10 Most Disturbing Movie Twists (Spoiler-Free + Spoiler Explained Sections ) | Spookyastronauts

[@cnj5599]

Great video, but one thing. Jacob's Ladder. He was NOT dead the whole time. Jacob was fatally wounded in Vietnam. The movie took place in his mind, it was fighting it, it was his mind trying to live out his life, but when he had the "attacks" he was seeing the doctors and nurses, trying to save his life. Only at the end when his son told him it was time and to come with him, that he finally gave up and accepted that his fate. It was then that his body gave out finally and he died. .

[@spookyastronauts]

Sorry I guess the better term is in limbo? Or brink of death?

[@josesaldana9252]

​@@spookyastronauts Technical/military term is expectant. That is they are expected to die even with medical intervention but cannot/won't be declared dead until later. People still fighting and can't check on them etc.

[@jnc3880]

The Orphanage is masterfully executed. One of my favorites. Devastating and beautiful in equal measures.

[@AwlDeigh]

Frailty is under appreciated

[@kylereno5383]

Definitely. Easily top 20 horror flick of all time..if not top 10.

[@jameskemmerling1316]

One of my favorites

[@aimeedouglas1584]

I have to watch it now. Never seen it!

[@filmfangirls9163]

Love that film. The twist made me love it even more!

[@pattiray8542]

For sure!

[@wingflanagan]

_Jacob's Ladder_ holds a special place for me. I saw it with someone who had been diagnosed with a fatal disease and was only weeks away from entering the hospital for the last time. We went to see a horror movie because we both liked them and saw them as a means of escape. But this film had the opposite effect. Usually we'd spend half the night talking about whatever we saw, picking it apart, teasing out the subtext. But after _Jacob's Ladder,_ we both sat in the car, in complete silence for a long time, before I finally started it up and drove her home. I think it was late the next day before we spoke to each other again. Yeah, its twist is an old trope, and I did suspect what it ended up being, but the emotional toll the film took put it on another level. I can't say how much of the effect on me personally was due to the personal circumstances, but I've never forgotten it.

[@davidellis5141]

Jacob's Ladder is terrific & the ending is very sad. Excellent performance by Tim Robbins as the postman.

[@kimackerman2183]

If there's one horror film i'd recommend to any horror film it would always be Jacobs Ladder, if not for it we wouldnt have gotten Silent Hill. Such a sad and haunting movie.

[@galeweathers2627]

What an amazing way to structure a video. I love the clarity it gives to the viewer

[@atmosphericentry0]

100% yes to another twist list. some of my favourites are: One Cut of the Dead, Better Watch Out, Triangle, Cabin in the Woods, Lake Mungo

[@borthsampson]

Better Watch Out is so underrated!

[@steveakka]

One cut of the dead is absolutely brilliant 👍

[@undetected2088]

You should definitely do the horror list btw… I would absolutely love that. I knew all of the ones on this list except for one, so I’m gonna go and check it out tonight 🤭 As for my little contribution, there’s a Norwegian film from 05 called “Naboer”, and sometimes “Next Door” in English advertising. It’s definitely not for the feigned of heart, but once I understood what was going on my jaw was on the floor !!! It’s criminally underrated…. I even saw that some idiots even gave it some bad reviews but believe me… As a long time fan of horror and a psychological thriller fanatic, this film was spectacular and you won’t forget it…

[@spookyastronauts]

I believe Ive seen it!

[@tobinstonelake3490]

Nice find, added "Naboer" to my watchlist. Thank you!

[@RociosLibrary]

The Mist!!!! That ending had me floored. I was so mad, I was sad. Excellent.

[@CoryGFunkEra]

Primal Fear deserves to be on this list. I think it has one of the best twists of all time plus I could watch it over and over again.

[@dukeon]

Edward Norton!

[@sepiarain]

This is very possibly my favourite spookyastronauts video to date! I LOVE that it's about how disturbing the twist is and that you used a more engaging structure to spare spoilering. I can tell a lot of thought and consideration went into this one. Masterful.

[@Em-ke3nm]

The British film Kill List has a really underrated and amazing twist

[@kylereno5383]

Frailty is my 4th favorite horror movie of all time. So underappreciated. As well as The Myst, and Prisoners. Great video as usual, Emma!❤

[@andrewkawam2603]

4:40 I love how the screenwriter for one of Denis Villeneuve's best films is also the creator of the mind-bending genre-bending SF show Raised by Wolves!!! #RenewRaisedbyWolves

[@hellbound_psyker]

The Mist's ending is just so well done. Choosing The Host of Seraphim for that scene made it hit so much harder.

[@telercoi3234]

Orphanage is soooooo good! It’s one of the few horror movies that have ever made me cry, and possibly the only one of that small number that I rewatch ❤

[@INCBlackbird]

Totally had my to watch list ready to add movies, but turns out i've already seen them all. I guess i shouldn't be surprised :) the skin i live in and old boy are actually some of my all time favorite movies! and now i can safely finish watching the video and experience the joy of you explaining these disturbing twists.

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

You need to capitalize movie titles as well as subject pronouns and the first word of each sentence. You also shouldn't start a sentence with "and".

[@filmfangirls9163]

Same I've watch all the films on here lol but fun to watch none the less!

[@filmfangirls9163]

​@@jarlwhiterun7478they don't "need" to do anything. You need to stop telling people what to do. Especially strangers on the internet.

[@INCBlackbird]

@@jarlwhiterun7478 Dude, it's a youtube comment. Chill out 😂 l

[@funty420]

@@jarlwhiterun7478there are people out there who will pay for this. however, u are not employed by them and this commenter isn't one of them. hope this helps

[@juliafernandes4302]

i loved this format! i enjoy knowing about disturbing movies plots, but i don't have the guts to actually watch them haha

[@linaarvidsson8188]

Great video, Emma! I just realized that a lot of my favorite movies does have disturbing twists. The orphanage, The skin I live in and Oldboy, for example. Also, thanks for the tip about Frailty. I had no idea Bill Paxton directed it and I love Bill Paxton!

[@emmaclarec]

Oldboy was the first one I thought of! It’s such a good movie but I don’t think I could watch it again knowing the twist 😅

[@thatgirlfromktown]

On the Mist, I always thought the "crazy" religious lady ended up being right. Especially since the help arrived after he killed his son. Also, The Orphanage is the movie that got me into watching non American or non English language horror movies. I highly recommend people to watch it if they haven't. It's not really a horror movie but more of an underrated thriller, I always thought the movie The Skeleton Key had a great twist at the end.

[@irwfcm]

The ending for The Mist is simply wonderful. I saw an interview with Stephen King and he said he liked it as well. In fact, he went so far to say he wished he had thought of ending it that way. It's just brilliant!

[@bheatz22]

I hate the Frailty twist. It's way scarier if they turned out to be insane

[@katz0625]

THIS is what I wish was done all the time!! I LOVE LOVE this!! This type of video should be done all the time!!

[@bayoumuddah]

Salvage, Eden Lake, no mercy (2010) korean fillm, Dread (2009) have some of tgr most diabolocal twists ive seen.

[@MFLimited]

I love it when you explain the movies. I have seen every movie on this list, except or “A Serbian Film“. I love most of them as well. Three are in my top five favourite films of all time. But I think I’m going to give Serbian a miss. Forever.

[@GriffBateman]

Good call. I've seen it and I regret it. Immensely.

[@filmfangirls9163]

I love these videos. Sometimes the twists are the reason I watch the films!!

[@robertpetre9378]

Also, I would mention that Kill List by Ben Wheatley has a pretty disturbing twist which I did not see coming.

[@pazpino]

I haven't seen The Orphanage since it came out in the theatres. It was so awesome to see again! And such a great cast!! Love that most of these are early 2000 flicks!

[@Ian666peace]

The Mist can be looked at that the world was saved BECAUSE he killed his own son, as predicted by Mrs Carmody.

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Thanks very much for this video, Emma. It was a great format and gave me the chance to select which explanations I wanted to hear. Most of the films I had seen, so it was fun to relive most of the twists. I chose to listen to one explanation to a film I know I probably can't sit through, and it was worth finding out, just to put it to rest. I've got a funny story to go with one of these films. Back in 2007, I went with a friend to see "The Mist". Now, I had read the Stephen King story, but my friend had not. I thought the film would be a good watch based on what I read. Well, the "twist ending" shocked us both and my friend really got upset with me. He wondered how I could have recommended a film with such a depressing ending. Well, I didn't know, and I had to explain that. He was upset with me for a short while, but it blew over.

[@alexsywolos9072]

Oldboy is one of my absolute all time favorites its so incredibly shocking

[@margogoldfinch8728]

so good I've seen all of those movies and I could enjoy your whole video. Lalalalalaaa

[@nunyabusiness3666]

The hugest plot twist I never saw coming was in Ghostsland. Pretty good movie to boot.

[@gavvo-7640]

Wow Emma! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this list!!! I have seen most of these, except for The Skin I Live In and Frailty. And being a weirdo and not worried about spoilers, I watched right til the end and it has made me want to see them EVEN MORE!!!! Fior me, that end twist in A Serbian Film was absolutely GUT-WRENCHING! I'm in the minority but it's such a well made film! You should deffo do a horror-twist video...there are so many! As always, thanks for the amazing content you give us! ❤

[@lukenarlee8118]

I'm shocked that Incendies wasn't on this list? Most disturbing plot twist for me. Great list though!

[@AlexanderBrando]

I watched The Skin I Live In years ago when you recommended it and I still think about it to this day…

[@hellojessicuhh]

Emma delivering the goods yet again! Some great recommendations here I’ll definitely check out 🖤

[@esoteric76]

I love this video -- I've seen most of them and these twists are truly chilling. Thank you for reminding me why these films are all incredibly twisted and terrifying journeys!

[@Mondomeyer]

The most disturbing twists I remember seeing are from a Japanese movie called Strange Circus. Check out that one if you dare! Aldo, my grandpa claimed he saw Chubby Checkers dance naked, but I'm not sure if that counts.

[@Fueledbychapstick]

Thank you for formatting the video in this way! I can skip the spoilers for movies I may want to watch unspoiled one day. Also yes please to the best horror twists video! In the same format that would be fabulous 😁

[@histhorrorian]

i really hope you do a horror list !! can't wait to watch some of these :)))

[@pattiray8542]

Yes please!

[@crestfallenraven]

Excellent list with a fantastic delivery

[@charliesoto120]

You should do more videos like this. I actually just saw the orphanage for the first time thanks your video and it was amazing. It broke me but I loved it. I'd heard of it many times but didn't check it out because it seemed light on the horror. But boy am I glad I took your recommendation. ❤ Thanks Emma!

[@aphroditeladie]

I’m so proud of myself for having seen all (but one) of these! I’ll have to look for ‘Frailty.’

[@pdzombie1906]

Awesome video!!! I had watched most movies on the list, but I really wanted to know the twist for A Serbian Film without having to watch it. I hate spoilers for the most part, but I also hate wasting my time with barely good enough or mediocre movies, or good but too disturbing movies, so, I do enjoy getting them spoiled since I'm not going to watch them... Thanx, Emma!!!

[@jizzaymz]

I was a teen when I first saw Jacob's Ladder which was in the mid 90's. To me, it was like the saying: "your entire life flashes before your eyes at the moment you die" hence that's how I interpreted it was all about

[@_TheViewer_]

Thanks so much for the video, really dig the format with first no-spoiler, then spoiler 👌🥳

[@johnhunter2782]

So good to see The Machinist on this one.

[@susetteoreilly5519]

I literally DID have shivers down my spine when you said "Prisoners".Also "The Skin I Live In".Yikes!

[@airfixx_8952]

Thanks for making the effort to make it a 2 part vid for the no-spoilers kru. x

[@Mornings]

Its more of a doc but the twist in Dear Zachary is one of the most gut wrenching ever. You think it cant get worse...but it does.

[@xTwistedPeach]

That was heart wrenching and the fact it’s a documentary makes it more horrific :(

[@11ChicaBomb]

I LOVED THIS VIDEO EMMA! I would love to have you spoil more horror movies for me! Big fan! Thanks for all you do.

[@terrafromelmstreet1017]

Have you seen “Daddy’s little girl”? It’s not what you think (he actually loves his daughter in a good way) but it is so sad and really brutal.

[@anne-marieludwig6645]

Your content is incredible and this channel is criminally underrated!

[@spookyastronauts]

Thank you so much!

[@PaulHilburger]

The twist at the end of the Orphanage is a punch in the gut

[@ptose]

great video and I like the list for the titles I know and even more for those I haven't watched yet. But Incendies (Villeneuve) had to be on this list 100%. Much more than Prisoner (which is a good movie in any case) and many other titles. Scarier and more disturbing twist than most horror movies. The sum scene. Those who know, know. Sleepaway camp is another one. Definitely not a masterpiece by any mean of the imagination, but the ending is unforgettable.

[@chrisdaniela]

Are movies like these even made anymore!? If so, please recommend! Also, I totally forgot about Frailty and now need to rewatch! Thanks for the Serbian film spoiler as I was never gonna watch it,because of its reputation, but was curious what it was about.

[@Ravenz91]

Bloody Reunion is one of my favorites

[@woodsro]

Fun list as always. So many more I'm thinking of, so I won't be surprised if there's another of these in the future...

[@spookyastronauts]

My list was originally 30 haha

[@astronomer747]

I just watched the Orphanage a few weeks back and loved it. I'm glad I bought it because it is one I'll definitely rewatch. That quick shot with the schoolmaster's broken jaw was pretty disturbing. I guess that's the only reasons for the R-rating? Not the scariest film or the most original, but definitely it has its moments of tension and I thought it was very well done. Beautiful atmosphere and quite haunting. Jacob's Ladder is one I need to see again. I found it really interesting. The scene where he is being moved through the hospital on stretcher and all that gore is all on floor, and just the insane, inhuman movements of the people inside and bizarre imagery really stuck with me. It probably does the best job of conveying what being a paranoid psychotic might be like of any film I have seen, and I can see how the visual imagery inspired video games like Silent Hill.

[@arieltkotz4877]

I saw The Skin i Live in in school. My spanish teacher figured it was a good movie to show her class. Let's sat it was a controversial choice among both students and parents. But then again my english teacher (i'm from Brasil) showed us the ring when i was in middle school, so i don't really know wtf my school was thinking...

[@emilvin]

Hello Emma. I’m a longtime viewer and avid fan of your movie lists. A warm winter to you there in Oz. Sorry for your hacked IG account. Also condolence for your belated pooch. Went through the same thing last year. Keep up with the great work; you’re much appreciated here in the US (at least from my neck of California).🎥🎬🍿🎞️📽️

[@jlannnn1234]

Loved this format! Would love to see more like this 🤗

[@andrewspicecake]

That's a really good list Emma. Christian Bale should've won an Oscar for The Machinist. His appearance is freaky, & then he bulked up for his 1st Batman film right after 👏😎

[@LaurieRamirez-pw4jx]

OK I'm finally watching Oldboy tonight as it's the only one I have yet to see! And I'm sure it's because of your recommendations. Great list. More lists with twists!! Thank you for your time in putting this together. Hoping you're doing ok.

[@mg-ThisHandleIsSoStupid]

Just make it is the original and not the remake.

[@LaurieRamirez-pw4jx]

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[@LaurieRamirez-pw4jx]

Oh, got it! I didn't even realize there was a remake until you said it! Thanks. Will steer clear.

[@mg-ThisHandleIsSoStupid]

@@LaurieRamirez-pw4jx Yea, Spike Lee did a remake and it was awful.

[@bmljenny]

Thanks for indulging those of us who do like knowing the twists. A few of these films are on my "nope, never gonna watch" list, but I do want to know what the deal is.

[@finslaw]

One of my favorite dark endings is Rabid Dogs (1974), a film which waited 24 years to be released after the producer died in a car crash.

[@enriquesanchez9016]

I would LOVE to see a horror list of the same concept 😄

[@user-sy5kj2pl6x]

The mist is my favorite 😍 people seem to hate it, though. No idea why..

[@ScottShedd123]

I can't remember if it was this channel that recommended "Miss Violence", brutal film.

[@rockmusicforever90]

I've seen Oldboy and two/thirds of the Vengeance Trilogy. Lady Vengeance is my favorite out of the three. I thought I knew the twist of Momento but I guess I only knew half of the twist. I still need to watch Jacob's ladder.

[@EverybodysWrong]

Remember Angel Heart? Great twist!

[@rywk4225]

Life and Times of David Gayle was pretty good too!

[@bayoumuddah]

I love these type of movies. I just enjoy being shocked and disturbed by dark endings because they are so twisted

[@Horrorzeit]

Wow, what a beast of a video - amazing!

[@spookyastronauts]

Thank you, means a lot coming from you!

[@mariaclaragarcia5290]

To me, one of the most disturbing - and heartbreaking - plot twists ever is in another Villeneuve film, Incendies. Oh Lord... whyyy (masterpiece alert)

[@matiasbarrios7983]

I have been refusing to watch "A Serbian film" because of "that scene". The first time I tried I got to that part and I was so disgusted I stop right there. But now you told about a twist in the ending and I am totally eager to know what that is. I think I will rewatch and just skip "that scene".

[@SrPerritoCaliente]

If you think about doing another video like this I think "Kill list" should have a spot. It's very slow, but worth it.

[@Joytaps]

When I saw the title I just knew The Mist would be on here. The ending is such a downer I can't even rewatch the movie after all this time! 😅

[@_thebigsteve]

I'm not sure if you've seen it but you really owe it to yourself to watch attack on titan. It has insane plot twists even compared to most western films, cosmic horror elements, and a very disturbing plot twist towards the end that has yet to be topped in media imo.

[@sherrygeorge8613]

If you haven't watched The Boys of St. Vincent i highly recommended anyone to watch it. It is disturbing and unsettling.

[@peterfug8984]

I was expecting Don’t Breathe…if you know, you know 😬

[@Kakki82]

Prisoners, The Orphanage are my some of my favorites of all time

[@Treychik]

You KNOW the movie is great when it inspired a lot of Silent Hill monsters and aesthetics in general

[@undetected2088]

Jacob’s Ladder ? Hell yeah 🤛

[@Treychik]

@@undetected2088 yup...the metal grids, frame-skip monster movements, dirty hospitals, disfigured nurses/doctors, weird shapes...the movie is a bloody masterpiece. Same as some of the SH games

[@TylerLu22]

I don't remember how good it was but what about Marrowbone?

[@Edowin-jz2sj]

Those are a lot of great films, but I had to skip a few in the video that I still hadn't see. Prisoners is probably in my Top 10 favorites of all time as I had no idea what I was getting into when I saw it.

[@kylereno5383]

Jacobs Ladder is and awlays will be so special to me.

[@vinnymal1051]

Killlist would be on my list! Pun intended lol great vid please do another one!

[@kingshisui21]

I think one of the most disturbing films with a shocking plot twist I've ever seen is Incendies. The plot twist of this video is that you didn't include it lol

[@robertandthe3ds489]

I would recommend "The Treatment" (2014 ) as a candidate for a future list. The novel it is based on is equally disturbing, upsetting and well done.

[@spookyastronauts]

ooo thank you!

[@debbiedowner8365]

Ending of Devil was good. That elevator scene!

[@charlieinwhite]

depending on the market a film called switchblade romance or high tension has an awesome twist, its french though.

[@user-sy5kj2pl6x]

No high tension? Or audition? Those were creepy.

[@emiliohuerta2790]

You look super stoned.. just like me!! You got yourself a new fan!

[@m1ghtysauc3E]

Old Boy is one of the most wtf moments in film. I sat there with my head in my hand for the entire final act.

[@starfleetbrat]

The Skin I Live In was soooooo good.

[@lesliepeternell9563]

Yes, yes, please make the horror version of the video!

[@duashakir273]

Loved the video!❤