20 More So-Called Happy Movie Endings That Absolutely Aren't
7. Happy Death Day
Some of the films on this list have presented an ending as an absolute win when, in reality, it is merely a delaying of the inevitable, at best. This is truer for none more so than Happy Death Day.
The unique and fun horror movie saw Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) stuck in a time loop with her own killer. At the moment of her death, she woke up to relive the same day again and again and again, eventually using the curse to figure out who murdered her and stop it from happening again. Then, finally, she was able to continue to live a normal life.
However, while the end of the movie was certainly a win for Tree, as she didn't die on that day, there was nothing to suggest that she ever actually escaped the time loop. Yes, she avoided dying on that specific day, but there will come a day when she does pass, and what will happen then?
The sequel confirmed that her murder had nothing to do with why she was stuck in a time loop, so, by the end of the film, she was still technically stuck; it just wouldn't reset until she died again. Even if she lived a long, full, and rich life, she was bound to die and wake up on that fateful 18th September again.