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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Leave the World Behind Ending Explained – What is responsible for the blackout?
Leave the World Behind surrounds a family on vacation on Long Island. Their holiday is interrupted by two strangers bearing news of a blackout and...
NAGA Ending Explained – Does Sarah make it out of the desert?
Taking place in the desert of Riyadh, NAGA is a Netflix film that, like its protagonist Sarah, ultimately loses its way. The ending of the...
The Archies Ending Explained – Do the Archies save Green Park?
Netflix continues to adapt storylines from the ever-popular Archie Comics series, premiering the musical rom-com The Archies on December 7th, 2023. The Hindi-language, sixties-set musical...
Netflix’s Society of the Snow Explores a Horrifying True Story
Society of the Snow is a Netflix movie that covers a terrifying story of survival, based on the premise of a plane crash and the...
Christmas as Usual Ending Explained – Do they have a Merry Christmas after all?
Christmas as Usual tries to tell a heartwarming, family story of Thea, who goes back home to her rural town to celebrate a classic Norwegian...
Candy Cane Lane Ending Explained – Does Chris win the Candy Cane Lane prize money?
In Candy Cane Lane, once Chris finds out that the “12 Days of Christmas” tree he signed for has the ornaments “stolen”, he goes directly...
May December Ending Explained – Can Elizabeth ever understand Gracie’s true character?
After opening to widespread acclaim in the festival circuit, May December, the drama directed by Todd Haynes premiered on Netflix following a limited theatrical release. Led...
Hard Days Ending Explained – Who gets the money from the vault?
Netflix’s Japanese thriller Hard Days is a remake of a Korean film and the fourth adaptation of the same material. The film’s ending comes after a...
Frybread Face and Me is “a memory of a moment in time” — but is it true?
The Netflix movie Frybread Face and Me is a poignant drama that follows the story of two young Navajo cousins from different worlds who come...
Family Switch Ending Explained – Do the Walkers switch back?
Family Switch is an ambitious body-swap holiday movie streaming on Netflix in which parents Jess (Jennifer Garner) and Bill (Ed Helms) switch bodies with their children,...
Elena Knows Ending Explained – Who killed Rita?
Elena Knows is an Argentinian drama film on Netflix directed by Anahí Berneri and based on the book of the same name by Claudia Piñeiro....
Doi Boy Ending Explained – What happens to Wuth, Ji, and Sorn?
Doi Boy tells the story of three young men, who are illegal immigrants from Myanmar, living on the margins of society in Thailand. All have...
Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist – The True Story Behind the Real-Life Investigation
The Netflix Spanish-language movie Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist is a harrowing retelling of the murder of Mauricio Leal. The film is inspired by the...
I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me Ending Explained – Does Juan survive?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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...