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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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Catch-22
1970 · Drama
Crimes of the Future
1970
Eden and After
1970 · Mystery
The Things of Life
1970 · Romance
Cleopatra
1963 · Biography
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Action
Fantasy Island
2020 · Drama
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 · Drama
The Brothers Karamazov
1958 · Drama
Macabre
1958 · Horror
Orpheus
1950 · Fantasy
Deadly Inheritance
1968 · Horror
Smiles of a Summer Night
1955 · Romance
The Woman in Question
1950 · Mystery
A Glass of Water
1960 · Comedy
Before the Revolution
1964 · Romance
The Time Travelers
1964 · Adventure
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962 · Horror
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942 · Mystery
The Eternaut
2025 · Drama
One on Top of the Other
1969 · Thriller
War and Peace
1956 · Romance
Suspect
1960 · Thriller
Made in U.S.A
1966 · Mystery
Don Juan
1969 · Animation
Alphaville
1965 · Mystery
Mister Buddwing
1966 · Drama
D.O.A.
1949 · Crime
The Hot Spot
2025 · Comedy
Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum
1965 · Drama
Le Doulos
1962 · Drama
Madhumati
1958 · Mystery
Portrait of Alison
1955 · Drama
A Quiet Week in the House
1969 · Animation
The Mark of Cain
1947 · Crime
A Quiet Place in the Country
1968 · Horror
Love Letters
1945 · Drama
Jigoku
1960 · Horror
Elevator to the Gallows
1958 · Crime
The Red Tent
1969 · Adventure
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