10 More Movies That Have Different Endings In Different Countries

10. The Notebook

Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling made romantic movie history with The Notebook, creating a modern classic that has since become a permanent part of the genre canon.

The time-honoured story sees Noah (Gosling) fall for uptown girl Allie (McAdams) and details the people, continents and years that separate them. The narrative alternates between past and present to craft a rough ride towards an ultimately satisfying love story. And of course, we all know (and love) the ending, where this star-crossed couple die in each other’s arms.

Strange, then, that Netflix published a different cut of the US hit in the UK and Ireland. The ending of this edition features a far less literal and more thematic shot of birds soaring over the lake where the pair fell in love, leaving it ambiguous whether Noah and Allie pass on or not, versus the original ending, which was more clear-cut.

Netflix has offered no concrete answer for why they use this ending for the UK, but needless to say, long-time fans of the movie remain far from impressed. Just another reason why it's better to stick with physical media.