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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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American Splendor
2003 · Biography
Le divorce
2003 · Drama
Hungama
2003 · Comedy
An Injury to One
2003 · Documentary
Darna Mana Hai
2003 · Horror
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
2003 · Crime
The Professional
2003 · Drama
Ichi the Killer
2003 · Action
Walang Kapalit
2003 · Drama
Confidence
2003 · Thriller
People I Know
2003 · Drama
Boredom in Brno
2003 · Comedy
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
2003 · Animation
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio
2003 · Animation
Holes
2003 · Adventure
Chronic Bachelor
2003 · Drama
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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion [re-release]
2003 · Drama
Munto
2003 · Romance
Under the City's Skin
2003 · Drama
Chaos
2003 · Mystery
Irreversible
2003 · Drama
The Life of David Gale
2003 · Drama
He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not
2003 · Thriller
Double Agent
2003 · Action
Brush with Fate
2003 · Drama
Red Riding Hood
2003 · Horror
The Hours
2002 · Drama
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Action
A Bizarre Love Triangle
2002 · Drama
Solaris
2002 · Sci-Fi
Ararat
2002 · Drama
Femme Fatale
2002 · Thriller
Siva Rama Raju
2002
The Weight of Water
2002 · Mystery
The Truth About Charlie
2002 · Mystery
Abandon
2002 · Drama
Double Vision
2002 · Horror
Hellraiser: Hellseeker
2002 · Mystery
The Rules of Attraction
2002 · Drama
Full Moon Party
2002 · Comedy
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