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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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Super Star
2002
Gosford Park
2001 · Drama
Lantana
2001 · Drama
One Man Show
2001 · Comedy
Ocean's Eleven
2001 · Thriller
Segunda piel
2001 · Drama
ReBoot - My Two Bobs
2001 · Animation
Spy Game
2001 · Action
Novocaine
2001 · Drama
Kotigobba
2001 · Drama
Suicide Club
2001 · Drama
Agitator
2001 · Crime
Donnie Darko
2001 · Sci-Fi
Crying… Silicon Tears
2001 · Comedy
From Hell
2001 · Mystery
The Hidden Half
2001 · Drama
Randam Bhavam
2001 · Drama
Jan Dara
2001 · Drama
Family 2
2001 · Crime
Lajja
2001 · Drama
Vidocq
2001 · Mystery
Tell Me Something
2001 · Mystery
Soul Survivors
2001 · Drama
The Legend of Suriyothai
2001 · Action
Original Sin
2001 · Drama
The Monkey's Mask
2001 · Mystery
The Breed
2001 · Action
That Obscure Object of Desire
2001 · Drama
Cradle of Fear
2001 · Horror
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 · Adventure
The Crimson Rivers
2001 · Mystery
Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade
2001 · Drama
Dead or Alive
2001 · Drama
Knives Out
2001 · Romance
Barking Dogs Never Bite
2001 · Comedy
The End of the Road
2001 · Music
One Night at McCool's
2001 · Comedy
The Golden Bowl
2001 · Drama
Murder on the Orient Express
2001 · Crime
The Hole
2001 · Crime
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