Primal Fear (1996)
You want more absolutely mind-blowing twists? Primal Fear has one of the most brilliant swerves in film history. Edward Norton’s film debut sees him playing Aaron Luke Stampler, a stuttering, shy altar boy accused of viciously murdering the beloved Archbishop Rushman. Vain, publicity-seeking attorney Martin Vail (Richard Gere) takes Aaron’s case, believing the weak, forgetful Stampler incapable of such atrocities—but the twisty story builds to one of the all-time great reveals, a scene that made