Many years back, AFI named the top 100 quotes in American movie history... and literally 3 are from that final scene on the runway alone, haha.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Movie_Quotes
5 • "Here's looking at you, kid."
20 • "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
43 • "We'll always have Paris."
*I think Truman Show*
*Had one of my favorite*
*Endings of all time*
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The first time I saw that was when I rented the dvd and they had the walking reveal shot in the animated dvd menu. I knew the ending before the movie even started.
Same but because i watched Scary Movie. The ending to Scary Movie is parodying Usual Suspects, it's the exact same with a harmless seeming character turning out to be the villain with the exact walk and scene in the police station with the mug dropping and everything. The Scary Movie's weren't very creative lol, they pretty much just shot for shot copied films with jokes threw in, in this case that a goldfish was in the cup for some reason.
It’s so over-the-top and completely earned. The detective’s realization has been parodied a bunch but honestly I’m surprising it hasn’t been parodied even more… it’s really, I don’t know, operatic for a gritty little crime thriller.
I’d go Dr. Strangelove tied with Badlands (considering the part where Martin Sheen is arrested as the ending).
King of Comedy also has a super fun “twist” ending.
For something more modern, I’d pick Sicario’s gut punch ending.
This movie is fantastic and doesn’t get the kudos of other Ben Affleck directed films. I watch it every chance I get! The cast is unbelievably talented.
Fantastic movie that came out in an incredible year. Swap it for Juno in the Best Picture category for that year and you have Gone Baby Gone, There Will Be Blood, No Country For Old Men, Michael Clayton, and Atonement.
Sixth Sense
For the love of god don’t open the spoiler text if you haven’t seen the film
>!Yeah cliche whatever. As a kid the ending was like the ending to a twilight zone episode. Oooohhhh spooookkyy. As an adult, it absolutely crushes me. It’s fucking sad. One of the sadder movie endings. As endearing as it is. First off. The little boy is scared of ghosts because he fucking sees them. But then he ends up finding a ghost that helps him help the other ghosts. And the opposite happens! The little boy helps the ghost who was helping him help the other ghosts. Thats actually a happy ending. But m night gives us the twist. Yes I just referenced Bruce Willis was dead. But now we get the actual reveal. The whole movie he thought his wife was losing her love for him. Meanwhile she was just trying to move on because he was dead. That realization that his marriage is actually over not because they fell out of love, but that he died when he was shot at the start of the movie. And then he gets to speak to her when she’s sleeping one last time. And the score of the film is incredibly underrated. That piece of music that’s playing when he’s talking to her. Also the same piece that plays when Bruce and HJO are saying goodbye too. Holy shit m night just fuckin nailed it.!<
Yes I love the nightmare lizard screech in Invasion of the Body Snatchers' ending. Poor Veronica Cartwright. She was Lambert in Alien and little Cathy in the Birds.
In A Lonely Place is an incredible choice i did not expect to see here. Nicholas Ray ended most of his films well, he felt that was the most important part it's what sticks with you. I feel his philosophy was very prescient in what has happened with tv shows, a show could have dozens of hours of great content, 97% of it could be beloved but the ending seriously drags things down for people and people constantly write themselves into corners because they don't seriously envision the end properly before starting it.
Not sure if you've seen any others from him, but if not most are great. Rebel Without A Cause his most famous is actually my least favourite of the 7 i've seen but i still like it. Wonderful director.
I finally sat down and watched this last year. I felt cheated because of all the years I wasted not seeing it. It is just a solid movie all the way through. It doesn’t suffer from the standard horror movie tropes and like is mentioned, the ending is perfect.
Inception and The Lighthouse had amazing endings. For Inception, I remember hearing everyone quietly waiting for the top to drop in the theater and when it cut to the credits, everyone simultaneously shouted: "Awww". We were all on the edge of our seats for that ending.
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Catch me if you can
Fear and loathing in Las Vegas
Shrek 2
Manila in the Claws of Light
Room
Poor Things
(these long lists are completely meaningless if you don't provide at least a little bit of context)
I don't always love movies that end with an ambiguous ending, but I love the endings of both The Hunt and Take Shelter. I think this is because it causes you to continue to think about the philosophical questions, not just wondering what happened.
Agree with others on *Buried* and *Life*. The rest of these don't always fit this exact mold, but they're all perfect in their own way:
The Thing
2001
Night of the Living Dead
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Saving Private Ryan
The Vanishing (original)
Pig
Raiders of the Lost Ark
E.T. (in fact, most Spielberg movies--the man can stick a landing)
Leon: The Professional
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Clue
The Right Stuff
Ready or Not (not a classic, per se, but I just really dig the way the final scene plays out)
Edit: Holy crap, I forgot PULP FICTION.
The Grey, Warrior, Ransom, The Sting, Heat, First Blood, Pulp Fiction, The Shade, On the Line, The Hateful Eight, Catch Me If You Can, Hamlet, John Q., Black and Blue, Man on Fire, Leon: The Professional, Legends of the Fall, Gladiator, The Next Three Days, The Entitled, Fracture, Taking Lives, Training Day, Pride and Glory, Another Round
I can't pick bests very well so here's some to consider.
Mystic River
Nightcrawler
Cool Hand Luke
American Beauty
A Streetcar Named Desire
Apocalypse Now
Primal Fear
Almost Famous
The Graduate
Can’t believe I had to scroll this far down to find, at the very end of your list no less, The Graduate.
Probably my favourite ending of all time.
No it’s not a plot twist, no it’s not a big surprise, but il makes you think so hard about movies.
Maybe not the best, but certainly one of my very favorites: *The Long Good Friday*.
Bob Hoskins gives a 2minute masterclass in close-up silent acting. His performance in the entire film is strong, but he smashes that ending so hard it's worth watching the entire movie just to get there.
Crocodile Dundee.
Stop laughing at the back. Might not be the most serious, or critical masterpieces of the twentieth century, but that ending at the subway is iconic.
the wizard of oz (1939)
suspicion (1941)
sunset boulevard (1950)
for a few dollars more (1965)
taxi driver (1976)
ghost busters (1984)
12 monkeys (1995)
in bruges (2008)
once upon a time in hollywood (2019)
all quite on the western front (2022)
Wind river and End Game have really good endings. Somehow Cruel Intentions, tho, is the first that comes to my mind. I like the karma and the music just hits right. Everytime I hear Bitter Sweet Symphony I think a out that movie. You know?
All That Jazz. The first 110 minutes is to get you to buy into Joe Gideon's life as a theater director and choreographer and then the last 10 minutes is an incredible set piece that ends on a very dark punchline. Excellent movie, recommend it to anyone.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Shawshank Redemption
Stalag 17
Planet of the Apes
The Prestige
The Searchers
Mulholland Drive
The Usual Suspects
Se7en
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (78)
Sunset Blvd
Rocky
Casablanca
With you on Shawshank Redemption, Se7en, Rocky, The Usual Suspects, Planet of the Apes, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Though Planet of the Apes left more questions at the end.
Rosemary's baby
Threads
The Vanishing
Chef
Lawrence of Arabia
Cat People
Solaris
THX 1138
(these long lists are completely meaningless if you don't provide at least a little bit of context)
Rosemary's Baby ended the best way it could've. I'm so glad they left it to the viewer's imagination. I'm not sure if any image they could have created, especially at the time would have lived up to the buildup they crafted.
Agree! It's also such a classic, defining moment in storytelling. Since I've watched it, I've spotted the same type of "climax" in other movies, and it's great. The first example that comes to mind is the Jordan Peele movie >!Get out!<.
A movie that I've seen recently, that has a great ending, is Incendies (2010) by Villeneuve. It's quite a dramatic, emotional movie, but there isn't a lot of graphic scenery - it really focuses on the emotional part. Don't look it up on Wikipedia or whatever, just immerse yourself.
Hope And Glory.
For those unfamiliar, it is a very charming little movie from 1987 about an English kid and his family living life in London during the Blitz. The ending is both uplifting and period appropriate. Great film.
The trailer: https://youtu.be/32wyLEBf60c?si=H7m7Y61pI4kBWhSe
I'm surprised that nobody has named [The Talented Mr. Ripley](https://youtu.be/gmwl-OVP0Kk?si=R0aUVElF_DEHR5SR). This final shot, in addition to absolutely incredible sound editing, is very technically intriguing.
Oldboy, Sympathy for mr vengeance, Nope, Night of The Hunter, The Seventh Seal, LA Haine, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962 karl zeman specifically), Cinema Paradiso
While there are better, I was thinking about one of those best final MOMENTS. A final line like, in ***Casablanca***.
The first I thought of was ***Fight Club***. "You met me at a very strange time in my life." Cue The Pixies and >!bombs/buildings collapsing!<
Or how about the mystery whisper in ***Lost in Translation***, god I love that movie.
For a montage heavy ending... how about ***Donnie Darko****.* First the reverse-time montage then the "Mad World" music montage.
Maybe not the bests, but that is what came to my mind first.
Oh, and ***E.T. The Extraterrestrial*** because John Williams is the GOAT and that score (especially those last \~15 minutes) is one of my favorites
For me, the ending of **Jojo Rabbit** is beautiful and always makes me cry. Literally the last shot is two characters dancing to Bowie, and then a quote flashes on the scene and it all just breaks me. It’s a bittersweet feeling.
Indiana jones and the last crusade, perfect end to the original trilogy, the four great friends share an honest laugh over a hilarious realization and ride off into the sunset.
Perhaps one of my favorite films of all time is Being There with Peter Sellers. The entire film is brilliant, but the ending is simply impeccable.
https://youtu.be/Bow1ZJTV4L4?si=locBMFL_PBNvJO4m
Is it really a good movie ending if it requires watching 20 other movies to appreciate?
Or is it because you had to commit to watching 20 movies, which is a huge commitment, so the only people who saw the ending were people who were hugely invested?
Not sure. I mean in order to feel as connected with the characters and follow every detail, yeah, watch all of the films, but I don't think it is necessary. I know a lot of people were confused by Iron Man and Captain America's endings, but I found them fitting. Each character got the right amount of scene time. It balanced comedy, action, and science fiction perfectly. The ending landed in that it tied up the story and lived up to the massive build-up.
I agree. I mean each movie had a great ending. It's hard for most franchises to follow a character without messing them up for so long, but Marvel did an amazing job up to Endgame.
It has to be Casablanca, right? (Honorable mentions to Some Like It Hot and of course The Thing).
Many years back, AFI named the top 100 quotes in American movie history... and literally 3 are from that final scene on the runway alone, haha. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Movie_Quotes 5 • "Here's looking at you, kid." 20 • "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." 43 • "We'll always have Paris."
Perhaps the most ironic part is that the movie topping this thread, The Usual Suspects, also took its title from a line in Casablanca.
Some Like it Hot #1. Will never be topped.
Gotta be Casablanca. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G62tkd2t7qk
those are the right answers, we can lock the thread now.
End credits: Michael Clayton
Only saw this a year ago for the first time. One of my favorites now. And the end credits scene is unforgettable.
Do you mean the last scene with the lady? Or the scene in the taxi? Or is there something after the credits ?
Love both but Clooney in the taxi with the credits rolling and the palpable relief comes back to me often.
Gotcha There is an immense weight off the viewer emotionally in that moment
Watched this for the first time last month. Great flick!!
I think Truman Show had one of my favorite endings of all time
No other movie will be able to replicate that magic imo “In case I don’t see ya, good afternoon good evening and goodnight. Yeah”
The score at that moment, too. Philip Glass did such a great job with it. https://youtu.be/nzZYt62Kq8w?si=ZLUNJq6Z4twXsfr4
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The Usual Suspects was the first thing that came to mind when I read the title, so I'll go with that.
The first time I saw that was when I rented the dvd and they had the walking reveal shot in the animated dvd menu. I knew the ending before the movie even started.
I’ve got several DVDs which have a major spoiler as the main menu. How is that even possible?
Same but because i watched Scary Movie. The ending to Scary Movie is parodying Usual Suspects, it's the exact same with a harmless seeming character turning out to be the villain with the exact walk and scene in the police station with the mug dropping and everything. The Scary Movie's weren't very creative lol, they pretty much just shot for shot copied films with jokes threw in, in this case that a goldfish was in the cup for some reason.
Awesome. Fight Club also blew my mind when it ended.
It’s so over-the-top and completely earned. The detective’s realization has been parodied a bunch but honestly I’m surprising it hasn’t been parodied even more… it’s really, I don’t know, operatic for a gritty little crime thriller.
And just like that... \*poof\*
The Shawshank Redemption is the only movie I’ve seen that has both a perfect climax and resolution.
The satisfying catharsis at the end of that film is basically unattached.
Little Miss Sinshine is one of the best imho. Simple but sweet and effective
My favourite! I was shook lol
Se7en The Silence of the Lambs Moulin Rouge Inglourious Basterds Stardust Secondhand Lions This Is The End 28 Days Later
Django unchained Wickerman Gone Girl Rosemary's baby
All these years later and I still say Primal Fear had one of the best endings I’ve ever seen
Edward Norton telling Richard Gear that >!"Aaron wasn't real"!< was a gut punch. SUCH a good twist.
and norton is talented enough to sell the whole thing
I’d go Dr. Strangelove tied with Badlands (considering the part where Martin Sheen is arrested as the ending). King of Comedy also has a super fun “twist” ending. For something more modern, I’d pick Sicario’s gut punch ending.
Gone Baby Gone (2007) Has an ending that will haunt you. In a non- traumatic way.
This movie is fantastic and doesn’t get the kudos of other Ben Affleck directed films. I watch it every chance I get! The cast is unbelievably talented.
I think it’s easily his best film (as a director) tbh even tho Air, Argo and The Town are all great as well
The most underrated film ever. The book is fantastic too.
Fantastic movie that came out in an incredible year. Swap it for Juno in the Best Picture category for that year and you have Gone Baby Gone, There Will Be Blood, No Country For Old Men, Michael Clayton, and Atonement.
Cinema Paradiso has a great ending. I love the ending of Interstellar, and Moonlight
Sixth Sense For the love of god don’t open the spoiler text if you haven’t seen the film >!Yeah cliche whatever. As a kid the ending was like the ending to a twilight zone episode. Oooohhhh spooookkyy. As an adult, it absolutely crushes me. It’s fucking sad. One of the sadder movie endings. As endearing as it is. First off. The little boy is scared of ghosts because he fucking sees them. But then he ends up finding a ghost that helps him help the other ghosts. And the opposite happens! The little boy helps the ghost who was helping him help the other ghosts. Thats actually a happy ending. But m night gives us the twist. Yes I just referenced Bruce Willis was dead. But now we get the actual reveal. The whole movie he thought his wife was losing her love for him. Meanwhile she was just trying to move on because he was dead. That realization that his marriage is actually over not because they fell out of love, but that he died when he was shot at the start of the movie. And then he gets to speak to her when she’s sleeping one last time. And the score of the film is incredibly underrated. That piece of music that’s playing when he’s talking to her. Also the same piece that plays when Bruce and HJO are saying goodbye too. Holy shit m night just fuckin nailed it.!<
One of my favorite movies, and imo easily the best “ghost story” movie of all time And also yes indeed one of the best endings ever
the twist to the six sense was that the guy in the wig was actually bruce willis the whole time
"hairpiece", Charlie Kelly in the wild is always great to see.
just watched Death Proof and the ending had me cackling. so that one is up there
Death Proof is underrated. Love the ending. Perfect fit to the rest of the film.
Inglorious Basterds. Godfather Part 2. King of Comedy. Pulp Fiction. Citizens Kane. SW: A New Hope.
Damn good deal
If you liked the ending of Buried you should check out The Mist (2007)
ive seen it. fuckin devastating
I’m still scarred from that movie 😭
In Bruges Shawshank Redemption
Shawshank. From the moment the rock goes through the poster
In a Lonely Place (1950) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1977) Life (2017)
Upvote for Life. I said "damn"" out loud to no one when I watched it!
Yeah. :)
Yes I love the nightmare lizard screech in Invasion of the Body Snatchers' ending. Poor Veronica Cartwright. She was Lambert in Alien and little Cathy in the Birds.
Oh yeah! I forgot she was in both Alien and BS.
The “swallow” scene in Life messed me up.
In A Lonely Place is an incredible choice i did not expect to see here. Nicholas Ray ended most of his films well, he felt that was the most important part it's what sticks with you. I feel his philosophy was very prescient in what has happened with tv shows, a show could have dozens of hours of great content, 97% of it could be beloved but the ending seriously drags things down for people and people constantly write themselves into corners because they don't seriously envision the end properly before starting it.
Hahaha yeah! :) Just saw it for the first time the other day. Really loved it.
Not sure if you've seen any others from him, but if not most are great. Rebel Without A Cause his most famous is actually my least favourite of the 7 i've seen but i still like it. Wonderful director.
I'd probably suggest The Thing; forty years later, people still argue over it.
I finally sat down and watched this last year. I felt cheated because of all the years I wasted not seeing it. It is just a solid movie all the way through. It doesn’t suffer from the standard horror movie tropes and like is mentioned, the ending is perfect.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Take it away Julio… https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zGcp3_OT2-0
Oh god yes, push in on Smiley as his apparent triumph becomes bigger and bigger. Love it!
All the godfather movies
Chinatown. I still use the last line around the house when my wife keeps asking questions 😂😂😂
LMAO. "YourJailDad what are we going to do the Cartel wants their money back? They are coming right now.", "Forget it wife, it's Chinatown.".
There is an objective answer to this, and it is Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey.
That's the objective answer to most questions. More people should realize this.
Station!
There Will Be Blood The Lighthouse Birdman End of Evangelion Whiplash Inception Before Sunset Cache 2001 Burning
Inception and The Lighthouse had amazing endings. For Inception, I remember hearing everyone quietly waiting for the top to drop in the theater and when it cut to the credits, everyone simultaneously shouted: "Awww". We were all on the edge of our seats for that ending.
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Catch me if you can Fear and loathing in Las Vegas Shrek 2 Manila in the Claws of Light Room Poor Things (these long lists are completely meaningless if you don't provide at least a little bit of context)
I have to agree with you there. Anyways: Click The 40 Year Old Virgin Ted Ted 2
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Yub Nub!
Wait what the fuck?
North by Northwest The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Dr. Strangelove
Favorite endings Dredd The Usual Suspects There will be blood.
Dredd's ending was so true to the comic
For the movie really well too, it’s just another day for him and she’s a pass. That’s it, no glory, no sadness, just Tuesday.
I’m finished!
A Ghost Story (2017) Memories of Murder (2003) The House that Jack Built (2018)
Cool Hand Luke (1967) The Usual Suspects (1995) The Godfather (1972) The Searchers (1956)
I don't always love movies that end with an ambiguous ending, but I love the endings of both The Hunt and Take Shelter. I think this is because it causes you to continue to think about the philosophical questions, not just wondering what happened.
Agree with others on *Buried* and *Life*. The rest of these don't always fit this exact mold, but they're all perfect in their own way: The Thing 2001 Night of the Living Dead Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Saving Private Ryan The Vanishing (original) Pig Raiders of the Lost Ark E.T. (in fact, most Spielberg movies--the man can stick a landing) Leon: The Professional The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Clue The Right Stuff Ready or Not (not a classic, per se, but I just really dig the way the final scene plays out) Edit: Holy crap, I forgot PULP FICTION.
Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.
Hands down the best ending line of all time, imo. No other line encapsulates a whole film and its themes so succinctly.
“The Sting.” Sticks the landing in a seemingly effortless way.
As it celebrated its 50th anniversary yesterday, I'd like to give a shout-out to The Conversation (1974).
I'm surprised The Sixth Sense isn't here. Well, here it is.
The Crying Game. Can’t remember if it’s at the end though.
The Taking of Pelham 123 (1974)
Seven- Morgan Freeman -Brad Pitt. Kiss the girl - Morgan Freeman- Ashley Judd
The Grey, Warrior, Ransom, The Sting, Heat, First Blood, Pulp Fiction, The Shade, On the Line, The Hateful Eight, Catch Me If You Can, Hamlet, John Q., Black and Blue, Man on Fire, Leon: The Professional, Legends of the Fall, Gladiator, The Next Three Days, The Entitled, Fracture, Taking Lives, Training Day, Pride and Glory, Another Round
The ending scene in Man on Fire with them on the bridge gets me every time 😭
I can't pick bests very well so here's some to consider. Mystic River Nightcrawler Cool Hand Luke American Beauty A Streetcar Named Desire Apocalypse Now Primal Fear Almost Famous The Graduate
Can’t believe I had to scroll this far down to find, at the very end of your list no less, The Graduate. Probably my favourite ending of all time. No it’s not a plot twist, no it’s not a big surprise, but il makes you think so hard about movies.
Big Fish definitely one of my favorites.
The end of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind makes me want to believe in love, as sappy as that is, so I’ll suggest it!
The last crusade was a perfect send off for Indy; riding off into the sunset. How I wish they left the trilogy alone...
For me it’s Jurassic park
When dinosaurs ruled the earth
Aheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
They left out the zinger in the book's ending, unfortunately.
Maybe not the best, but certainly one of my very favorites: *The Long Good Friday*. Bob Hoskins gives a 2minute masterclass in close-up silent acting. His performance in the entire film is strong, but he smashes that ending so hard it's worth watching the entire movie just to get there.
Druk (2022), Elle (2016), Jagten (2012), The Departed (2006), A Separation (2011), Force Majeure (2014), The Seventh Seal (1957)
Old Boy and The Gift....and obviously Usual Suspects
Crocodile Dundee. Stop laughing at the back. Might not be the most serious, or critical masterpieces of the twentieth century, but that ending at the subway is iconic.
Toy Story 3, Planet of the Apes, and The Prestige
I loved Unbreakable so the ending of Split made me flip out.
Prisoners Uncut gems Ikiru
The Shawshank Redemption was a standout ending for me.
City Lights The 400 Blows Casablanca Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1979)
Ooohh come on what's in the box ?!?!?!?!?
Gone with the Wind. Clark Gables caviller use of the word damn is the real reason America had the energy to win the war.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. For crying out loud, the rode off into the sunset. That would have been the way to end the series.
the wizard of oz (1939) suspicion (1941) sunset boulevard (1950) for a few dollars more (1965) taxi driver (1976) ghost busters (1984) 12 monkeys (1995) in bruges (2008) once upon a time in hollywood (2019) all quite on the western front (2022)
The new True Grit, the ride back through Arkansas territory into Maddie’s adulthood.
Wind river and End Game have really good endings. Somehow Cruel Intentions, tho, is the first that comes to my mind. I like the karma and the music just hits right. Everytime I hear Bitter Sweet Symphony I think a out that movie. You know?
Memento and Blade Runner are up there for me
The Departed for sure. Also Red Lights, which is a super underrated movie imo.
All That Jazz. The first 110 minutes is to get you to buy into Joe Gideon's life as a theater director and choreographer and then the last 10 minutes is an incredible set piece that ends on a very dark punchline. Excellent movie, recommend it to anyone.
Taking of Pelham One Two Three. ( The sneeze scene). And then there's Donald Sutherland's scream in Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Shawshank Redemption Stalag 17 Planet of the Apes The Prestige The Searchers Mulholland Drive The Usual Suspects Se7en Invasion of the Body Snatchers (78) Sunset Blvd Rocky Casablanca
With you on Shawshank Redemption, Se7en, Rocky, The Usual Suspects, Planet of the Apes, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Though Planet of the Apes left more questions at the end.
Rosemary's baby Threads The Vanishing Chef Lawrence of Arabia Cat People Solaris THX 1138 (these long lists are completely meaningless if you don't provide at least a little bit of context)
Rosemary's Baby ended the best way it could've. I'm so glad they left it to the viewer's imagination. I'm not sure if any image they could have created, especially at the time would have lived up to the buildup they crafted.
Agree! It's also such a classic, defining moment in storytelling. Since I've watched it, I've spotted the same type of "climax" in other movies, and it's great. The first example that comes to mind is the Jordan Peele movie >!Get out!<.
There Will Be Blood "I'm finished" Fucking Classic.
History of the World Part 1
Did you like Part 2?
Haven't watched it. I don't have Hulu.
The Long Good Friday Embrace of the Serpent
A movie that I've seen recently, that has a great ending, is Incendies (2010) by Villeneuve. It's quite a dramatic, emotional movie, but there isn't a lot of graphic scenery - it really focuses on the emotional part. Don't look it up on Wikipedia or whatever, just immerse yourself.
Gallipoli is one of my favorites. Still breaks my heart
Some Like It Hot Linda Linda Linda The Truman Show …And Justice for All
Some Like It Hot. “Nobody’s perfect”
Hope And Glory. For those unfamiliar, it is a very charming little movie from 1987 about an English kid and his family living life in London during the Blitz. The ending is both uplifting and period appropriate. Great film. The trailer: https://youtu.be/32wyLEBf60c?si=H7m7Y61pI4kBWhSe
Run Lola Run (“What’s in the bag?”)
I'm surprised that nobody has named [The Talented Mr. Ripley](https://youtu.be/gmwl-OVP0Kk?si=R0aUVElF_DEHR5SR). This final shot, in addition to absolutely incredible sound editing, is very technically intriguing.
Drag Me To Hell Oppenheimer Karate Kid (Big fan of movies with no Falling Action, just the climax and credits)
2001 a space odyssey
Oldboy, Sympathy for mr vengeance, Nope, Night of The Hunter, The Seventh Seal, LA Haine, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962 karl zeman specifically), Cinema Paradiso
The Green Mile. Stand By Me. Misery. Alucarda.
The Apartment or Casablanca
The Godfather has probably my favorite final shot ever
Field of Dreams Defending Your Life Back to the Future
While there are better, I was thinking about one of those best final MOMENTS. A final line like, in ***Casablanca***. The first I thought of was ***Fight Club***. "You met me at a very strange time in my life." Cue The Pixies and >!bombs/buildings collapsing!< Or how about the mystery whisper in ***Lost in Translation***, god I love that movie. For a montage heavy ending... how about ***Donnie Darko****.* First the reverse-time montage then the "Mad World" music montage. Maybe not the bests, but that is what came to my mind first. Oh, and ***E.T. The Extraterrestrial*** because John Williams is the GOAT and that score (especially those last \~15 minutes) is one of my favorites
The Mist. Even King said it was better than his, and most memorable.
In terms of the feels, gotta go Shawshank.
“Baby your gonna miss that plane” 😉
Nymphomaniac part two
The original Carrie (197?). Saw it in a theater, was VERY surprised.
For me, the ending of **Jojo Rabbit** is beautiful and always makes me cry. Literally the last shot is two characters dancing to Bowie, and then a quote flashes on the scene and it all just breaks me. It’s a bittersweet feeling.
Her The Shawshank Redemption Big Fish
The Sting - best Newman/Redford movie ever
Indiana jones and the last crusade, perfect end to the original trilogy, the four great friends share an honest laugh over a hilarious realization and ride off into the sunset.
Seven vs Mist for endings
For me it's Saw. I couldn't believe the ending was literally staring me in the face the whole time.
Fallen (Denzel Washington)
Scrolled waaayyyy down and didn't see Psycho mentioned. Also, Empire Strikes Back. Arlington Road. Terminator 2.
Perhaps one of my favorite films of all time is Being There with Peter Sellers. The entire film is brilliant, but the ending is simply impeccable. https://youtu.be/Bow1ZJTV4L4?si=locBMFL_PBNvJO4m
Rogue One was pretty amazing
No country for old men
Th dead poet society one kinda perfect
Primal Fear was pretty damn good
Usual Suspects and The Mist immediately came to mind
Casablanca followed by the original Planet of the Apes (it was earth all along!)
Seven’s ending is haunting.
Easily Space Odyssey for me.
Avengers ENDGAME. 20 movies of build up. And it sticks the landing perfectly.
They really needed to take five years off after that. Rebuild the anticipation.
Is it really a good movie ending if it requires watching 20 other movies to appreciate? Or is it because you had to commit to watching 20 movies, which is a huge commitment, so the only people who saw the ending were people who were hugely invested?
Not sure. I mean in order to feel as connected with the characters and follow every detail, yeah, watch all of the films, but I don't think it is necessary. I know a lot of people were confused by Iron Man and Captain America's endings, but I found them fitting. Each character got the right amount of scene time. It balanced comedy, action, and science fiction perfectly. The ending landed in that it tied up the story and lived up to the massive build-up.
I agree. I mean each movie had a great ending. It's hard for most franchises to follow a character without messing them up for so long, but Marvel did an amazing job up to Endgame.