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Science-fiction endings

Explanations of time loops, artificial intelligence, alien encounters, parallel worlds, and the choices that close the story.

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What this collection covers

These guides are spoiler-forward and grounded in the published title data. Read them after watching if you want the final reveal, the confirmed character outcomes, and the strongest supported reading of the ending in one place.

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Movie★ 6.6

Primitive War ending explained

During the Vietnam War, a recon unit ventures to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing platoon. They soon find themselves in a fight for their lives against an

2025, Action, Horror

Movie★ 6.9

Elio ending explained

Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergala

2025, Animation, Adventure

Movie★ 6.7

Cold Storage ending explained

When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save hu

2026, Horror, Science Fiction

Movie★ 7.0

Companion ending explained

During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and

2025, Horror, Science Fiction

Movie★ 6.5

TRON: Ares ending explained

A highly sophisticated Program called Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encounter with A.I. beings.

2025, Science Fiction, Adventure

Movie★ 6.8

Mickey 17 ending explained

Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.

2025, Science Fiction, Comedy

Movie

Dune: Part Three ending explained

Nearly two decades after he seized control of the Imperium, Paul Atreides is now a ruthless Emperor, and must face the consequences of his reign as old allies return, terrifying ne

2026, Science Fiction, Adventure

Movie★ 7.1

Mercy ending explained

In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI Judge he once championed, before it d

2026, Science Fiction, Thriller

Movie★ 7.3

Bugonia ending explained

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

2025, Science Fiction, Thriller

Movie★ 6.7

The Running Man ending explained

Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last reso

2025, Action, Thriller

Movie★ 6.1

The Bride! ending explained

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is

2026, Science Fiction, Horror

Movie★ 7.1

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple ending explained

Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightma

2026, Horror, Thriller

Movie★ 7.1

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die ending explained

A 'Man from the Future' arrives at an LA diner where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the term

2026, Science Fiction, Action

Movie★ 3.7

Lesbian Space Princess ending explained

A space princess is thrust out of her sheltered life into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the straight white maliens.

2025, Animation, Comedy

Movie★ 6.6

28 Years Later ending explained

Twenty-eight years after the Rage virus outbreak, a heavily-defended island survives connected to the mainland by a single causeway. When one of the group leaves the island into th

2025, Horror, Thriller

Movie★ 7.5

Soulm8te ending explained

After a ruthless tech giant acquires a small robotics company, a grieving engineer is tasked with testing their new AI companion. But when he attempts to reprogram her to be a trul

2026, Horror, Science Fiction

Movie★ 7.2

Alien: Romulus ending explained

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

2024, Horror, Science Fiction

Movie★ 7.1

The Substance ending explained

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

2024, Horror, Science Fiction

Movie★ 7.6

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ending explained

Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatche

2024, Action, Science Fiction

Movie★ 7.3

Thunderbolts* ending explained

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pas

2025, Action, Science Fiction

Movie★ 7.7

The Gorge ending explained

Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to surv

2025, Romance, Science Fiction

Movie★ 6.4

Greenland 2: Migration ending explained

Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the Garrity family must now risk everything to embark on a perilous journey across the w

2026, Adventure, Thriller

Science-fiction endings questions

Do these guides explain the science literally?

They explain the story's internal rules and consequences, not whether its science would work in real life.

What if a science-fiction ending is intentionally ambiguous?

The guide lays out the confirmed events first, then notes the strongest supported readings without presenting speculation as canon.

Are older science-fiction films included?

Yes. The collection is based on published guides in the catalog, so it can include classics as well as recent releases.

Need the order first?

Use a franchise watch order before reading the ending of a later entry.

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