Edward Norton is on the list for having two personalities and for not having two personalities 😁

For me it was the ending to Shutter Island. Still remains a personal favorite thriller that is really fun to go back and rewatch over again.

I want to add "A Beautiful Mind" - the moment when it all switches back to reality, and the main character isn't an agent working for the secret service decrypting enemy messages at all, he's just suffering schizophrenia. His "code-breaking" is deriving meaning where there is none from random things and his "secret drop box" is just the letter-box of some abandoned house.

Primal Fear is such a good movie and Edward Norton is insane. Can’t believe it’s his debut to acting basically.

Primal Fear is one of my favourite films ever. The first time I saw it, that slow handclap at the denouement utterly stunned me. Edward Norton is a brilliant actor.

The true greatness of these movies is that you still rewatch them knowing the big twist.

Two of these moments played by Edward Norton. Also of The Illusionist, another plot twister.

The fact that Primal Fear was Edward Norton's first movie role still stuns me just as much as that twist did.

How could you not include The Sixth Sense? One of the most famous "Gotcha" moments in modern film history.

Primal Fear is an amazing movie. Edward Norton does a great job playing two characters.

I never realized before - in Primal Fear, Edward Norton is a guy you think has dissociative personality disorder most of the movie but doesn't; in Fight Club he's a guy you think doesn't have dissociative personality disorder most of the movie but does.

I remember when I first watched Primal Fear when I rented it from Blockbuster. When that ending happened I was stunned. It was a brilliant twist

There are two other things that made Howie the Perfect Sacrifice in the Wicker Man. Yes, he had the "Power of The King" (as a High Rank Police Officer), but he was also a Fool (he was easily fooled by ALL Summerisle Residents) and he was a Virgin. The chapter that reveals that on the DVD release was called "The Sacrificial Virgin". As for Keyser Söze, the twist is given away if you know Turkish. Söze translates as "Talkative", and what is another name for Talkative? Verbal.

I'm surprised "The Game" wasn't listed. That movie has shaken everyone I have shown it too.

The Nicole Kidman movie The Others was a great surprise ending.

Edward Norton with 2 of the best twists ever

Jacob's Ladder should be on here. It provides hints, but back in the day a twist like that was very uncommon making it that much more compelling.

Moral of the story - Edward Norton is awesome.

Dark City. Just…Dark City. Shout outs to Unbreakable and Arlington Road too. Planet of the Apes, Fight Club, The Conversation, and The Wicker Man are perfect inclusions.

great video... I would have thought the reveals in "The Prestige" would have made the list as well, but all of these movies had amazing "everything you know is wrong" moments too

Ed Norton in Primal Fear... diabolical bastard. He just plays everyone like a fiddle.

Surprise "The Sixth Sense" wasn't listed. Everyone knows what a twist that was at the end.

No Way Out should be on this list. When you find out that Kevin Costner's character is actually the Russian spy Uri. That was mind-blowing.

Surprised to not see Frailty on this list. The ending really makes you question what was real

A couple more movies that could be included in part two of this list would be The Game and Shutter Island.

Lt. Commander Tom Farrell IS Yuri......that's the one. Best twist ever.

The fact that 2 of the best were Edward Norton just tells you how good he is.

“Oh my Gawd, I was wrong- it was earth all along! Oh you’ve finally made a monkey out of me!” - Planet of the Apes the Musical

I love the Wicker man. To really appreciate it you have to watch it twice. Initially it was panned by critics for it's bad acting, but when you rewatch it knowing that everybody was deliberately acting suspicious it is just fantastic.

I'm curious whether the fact Norton was Aaron/Roy in Primal Fear had anything to do with him being cast as Narrator in Fight Club...

Fallen is one of my favorites. Kind of like the Matrix, halfway through the movie Hobbs finds out "the truth", and the whole story changes.

I felt so bad for John Nash in A Beautiful Mind when he's having to ignore his best friend and his bf's niece while they are pleading for his attention because he has accepted that they aren't real. So I guess I really feel bad for the hallucinations as I hadn't unsuspended my disbelief and projected my feelings onto John. Well, that worked out itself lol

Honorable mentions: Diabolique (French movie): Michel Delassalle is not really dead, in fact he was never really murdered but was in cohoots with his mistress all along to cause his wife's death Back to the Future Pt. II: Marty and the Delorian never disintegrated during the storm but got transported to 1855 Psycho: Norman Bates was his mother all along

I know this is in movies not TV, but the Mr Robot twist where the architect realizes he's just another alter ego and has to let the real Elliot back in, not to mention the tragic reasons for such total disassociation, is not just well executed but so emotionally powerful!! It's unfortunate most people dropped off the final seasons and missed the revelations about what the whole show actually is because it's not just empty twists for shock value, it seeds and earns the payoff so thoroughly it's tough to understand how much work it took to design it over the years.

Can I just say that its always a massive relief to click on a Whatculture video and hear the dulcet tones of King Jules? Regardless of who wrote it, Emperor Eggman will always make it a fun ride

Surprised you didn't include Jacob's Ladder. That twist blew fight club's out of the water.

The revelation in" the sixth sense" left me stunned for a whole week. It's a shame it didn't make the list.

Primal Fear never gets talked about enough! My jaw was on the floor by the end of that movie!

Moon is also a good one too

The low key way a single sentence is used as the twist in The Conversation is an all time great cinema moment.

Sixth Sense, Fight Club and Shutter Island absolutely blew me away.

i thought for sure, the 6th sense was gonna be there , surprising

The Game, my favorite Michael Douglas movie.

I'd say the first "Sleepaway Camp" deserves a mention. Much like "The Wicker Man" you think it's being way too obvious about what's actually going on...and then at the end it reveals there was a reason for that, so while you may have guessed correctly you still had no idea what the truth actually was.

When Chaz Palmenteris character is talking to Spacey about how he has it all figured out, spacey is stifling a smile. Just a great detail after the first viewing

The freakiest thing about this video was probably the cut at the end from Fight Club Norton to Primal Fear Norton and it taking half a second to remember that it's the same actor.

The Others. Nicole Kidman is terrified that her house may be haunted, only to walk in on a séance session only to find out who the real ghosts were.

The twist in Crying Game literally made my jaw drop.

You missed one. The greatest "Everything You Know Is A Lie" moment in all of cinema.... "No, I am your father."

Can't tell you how much I love videos like this, because they remind me how great those movies are.

Friday the thirteenth with the killer being who it was. And Psycho which gives you the reverse. Ahh. Mothers and sons. It’s a special relationship. 💀💀💀💀😂😂😂

Having read Primal Fear before seeing the movie, I couldn’t believe any actor could play the part believably. When I saw the movie, I was convinced they would change the ending because Edward Norton played the part so well. That’s why the movie will always be one of my favorites.

The Thirteenth Floor - Is a great one,with two mind blowing twists at the end.Making you see the whole movie in a different light 👍

Basic with Samual L Jackson and Jon Travolta was not a world record breaking blockbuster but the twisting story line makes everything you know about it and the cast change so many times it only makes sense at the end.

I liked when Jigsaw stood up at the end of the first Saw.

Personally I thought "The Book Of Eli" was kinda shocking. It stars Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, and Mila Kunis. I didn't realize till the end. Watch it for yourselves, if you haven't yet. Peace and love y'all 🤟

You missed the real number 1..Ace Ventura! Einhorn is Finkle!

I still think the wicker man had one of the best twists for its time I remember watching it in the early days of Chanel 4 and finding it shocking. Even today it would stand up as a good twist but what makes it is the build up. You watch and sometimes your brain doesn’t register what your seeing. At least there’s no bleeping bees in it I get anaphylaxis from them. Jules as always you are the true legend we are merely your flock.😅😅😅

Jacob’s Ladder had a nice gotcha ending

I thought Identity had quite a movie changing twist to it and to some extent John Dies at the End.

Primal Fear was one of the more outstanding movies that I've ever seen!

Great list

You're missing the point of Memento. He didn't accidentally kill his wife. She committed suicide by tricking him to give her an overdose. It was unintentional for his part, but no accident.

Mickey Rourke reading the dog tags in Angel Heart. Alas... how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise, Johnny?

Dressed to Kill with Michael Caine was exceptionally creepy and a decent plot twist.

Thank you for your message at the end. It really helped man ty ty

"You're Mister Boddy."

Honorable Mentions: The Game (1997) Identity (2003) Just my 2 cents

Gotta say for Primal Fear, the fact he was threatened with going to jail for kill the Archbishop that assaulted him from his childhood onward and the fact the victim is treated like the bad guy for doing it, is kind or messed up.

Automatically thought of The Others when I saw the list. Also Derailment is another good choice although with the title of the movie it seems obvious about the twist yet I was surprised.

Original Saw movie was one i thought would be in this list

He might be difficult to work with, but it says a lot that Edward Norton made the list twice.

These may be mentioned below, but two of my favorites are The Sixth Sense, and the underrated No Way Out.

The Conversation is an underrated movie.

What a Great List! Thanks as always.......

Sadly many of these twists are so infamous now, anyone watching for the first time will have heard about it, or will be waiting for a ‘twist’ to materialise. I remember seeing the Wicker Man for the first time having no idea about the ending. I felt numb for hours afterwards.

I can say good list, but then you missed the original that created this script style. There was a John Wayne movie called The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, directed by John Ford and co starring James Stewart. A man who had his entire reputation and political career built off being the man who shot down a town bully outlaw named Liberty Valance, played admirably be Lee Marvin. It was during Kansas at the time trying to get statehood and Ransom Stoddard(James Stewart) being one if its first and founding politicians. As he tells the story of an old friend, the movie plays in flashback to the past mode, you find out his whole image is not what it seemed to be. Tom Doniphan, an anti hero, becomes a hero in a movie more sad than anything. It is one of the greatest scripts ever put to paper, and one of the original gotcha endings. Brilliant movie, completely wrong genre to try a twist, but it worked. Everything worked in that movie. If you look into it, that movie will be your new number 1 on that list.

Bloody Reunion, South Korean flick from 2006. Absolutely insane and gut-wrenching multi-twist ending that makes The Mist seem like a cakewalk.

I'm going to go with "Mr. Nobody". It starts with a simple enough premise, then has fun going all over the place, and ends in a way I really didn't see coming (but in a good way).

"The Conversation"'s reveal was more stunning to me than Verbal being Soze.

THE OTHERS!

Great video! Will there be a part two? The Game comes to mind but there are several more. Using The Matrix was brilliant! Thanx

I read the book Primal Fear and the twist at the end still slapped me, I was so enthralled by the movie. Much love to you too, Jules!!! Smashing it again!!!

An oldie but... “Soylent Green is...”

The best part of Fight Club is the entirety of Project Mayhem and even Marla are all in his head.

I love movies where the twist is so insane you couldn't see it coming. These days it feels like trailers will sell that twist for the chance at making money so you'll already know what's going to happen before you even go to the theater. I remember the Matrix mystery before it's release where it was just "You cannot understand the matrix until you see it for yourself" and the website kept the secret. Fight Club is one of my favorite movies as a story but I don't like that people want to make it into a creed.

Maybe the format is different, but the SUPREME example of this (to me) is Fallen, with Denzel Washington.

To me the best one ever was in the Kevin Costner movie, No Way Out.

Speaking of Edward Norton, the twist of who he really is in The Score (with De Niro) was just… chef’s kiss ! Perfection!

Extra points for including The Conversation - such a great film many don't really know about

Roy (Edward Norton) said, “I knew exactly what you were doing- I thought we were dancing!” 😂😂

I come for the inspiration Jules gives at the end of each video. I stay for the great videos

An awesome list. You can note all the movies in it and watch them one after another. Made me smile seeing Aubrey Morris in The Wicker Man. He played detective R.P. Deltoid in A Clockwork Orange. It was quite a memorable role.

No Way Out is a good example.

i think shutters island deserves to be included in your list

These days, we know that when it comes to dealing with corporations, everything we're TOLD is a lie.

I can remember watching Primal Fear when I was 10 years old and waiting to see who played the main character. When I saw the name Edward Norton, I knew I needed to keep an eye out for him.

This is a master list

Good list. Also great twists sixth sense, shutter Island, Seven, interstellar. I have to watch a couple of these now.

The crazy thing with Fight Club is the number of direct references to the Narrator being Tyler they can away with!