10 Movies That Had Us Hooked Until The Ending (Do You Agree?) -

10 Movies That Had Us Hooked Until The Ending (Do You Agree?)

Jake Valentine

February 5, 2025

There’s nothing like a great movie that has us at the edge of our seats the entire time.

Unfortunately, even the best films can fall victim to a bad ending. No matter how good things were until the last ten minutes, they left a sour taste in our mouths.

These are the movies that had us hooked until their final moments. Caution: there may be spoilers!

I Am Legend

The 2007 Will Smith film is based on the 1954 novel by Richard Matheson.

Matheson’s novel explores darker themes, most notably the revelation that the main character, Robert Neville, is the real villain, not the undead vampire creatures he has been hunting throughout the story.

The theatrical adaptation, however, doesn’t pursue this ending and instead presents more of a traditional Hollywood conclusion.

Now You See Me

Magicians doubling as thieves in a heist movie is an intriguing premise, which led to the success of 2013’s Now You See Me.

Part of magic’s appeal is the audience’s suspension of disbelief. Having said that, No You See Me tests that theory.

Revealing that FBI Agent Dylan Rhodes is actually the mastermind behind the Four Horsemen is a nonsensical twist, to say the least.

Wonder Woman

During an era when the Marvel Cinematic Universe reigned supreme in comic book movies, 2017’s Wonder Woman was a breath of fresh air.

The DC Extended Universe was floundering, never living up to the hype from the Christopher Nolan Batman films. Wonder Woman helped change all that, but its ending is still a black spot on an otherwise great film.

Having Sir Patrick be Ares in disguise was an unfortunate twist that resulted in a rather boring and formulaic ending.

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War of the Worlds

Steven Spielberg adapting the iconic War of the Worlds novel? Sign me up. I was hyped for this in 2005 and went to the theater on opening day.

I have no issue with the ending, even if it was beyond telegraphed. The point is that the invading aliens cannot survive Earth’s pathogens.

Seeing Tom Cruise’s son appear out of nowhere, though, was incredibly frustrating.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

I promise I’m not picking on Spielberg here, but I’d argue he’s more than capable of taking it.

Close Encounters is an incredible movie, no doubt about it. However, I can’t ignore the way Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) abandons his family.

Sure, his journey throughout the movie needs to be paid off, but surely there’s a better way.

Law Abiding Citizen

The action thriller starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler arguably suffers from Foxx’s strong performance.

You can’t help but hate his character. You understand the struggle and motivations behind Butler’s Clyde Shelton. You want nothing more than to see Fox’s Nick Rice die at the end.

Instead, he lives and somehow comes away a better person.

The Village

You either love M. Night Shyamalan, or you hate him. There’s no denying his impact on horror with The Sixth Sense, and I’ll defend Unbreakable until I die.

With The Village, though, that’s just too much for me. The story does enough on its own to make for an incredible movie that results in a frustrating twist ending.

Spectre

Despite a severe misstep with Quantum of Solace, the Daniel Craig James Bond reboot had been on fire headed into 2015.

Spectre was ready to introduce the iconic crime organization that would introduce Christoph Waltz as Ernst Savro Blofeld. Only, totally honest, guys, he’s not Blofeld. He’s some guy named Fanz Oberhauser. He’s 100% not Blofeld.

…Just kidding, what a twist, huh?

No Country For Old Men

Over time, I’ve come to enjoy and appreciate No Country for Old Men‘s ending, even if it’s still frustrating to see all of its stories end off-screen.

I’d argue that’s the point, though. This isn’t a story about Anton Chigurh or Llewelyn Moss. It’s about Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), an old man, realizing that this isn’t the type of world he’s used to.