10 Movie Endings Darker Than You Remembered

10. Danny, Rusty & Tess Are (Probably) Targeted For Assassination By Benedict's Men - Ocean's Eleven

On paper, the ending to Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven remake fits the movie's generally breezy tone like a glove - the team pulls off the heist, and Danny (George Clooney) completes a stint in prison for violating his parole before driving off into the sunset with Tess (Julia Roberts) and Rusty (Brad Pitt).

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People tend to forget, though, that the final seconds of the film also contain a darker implication, as we fleetingly see two of villain Terry Benedict's (Andy Garcia) bodyguards watching the trio drive off and promptly tail them.

On the movie's DVD commentary, Soderbergh and screenwriter Ted Griffin discuss the ending, with Griffin explaining that friends of his were left confused, believing that the bodyguards had been sent by Benedict to assassinate the three.

While this obviously didn't happen as two sequels were eventually released, Griffin said he regretted not writing a small beat to clarify the ending, where the bodyguards' car conks out due to one of the heroes tampering with it, in turn getting rid of any potential ambiguity regarding the heroes' fates.

As it stands, watched in a vacuum, it sure as hell seems like the bodyguards are gearing up to clip Danny, Tess, and Rusty.

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