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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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Revelation
2001 · Horror
Perfume
2001 · Comedy
Along Came a Spider
2001 · Mystery
The Day I Became a Woman
2001 · Drama
The Attic Expeditions
2001 · Horror
Amores Perros
2001 · Drama
Tomie: Rebirth
2001 · Horror
Memento
2001 · Mystery
Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman
2001 · Drama
Vampire Controller
2001 · Romance
Bungee Jumping of Their Own
2001 · Romance
Diggajaru
2001 · Drama
The Accountant
2001 · Drama
The Pretender 2001
2001 · Action
Killer Instinct
2001 · Horror
Avalon
2001 · Action
Snatch.
2001 · Thriller
Double Take
2001 · Action
Traffic
2000 · Drama
Thirteen Days
2000 · Drama
Christie Malry’s Own Double-Entry
2000 · Thriller
Gaja Gamini
2000 · Fantasy
The 6th Day
2000 · Action
Suzhou River
2000 · Drama
The Weekend
2000 · Drama
The Guys from Paradise
2000 · Drama
What's Cooking?
2000 · Drama
Versus
2000 · Thriller
Subconscious Cruelty
2000 · Horror
Bamboozled
2000 · Drama
Taboo
2000 · Drama
Digimon: Digital Monsters
2000 · Action
Duets
2000 · Drama
Circus
2000 · Drama
Bloody Murder
2000 · Horror
Il Mare
2000 · Drama
Chasing Sleep
2000 · Thriller
Pola X
2000 · Drama
Platform
2000 · Drama
Comedy of Innocence
2000 · Mystery
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