3,156 movie summaries
Movies with Complex, Mind-Bending Plots: Summaries & Endings Explained
3,156 movies with complex, mind-bending plots, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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You Can See Everything
2026 · Documentary
Buddy
2026 · Horror
Filipiñana
2026 · Drama
It Ends
2026 · Drama
Hot Spot
2026 · Crime
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
2026 · Action
I Want Your Sex
2026 · Comedy
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
2026 · Animation
Her Private Hell
2026 · Crime
The Odyssey
2026 · Adventure
Heartstopper Forever
2026 · Drama
Night Nurse
2026 · Thriller
The Death of Robin Hood
2026 · Action
Rose of Nevada
2026 · Drama
Another World
2026 · Animation
Backrooms
2026 · Horror
I Love Boosters
2026 · Adventure
Silent Friend
2026 · Biography
Hokum
2026 · Horror
Two Seasons, Two Strangers
2026 · Drama
Toaster
2026 · Comedy
Fiume o morte!
2026 · Documentary
Pizza Movie
2026 · Comedy
Our Hero, Balthazar
2026 · Comedy
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
2026 · Action
Scare Out
2026 · Drama
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Adventure
Return to Silent Hill
2026 · Drama
The Big Fake
2026 · Drama
A Useful Ghost
2026 · Comedy
A Private Life
2026 · Crime
The Dutchman
2026 · Drama
Father Mother Sister Brother
2025 · Comedy
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025 · Action
Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders
2025
The Great Flood
2025 · Action
Influencers
2025 · Horror
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025 · Comedy
The Secret Agent
2025 · Crime
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2025 · Crime
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