Ten mystery movie twists critics call untouchable

Collider published a list of ten mystery films whose final twists the piece describes as "untouchable."

The selections range from Identity (2003), whose reveal centers on Malcolm's dissociative identity disorder and the motel characters as alternate personalities, to The Sixth Sense, ranked No. 1 for its revelation that Dr. Malcolm Crowe has been dead the entire time. Other entries include Gone Baby Gone (2007), in which the kidnapping is revealed to have been orchestrated by police captain Jack Doyle; Oldboy (2003), whose revenge plan uses hypnosis to produce a depraved outcome; Murder on the Orient Express (1974), which reveals the entire supporting cast as responsible; Memento (2000), which rewrites Leonard's backstory and shows Teddy manipulating him; Mulholland Drive (2001), presented largely as a dream sequence for a failed actress; Se7en (1995), whose final package contains the severed head of Detective Mills' wife; Shutter Island (2010), where Teddy is an alternate identity of Andrew Laeddis; and Vertigo (1958), which reveals Madeleine to be an impersonator named Judy.

The piece lists The Sixth Sense with a release date of August 6, 1999, credits M. Night Shyamalan as director and writer, and names Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment among the principal cast, along with a 107-minute runtime.

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Culture, M. Night Shyamalan, Bruce Willis, Vertigo, Shutter Island, Memento