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Gothamist and others are all a-flutter about the supposed spoiler ending to Million Dollar Baby. I've been studiously avoiding any hints on the distant miracle that I want to be surprised by the ending and don't have enough contextual information to figure it out anyway. I do find it it interesting that, with some films, the mere mention of the existence of a spoiler ending ruins the possibility of being surprised.

Got me to thinking about other canonical surprise twists from films. Some you need give only the barest details and everyone will know what you're talking about:

• He's dead too.
  
• He's his father.
  
• His wife is the killer.
  
• "And like that, he's gone."