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Insane Thriller Movie Theories That Turned Out To Be TRUE
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2/16/2025
Dive into the world of mind-blowing movie theories that went from fan speculation to confirmed reality! We're exploring incredible fan theories about films like Tarantino's universe, James Bond, and more that turned out to be absolutely true!
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And then I'll be back in the field.
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It's what you want?
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Yes, of course.
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It's not for everyone.
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Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for drama and or thriller movies,
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fan theories that were confirmed by the film itself or were confirmed by the filmmakers.
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We can confirm there will be spoilers ahead, so this is your warning.
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You're probably wondering what's going on.
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There's no need to worry.
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Let's take a walk.
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Number seven, Tarantino's shared universe, Various.
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If you ever sit down and watch the films of Quentin Tarantino,
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you might start to recognize some recurring elements,
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such as Red Apple's Cigarettes, Big Kahuna Burger, and even characters with the same last name.
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Vincent Vega, Iron Man in Amsterdam.
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Jules Winfield, Iron Man in Inglewood.
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Get your asses out in here.
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Naturally, fans started to comment how these films must all be connected.
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In a 2017 interview, Tarantino confirmed that all of his movies are, in fact, part of a shared universe.
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There's actually two separate universes.
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There's the realer-than-real universe, all right, and all the characters inhabit that one.
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But then there's this movie universe.
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To be more precise, there are two universes, one dubbed the realer-than-real universe,
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featuring characters from Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, etc.
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The other is the movie universe, consisting of movies like Kill Bill and From Dusk Till Dawn
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that characters from the realer universe would see.
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Before we stepped in here, you told all of us to be cool.
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That means you, too.
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Never said do what I do. I said do what I say.
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Number six, Oberhauser as Blofeld.
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Spectre.
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Ernst Stavro Blofeld was the main villain in early Bond film.
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Allow me to introduce myself.
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I am Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
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They told me you were assassinated in Hong Kong.
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Yes, this is my second life.
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You only live twice, Mr. Bond.
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He was the head of the organization Spectre that terrorized the world,
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and it's up to James Bond to save the day.
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However, due to a lengthy copyright case,
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the character and the Spectre organization disappeared from the franchise
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until the case was settled in 2006.
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Put me down! Put me down!
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At least you want to get out.
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Mr. Bond!
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So when the title of the 24th film of the series was revealed as Spectre
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and Christoph Waltz was announced as part of the cast,
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it didn't take long for people to start putting two and two together
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and surmise that Waltz's character, Franz Oberhauser, is Blofeld.
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Franz Oberhauser died 20 years ago, James,
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in an avalanche alongside his father.
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The man you're talking to now, the man inside your head,
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is Ernst Stafford Blofeld.
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Catch a name.
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Number 5. Unbreakable shared universe, Split.
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At first glance, it would seem Unbreakable and Split don't have much in common
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other than both being written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
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The Beast, he's coming for you.
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All three of you.
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Despite Split being about a man, Kevin, with 23 identities
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due to his dissociative identity disorder,
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fans couldn't help but notice that one of those identities could be superhuman.
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Do you really believe the stories about the Beast?
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It's hinted at in the trailer, and given Shyamalan is known for twist endings,
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speculation soon began to form that Split could be connected to Unbreakable.
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It would be confirmed to be the case at the end of the movie
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when Bruce Willis' character, David Dunn, appears.
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Is this like that crazy guy in the wheelchair that gave me away 15 years ago?
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And he gave him a funny name, too.
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What was it?
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Mr. Glass.
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Number four, Eve as Moneypenny, Skyfall.
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When the Bond franchise was rebooted with 2006's Casino Royale,
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characters like Moneypenny and Q were nowhere to be found.
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You noticed?
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By the time Skyfall is announced and the cast is revealed,
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actress Naomi Harris was set to play Eve, an MI6 agent who works with Bond.
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Almost immediately, people started speculating that Eve was, in fact, Moneypenny.
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I've been reassigned.
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Temporary suspension from field work.
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Really?
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Mm. Something to do with killing 007.
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Well, you gave it your best shot.
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It was hardly my best shot.
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Not sure I can survive your best.
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Doubt you'll get the chance.
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Of course, Harris, for her part, denied that she would be portraying the character.
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So imagine everyone's surprise once Skyfall is finally released
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and we find out that Eve's last name is Moneypenny
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and retires from field work, becoming a secretary by the film's end.
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You know, we've never formally been introduced.
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Oh.
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Well, my name's Eve.
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Eve Moneypenny.
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I look forward to our time together, Miss Moneypenny.
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Me, too.
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Number three, Simulation. Don't worry, darling.
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Cast-in fighting aside, as that's a different topic for a different day,
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many people were able to figure out the ending to this movie.
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To be honest, I've been out of it since we arrived.
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Yeah. Bill says it's the jet lag.
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Mm-hmm.
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It's all just been a bit of a blur.
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It appears to be set in the 1950s, and while it's common to romanticize the past,
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things were a little too idyllic here.
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You okay?
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No, I don't know. I'm not.
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I had a really weird dream.
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A really weird dream.
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Not to mention there's a lot of visual imagery to suggest
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that things aren't what they appear to be.
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It was really no surprise that once we get to the end of the film,
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it turns out that everything is a simulation.
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What do you think you know?
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Listen.
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I've always known.
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I chose this.
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Number two, Roy Lives, The Grifters.
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This neo-noir film centers around the lives of the three con artists,
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Roy, his mother Lily, and his girlfriend Mira.
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What am I doing here?
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You were bleeding inside, honey.
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Remember that bruise you had?
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You called the doctor, huh?
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Well, no, Roy.
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Your mother did.
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As you might guess, there's money and betrayal involved.
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The film ends with a confrontation between Roy and Lily over a stash of cash,
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and in the ensuing argument, Lily ends up killing Roy.
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No, no, no, no, no.
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As she drives off into the night, a man can be seen running across the street.
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Fans started to wonder if that's Roy, meaning he didn't actually die.
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When producer Martin Scorsese was asked if it was Roy,
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he responded with, sure, why not?
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Sure, that sounds nice.
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Number one, secret sequel, Get Out and Being John Malkovich.
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There are several fan theories surrounding Get Out,
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but the one more intriguing is the idea that the film is connected to being John Malkovich.
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With all due respect, I discovered that portal.
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I mean, it's my livelihood, do you understand?
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It's my head, Schwartz! It's my head!
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The two movies have similar plots in that it's possible to transfer your consciousness
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to take over another person's body.
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So you won't be gone, and not completely.
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A sliver of you will still be in there somewhere, limited consciousness.
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In John Malkovich, you can only really do it with the aforementioned John Malkovich,
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but by the time we get to Get Out, it's possible to take over anyone's body.
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When the theory was presented to Get Out director Jordan Peele,
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he loved it and said as far as he's concerned, it's true.
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This is crazy.
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What's your favorite fan film theory? Let us know in the comments.
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You must be aware of all the fan theories that go on about your films.
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And one of them, which I reckon may be true, and I need you to confirm, is...
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