Types of fiction with multiple endings

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A narrative typically ends in one set way, but certain kinds of narrative allow for multiple endings.

Comics

The Death-Ray by Daniel Clowes
Cliff Hanger^[1]

Literature

Theater

Ayn Rand's 1934 play Night of January 16th allowed the audience to affect the ending by acting as the "jury" and voting the defendant "innocent" or "guilty".^[2]
The 1985 musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Dario Fo's 1970 play, Accidental Death of an Anarchist
The long-running play Shear Madness has multiple, audience-selected endings.

Films

DVDs and Blu-ray discs may include an alternate ending as a special feature. These are usually not considered canon.

Films which include multiple endings within the main cut of the film:^{[clarification needed]}

Clue
Wayne's World and its sequel, Wayne's World 2
Scarface
Sliding Doors
Run Lola Run
Harikrishnans
The Messiah, which includes one account of Jesus' crucifixion according to Christian teaching and one according to Muslim teaching.
28 Days Later
Unfriended: Dark Web
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
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Television

Crown Court
Do the Right Thing (BBC TV series, 1994-1995)

Animation

Dragon's Lair and Space Ace
The fifth season finale of the Rooster Teeth web-series, Red vs. Blue

Video games

See also

References

^ by Jack Edward Oliver. Oliver, Jack Edward (25 June 1983). Buster. Fleetway.
^ Branden, Barbara (1986). The Passion of Ayn Rand. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company. pp. 122–124. ISBN 0-385-19171-5. OCLC 12614728.

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