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While 'Pulp Fiction' is famously told out of order, its first scene shows a couple of robbers planning a heist at a diner before jumping into action.
The film opens with the titular main character's last word as he dies, "Rosebud," which becomes the mystery of the film. As he takes his last breath, he drops a snow globe with a snowy cabin inside.
And the very same diner robbery from the first scene ends up being the final scene of the movie.
In the first scene, Joel (Jim Carrey) seems to make a spontaneous decision to hop on a train to Montauk, where he meets a friendly stranger named Clementine (Kate Winslet).
When Andy (Tim Robbins) and Red (Morgan Freeman) are fantasizing about escaping from prison, Red tells Andy not to waste his time with "sh*tty pipe dreams."
As Ed (Nick Frost) outlines a plan for him and Shaun (Simon Pegg) to spend the following day drinking, he unwittingly outlines how they’ll survive the zombie apocalypse.
His horoscope perfectly describes the events that follow, as Walt leaves his racist attitude behind and saves his neighbor from his cousin’s gang. Walt allows himself to be killed so that the bad guys will be arrested for his murder, which is the definition of "what might seem to be an anti-climax."
By the end, the audience knows that the body is Joe Gillis (William Holden), who narrated his own death at the hands of Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson).
At the end of the movie, the audience learns that "Rosebud" was the name of his childhood sled, the only thing that brought him true happiness and comfort.
In an early scene, grumpy Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) jokingly reads his horoscope to his dog: "Your birthday today... this year, you have to make a choice between two life paths. Second chances come your way. Extraordinary events culminate in what might seem to be an anti-climax."
The rest of the film shows how Jamal was able to use knowledge from his life experiences to help him answer the questions correctly, and win the grand prize.
'Slumdog Millionaire' begins showing a tittle card asking, "Jamal Malik is one question away from winning 20 million rupees. How did he do it? A: He cheated. B: He's lucky. C: He's a genius." Audiences are then shown that Jamal (Dev Patel) is in the hot seat of a game show, ready to win big.
In the thrilling finale, Andy does manage to escape the prison through the literal sewage pipe. The fact that Andy is told not to get his hopes up about escaping makes it all the more satisfying!
One of the biggest twists in cinema history, the ending shows us that Malcolm has been dead all along.
'The Irishman' chronicles the life of mob hitman Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) and his alleged killing of his close friend Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino).
As it turns out, Joel and Clementine aren't strangers. They've actually dated, but each had a special treatment to erase the memories of their relationship. However, one little piece of memory remains, Joel and Clementine's promise to meet each other in Montauk.
The movie opens with Edward Norton's unnamed Narrator seated with a mysterious person holding a gun in his mouth.
The shocker comes when the end of the movie reveals that it's the Narrator holding the gun on himself.
The remarkable thing is that Ed is actually spelling out the whole plot. And the audience has no idea, until they watch the movie again.
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True to the film's opening line, 25-year-old Jenny (Ali MacGraw) dies at the end, leaving her husband Oliver (Ryan O'Neal) in grief.
'Love Story' opens with the tragic question, "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?"
'The Prestige' stars Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman as rival magicians who try to pull off the fabled "Transported Man" illusion. In the beginning, Bale's character explains how he did a similar trick with two identical birds.
The movie opens with therapist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) getting shot by a former patient who broke into his home. Malcolm appears to survive the situation, though shaken, and the movie continues on.
The twist at the ending reveals that Bale’s character is conjured up by two identical twin brothers, with both of them switching roles to get to be in the spotlight.
At the very beginning of this cinema classic, a body floats in a swimming pool while police officers and reporters investigate the situation.
By the end, it's revealed that Teddy is a patient at the institution and Chuck is his doctor. The entire investigation was actually an elaborate treatment plan.
When Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) go to investigate a mental health asylum, Chuck fumbles a bit with his guns. This fumble turn out to be a major hint.
One of the best movie tricks is spoiling the ending in a way that the audience doesn’t notice the first time. And this can happen right at the beginning, where subtle hints have been planted of how the story will end. These are hints only eagle-eyed viewers pick up on after repeated viewings. But if you think this will ruin the flick, then you're mistaken. The fun is in seeing how the movie eventually gets to that ending.
With that in mind, check out this gallery for the movies that spell out how they'll end right at the beginning! Click on.
In Sheeran’s opening monologue, he explains the criminal underworld’s definition of "painting houses," which refers to killing someone. The camera then cuts to a close-up version of Hoffa’s murder from later in the movie.
Movies that spoil the ending in the beginning
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One of the best movie tricks is spoiling the ending in a way that the audience doesn’t notice the first time. And this can happen right at the beginning, where subtle hints have been planted of how the story will end. These are hints only eagle-eyed viewers pick up on after repeated viewings. But if you think this will ruin the flick, then you're mistaken. The fun is in seeing how the movie eventually gets to that ending.
With that in mind, check out this gallery for the movies that spell out how they'll end right at the beginning! Click on.