5 Movies That Were Completely Destroyed By Their Own Plot Twists

Creating a good twist is an art that shocks the viewer and turns the whole story upside down. Sometimes they even add to the re-watchability of a movie, as you notice little hints and nods here and there throughout the plot.

But sometimes a bad and outrageous twist can kill the movie outright, slaughtering what was a decent or even good story up until that point. So here are five movies that were destroyed by their own plot twists. Beware of major spoilers.

The Boy (2016)

The movie starts out as a supernatural story about a possibly possessed doll, as Greta is hired by a family to babysit their son, who turns out to be a life-size doll named Brahms, as their real son died in a fire 20 years ago.

From there it is an okay horror movie until it is revealed that Brahms actually survived the fire... and has been living in the walls, becoming a disfigured killer over the years.

Ghosts of War (2020)

Set during World War II, the story follows a group of soldiers who enter a mansion and encounter the ghosts of a family killed by the Nazis.

However, in a bizarre twist, it is revealed that all of this is taking place in the present day and they are in some sort of "matrix" as they have all been severely injured during the war in Afghanistan.

This could have been a great twist, but the ghosts are real and they somehow possess the program.

The Village (2004)

M. Night Shyamalan is famous for adding insane twists to his movies, which tend to be hit or miss, and this one is definitely in the latter category.

It turns out that the entire 19th century community exists in the present day, undiscovered by other people, because the eccentric founders managed to pay the park rangers and even make the area a no-fly zone.

Halloween Ends (2022)

While the quality of the Halloween franchise has declined significantly over the years, people still watch it for the iconic character of Michael Myers alone.

So when the last installment of the franchise saw the legendary killer sidelined for most of the time and replaced by a young killer named Corey Cunningham, fans weren't happy.

Also, Corey has little motivation to become a psycho and is killed by Michael near the end, making the whole twist completely pointless.

High Tension (2003)

The whole movie seems to be a typical but decent slasher about girls and a serial killer, until the twist reveals that the protagonist Marie suffers from a personality disorder and is actually the killer herself.

The problem is that it seems unlikely that she was able to overpower and butcher all the other victims, as was shown earlier in the movie.