11 Film Endings That Didn't Solve Anything

1. The Birds

One of the most talked-about psychological horrors in history, Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece is still to this day regarded as such, thanks to the fantastic idea of taking an everyday occurrence such as that of seeing a flock of birds and making you think twice. A far cry from a bump in the night to that of making you wary just when taking a stroll in the sunlight, that jolt of fear whenever a bird flies too close overhead or a group of them take flight all at once is something many of us have already felt, it's the idea that something far sinister is about to happen that is slowly embedded in your mind as the film rolls on.

However, come the end of the flick as our four protagonists become holed up in a house trying in vein to shield themselves from the ornithological onslaught, main character Tippi Hedren's Melanie ends up opening a door to one of the upstairs rooms, only to get half her face pecked off. Naturally it's decided that the gang take her to get some medical attention, but after they navigate a garden of seagulls and crows - all ominously staring at them - and pile into their car, the following wide-angle shot is the last we see before the credits roll.

What was the cause of the birds' sudden hostility? What role did Melanie's lovebirds play in the whole thing? Did she even survive that initial attack, and what of the radio reports coming in stating that other cities were under attack too? Many say that a film that gets people talking about such things can only be good, but for many this abrupt ending to a film that was one gigantic question left an eternally sour taste.

Which films left you pondering on what you'd just watched, and what could have been done to really make them work? Let us know in the comments!