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  1. a story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or result is uncertain until it happens: Many of Hitchcock's films are real cliffhangers. It looks as if the election is going to be a cliffhanger. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accounts and stories. anecdote. another. anti-narrative. backstory. be another story idiom.

  2. A cliffhanger is a type of narrative or a plot device in which the end is curiously abrupt so that the main characters are left in a difficult situation without offering any resolution of conflicts. Definition, Usage and a list of Cliffhanger Examples in common speech and literature.

  3. The 'cliff-hanger' is a serial adventure, especially one that ends in a moment of suspense. The term comes from the radio and film programs of the 1930s, which often ended with characters literally hanging or suspended up high.

  4. Sep 3, 2021 · A cliffhanger is a plot device in which a component of a story ends unresolved, usually in a suspenseful or shocking way, in order to compel audiences to turn the page or return to the story in the next installment. A cliffhanger can end a chapter of a novel, a television episode, a scene in a film, or a serialized story (book or movie).

  5. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › 1044214-cliffhangerCliffhanger | Rotten Tomatoes

    Apr 10, 2018. TOP CRITIC. Rated: 3/4 • Aug 3, 2013. TOP CRITIC. Rated: 2/4 • Aug 3, 2013. Rated: 4/5 • Jan 8, 2024. Jun 13, 2023. Rated: 2/5 • Jun 9, 2021. Outdoor thriller in which a former...

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  6. May 23, 2023 · Starring Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, and Michael Rooker, Cliffhanger was a worldwide box-office hit and also received critical acclaim thanks to its thrilling action scenes (including a...

  7. May 28, 1993 · A gang of expert criminals, led by John Lithgow, hijacks a U.S. Treasury plane carrying millions of dollars in large bills. Their cockeyed plan is to transfer the money to another plane, and indeed one of the crooks transfers from one plane to another on a wire rope.

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