15 Promising thriller plots with less impressive climax

1) The Girl on the Train (2016)

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This movie starts with a strong setup, pulling viewers into Rachel’s chaotic life. She’s an alcoholic who rides the same train every day, obsessing over a seemingly perfect couple she watches from the window. The early parts keep you hooked as Rachel’s blackouts make her unreliable, and the mystery of a missing woman raises the stakes. But the ending falls flat. The twist—that her ex-husband’s new wife is the killer—feels too clean and predictable after all the buildup. A better ending could have leaned into Rachel’s unstable mind, leaving more doubt about whether she played a role in the crime.

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