Shawshank Redemption
Not so much of a surprise ending, just had to see the movie again after seeing the second half - and saw it all in a completely different light.
Departed, The Mist, Gran Torino, Casino, God Father (Marlon Brando character died of natural cause), Avatar (Sully died & reincarnated),Matrix 3 the ending, Star Wars (Luke's father & Darth Vader passing away),
Batman Dark Knight, and many more.
the director of THE SIXTH SENSE repeated himself too often, as he also did that same type of surprise ending in movies like "Unbreakable", "Signs" and "The village".
Other good movies with surprise ending:
Mad detective (hong kong movie from 2007: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0969269/ )
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enmaai
The Shining and A Perfect Getaway.
brotokyo
Brainiac: "The Crying Game" is a great choice, but I'm going to keep that as number 2 and stick with Titanic.
hannari
Shawshank Redemption Not so much of a surprise ending, just had to see the movie again after seeing the second half - and saw it all in a completely different light.
stevecpfc
Holiday On The buses.
netrek
Seven
whiskeysour
Departed, The Mist, Gran Torino, Casino, God Father (Marlon Brando character died of natural cause), Avatar (Sully died & reincarnated),Matrix 3 the ending, Star Wars (Luke's father & Darth Vader passing away), Batman Dark Knight, and many more.
JohnBecker
Don't forget about The Maltese Falcon or Casablanca. For more modern flicks, The Usual Suspects. I actually shuddered.
Disillusioned
For movies it is difficult, but for literature it is pretty much everything I read on JT. :P
Bootsy
Memento (director Christopher Nolan, who also did The Prestige which Yongyang mentioned). Guy Pierce in the lead role ... a great film!
nemoflow
Freeway II: Confessions Of A Trick Baby
Not really a twist, but I enjoy watching Trans-Sexual Paedophile Witches getting pistol whipped and baked in an oven.
Call it a fetish.
Apsara
Zatoichi was a good one. I also didn't see the ending of the Fight Club coming at all- quite rare for a Hollywood movie.
ptolemy
For me:
Totoro. That sandal scene gets me every time. Mei lives!
Yay トトロ! Beautiful movie and I hope my daughter remebers the times we saw it together when I pass on.
lostrune2
Pulp Fiction, with John Travolta and Uma Thurman dancing the Twist.
telecasterplayer
Or maybe it was "The Love Guru": The unexpected twist is that it was supposed to be a comedy.
telecasterplayer
How about the end to Beat Takeshi's "Zatoichi"? The head of the criminal gang was not who you expected, AND Riverdance turned out to be Japanese!
Sarge
2001: A Space Odyssey.
Jbizzle
Usual Suspects
blvtzpk
"The Sound of Music: The Director's Cut"
Boy, I didn't see that coming... :(
guest
Old Boy!! Total Recall.
SpanishEyez37
Old Boy
nath
Jacob's Ladder, Black Christmas, Soylent Green, The Omega Man
XXXXX
a very light one, like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
stevecpfc
Evil Dead 3.
YongYang
Old Boy, The Mist and my last one, The Prestige.
YongYang
The Planet of the Apes. (Original)
YongYang
The Usual Suspects
Sarge
"Saw"
Which one?
Sarge
"The Flintstones in Las Vegas"
Har!
How about "A Fish Called Wanda"?
Sarge
"The Empire Strikes Back"
Har!
How about "The Game"?
DXXJP
Primer
this will twist your noodle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CC60HJvZRE
LoveUSA
Korean movies Brotherhood and Silmido
genjuro
A Tale of Two Sisters
ollywood
sixth sense for sure!
emmettjcat
seven
johnnyreb
Triumph of the Will. (spoiler: hitler dies!)
nath
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie
LoveUSA
combinibento
Mulholland Drive
smartacus
How about "The Crying Game?"
hellhound
The Flintstones in Las Vegas
morriconelover
the director of THE SIXTH SENSE repeated himself too often, as he also did that same type of surprise ending in movies like "Unbreakable", "Signs" and "The village".
Other good movies with surprise ending: Mad detective (hong kong movie from 2007: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0969269/ )
Profondo Rosso (Deep Red) by Dario Argento.
Wilemina
Fight Club!
papasmurfinjapan
The Empire Strikes Back
Pukey2
Sixth sense or The Others or Saw.
yabits
To add to the great ones already named:
The sequel to Jean de Florette (which must be seen as it sets everything up) called Manon of the Spring.
Also: Run Lola Run.ippanjin33
Any of the Rocky movies. Just kidding!
No Way Out
Madara
Same here "The Sixth Sense"
Tessa
Sixth Sense.
LostinNagoya
Romeo Is Bleeding. Lena Olin is the perfect fatal-s.o.b. woman in this movie.
nath
Body Heat.