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12 Movies That Could End Sooner With More Rational Choices
A list of 12 films considers how their stories might change if characters made more practical choices.
The movies include Scream, Jurassic Park, Titanic, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Home Alone.
Other examples include The Matrix, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Lion King, A Quiet Place, The Avengers, Frozen and The Hangover.
Suggested alternatives range from calling for help and improving safety plans to sharing information and investigating sooner.
Some problems would not disappear entirely: the list notes, for example, that Titanic had too few lifeboats for a perfect outcome.
The point is that risky or avoidable decisions help keep these familiar stories moving, even when a simpler option seems available.
The article lists 12 films whose plots could have ended sooner if characters had made more rational choices.
It argues that avoidable mistakes, poor communication and risky decisions drive many of the stories.
The examples include Scream, Jurassic Park, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Some proposed alternatives might have reduced danger, but the article notes that perfect outcomes were not always possible.
The article was published by Den of Geek on October 12, 2026.
- Who
- Characters in 12 films.
- What
- The article considers how more rational choices could have shortened or changed the films’ plots.
- When
- Published October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The films are set in various locations; the article’s publication location is not stated.
- Why
- The article says many plots depend on characters making poor decisions that keep the story going.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Number of films
- 12
- Publisher
- Den of Geek
- Publication date
- October 12, 2026
- Example film
- Scream (1996)
- Example film
- Titanic (1997)
- Example film
- Frozen (2013)
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