Movie Explainers

Are you looking for an explanation of a movie’s ending? Have you encountered a plot point you are unsure about or a character or person who is stumping you? This page will help you and keep you up to date on the latest Movie Explainers.

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I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me Ending Explained – Does Juan survive?

November 22 2023, by Romey Norton

I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me is a Mexican Netflix comedy thriller and adaptation of the novel of the same name by author Juan...

Leo Ending Explained – Why does Ms. Malkin abandon Leo?

November 20 2023, by Amanda Guarragi

In Leo (2023) on Netflix, the titular lizard wants to help the students, and while he does that he tends to forget that he wanted to escape....

Believer 2 Ending Explained – What happened at the cabin between Won-ho and Rak?

November 18 2023, by Lori Meek

The Netflix original South Korean thriller, Believer 2, is set sometime before the final scene in the original 2018 movie. If the first movie implied...

EXmas Ending Explained – Who was the baby Jesus thief?

November 17 2023, by Lori Meek

EXmas is a Lifetime-style Amazon Freevee movie about a former couple who find themselves forced to spend one more Christmas together. Our two protagonists, Ali...

The Queenstown Kings Ending Explained – Do the team qualify for the Nedbank Cup?

November 17 2023, by Amanda Guarragi

The Queenstown Kings centers around the titular team qualifying for the Nedbank Cup and it’s a harder journey than they had anticipated. Apart from Fana...

Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain Ending Explained – How do Ben, Martin, and John get their treasure back?

November 17 2023, by Lori Meek

Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain was supposed to have a theatrical release. Instead, the movie about three friends going on a quest...

In Love and Deep Water Ending Explained – Do Chizuru and Ubukata end up together?

November 16 2023, by Lori Meek

The Netflix original romantic mystery movie In Love and Deep Water tells the unlikely romantic tale of one devoted cruise ship butler and his quirky...

Best. Christmas. Ever! Ending Explained: Do Jackie and Charlotte overcome their differences?

November 16 2023, by Romey Norton

Best. Christmas. Ever! is a heartwarming comedy directed by Mary Lambert and starring Brandy Norwood and Heather Graham as two frenemies who are forced to...

The Killer Ending Explained – Why does the Killer let Claybourne go?

November 10 2023, by Lori Meek

Now streaming on Netflix, The Killer follows the titular unnamed assassin for hire dealing with the aftermath of a botched hit in Paris. Through voiceovers,...

Locked In on Netflix: True Story or Fiction?

November 8 2023, by Louie Fecou

Netflix’s psychological thriller Locked In is a chilling tale of betrayal, infidelity, and murder starring Famke Janssen, Anna Friel, and Rose Williams. The story starts...

Nuovo Olimpo – True story, or simply a love story?

November 4 2023, by Louie Fecou

Nuovo Olimpo is a tale of love and serendipity, following the relationship of Pietro and Enea who stumble across each other on, of all places,...

Fingernails Ending Explained – Why does Anna pull out her fingernails?

November 4 2023, by Amanda Guarragi

Fingernails is set up as a love triangle between Anna, Amir, and Ryan, with the caveat of their romance being dictated by a machine that nobody...

NYAD Ending Explained – What was uncovered from Diana’s past?

November 4 2023, by Amanda Guarragi

The ending of NYAD finds Diana Nyad making a marathon swim from Cuba to Florida at the ripe age of 64, decades after her failed first attempt...

Quiz Lady Ending Explained – Does Anne win the money at Can’t Stop the Quiz?

November 4 2023, by Lori Meek

Hulu’s Quiz Lady is a comedy about two estranged sisters who must come together to help pay their mother’s gambling debt and rescue their beloved...

Who is the real-life drug lord behind Netflix kingpin Ferry Bouman?

November 3 2023, by Louie Fecou

Long-running Netflix crime thriller Undercover is a gripping, gritty, but often darkly comedic series with its origins and inspiration based on real events. Two intrepid...

Netflix’s Hurricane Season isn’t a true story, but it is real horror

November 2 2023, by Louie Fecou

The Netflix drama Hurricane Season is a gritty and disturbing story that has captured the imagination of the viewers, mixing its genres and telling an...

Locked In Ending Explained – How did Katherine become paralyzed?

November 2 2023, by Lori Meek

The Netflix original British thriller Locked In is a tale of greed, ambition, and, of course, murder. Told through a series of flashbacks, the story...

Wingwomen Ending Explained – Does the team pull off their final mission? 

November 1 2023, by Romey Norton

Wingwomen follows the story of two expert best-friend thieves who are sick and tired of life on the run and recruit feisty Sam to assist...