The Little Things Ending Explained: What Was The Killer?

The Little Things Ending Explained: What Was The Killer?

Writer-director John Lee Hancocks The Little Things ends by subverting the latent expectations of the crime thriller genre, diving deep into the fractured psyches of the primary characters instead. The Little Things‘ cast is headlined by Denzel Washington, who plays disgraced former L.A. cop, Joe Deke Deacon as he gets embroiled in a murder case during a routine evidence pickup. A notorious serial killer stalks the almost deserted streets of L.A. at night, preying upon vulnerable women, leaving Sergeant Jim Baxter (Rami Malek) hell-bent on catching the perpetrator. This leads them to their prime suspect, Albert Sparma (Jared Leto).

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Hancock’s The Little Things ends on a note of guilt-evasion & complicity, shifting the focus away from the identity of the killer. Here’s why.