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26 Movie Scenes That Were So Shocking, People Actually Gasped In The Theaters

From Joker to La La Land and even to Zootopia, these moments were wild.

We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us which movie scenes were so wild, they actually gasped while watching them. Here are the shocking results.

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1. In Spider-Man: Far from Home, when Mysterio released doctored footage that made Spider-Man look like the villain and then revealed his true identity to the entire world.

Mysterio revealing Spider-Man's identity

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2. In Orphan, when 9-year-old Esther turned out to be a 33-year-old murderer who was trying to seduce her adoptive father, murder him, and then burn the house down.

Esther taking off her makeup in the mirror

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3. In Joker, when it was revealed that Arthur's romantic relationship with Sophie was all in his head.

Arthur and the woman in his apartment

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4. In Zootopia, when Judy realized that Assistant Mayor Bellwether was behind all of the attacks and was framing predators as savage creatures.

Judy running from Bellwether

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5. In Searching, when David pieced together that Vick, the cop who led the case, was actually responsible for his daughter's disappearance and potential murder.

David realizing Debra Messing's character is the villain

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6. In Split, when the final scene started playing and Bruce Willis's character appeared, revealing that the whole movie was actually a sequel to Unbreakable, which came out 16 years earlier.

Bruce Willis's character at a diner

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7. In Wreck-It Ralph, when King Candy started glitching and turned out to be Turbo.

Turbo glitching in "Wreck-It Ralph"

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8. In Us, when it was revealed that Red had been living as Adelaide for decades and the real Adelaide was trapped under the boardwalk.

Lupita Nyong'o in "Us"

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9. In Ex Machina, when Ava trapped Caleb in the house and then escaped via the helicopter that was originally sent for him.

Ava killing Oscar Isaac and escaping

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10. In Shutter Island, when Leonardo DiCaprio's character realized he was actually a patient at the asylum, not a real US Marshal.

The US Marshal holding a gun in the lighthouse

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11. In Avengers: Infinity War, when Thanos sacrificed Gamora — the only thing he ever loved — in order to get the Soul Stone.

Thanos throwing Gamora over the cliff

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12. In Interstellar, when Mann lied about his planet's inability to support human life, and he tried to kill Cooper to cover his tracks.

Matt Damon in "Interstellar"

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13. In The Visit, when the mom noticed over video chat that the old people her kids were staying with weren't actually their grandparents, but escaped mental patients.

Becca and Tyler on Skype with their mom

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14. In Black Swan, when Nina thought she killed Lily, but it was later revealed that she actually stabbed herself.

Nina dying in "Black Swan"

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15. In Whiplash, when Fletcher ambushed Andrew on stage with the wrong music in an attempt to ruin his career, solely because Andrew testified against him.

The main character of "Whiplash" on stage looking confused

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16. In Coco, when Héctor found out that he died from being poisoned and Ernesto was the one who murdered him.

Héctor taking a shot with Ernesto

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17. In The Boy, when Brahms (the doll) was smashed into a million pieces, and then a real-life man emerged from inside the walls of the house, meaning he actually survived the fire 20 years ago.

Brahms coming out of the wall

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18. In Spider-Man: Homecoming, when Peter went to pick up Liz before the school dance, and her father turned out to be Vulture.

Liz's dad opening his front door to a surprised Peter Parker

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19. In Now You See Me, when Dylan, the FBI agent responsible for capturing the Four Horsemen, turned out to be the one who orchestrated the whole heist.

Mark Ruffalo escaping the prison cell

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20. In Snowpiercer, when everyone was convinced for years that all life outside the train was extinguished, but at the end they saw a polar bear roaming safely outside.

A passenger watching a polar bear outside

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21. In The Departed, when Costigan captured Sullivan and thought he was finally going to get his life back, but he was immediately killed in the elevator.

Leo DiCpario's character getting shot in the elevator

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22. In La La Land, when the dreamy montage showed Mia and Sebastian living happily ever after, but then it cut back to reality and Mia was with a different guy.

Ending of "La La Land" when Mia is with a different guy

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23. In Arrival, when the "flashbacks" were actually future memories, meaning Louise and Ian were going to have a daughter and watch her die.

Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner hugging in "Arrival"

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24. In Saw, when the "dead" body on the ground woke up and revealed himself to be Jigsaw, the mastermind behind all of the torture.

Jigsaw waking up, all bloody

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25. In Get Out, when Chris and Rose were trying to escape, and then Rose suddenly broke character and revealed she was going to hold him captive.

Rose keeping the keys from Chris

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26. And, of course, in Avengers: Infinity War, when Thanos snapped his fingers and literally half of the Avengers turned to dust.

The Avengers turning to dust

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