twist ending

twist ending
  a film that is marketed as having a surprise ending that shouldn't be revealed (as a spoiler) to those who haven't seen the picture
  Examples: Citizen Kane (1941), Psycho (1960), Planet of the Apes (1968), Soylent Green (1973), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Angel Heart (1987), No Way Out (1987), The Crying Game (1992), Se7en (1995), The Usual Suspects (1995) (pictured), Primal Fear (1996), Arlington Road (1999), The Sixth Sense (1999), Fight Club (1999), The Others (2001), and Shrek (2001)

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