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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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Spiral
2018 · Documentary
Abrahaminte Santhathikal
2018 · Crime
Hoffmaniada
2018 · Animation
Hereditary
2018 · Drama
Boomerang
2018 · Comedy
King Lear
2018 · Drama
In Darkness
2018 · Thriller
Kaali
2018 · Action
Terminal
2018 · Drama
Iravukku Aayiram Kangal
2018 · Thriller
Mahanati
2018 · Drama
Anon
2018 · Sci-Fi
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Action
Alinagarer Golokdhadha
2018 · Adventure
Kammara Sambhavam
2018 · Thriller
Parallel
2018 · Fantasy
Blackmail
2018 · Thriller
The Endless
2018 · Sci-Fi
Gogol. Viy
2018 · Adventure
Dukun
2018 · Thriller
Gemini
2018 · Mystery
The China Hustle
2018 · Documentary
Rangasthalam
2018 · Drama
The Poe Clan
2018 · Music
Flower
2018 · Drama
7 Days in Entebbe
2018 · Drama
Take Your Pills
2018 · Documentary
Ira
2018 · Thriller
Ghostland
2018 · Horror
The Forgiven
2018 · Thriller
Hate Story IV
2018 · Drama
The Resistance Banker
2018 · War
The Vanished
2018 · Thriller
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
2018 · Comedy
Red Sparrow
2018 · Drama
The Vanishing Of Sidney Hall
2018 · Drama
The Heretic
2018 · Documentary
Mute
2018 · Sci-Fi
Death House
2018 · Horror
Detective Chinatown 2
2018 · Action
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