The movie, and novel by Gillian Flynn, is centred around a woman named Amy (Rosamund Pike) who goes missing and the campaign to find her. A lot of evidence suggests that her husband Nick (Ben Affleck) my be responsible for her disappearance. It is revealed, though, that Amy faked her own death to punish her husband after she finds out he’s cheating on her.
Donnie Darko
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Jake Gyllenhaal’s Donnie travels back in time to prevent the events of the previous 28 days after witnessing his girlfriend Gretchen’s death – ultimately sacrificing himself.
Knives Out
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The entire movie is centred around who might have killed family patriarch Harlan Thrombey – it is revealed that his grandson Ransom Drysdale (Chris Evans) switched his medication, which ultimately led to his death, framing nurse Marta to make it look as if she accidentally overdosed him. Scandalous.
Atonement
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