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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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Showing 921–960 of 3,156 movies · newest release first
High Society
2017 · Comedy
Thupparivaalan
2017 · Crime
The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches
2017 · Drama
Outrage Coda
2017 · Action
Memoir of a Murderer
2017 · Action
Trophy
2017 · Documentary
The Limehouse Golem
2017 · Thriller
Kurangu Bommai
2017 · Family
Puriyaatha Puthir
2017 · Crime
Apocalypse Now Now
2017 · Fantasy
Sekigahara
2017 · Drama
The Villainess
2017 · Action
Logan Lucky
2017 · Drama
Marjorie Prime
2017 · Sci-Fi
Planetarium
2017 · Drama
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid the Movie: True Ending
2017 · Action
Waru
2017 · Drama
Atomic Blonde
2017 · Action
The Irregular at Magic High School the Movie: The Girl Who Calls the Stars
2017 · Action
Dunkirk
2017 · Action
The Untamed
2017 · Sci-Fi
Kuso
2017 · Drama
Vikram Vedha
2017 · Action
Shamantakamani
2017 · Drama
Falsettos
2017 · Music
A Ghost Story
2017 · Drama
Tiyaan
2017 · Drama
The House
2017 · Comedy
Reset
2017 · Action
2:22
2017 · Action
The Ornithologist
2017 · Adventure
Food Evolution
2017 · Documentary
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
2017 · Action
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 · Action
Andhhagadu
2017 · Thriller
Masterpiece
2017 · Comedy
Black Butterfly
2017 · Thriller
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
2017 · Documentary
King Charles III
2017 · Drama
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
2017 · Drama
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