13 Movie Endings That Make The Entire Film A Waste Of Time

While twist endings can be great, some movie endings are so frustrating that they render the entire proceeding plot pointless in retrospect. Some movies can have incredibly uplifting, hopeful endings (like director Frank Darabont’s classic Stephen King adaptation, The Shawshank Redemption). Other movies have cruel endings that stun audiences but are undeniably fitting in terms of theme and tone, such as Darabont’s later King adaptation The Mist. Then there are the movies that have endings that make their whole story seem like an exercise in futility. These endings aren’t always necessarily surprising, but they do leave the viewer feeling oddly cheated.