50 Trailers That Ruined The Movie

Contagion (2011)

The Spoilers: As a doctor helpfully tells Matt Damon - twice! - "your wife is dead." So Gwyneth is the monkey, then.

Free Willy (1993)

The Spoilers: "If we don't get him into water soon, he's gonna die!" How about we get him into the ocean before the trailer ends?

Carrie (1976)

The Spoilers: Voiceover guy tells the entire story, even down to explaining that "she'll be voted Queen of the Prom" - cut to splattering pig's blood and split-screen carnage.

The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

The Spoilers: Who's this White Wizard that everybody's so interested in? Oh, it's Gandalf. Yes, that Gandalf. The one we thought had died in the last movie.

The Island (2005)

The Spoilers: Steve Buscemi blows the entire plot by telling Ewan McGregor, "You're not real," you're copies of people out here in the world."

GoldenEye (1995)

The Spoilers: Sean Bean's the baddie. Which is great until you see the film and discover he supposedly 'dies' in the pre-credit sequence.

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)

The Spoilers: Demi Moore's the baddie. Fair enough, until you see the film and realise that's supposed to be a twist.

Double Jeopardy (1999)

The Spoilers: Ashley Judd is locked up for killing her hubby, but when she discovers he's still alive, the plot is helpfully spelled out: "Ever hear of double jeopardy? That means when you leave here, you can kill him and there's nothing anybody can do about it."

Terminator Salvation (2009)

The Spoilers: Who's the mystery man played by Sam Worthington? Oh, he's a Terminator.

Arlington Road (1998)

The Spoilers: Is Jeff Bridges crazy, or is his new neighbour Tim Robbins a terrorist? Watch the film to find out... or, you know, watch the trailer.

Cast Away (2000)

The Spoilers: Reckon Tom Hanks gets off the island? "You were lost for four years," his mate tells him. So, yeah, he probably makes it.

What Lies Beneath (2000)

The Spoilers: Michelle Pfeiffer investigates what she thinks is the ghost of a neighbour. Lucky the trailer is here to explain that, really, it's the woman that hubby Harrison Ford had an affair with.

Funny People (2009)

The Spoilers: "We may have beaten this thing." Clearly, the prospect of Adam Sandler dying is too much to bear.

Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984)

The Spoilers: Holy shit, the Enterprise has been destroyed! Now imagine how much more of a shock that would have been if they'd saved it until midway through the film.

Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

The Spoilers: A bit of a subtle one, but the shot of Orlando Bloom at the helm of the Flying Dutchman with a massive sword wound on his chest is there to see.

Dream House (2011)

The Spoilers: OK, so the clue's in the title, but does the trailer have to spell it out so clearly that Daniel Craig's life with Rachel Weisz isn't real?

The Negotiator (1998)

The Spoilers: Jackson vs Spacey? Hell yeah... Until Spacey says, "Now you're gonna have to deal with both of us," and reveals they end up working together.

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

The Spoilers: Ooh, that's a cool looking crime thriller. Oh, hang on, it's a cool looking vampire thriller.

Rope (1948)

The Spoilers: A typically sly Hitchcock trailer with specially shot material gives away to a spoilerific recap of the film's last act.

The Last House On The Left (2009)

The Spoilers: The entire film, right down to how chief villain Garret Dillahunt is dispatched. Presumably, the makers figured audiences would pay simply for the rape and revenge.

Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer (2007)

The Spoilers: Having established that the Fantastic Four can swap powers, the trailer proceeds to show the climax where the Human Torch has all of their powers.

Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

The Spoilers: Everything, up to the big reveal that John Cusack's latest target is the dad of childhood sweetheart Minnie Driver.

Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

The Spoilers: Time traveller Clark Duke sees his young-again mom. Mate Rob Corddry pulls her. She lies in bed, saying "I feel pregnant." Join the dots.

The Sum Of All Fears (2002)

The Spoilers: "They're building a bomb." Fair enough. The bomb goes off? Bang goes the film's tension.

Children Of Men (2006)

The Spoilers: In a world without hope, where women can no longer have babies... that pregnant belly is one helluva spoiler.

Death Proof (2007)

The Spoilers: True to the spirit of the grindhouse classics, Quentin Tarantino's car-smash homage simply plays the film out sequence-by-sequence.

Spider-man 3 (2007)

The Spoilers: So many subplots and villains to choose from... so why not throw them all into the mix?

Final Destination 5 (2011)

The Spoilers: Continuing a franchise tradition, this gives away every death, give or take.

Chinatown (1974)

The Spoilers: Another sprawling 1970s trailer that feels no compunction about showing chunks of the final scene, right down to "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown."

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

The Spoilers: The trailer's entire second half shows the Hulk's climactic showdown with Abomination. And don't get us started on later edits that show the post-credits cameo by Tony Stark.

Twilight: New Moon (2009)

The Spoilers: The Reader's Digest version. It shows so much it spares any need to actually watch the film.

When A Stranger Calls (2006)

The Spoilers: There's a stranger trying to break in! Oh, hang on: "We've traced the call, it's coming from inside the house."

The Dark Knight (2008)

The Spoilers: Gary Oldman's Commissioner Gordon is seen ushering the Joker into a prison cell and smashing the Batsignal. Both of which events happen after his supposed death in the film.

Total Recall (1990)

The Spoilers: Arnie's female disguise, his false memories, "Consider that a divorce!" Pretty much the whole thing bar the triple-breasted whore, then.

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2008)

The Spoilers: Presumably, the editors got so confused by Brad Pitt's reverse ageing that they figured it wouldn't matter if they sped through the whole plot.

Brothers (2009)

The Spoilers: Tobey Maguire went to war and died. So now bro Jake Gyllenhaal can get it on with widow Natalie Portman. Except Tobey Maguire didn't die.

Avatar (2009)

The Spoilers: "You're going up against gunships with bows and arrows!" No need for two hours of preamble, then.

Spartan (2004)

The Spoilers: It takes two minutes to figure out that William H. Macy is running a sex slave business. The film takes about an hour and a half to reach that point.

Home Alone (1990)

The Spoilers: Christmas came early, when this Jingle Bells-themed ad showed pretty much every trap that Macauley Culkin leaves for the robbers.

National Treasure: Book Of Secrets (2007)

The Spoilers: Nic Cage goes on a treasure hunt across the world looking for the President's big book of secrets. A quick glance at the trailer would have made its location obvious.

Catfish (2010)

The Spoilers: "Don't let anybody tell you what it is." Trouble is, this trailer gives away the twist that Nev Schulman's Facebook girlfriend might not be all she seems.

Soylent Green (1973)

The Spoilers: "What is the secret of Soylent Green?" This three-and-a-half minute long trailer gives you long enough to work it out if you don't already know.

The Hangover (2009)

The Spoilers: Amongst many plot reveals, showing Mike Tyson's cameo is something that could easily have been kept under wraps.

Quarantine (2008)

The Spoilers: Notable for showing the last shot of the movie. Maybe the editor figured everybody had already seen the Spanish original, REC .

Enough (2002)

The Spoilers: "The cops can't help you..." so abused wife J. Lo buffs up in order to take on her husband. Which is the film's last act.

The Kite Runner (2007)

The Spoilers: The film is about a childhood friendship torn apart by war. The trailer skips straight to the film's second half by telling us that one of the boys, Hassan, dies.

Man Of The Year (2006)

The Spoilers: Late-night comedy host Robin Williams stands for President and shakes things up. And then he wins.

Hancock (2008)

The Spoilers: "I'm the only one of my kind," reckons superhero Will Smith. Look closely, though, and you'll realise that's not strictly true.

Cocoon (1985)

The Spoilers: It's probably inevitable that the trailer would reveal that the old folks are rejuvenated by alien lifeforce, but giving away that Brian Dennehy is an alien is a bit much.

Muppets From Space (1999)

The Spoilers: "They all had their place in this world, except for Gonzo." Good job this trailer is on hand to pre-empt the film's big reveal of the Great one's family.