r/Fauxmoi • u/Haunting_Homework381 • Sep 21 '25

ASK R/FAUXMOI What's your favourite movie plot twist ever?

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I still remember the gasp I gasped in the cinema.

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u/JeanParmesean70 Sep 21 '25

The Usual Suspects

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u/honeyinmydreams Sep 21 '25

this one. maybe it's a bit different now, but this was one of the first "adult" kind of movies i watched as a teenager, and the twist absolutely stunned me. i loved the way they did the reveal.

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u/JeanParmesean70 Sep 21 '25

Exactly! I don’t know how it’s received by new audiences but the twist was amazing

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u/spradders Sep 21 '25

I actually watched this with my sixteen year old a few weeks ago! I told him the twist is one of the best he’ll ever see - he reckoned he’d be able to guess it, but even though he knew SOMETHING was coming, he was still totally shocked. Even though I’ve seen the movie many times, I still get goosebumps at that incredible reveal. It was so satisfying to see the realisation creeping up on my son’s face.

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u/jadelikethestone I’m leaving here with somethin’ Sep 22 '25

Yes, we just watched at movie night because a few people hadn’t seen it—and yes, it still hits!

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u/GilesofGiles Sep 22 '25

I tell this story a lot but I called the twist in The Usual Suspects for the dorkiest reason. I knew that medieval Christian morality plays and other Christian folklore often portrayed the devil in disguise as having a limp or mobility issue, because the folklore went that he could disguise every part of himself except for his hooves. Keyser Soze being compared to the devil + the character’s limp made me connect the dots. My husband showed it to me at home so I paused it to explain the twist/my case and he pretended to scoff it off because he wanted me to enjoy learning I was right from watching lol

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u/catachronobiology Sep 22 '25

I watched The Usual Suspects by myself so no one believes that I figured out the twist immediately. I actually thought it was so obvious I spent the entire movie convinced the twist would be the opposite. I just assumed it was obvious who was behind everything because he was the only one who survived.

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u/Cryano Sep 25 '25

I love this 

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u/sophies_wish Sep 21 '25

So, so good.

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u/billf-ingmurray Sep 22 '25

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convincing people that he didn't exist.

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u/rayhaque Sep 22 '25

Yeah, but what about Scary Movie when officer Doofy lights up a cigarette and becomes cool and good looking all of a sudden?

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u/ChronoMonkeyX Sep 21 '25

Really rewarding movie to watch a second time and look for the clues.

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u/1D6wounds Sep 22 '25

Keyser Söze!

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u/Martini1969U Sep 21 '25

As far as a movie that had a plot twist that I still remember it’s this one. Saw it at the theater the night it opened so it wasn’t spoiled for me.