Great Thriller Movies... with a Twist!

I don't know about you, but when I'm watching a thriller, especially a whodunit, mystery, or crime one, I expect a twist in the end, that unforeseen situation that leaves you speechless just when you think you know all the answers. I mean, there are thrillers that work well without a twist at the end (more about that in another post), but, mostly, let's just say I'm a bigger fan of thrillers with a twist than those without one. Here are some amazing ones I have watched and I'm sure you'll enjoy as I have.

1.Taking Lives (2004): In this mind-blowing psychological thriller, an FBI agent (Angelina Jolie) searches for a serial killer who takes on the identity of his victims.

2.The Skeleton Key (2005): A supernatural horror thriller about a young hospice nurse (Kate Hudson) who gets entangled in the mystery involving the dark past and the inhabitants of a house where she's employed.

3.The Sixth Sense (1999): A supernatural horror thriller about a boy (Hayley Joel Osment) who communicates with the dead and the child psychologist (Bruce Willis) who attempts to help him with his troubles.

4.Unbreakable (2000): In this superhero thriller, a security guard (Bruce Willis) discovers that he is extraordinary after a fatal accident. This movie also stars Samuel L. Jackson.

5.The Others (2001): A psychological horror thriller about a woman (Nicole Kidman) who lives in an isolated house with her kids and is convinced that her house is haunted.

6.Perfect Stranger (2007):  In this psychological thriller, a journalist (Halle Berry) goes undercover to try and find proof that a businessman (Bruce Willis) killed her childhood friend.

To be continued in next post :)

Part 2: Great Thriller Movies ... with a Twist!

Without further ado, here are the remaining great thrillers with a twist at the end.

7. Saw (Parts 1 to 7; 2004 to 2010, respectively): A personal note here: I do realise there are seven parts to this movie, but believe me once you watch part 1, you won't stop until you watch part 7! The movies revolve around a vigilante who rather than killing his victims outright involves them in a series of tests to gauge their willingness to live.

8. Passengers (2008): In this psychological thriller, a psychotherapist (Anne Hathaway) becomes suspicious when her clients, victims of a plane crash, begin to disappear.

9. House of 9 (2004): A thriller in which nine strangers are kidnapped and locked up in a house to involuntarily participate in a maniac's reality show, with a cash prize of five million dollars for the survivor.

10. A Little Trip to Heaven (2005): Another personal note: in all honesty, this movie does start a little slow but it picks up in the middle (or is it more towards the end?). In this thriller, an insurance adjuster (Forest Whitaker) investigates a suspicious fatal accident and the beneficiary of the death benefit (Julia Stiles).

11. Red Riding Hood (2011): This dark fantasy thriller revolves around the identity of a werewolf which terrorises a village and its relationship with the 'Red Riding Hood' (Amanda Seyfried).

12. The Village (2004): In this psychological thriller, the people in an isolated village believe that their peace treaty with mythical creatures living in the woods bryond them has come to an end.

Okay, so that's it FOR NOW. Be assured that there will be more (perhaps I can emulate Saw and make it seven installments ;)) as I continue my exploration and enjoyment of thrillers with a twist!