10 More Best Movie Twists You Genuinely Never Saw Coming

10. Dil Is Trans - The Crying Game

Though The Crying Game's shocking mid-film twist has been widely discussed and invoked across media over the last 30 years, for anyone who saw the movie without knowing its big secret, it was a flabbergasting surprise.

Neil Jordan's Oscar-winning drama revolves around IRA member Fergus (Stephen Rea), who falls in love with a mysterious woman named Dil (Jaye Davidson).

However, when the pair are about to have sex in Dil's apartment, she undresses to reveal that she's a trans woman, much to Fergus' immediate revulsion.

In the film's release year of 1992, where the most mainstream of audiences were considerably less au fait with the LGBT community than they are today, such a potential twist likely wasn't something they'd have even considered, prompting Miramax's marketing campaign to ask audiences not to reveal The Crying Game's secret.

Ultimately, Jordan truly struck the motherlode with Davidson - a man who could convincingly pass as female to millions, had an androgynous first name, was totally unknown, and happened to be a terrific actor to boot, even receiving a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his work on the film.