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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The Ending of Netflix’s ‘Scoop’ Is A Reminder Of How Important The Truth Is

April 6 2024, by Lori Meek

The ending of Scoop (2024) is a reminder of how important and impactful the truth can be, and how telling it is sometimes a very...

How to Date Billy Walsh Has A Happy Ending For Everyone

April 6 2024, by Lori Meek

How to Date Billy Walsh isn’t the type of movie not to force a happy ending. Teenagers Archie and Millie have been best friends since...

The Ending of ‘The Tearsmith’ Is As Predictable And Slow-Paced As The Rest of the Movie

April 6 2024, by Romey Norton

The ending of The Tearsmith is just as slow-paced and predictable as the rest of the Netflix movie. Based on Erin Doom’s bestselling 2021 novel...

Música’s Ending Isn’t About Romance – It’s About Puppets

April 4 2024, by Lori Meek

By the end of Música, Rudy’s lies catch up to him and he loses both his girlfriends. However, he does gain something even more valuable...

Zero to Hero’s Ending Chooses Love And Honesty Over Fame

April 3 2024, by Lori Meek

The ending of Zero to Hero (2024) offers its protagonist, Hero, that age-old dilemma — the chance to stay famous and continue his doppelganger’s career,...

Is the Homeless World Cup Real? The Inspiration Behind ‘The Beautiful Game’

March 30 2024, by Louie Fecou

The Beautiful Game is an uplifting story of hope and triumph against the odds that sees a mismatched team of homeless people making it to...

Heart of the Hunter Ending Explained – Does Zuko rescue his son in time?

March 29 2024, by Lori Meek

Heart of the Hunter, despite having a convoluted plot, at least has a pretty straightforward and satisfying ending. The South African Netflix film which was...

The Wages of Fear Ending Explained – A Successful Mission, But At What Cost?

March 29 2024, by Romey Norton

The Wages of Fear (2024) sees four down-on-their-luck men drive trucks laden with nitroglycerine through the mountains as part of an operation to extinguish an...

The ending of The Beautiful Game on Netflix teaches an important lesson

March 29 2024, by Lori Meek

The ending of The Beautiful Game is predictable, there’s no doubt about that. But the lesson learned by protagonist Vinny that the real-life Homeless World...

Rest in Peace On Netflix Has A Sloppy and Unfulfilling Climax

March 27 2024, by Romey Norton

Rest in Peace provides plenty of suspense but leads to a predictable and slightly boring ending. While that tension and the compelling acting will keep...

Shirley Ending Explained – How the Netflix Movie Vindicates Shirley Chisholm’s Presidential Campaign

March 22 2024, by Romey Norton

The ending of Shirley (2024) on Netflix is a vindication of Shirley Chisholm’s choice to run for president, even if it was a long shot. The...

Road House Ending Explained – Does Dalton put an end to Brandt and Knox’s reign of terror?

March 22 2024, by Lori Meek

The ending of Road House (2024) is predictably full of carnage and potentially sets up a sequel or spin-off focusing on a surviving Knox. The Doug...

Murder Mubarak Is Based On A Novel, But Exists In A Long Line Of Whodunit Tradition

March 16 2024, by Louie Fecou

Murder Mubarak is based on the best-selling novel Club You To Death by Anuja Chauhan, but it operates in both a very long line of whodunit...

Murder Mubarak Ending Explained – Who was the murderer?

March 16 2024, by Romey Norton

The essence of a murder mystery is to have everything make sense at the end. The story should be fulfilling for its audience, leaving them...

Irish Wish Ending Explained – Does Maddie choose to keep her wish?

March 15 2024, by Lori Meek

Everyone would like to wish their fantasies into existence, but the ending of Lindsay Lohan’s Netflix rom-com Irish Wish cautions against it. Protagonist Maddie wishes...

24 Hours with Gaspar Ending Explained – Does Gaspar die?

March 14 2024, by Lori Meek

24 Hours with Gaspar is a dystopian Netflix thriller where the titular private investigator learns that his heart condition will claim his life within the...

Art of Love Ending Explained – How do Güney and Alin survive Faysal’s attack?

March 14 2024, by Lori Meek

With an ending that gets right to the heart of the will-they-won’t-they dynamic central to most romances, Art of Love (2024) is a Turkish heist movie...

Netflix’s Damsel Is “Kind Of” Based On a Recently Published Book — But There’s a Catch

March 9 2024, by Louie Fecou

Netflix’s Damsel, a fantasy adventure that turns one of the genre’s most longstanding tropes on its head, isn’t the only version of the story that fans...