It's far more disturbing when you don't expect it to be! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most unpredictable movies with relatively lighthearted premises that turned out to be surprisingly dark. We’ll be getting into spoilers, so consider this your warning.
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00:00I don't really like my friends.
00:02Yeah, I, uh, I don't really like your friends either.
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most unpredictable movies with relatively light-hearted premises
00:12that turned out to be surprisingly dark.
00:14We'll be getting into spoilers, so consider this your warning.
00:16How do you like that? They didn't even ask how I'm feeling.
00:22Number 10. The Brave Little Toaster
00:24Things could be worse, you know.
00:28How?
00:28How what?
00:29How could they be worse?
00:31They couldn't. I lied.
00:32This animated movie follows a group of sentient household appliances who go on a quest to find their owner.
00:38It sounds simple enough, but there's a lot here that's surprisingly grim for a family-friendly movie.
00:43Do we have to stop here?
00:46Only for a while.
00:47Just long enough to lose our minds.
00:49We'll be cannibals within a few days. I've seen it happen.
00:52And you'll be the first to go, Dial-Face.
00:55For starters, there's the infamous moment where a blender gets its motor detached while other appliances watch in horror.
01:01It's a short scene, but the brutal dismantling that happens is like seeing something out of a slasher flick.
01:05There's also an air conditioner that gets blown up, an evil clown who plagues a toaster's dreams, and much more.
01:11Who knew that everyday household appliances could go through so much trauma?
01:14Guess this isn't so family-friendly after all.
01:17Poor air conditioner.
01:19I didn't know he'd take it so hard.
01:21Well, he was a jerk anyway.
01:25Avengers Infinity War
01:26The MCU has often received criticism with their movies for playing it safe, and that's totally fair.
01:31But with Infinity War, the studio threw caution, and half of the universe, to the wind.
01:35He used to kill people planet by planet, massacre by massacre.
01:40Including my own.
01:41If he gets all six Infinity Stones, he can do it with the snap of his fingers like this.
01:45The landmark blockbuster is the culmination of years of storytelling, with the script getting flipped completely on its head.
01:51Thanos succeeds in wiping half of all humanity out of existence, and defeats the heroes in the process.
01:56You should have gone for the head.
02:03It's one of the few movies where the villain is undeniably the winner.
02:06Just think about it. Billions of lives gone in a snap.
02:09Yeah, those are some pretty horrifying implications.
02:12I don't want to go. I don't want to go. Sir, please. Please, I don't want to go. I don't want to go.
02:22I'm sorry.
02:43If the annoying orange in VeggieTales taught us anything, it's that stories about talking foos are usually pretty lighthearted.
02:48Sausage Party, however, is a movie that completely crushes that notion.
02:52The dark comedy about grocery store items fighting to survive against the humans who want to eat them alive take things to the absolute extreme.
02:58It's a raunchy and brutal flick that isn't afraid to show you how dangerous cooking can get.
03:03Mr. Sausage, when will it end?
03:05When will it end? When he stops drinking us!
03:08Yeah!
03:09And stops eating us!
03:11Fame here!
03:12Humans and food alike are savagely slain throughout the movie, and the kitchen is more like a war zone than anything else.
03:17There's also an especially explicit group bonding activity that happens at the end, but the less said about that, the better.
03:22That was amazing.
03:24It was okay, but you were amazing.
03:26I can't believe we were saving ourselves for the great beyond when...
03:30It was right in front of us the whole time.
03:35Don't give me that look. I'm just saying. Give me some support.
03:40Alright? I love you. Go to sleep.
03:43Just think about it, Michael.
03:45Absolutely.
03:46And stop with the yodels, or you're gonna wake up 400 pounds one day.
03:49Okay.
03:50What if something as mundane as a TV remote could show you your future?
03:53Michael Newman finds out what it's like when he's given a special universal remote.
03:56Instead of flipping through different channels, he ends up flipping through different points in his life.
04:00Tech like that sounds awesome, but it's not all fun and games.
04:03Eventually the remote starts showing Michael the disappointing future he has ahead of him.
04:09I love you, son.
04:17I love you too, Dad.
04:23Suddenly, this light-hearted Adam Sandler comedy becomes a depressing look at a doomed reality that could come to pass.
04:29Perhaps it's all a reminder to savor the present instead of trying to skip ahead.
04:32And probably steer clear of time-warping gadgets while we're at it.
04:35Family comes first.
04:39Family comes first.
04:41Family. Family.
04:44Family.
04:47Number 6. Observe and Report
04:49At first glance, this might seem like a Paul Blart rip-off.
04:51Sure, it's another movie about a mall cop's comedic misadventures, but it's also a surprisingly intense look at mental health.
04:57I'm up all night fighting demons.
04:59Just screaming bloody murder.
05:02Waking up with nosebleeds, night terrors.
05:04Finding myself a mile from home with bloody feet and a gun in my hand.
05:07I have no idea how I got there.
05:09The main character, Ronnie Barnhart, has serious aspirations of becoming a police officer.
05:13However, his dreams are quickly crushed when he doesn't pass his psychological examination.
05:17From there, the security guard with bipolar disorder unravels and things get less funny and more violent.
05:22You didn't bring enough pigs to hurt me.
05:31You sure about that?
05:33Ronnie loses his job, tempers are flared, a serial flasher gets shot, etc, etc. It's a lot to process.
05:39And while Observe and Report will have you laughing, there's also a ton of stuff that'll have you slightly terrified.
05:44Okay. That should do it.
05:48Thank you for your time, Mr. Barnhart.
05:50Eh? I think you mean Officer Barnhart.
05:57Tammy in a T-Rex
05:59You have Michael's brain?
06:04Is that really you in there?
06:06Michael? Oh, Michael, what have they done to you?
06:11Before Paul Walker was behind the wheels of high-speed cars, he was behind the jaws of a dinosaur.
06:15That's right. In this wacky 90s comedy, his character, Michael Brock, gets his brain stolen by a shady scientist
06:22and placed inside of a giant robotic Tyrannosaurus Rex.
06:25We could try to give you more context, but honestly, we're not sure if that's even going to help.
06:28It's an out-there premise, and Michael's transformation is simultaneously hilarious and vicious.
06:34You can live again, but this time, it is forever.
06:40Speak to me!
06:45Success!
06:47He kills his tormentors in absolute gory yet comical ways, leaving us unsure if we're supposed to laugh or scream.
06:53Violence aside, the dilemma of having your entire consciousness stolen from you is downright chilling.
06:58Maybe the T in T-Rex should stand for trauma.
07:00This film marks the end of an era within the MCU,
07:03but it also shines a necessary spotlight on one of Marvel's strangest heroes, Rocket Raccoon.
07:07My beloved Raccoon, this story has been yours all along. You just didn't know it.
07:14Volume 3 puts him at the center of everything and delves into his troubled past.
07:18The movie explores the story of Rocket Raccoon, a young girl who has no idea what's going on around her.
07:24You think you have some worth in and of yourself without me? No!
07:28You are an abomination! Nothing more than a step on my path!
07:34It's an uncomfortably close look at the ethics, or lack thereof, of experimenting on animals
07:38and the kind of extreme costs that can come with it.
07:40You're a human, and you're a human.
07:42You're a human, and you're a human.
07:44You're a human, and you're a human.
07:46You're a human, and you're a human.
07:48You're a human, and you're a human.
07:50You're a human, and you're a human.
07:52Some moments, such as when Rocket's fellow test subjects are killed, can be downright unsettling to watch.
07:57Ah! Ah! Ah! All right, P-13! You win the crying contest!
08:05Back in the game!
08:07You'll get your standard popcorn movie action sequences, sure, but be prepared to shed some tears, too.
08:12Number 3. Remember Me
08:14You think you're the first one to lose anything?
08:16You think that whatever you feel in your heart,
08:21I don't also feel it in mine?
08:26You didn't find him.
08:28Tyler Hawkins has a troubled relationship with his father, following the tragic passing of his brother.
08:32However, his blossoming romance with Allie begins to change things for him.
08:40Good.
08:41You're really weird.
08:43Yeah, I know.
08:45I'm going to Queens! Don't want to hear about it.
08:47Though Remember Me is a grief-filled romantic drama from the beginning,
08:51the truly disturbing stuff is what happens at the end.
08:53That's because when all is said and done and Tyler finally starts to repair his relationship with his dad,
08:58he suddenly dies on 9-11.
09:00That's right. The angsty movie switches to a bleak depiction of one of America's darkest moments just like that.
09:05Caroline asked me what I would say if I knew you could hear me.
09:14I said I do now.
09:17I love you.
09:21Talk about an unnecessary plot twist.
09:23This shocking ending sparked controversy for what many considered exploitation of a serious tragedy.
09:28No wonder people don't remember Remember Me.
09:32Honey, Copper's going to come back a trained hunting dog.
09:36A real killer.
09:40Oh no, not my friend Copper.
09:42He will never change.
09:44Can you change your own fate?
09:46Or are you destined to fit the label that the world has assigned to you?
09:49These are some of the questions that this Disney movie asks.
09:52It follows the friendship between a fox named Todd and a dog named Copper.
09:56But because foxes and dogs are bitter rivals, it complicates their relationship.
10:00Hey look, I just wanted to see you.
10:03We're still friends, aren't we?
10:08Todd, those days are over.
10:13I'm a hunting dog now.
10:15Even though they try to make things work, they're ultimately forced to part ways in the end.
10:19The movie isn't afraid to show how destructive people and animals alike can be to those who are different from them.
10:24Todd and Copper try to break the mold, but ultimately they weren't able to be friends forever.
10:28It's pretty heartbreaking if you ask us.
10:32Todd, if it's the last thing I do, I'll get you for this.
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10:54Number 1. Heathers
10:56Hey, I'm just a little freaked here.
10:59At least you got what you wanted, you know?
11:02Got what I wanted?
11:05It is one thing to want somebody out of your life.
11:07It is another thing to serve them a wake-up cup full of liquid trainer.
11:10Desperate to break away from a clique of mean high school girls all named Heather,
11:14Veronica Sawyer resorts to some rather drastic measures.
11:17And it certainly doesn't help that she becomes smitten with a bad boy named J.D.,
11:20who brings with him a whirlwind of chaos.
11:22I mean, today was great. Chaos was great.
11:25Chaos is what killed the dinosaurs, darling.
11:28This movie's got demon queens accidentally drinking drain cleaner,
11:32clueless jocks getting shot at, and there's even a bomb that goes off outside the school.
11:36Heathers isn't just another 80s high school flick.
11:38It's a look at how far people will go to get what they want.
11:41It's violent, absurd, funny, and undeniably dark.
11:44Are you trying to tell me it is not a time for troubled youth?
11:47Stand up straight.
11:48All we want is to be treated like human beings,
11:50not to be experimented on like guinea pigs or patronized like bunny rabbits.
11:55Is there a surprisingly disturbing movie hiding in plain sight that we missed?
11:58Let us know in the comments.
11:59Why would you do that?
12:01We're in the endgame now.