14 Obvious Movie ‘Twists’ Everyone Saw Coming

Who doesn’t enjoy a good plot twist? You’re enjoying a movie, following the story closely, when all of a sudden everything gets turned on its head. Looking back, you can see the seeds of what’s going on, but you know that you could’ve never guessed it.

Now, a bad plot twist is one you see from a mile away. Sometimes you have the hope that, since it’s so obvious, the twist will be something else. But no, it’s just a bad script on a poorly made plot. These are the most obvious plot twists we’ve found, so we’re not that sorry to spoil most of them.

Thanksgiving

Eli Roth sprinkles clues almost immediately, beginning with the opening sequence. By the halfway point, many viewers had already narrowed down the killer, making the eventual reveal feel more like confirmation than a genuine surprise.

Spiral

Marketed as a fresh take on the Saw formula, Spiral telegraphs its central reveal early. Genre fans quickly suspected the true mastermind, leaving the final act with far less impact than intended.

Alien: Covenant

The moment Walter and David disappear together, many viewers expected a switch. The reveal that David had replaced Walter plays out dramatically, but countless fans saw it coming long before the finale.

Ghost Ship

Ferriman is mysterious, always appears at convenient moments, and even has an ominous name. It doesn’t take long for audiences to suspect he isn’t an ordinary salvager, making the supernatural reveal fairly predictable.

MaXXXine

The mystery surrounding the killer generates suspense, but many horror fans identified the likely culprit early. The film succeeds more through style and performances than through keeping its central reveal secret.

Intruder

Slasher fans often point out that simply studying the film’s promotional artwork gives away the killer. Once that clue is noticed, the mystery becomes far easier to solve before the ending.

The Prowler

Despite some memorable kill scenes, The Prowler doesn’t hide its mystery especially well. Many viewers correctly identify the killer after only the opening stretch of the movie.

Scream 4

Longtime Scream fans were already looking for the least obvious suspect, making Emma Roberts’ Jill an early favorite. Her motive is memorable, but her identity surprised fewer viewers than intended.

Prometheus

Charlize Theron’s Vickers behaves less like a corporate executive and more like someone with a personal stake in Weyland’s mission. Her eventual connection to Peter Weyland felt obvious to many audiences.

Reindeer Games

Charlize Theron’s character appears almost too perfect from the beginning. Thriller fans quickly suspected she was manipulating Ben Affleck’s character, making her betrayal one of the film’s least shocking moments.

Incredibles 2

Evelyn Deavor’s name alone raises eyebrows, and her constant criticism of superheroes points suspicion in her direction. Many viewers guessed she was the Screenslaver long before the official reveal.

The Forgotten

The film spends so much time insisting everything has a rational explanation that many viewers immediately suspected something far stranger. When aliens finally enter the story, the twist felt surprisingly unsurprising.

Saltburn

The closing montage spells out Oliver’s manipulations in detail, but many audiences had already pieced together his schemes. Instead of revealing new information, it mostly confirms what attentive viewers already believed.

Smile 2

Even before release, trailers led many horror fans to predict exactly where the sequel’s curse would end up. The marketing unintentionally made the movie’s final direction easier to anticipate than expected.