I Already Know How It Ends, Ranked

Somehow That Makes It Worse

16 films, ranked on my own star ratings by Arwin Edward Bagaslao. Updated 2026-08-15.

Films with zero mystery about the outcome, where the whole structure is the walk toward a thing I already grieved before the lights went down. ...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd .

1. 1
   Pearl Harbor (2001)

   ★★★★★

   Big, emotional, and unapologetically cinematic.

2. 2
   The Impossible (2012)

   ★★★★★
3. 3
   The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)

   ★★★★★

   I felt emotionally wrecked early on and never really recovered.

4. 4
   Schindler's List (1993)

   ★★★★★

   On my first watch, I thought this was just about a capitalist exploiting people through his own version of forced labor.

5. 5
   Sully (2016)

   ★★★★½

   A delay is better than a disaster. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten emotional just by hearing the words “one hundred fifty-five.” It’s like a courtroom drama.

6. 6
   Argo (2012)

   ★★★★½

   What pulls me in most is the concept itself.

7. 7
   First Man (2018)

   ★★★★½

   Feels like Interstellar with Chernobyl level anxiety.

8. 8
   Chernobyl (2019)

   ★★★★½
9. 9
   Only the Brave (2017)

   ★★★★½
10. 10
    Polytechnique (2009)

    ★★★★½

    A Denis Villeneuve film where I can really feel the tension through the characters’ motivations and the musical score.

11. 11
    All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

    ★★★★½

    Spoiler Alert! The opening sequence feels like it was painted by Bob Ross himself: serene, beautiful, almost peaceful.

12. 12
    The Lost Bus (2025)

    ★★★★½

    Sa unang tingin, akala ko isa lang itong typical disaster survival film: sunog, takbuhan, sigawan, tapos iyakan sa dulo.

13. 13
    Heneral Luna (2015)

    ★★★★½
14. 14
    Goyo: The Boy General (2018)

    ★★★★½
15. 15
    Quezon (2025)

    ★★★★½

    To be honest, di talaga ako fan ng history pag binabasa o pinapanood sa documentary form.

16. 16
    Warfare (2025)

    ★★★★½

    Tahimik ang simula, pero punong puno ng tensyon.