Movie Ending

The Departed Ending Explained: The Rat, the Rooftop and the Final Shot

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Short answer: almost nobody survives. In the final ten minutes of Martin Scorsese’s The Departed (2006), undercover cop Billy Costigan finally arrests mole Colin Sullivan — only to be shot dead in an elevator by a second, hidden mole. Sullivan then kills that man, frames him as the traitor, and walks away believing he has … Read more

American Psycho Ending Explained: Did Bateman Actually Kill Anyone?

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Short answer: the film never tells you — and that is the point. In the final minutes of American Psycho (2000), Patrick Bateman confesses to a string of murders, only for his lawyer to laugh it off and claim victim Paul Allen is alive and recently dined with him in London. Director Mary Harron says … Read more