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* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: {{spoiler|The end reveals that Verbal Kint's story, which comprises the bulk of the film, is a fabrication}}.
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]: Söze. Somewhat unusually, he lives up to his reputation.
* [[Throw It In]]:
** The famous line-up scene was originally scripted as serious. The day prior to filming the scene was a long, tense day of filming in a prison. Singer decided to take the cast to lunch the next day, the day of the line-up scene, to lighten the mood. The lunch turned into a "lovefest" according to Bryan Singer, with all the actors becoming giddy. The giddyness carried over into the scene in that [[Corpsing|they couldn't stop laughing and making jokes]]. Singer was originally frustrated, but then liked the takes so much and the idea that it shows them bonding in-story, he threw the funniest ones into the film.
** Actors were directed to ask Benicio del Toro to repeat himself if his line readings were ever unintelligible. At least two of these ad-libs were included in the final cut.
** In the scene where Redfoot throws a cigarette at McManus, he was supposed to aim for the chest. Instead, he hit McManus' eye, and the reactions were not scripted.
* [[Tuckerization]]: Averted. Keyser Söze's original name was changed due to the feeling that his namesake wouldn't appreciate being associated with such a character.
* [[Twist Ending]]: {{spoiler|Just when Kujan thinks he's got it all figured out, he looks at the pin board papers and realizes that Kint's story is a massive ball of lies.}} ''Convince me.''
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