15 Movie Titles That Blatantly Lied To You

The Final Nightmare was literally not Freddy Krueger's last call.

By Simon Gallagher /

Disney

You should be able to trust a movie title: they're a simple advertising tool designed to show prospective fans what they're getting in for at the most basic level. That's why they're generally the first thing studios announce. Unfortunately, they're also subject to the whims of meddlesome liars who believe that telling the truth should come secondary to entertainment.

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In other words, they're sometimes full of big old lies.

It's cheating somewhat to have metaphorical titles in here or to be too pedantic: for instance, nobody in Sideways goes Sideways, there is not a dinosaur in Tyrannosaur, The Never-Ending Story does, in fact, end, and High School Musical 2 takes place in the summer holidays.

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But there are other titles that just straight up told a pack of lies...

15. John Dies At The End

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What It Suggests

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That John dies at the end.

The Truth

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He doesn't. John does die, but thanks to the non-linear set up of the film, he actually dies in the middle while he's being questioned by Detective Lawrence Appleton about the grisly drug party. It definitely doesn't happen at the end.