What other movies pull off a surprising tonal shift halfway through?

[Isabella.M]

Okay, I’m trying to settle something with a friend. We were talking about movies that completely change tone halfway through, and I brought up From Dusk Till Dawn. He argued it doesn’t count because everyone knows the twist going in now, so the shift isn’t a surprise anymore. But for me, even knowing what’s coming, that wild left turn in the middle still feels so jarring and fun. Does anyone else have a movie like that, where knowing the big switch beforehand doesn’t ruin it at all?

[NicholasT]

From Dusk Till Dawn hits me with that switch even when I know it is coming and I still grin

[Lily.H]

The shift works because the setup primes you with a horror vibe that becomes something else when the rules change

[HarperJ]

I get why some people say the twist matters more when it is a surprise yet I still enjoy the ride even after the fact

[Steven91]

Maybe the real question is not can a twist survive knowledge but how the film uses a switch to tell a different kind of story

[VictoriaFB]

I bumped into other films that pull the same move and I found the craft in the mid run shift secretly rewarding even if the lane changes

[EllaB]

It feels like a meta move to call it a shift in genre even if the audience already knows the plan