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The Dark Knight
Inception
Intersteller
I am forced to agree here.
Empire strikes back. Just the whole last 15 mins
Skyfall
Carrie
Psycho
The prestige is a cheat. Completely different genre. I read a review saying it's the equivalent of keyser sose getting in a ufo at the end of the usual suspects. Forced to agree
I love the dawn of a new era, such an exciting time.
''You know who will inherit the earth? Arms dealers, because everyone else is too busy killing each other. That is the secret to survival, never go to war.. especially with yourself.''
*Nicolas Cage walks away from the camera*
Good Will Hunting (1997)- Will goes to see about a girl.
Casablanca (1942)- Rick gets noble.
Apocalypse Now (1979)- Willard makes a sacrifice.
Chinatown (1974)- Forget it, Jake. Endings don't get much better or emotional than this one.
The Maltese Falcon (1941)- The stuff that dreams are made of...
Some Like it Hot (1959)- Nobody's perfect.
Spider-Man 2 (2004)- "Got get 'em tiger."
The Dark Knight (2008)- "He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a Dark Knight."
Batman Begins (2005)- Gordon gives Batman Joker's card, after which he says, "I never said thank you," to which Batman declares, "And you'll never have to," as he flies into the camera and it all goes black.
Zodiac (2007)- A haunting ending that recreates the real world paranoia the Zodiac killer manufactured for the people of California. Is he still out there? Is he dead? The credits play out with Donovan's psychedelic "Hurdy Gurdy Man," which, when used in this context, is unbearably chilling and ominous.
Mad Max: Road Warrior (1981)- Max sacrifices all and stays behind along the dark and dusty roads of the wasteland as his legend is carried on by those departing from him forever.
"And the Road Warrior? That was the last we ever saw of him. He lives now only in my memories."
"He's got away from us, Jack..."
The only way to escape the nightmarish Orwellian future.
"A toast to my big brother George: The richest man in town."
This scene's usually a bit blurry as I'm watching it while blubbing like a big booby...
And how about Snow White and the Seven Dwarves?
Talk about pull the rug from under your feet!
Not many people seem to like the film though...
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
Casablanca 1942
Some Like It Hot 1959 (one of the best closing gags ever)
I also would say that
The Godfather Part III comes into it's own with this powerful ending to the Michael Corleone trilogy.
I Was A Fugitive From A Chain Gang 1932 has stuck in my head for a long, long time. Very powerful.
The Crowd (1928). If you don't like silent films make this an exception.
And if you want to blub like a great big girly, what else?
Toy Story III
And whatever you think of The Usual Suspects, I simply love that ending.
Buck Weaver in the stands looking at Joe Jackson playing in a bush league is AWESOME!
In second place, "City Lights" by Charlie Chaplin.
The young flower girl, who's sight she recovered, understand she has a tramp to thank. That scene gets to me all the time.
This!
"Hang on lads, I've got an idea...er...."
Rambo (2008) The visual metaphor of Rambo completing the full circle of the wheel that is the constant subtext of the series always makes me a tiny bit emotional, see even us Rambo fans aren't completely devoid of humanity!
Wolfcreek (2005) After an hour and forty odd minutes of the filmmakers deliberately suggesting deep rooted fears even more harrowing than anything we actually witness on screen (and what we do see is hardly for the faint hearted!) we are given the only ending that could fully justify their efforts and leave the shellshocked viewer with days worth of an almost survivors guilt state of mind.
Irreversible (2002) Not usually a great fan of European arthouse cinema and the subject matter is unpleasant to say the least, but this is an effective piece of cinema and challenges you as a viewer. If you do persevere to the end (and it does get easier to watch) what you see on screen won't correspond with how you feel.
And Halloween, both the original as well as the 3rd and 4th entries.
Examples of fabulous end scenes are everywhere from Italy and France, to Germany and Scandinavia, to the UK or the Slavic countries.
But for me, nothing beats the revolutionary, cinema-defining ending of Michelangelo Antonioni's L' eclisse.
I won't spoil it for you cinephiles who haven't had the chance to see it and just post the trailer:
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Life Of Brian
Blade Runner
Once Upon A Time In America
Which 'Blade Runner' ending are you talking about? The original or the Directors Cut?
The original is terrible idea, the Cut version was the way it should have been!
The Final Cut, of course.
2. DRACULA (1958) - Cushing vs Lee. Great ending to a Dracula film.
3. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) -Bogie sends Mary Astor to the slammer. "The stuff that dreams are made of".
4. SUPERMAN II (1981) - Clark Kent keeps his promise and schools the local bully a lesson in manners: "Gee, that's funny. I've never seen garbage eat garbage before".
5. BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) - Karloff spends the entire film looking for friendship and acceptance. Genuinely moving as he's rejected by Elsa Lanchester. "We belong dead!"
6. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) - Great heartwarming finale.
7. HIS KIND OF WOMAN (1951) -Vincent Price steals the movie as a Hollywood matinee idol rescuing Robert Mitchum from a torturous death by Raymond Burr.
8. OUT OF THE PAST (1947) -Robert Mitchum is shot in the groin by Jane Greer, crashes his car and dies. Film noir ending at it's finest.
9. ANGEL FACE (1952) Jean Simmons kills Robert Mitchum by reversing their car over a cliff. Another classic noir ending.
10. THE BLACK CAT (1934) - Lugosi enacts his long overdue revenge by skinning Karloff alive.
Honorable Mention:
GOLDENEYE (1995) -composer Eric Serra thrills billions of Bond fans by singing THE EXPERIENCE OF LOVE over the end credits.
The Quiet Earth: beach horizon
Raiders of the Lost Ark: the warehouse
Invaders of the Body Snatchers 1978: close-up on Donald Sutherland
Enemy: I won’t give this away but it’s on YouTube if you want to spoil yourself
2001: perfect
Edit: I should say that these are all final shots, or nearly the final shots, rather than ending scenes as such