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Is there a category for films like 'Shutter Island' where the story is turned upside down at the end of the movie, and then you have a "WTF" feeling.

I hope this question is on-topic, and someone can find a category (or maybe a good list) about these movies.

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I'd classify them as films with a twist ending, and Shutter Island in particular to have what's called an "unreliable narrator". See this wikipedia page for more classifications of plot twists with a few examples of each.

I won't compile a list here--Google should be able to--but keep in mind that watching a movie with the knowledge that a plot twist is coming might diminish the experience for you :)

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Also, I'm not sure how much in the question or answer needs to be spoilered, or whether I'm just being overprotective. – Verge Dec 14 '11 at 9:07
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You can use free online services like Jinni to find movies related to particular mood/plot. For your benefit, I did a search with keyword 'Surprise Twist'. Here is the result.

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I think Surprise Twist is an answer OP was in search of, so that's kind of hard to fead to a search engine. – NGLN Dec 14 '11 at 21:42

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