Types of fiction with multiple endings

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

Literature

 * The Choose Your Own Adventure series
 * Fighting Fantasy
 * Life's Lottery
 * The French Lieutenant's Woman

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".
 * 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:


 * 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
 * 1408

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