Most disappointing Abrupt endings?

[Yeti4928]

Sound of My Voice (2011) has to be up there.

[Leonidas King]

One I can think of which was most recent was Sully from Client Eastwood.

[floridaswamprat]

When I first saw The Birds years ago (40ish years ago), I was disappointed in the ending. But after subsequent views, I have grown to appreciate it more and more.

[bferr1972]

Jurassic Park III

[Michael24]

I need to see it again since it's been a long time, but I remember watching The Ninth Gate when it first came out on DVD and absolutely loving it until the abrupt, confusing ending that left me like "Uh . . . what?"

[MifuneFan]

Recently saw Monos (2019) and that had a frustrating abrupt ending.

[Creed]

I haven't seen this film, but I heard about the infamous awful abrupt ending, from The Devil Inside, where you have to go to a now dead website, for the conclusion.

HOLY ****, how did the filmmakers allow it?!

[oilers73]

An American Werewolf in London. Good movie, but the ending needs work.

[Arawn]

I want to say Sword of Doom, but I guess they intended to do a sequel?

[Chaotic]

Return of the King

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

Return of the King

I can see someone making the argument that they didn't like the ending. But wow, if there's a movie that has anything BUT an abrupt ending, it's The Return of the King. I mean, it goes on and on for a long time.

[RalphoR]

Originally Posted by bferr1972

Jurassic Park III

I really like this movie. I even thought the pacing and runtime were perfect. My only real complaint is the ending could have been much better.

[JDub1]

War of the Worlds.

The aliens come to earth and kick butt and dominate the human race. In what appears the be the end for mankind, suddenly the aliens just up and die from earths bacteria.

[PipesDonatello]

The Fly (1986), which has the same kind of abrupt ending as An American Werewolf In London.

Also, Burn After Reading. Instead of showing the ending they have two guys talk about it in an office.

[Rzzzz]

[Darkstream]

Originally Posted by oilers73

An American Werewolf in London. Good movie, but the ending needs work.

I was just about to post this. I love the film, but the ending was definitely abrupt and disappointing.

Originally Posted by PipesDonatello

The Fly (1986), which has the same kind of abrupt ending as An American Werewolf In London.

No no no. The Fly is one of my favorite films, and while I can see why you would compare the ending to that of An American Werewolf in London, it is totally different in context and execution. The Fly did it a lot better. Plus, the fact that the female lead had to pull the trigger helped elevate it on an emotional level that resonates through the viewer as the credits roll.

[TheSpruceMoose]

The Neon Demon spurs into my mind quickly, it really feels like there's something missing but perhaps its too artsy fartsy for me, as if I don't get it. Oh I get it but it sincerely feels unfinished.

[hedliniv]

The Sopranos had the ultimate abrupt ending...

[MovieHermit]

Jaws

People are going to disagree with me obviously because it’s a classic but I find the ending rushes so fast when the credits come up I’m always like “already?”

Massive buildup for 2 hours and the end sequence rushes by in what feels like ten minutes.

[JDub1]

What about John Carpenter's Halloween and Carpenter's The Thing?

Myers get's up and walks away vanishing into the Halloween night, credits roll and no real closure.

McReady & Childs at the end freezing to death sharing a bottle of booze, or was it really gasoline? Credits roll and you are left to wonder what would become of them or if one was The Thing.