Suspenseful movies with surprises that not even the smartest ones will see coming

Surely this has happened to you more than once when watching a thrilling film, and given the predictability of the plot, you can guess what will happen next. Some might like it more or less, but now we’re going to see some of those storylines where the smartest, smartest, or slyest will be able to see it happen, even if the clues are there.

If we talk about twists in thriller with surprises that no one will see coming, it is necessary to mention ‘Triangle’, a 2009 film by director Christopher Smith, in which Liam Hemsworth participates. The story follows several passengers on a yacht who find that a mysterious storm is about to hit them and they have to transfer to another vessel which appears empty.

The others

While it’s a well-known story, for those who haven’t seen “The Others,” it’s a thriller with a twist you won’t see coming. The film is directed by Alejandro Amenábar, released in 2001, and stars Nicole Kidman. It is a widow who goes to live with her children, suffering from a strange disease that causes exposure to the sun, and which seems to be related to paranormal events.

The prestige

Christopher Nolan is one of those directors known for putting many surprises in his filmsand “The Prestige” is no exception. Starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson, we have 2014’s ‘The Prestige’. The story follows two rival magicians who begin to devise questionable practices to eliminate each other. Available on HBO Max.

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Denis Villeneuve is another one of those masters of plot twists, and one of his best examples is in ‘Incendies’, a foreign thriller. The story follows two brothers whose mother entrusts them with the mission of making their ultimate dream come true, delivering a letter to the father they thought was dead and another to the brother they didn’t know they had.

The maid

Park Chan-Wook is also one of the best directors when it comes to plot twists, you just have to see what he did with the story of ‘The Maiden’. The story is set in Korea during the Japanese colonization. Where a young woman is hired as a servant for a powerful woman, and that she associates with an alleged Japanese count to defraud the woman.

The fog

Probably one of the most brutal and tragic twists to be seen in the history of cinema, is found in ‘The Fog’. Unlike Stephen King’s book, the outcome of this story is extremely heartbreaking, as supermarket survivors manage to escape a hopeless fate, surrounded by some of the most impressive monsters.