1999 American supernatural psychological thriller written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Bruce Willis as child psychologist Malcolm Crowe and Haley Joel Osment as a boy who communicates with the dead. The film grossed over $670 million worldwide and was nominated f...
"The Others" is a 2001 English-language Spanish gothic psychological horror film written and directed by Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman. The narrative focuses on a devoutly religious mother who moves her two photosensitive children into a secluded, old house, which she believes is haunte...
Directed by Martin Scorsese and based on Dennis Lehane's novel, this 2010 psychological thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as U.S. Marshal Edward "Teddy" Daniels. Set in 1954, the plot follows Daniels and his new partner as they investigate the disappearance of a patient from Ashecliffe Hospital, a he...
"Shutter Island" is a psychological thriller novel written by Dennis Lehane and published in 2003. The narrative follows United States Marshals Edward Daniels and Chuck Aule as they travel to a psychiatric facility on a remote island to investigate the disappearance of a patient. The story explores...
Clare Mackintosh's 2015 debut psychological thriller follows a woman fleeing a tragic accident, notable for its shocking twist and winning the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year award.
Alex Michaelides' 2019 debut novel is a psychological thriller about a psychotherapist treating a mute murderer, notable for becoming a global bestseller with a major plot twist.
Malignant is a 2021 American psychological horror thriller directed by James Wan, noted for its stylistic homages to 1990s thrillers and Italian Giallo films.
Sarah Pinborough's 2017 psychological thriller explores a twisted love triangle between a woman, her boss, and his wife, notable for its highly controversial, shocking plot twist.
Behind Her Eyes is a 2021 British psychological thriller miniseries created for Netflix, adapted from Sarah Pinborough's novel and known for its twist ending.
The Visit is a 2015 American psychological horror film directed by M. Night Shyamalan, utilizing the found-footage technique to depict two siblings' terrifying stay with grandparents.
Also known as High Tension, this 2003 French psychological horror film directed by Alexandre Aja was a landmark in the New French Extremity movement.
