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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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Andhadhun
2018 · Comedy
Gun City
2018 · Thriller
Toman
2018 · Drama
Dark Figure of Crime
2018 · Crime
The Purity of Vengeance
2018 · Drama
Hillbilly
2018 · Documentary
Monsters and Men
2018 · Drama
Hold the Dark
2018 · Adventure
Spice It Up
2018 · Drama
Project Gutenberg
2018 · Action
Goyo: The Boy General
2018 · Action
Fahrenheit 11/9
2018 · Documentary
Life Itself
2018 · Drama
The Negotiation
2018 · Action
A Simple Favor
2018 · Drama
Rise: Ini Kalilah
2018 · Drama
The Butler
2018 · Romance
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2018 · Drama
Maya
2018 · Drama
City of Lies
2018 · Drama
UFO
2018 · Thriller
Savita Damodar Paranjpe
2018 · Thriller
Imaikkaa Nodigal
2018 · Drama
Neevevaro
2018 · Romance
The Motive
2018 · Drama
Frenzy
2018 · Horror
The Spy Gone North
2018 · Drama
Madeline's Madeline
2018 · Drama
Elizabeth Harvest
2018 · Sci-Fi
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018 · Action
The Warning
2018 · Drama
Damascus Cover
2018 · Action
Koode
2018 · Drama
The Other Side of Everything
2018 · Documentary
Dark Money
2018 · Documentary
Tales from the Hood 2
2018 · Horror
Sorry to Bother You
2018 · Sci-Fi
Till the End of the World
2018 · Drama
Keep an Eye Out
2018 · Comedy
The Road Not Taken
2018 · Comedy
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