21 Movie Endings People Think Are So Bad, They're Basically A Slap In The Face To Audiences

A post filled with only spoilers. Literally, only spoilers.

We recently asked members of our BuzzFeed Community, "What is the single worst ending to a movie you've ever seen in your life?" and they DID NOT disappoint! Here are just a few of the movie endings people called out for being — how do I say this — not great:

Also, WARNING: Given that the entire frame of this post is around movie endings — it is, like, ONLY SPOILERS. So please proceed with caution!

1. Sucker Punch (2011)

Warner Bros. Pictures

"It’s bad enough that the movie and its subject matter were totally different than what audiences were led to believe in the trailer, but then to have only ONE of the girls survive the ordeal intact — and it’s not the main character? The one we were rooting for the whole movie? Ridiculous."

—josephaloysiusc

2. Seven Pounds (2008)

Sony Pictures Releasing

"Loooord, this movie. I am not usually into those kind of dramas, but I thought the movie was lovely — BUT A JELLYFISH?"

—michellef61

3. Wonder Woman (2017)

Warner Bros.

"Making Ares a literal character instead of an abstract concept was a bad move, in my opinion. There was so much potential to tell a story about how humans have the capacity to exert god-like power over each other, both for good (like Chris Pine sacrificing himself to save everyone) and for bad (like, you know, a world war). Having Ares be a literal force of evil operating on earth ruined that arc for both Diana and the audience."

—razmatini

4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 (2011)

Warner Bros.

"Voldemort becoming dust was beyond stupid, but that's not what upset me. We jump from Harry fighting in a war to him shipping off his stupidly named kids — that was awful. What happened to the rest of the Death Eaters? We're supposed to believe everything was automatically perfect after the war? It was a boring ending."

—seriously24

5. The Mist (2007)

MGM

"He kills his family only to be saved seconds later by the military? I damn near flipped my coffee table when I saw that."

—amandaweaver92

6. Intersellar (2014)

Paramount Pictures

"A fantastic two-hour movie that went on 45 minutes too long. Tapping out the secrets to time travel on a watch hand? Seriously?"

—mikeb

7. The Departed (2007)

Warner Bros. Pictures

"You get no closure in the end 'cause everyone's fucking dead! I know that was the point to some extent, but still."

—larazie13

8. Krampus (2015)

Universal Pictures

"I don't know if a lot of people actually saw this movie, but it was a really good horror-comedy (better than it really should've been) — but the ending was confusing and just dumb."

—michaeldavid

9. Hereditary (2018)

A24

"I loved the build-up throughout the whole film. The 'big reveal' — where a voiceover spent five minutes explaining what the whole film was about — was anticlimactic and felt lazy and stole away all that masterful anticipation."

—ollied42f4b7b76

10. Soul (2020)

Pixar

"I felt like the entire movie was rushed, but that ending was unforgivable. They just kind of left it open so that they could easily make a sequel. Make a sequel all you wish, but at least wrap up the first story!"

—jdjinxed

11. Baby Driver (2017)

Sony Pictures Releasing

"The ending was rushed!"

—dreamgirl456

12. Uncut Gems (2019)

A24

"The movie was so frustrating to watch and it was dragging on because the main character kept making bad choice after bad choice. Then they killed him and robbed his store — they could've just done that from the beginning and saved me an hour of being bored and irritated."

—justchillman

13. War of the Worlds (2005)

Paramount Pictures

"How the hell did Tom Cruise’s son survive?!"

—erikd4efb15b99

14. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

RKO Radio Pictures

"Maybe I'm cynical, but they go through all this drama of losing the money and then the resolution is everyone just donates money to save the day? And there's no consequences whatsoever for the guy who stole the original cash?"

—pks0

15. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Warner Bros. Pictures

"That movie was a mess to begin with, but the ending was such garbage. Queenie's completely out of character 180-degree turn made no sense (her entire character was butchered) and the revelation that Credence was a Dumbledore is one of dumbest and worst-executed twists I've ever seen."

—femkat

16. Identity (2003)

Sony Pictures Releasing

"I know what it meant symbolically, and I get that he’s running with (and through) the mind of a middle-aged serial killer, but actually seeing an 11-year-old make it across states by himself, after rigging a car bomb to fake his own death, in order to kill a woman felt really dumb. It felt like a cheap way to end a mystery."

—shaniasanchez014

17. Pay it Forward (2000)

Warner Bros. Pictures

"Everyone kept telling me what a wonderful movie it was, but I was so pissed off when he died at the end. What kind of movie tries to get the message of being nice across by killing off a kid for doing exactly that?"

—ferociouskitten

18. Remember Me (2010)

Summit Entertainment

"The movie could’ve ended in any of a hundred different ways, but to have the main character die in 9/11? I guess it brings awareness to the horribleness of the day — but it just felt wrong."

—lilyobert1

19. Click (2006)

Sony / youtube.com

"There was a big emotional climax and it felt like a good resolution to the movie — then it turned out to all be a dream. I saw this in the theater and when it was revealed, the entire audience let out a disappointed sigh."

—melllvar

20. The Circle (2017)

STX Films

"The whole second half of the movie was so rushed and, simply put, bad. I was really looking forward to it based on the actors and the trailer, but they focused so much on the beginning and tried to slap together a subpar ending. The idea was there, but it wasn't well executed."

—pearlmiller

21. And finally — Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker (2019)

LucasFIlm Ltd.

"This movie's ending was the worst of all time for me. The movie itself was shockingly bad, but the fact that a 40+-year, nine-film saga was concluded in such a hollow, condescending way was unforgivable."

—mybrainisflypaper

Now it's your turn! What do YOU believe is the single worst movie ending of all time? Share your pick in the comments below!

Note: Some responses were edited for length and/or clarity.