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Ambiguous Movie Endings

Ambiguity is one of the most important tools in a filmmaker's arsenal for capturing the attention of the audience. Directors have attempted to achieve this mythical quality in their films throughout the history of cinema, spanning all continents. This risky trait is celebrated for a special reason in an expensive art like cinema, where the studio's primary concern is to present the distinguishing quality in a clear, transparent manner. This is because ambiguity delicately presents the possibility of suspense-thrill and drama at the same time, where, in a successful attempt, viewers submerge to the film to the extent that they like to ponder about the film's fictional world long after the film's end and tries to answer the posed questions in weeks. A film achieves the long-lasting effect of short stories in this way. One solution is to leave the ending ambiguous, as a successful amalgam will haunt viewers for a long time before reaching a satisfying conclusion. How many have you seen?
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Annihilation (2018)
Annihilation (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
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Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Burning (2018)
Burning (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
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Prisoners (2013)
Prisoners (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
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Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
10
Taxi Driver (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Solaris (1972)
Solaris (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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First Reformed (2018)
First Reformed (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
15
Stalker (1979)
Stalker (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Mother! (2017)
Mother! (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
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Inception (2010)
Inception (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Ex Machina (2015)
Ex Machina (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Predestination (2014)
Predestination (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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Upstream Color (2013)
Upstream Color (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
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The Lighthouse (2019)
The Lighthouse (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Pi (1998)
Pi (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Persona (1966)
Persona (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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The White Ribbon (2009)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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La Dolce Vita (1960)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Dogtooth (2009)
Dogtooth (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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The Lobster (2015)
The Lobster (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
36
A Serious Man (2009)
A Serious Man (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
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Enemy (2014)
Enemy (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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Mullholland Dr. (2001)
Mullholland Dr. (2001)
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Enter the Void (2009)
Enter the Void (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
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