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Movies with Confusing, Mind-Bending Plots: Summaries & Endings Explained
295 movies with confusing, 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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Drishyam 2
2021 · Crime
Churuli
2021 · Horror
Black Bear
2020 · Drama
Mother
2020 · Thriller
The Forgotten C
2020 · Drama
i'm thinking of ending things
2020 · Drama
Tenet
2020 · Action
Steel Rain 2: Summit
2020 · Thriller
Volition
2020 · Sci-Fi
Carmen Sandiego: To Steal or Not to Steal
2020 · Animation
Superman: Red Son
2020 · Action
Red
2020 · Romance
Possessor
2020 · Thriller
Dwitiyo Purush
2020 · Drama
The Wave
2020 · Sci-Fi
Anjaam Pathiraa
2020 · Thriller
A Heist with Markiplier
2019 · Crime
Lost Girl
2019 · Mystery
Advantages of Travelling by Train
2019 · Drama
Asuran
2019 · Drama
Bliss
2019 · Horror
Hello World
2019 · Drama
Guest of Honour
2019 · Drama
Only the Animals
2019 · Drama
Poor Things
2019 · Thriller
Nighty Night
2019 · Comedy
Seven
2019
K-13
2019 · Thriller
Under the Silver Lake
2019 · Drama
Long Day's Journey Into Night
2019 · Drama
Super Deluxe
2019 · Action
Extra Ordinary
2019 · Comedy
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
2018 · Mystery
Mirage
2018 · Drama
Vaca
2018 · Drama
The Other Side of the Wind
2018 · Drama
Veera Bhoga Vasantha Rayalu
2018 · Thriller
Lake Michigan Monster
2018 · Fantasy
Vada Chennai
2018 · Action
The Place!
2018 · Comedy
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