Films/Television series that subtly break the fourth wall
A film or television series that breaks the fourth wall in a wall that is not obvious. This is typically towards the end of the film/series.
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- DirectorJon FavreauStarsRobert Downey Jr.Gwyneth PaltrowTerrence HowardAfter being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil."I am Iron Man" - Tony Stark glances directly into camera.
- CreatorDavey HolmesStarsChris O'DowdRay RomanoSean BridgersThe adventures of a mobster-turned-movie producer in Hollywood. TV show based on Elmore Leonard's novel and subsequent film.At the end of the first series Miles Daly stares directly into camera.
- DirectorEvan PrestonStarsGabrielle WoodEvan PrestonAlex MarkiewiczTwo entities, representing light and dark, fight to influence a bereaved teenager to decide the fate of the world.In the end shot of the film the Devil stares directly into the camera with evil eyes.
- DirectorEvan PrestonStarsPoppy HillEvan PrestonBen BrownTwo college students decide to rob a house to pay for their university tuition. However, they get more than they bargained for.Rip stares into the camera in the final scene.
- DirectorMark NeveldineBrian TaylorStarsJason StathamAmy SmartCarlos SanzProfessional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops.In the elevator scene the Asian stranger’s subtitles appear reversed from Chev Chelios point of view.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe PesciThe story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.Gunshot into camera at the end of the film - inspired by Edwin S. Porter's ending in 'The Great Train Robbery'.
- DirectorEdwin S. PorterStarsGilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' AndersonA.C. AbadieGeorge BarnesA group of bandits stage a brazen train hold-up, only to find a determined posse hot on their heels.Gunshot into camera at the end of the film.
- DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsJason StathamJoan AllenTyrese GibsonEx-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world's most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory.When Coach says "I love this game" he looks directly at the camera.
- DirectorChuck RussellStarsJim CarreyCameron DiazPeter RiegertBank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic superhero when he wears a mysterious mask.Jim Carrey’s Mask character constantly breaks the fourth wall.
- DirectorJohn Carroll LynchStarsHarry Dean StantonDavid LynchRon LivingstonLucky follows the spiritual journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off the map desert town.The character Lucky breaks the fourth wall in the last moments of the film when he looks to camera.
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsChristian BaleAmy AdamsSteve CarellThe story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.Dick Cheney address the audience at the end of the film.
- DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsPaul GiamattiGeorge ClooneyPhilip Seymour HoffmanAn idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.Stephen Meyers looks directly into camera in the last shot of the film.
- DirectorSteven ShainbergStarsJames SpaderMaggie GyllenhaalJeremy DaviesA young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.Lee Holloway stares into the camera in the last frame of the film.
- DirectorDevon DownsKenny GageStarsMichelle BorthAntonio CupoOlesya RulinA woman tries to protect her family after her husband has an affair with their au pair. When the husband's co-workers start turning up dead, it's clear everything is not what it seems.Not particularly subtle at all - however the character Amber does look directly into camera at the end of the film.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsGregory PeckLee RemickHarvey StephensMysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?Damien looks into the camera in the last frame of the film.
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsZero MostelGene WilderDick ShawnA stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.Max looks at the camera and says “This man should be in a straight jacket”.
- StarsGuy PearceAndy SerkisStephen GrahamIn Steven Knight's gothic adaptation of Charles Dickens' iconic ghost story, Ebenezer Scrooge experiences a dark night of the soul - past, present and future.In the last shot of the series, Cratchit’s wife looks into the camera.
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsKeanu ReevesAl PacinoCharlize TheronAn exceptionally-adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss--the biggest opportunity of his career to date.The Devil looks into camera at the end of the film
- DirectorJulia DucournauStarsVincent LindonAgathe RousselleGarance MarillierFollowing a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for ten years.Vincent looks into the camera at the end of the film.
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoKim Sang-kyungKim Roe-haIn a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.Park Doo-man looks into camera at the end of the film