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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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Recount
2008 · History
The Edge of Heaven
2008 · Drama
Jannat
2008 · Crime
Reprise
2008 · Drama
Twenty 20
2008 · Thriller
The Tracey Fragments
2008 · Drama
The Fall
2008 · Adventure
Bommalattam
2008 · Action
Roman de gare
2008 · Drama
Standard Operating Procedure
2008 · Crime
The Life Before Her Eyes
2008 · Drama
Nepali
2008 · Romance
Extraordinary Stories
2008 · Drama
Shutter
2008 · Mystery
Shelter
2008 · Drama
Love Songs
2008 · Drama
Toxic
2008 · Action
Jar City
2008 · Drama
Vantage Point
2008 · Action
Homeland Security
2008 · Action
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
2008 · Action
1st of May: All Belongs to You
2008 · Drama
Sadhu Miranda
2008 · Drama
The Air I Breathe
2008 · Drama
The Best Movie
2008 · Comedy
The Oxford Murders
2008 · Mystery
The Broken
2008 · Drama
Okka Magaadu
2008
I Can See You
2008 · Horror
Rainbow Eyes
2007 · Mystery
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men
2007
.hack//G.U. Trilogy
2007 · Adventure
Arn: The Knight Templar
2007 · Action
Billa
2007 · Thriller
The Key to Reserva
2007 · Thriller
Look
2007 · Drama
Outlaw
2007 · Action
The Golden Compass
2007 · Adventure
Revolver
2007 · Drama
Atonement
2007 · Drama
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