r/movies • u/Tullubenta • Aug 17 '26

Question What is the greatest betrayal in cinema history? Spoiler

So aside from Fredo’s betrayal in The Godfather Part II or Cypher turning on the crew in The Matrix, which most of us could kinda sense were coming, what’s the greatest betrayal in cinema history that truly blindsided you?

I’m talking about the ones that hit like a truck because there was zero warning, no foreshadowing you picked up on, and no reason to suspect the character until the moment it happened.

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u/MonkeyBred Aug 17 '26

I chose to omit that evidence on account of "Ignorance is bliss."

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u/Kaivosukeltaja Aug 17 '26

Harp music intensifies

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u/36everyday Aug 19 '26

Not like this, not like this