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Greatest Final Scenes from Films?

What are some of the best closing scenes to a film that you have ever seen? Ones that you really loved.

I loved the ending to “Shame” for some reason. Very good. Very atmospheric. Very sad. Great acting.

Loved it.

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by Anonymousreply 162January 1, 2020 5:27 PM

Reqium for a Dream

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by Anonymousreply 1November 12, 2019 11:58 PM

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

I am no Will Smith fan, but i loved this movie b

by Anonymousreply 2November 13, 2019 12:07 AM

Oh here is the scene

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by Anonymousreply 3November 13, 2019 12:07 AM

Loved the ending of Lost in Translation.

by Anonymousreply 4November 13, 2019 12:13 AM

Chinatown.

by Anonymousreply 5November 13, 2019 12:14 AM

The final moments of Now Voyager. That was the stuff Hollywood dreams are made of.

by Anonymousreply 6November 13, 2019 12:15 AM

The song is really what makes it...

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by Anonymousreply 7November 13, 2019 12:16 AM

The song is what makes it...

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by Anonymousreply 8November 13, 2019 12:17 AM

Nashville

by Anonymousreply 9November 13, 2019 12:18 AM

FTW !!! I want my old man back !!!!

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by Anonymousreply 10November 13, 2019 12:24 AM

The church scene in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. Very sad scene of course, but so beautifully shot. The atmosphere, the solemn music, the angelic face of young Leonardo DiCaprio ... and his delivery of Romeo's last monologue was great. Overall, I found his acting so-so in the movie, but in that scene, he really showed his potential (sadly, he hasn't used it in 20 years).

I also love the song that plays during the end credits, Radiohead's Exit Music For A Film.

by Anonymousreply 11November 13, 2019 12:39 AM

The final scene of Sarah’s Key is very touching. Aiden Quinn is very effective when his character tearfully thanks Kristen Scott Thomas’ character. I found it very moving.

by Anonymousreply 12November 13, 2019 1:01 AM

1) Shane

2) All About Eve

3)Von Ryan's Express

4) Silence Of The Lambs

by Anonymousreply 13November 13, 2019 1:11 AM

The Third Man, above all others.

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by Anonymousreply 14November 13, 2019 1:12 AM

The Ending of Mario Bava’s Bay of Blood is very shocking.

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by Anonymousreply 15November 13, 2019 1:17 AM

The Graduate

by Anonymousreply 16November 13, 2019 1:30 AM

"You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you! Goddamn you all to hell!"

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by Anonymousreply 17November 13, 2019 1:33 AM

Eyes of Laura Mars, this is bad quality and doesn’t get to the best part where her image is frozen and fades to black except for her eyes, while Barbra croons “Prisoner.”

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by Anonymousreply 18November 13, 2019 1:47 AM

No. 50.

by Anonymousreply 19November 13, 2019 1:52 AM

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Resurrection (1980) starring Ellen Burstyn. Very moving.

Silkwood

Rocky

Blow Out

Dressed to Kill

by Anonymousreply 20November 13, 2019 2:02 AM

Rebecca

by Anonymousreply 21November 13, 2019 2:07 AM

Breakfast At Tiffany's, with Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard and Cat, in a NYC alley in while the rain pours down and "Moon River" plays.

by Anonymousreply 22November 13, 2019 2:14 AM

I love the last scene and monolog in "A River Runs Through It".

"Apacalypto"

"Dangerous Liasons"

by Anonymousreply 23November 13, 2019 2:15 AM

The Sixth Sense.

by Anonymousreply 24November 13, 2019 2:19 AM

City Lights

by Anonymousreply 25November 13, 2019 2:28 AM

“From Here To Eternity” - Donna Reed’s last line: “Robert E. Lee Prewitt. Isn’t that a silly old name?” as the two leis drift off the stern of the S.S. Lurline as it heads out to sea from Honolulu.

by Anonymousreply 26November 13, 2019 2:42 AM

BBM

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by Anonymousreply 27November 13, 2019 2:43 AM

Mysterious Skin

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by Anonymousreply 28November 13, 2019 2:49 AM

Queen Christina

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by Anonymousreply 29November 13, 2019 2:50 AM

Blowout is a great one R20.

by Anonymousreply 30November 13, 2019 2:50 AM

When it starts to rain at the end of Midnight in Paris.

by Anonymousreply 31November 13, 2019 2:52 AM

Usual Suspects

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by Anonymousreply 32November 13, 2019 2:55 AM

Casablanca

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by Anonymousreply 33November 13, 2019 2:57 AM

Sunset Boulevard

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by Anonymousreply 34November 13, 2019 3:00 AM

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

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by Anonymousreply 35November 13, 2019 3:02 AM

Touch of Evil

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by Anonymousreply 36November 13, 2019 3:08 AM

The Godfather

American Graffiti

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Deliverance

Halloween

Gone With The Wind

Dinner At Eight

Jezebel

Aimee and Jaguar

Longtime Companion

Bonnie and Clyde

The 400 Blows

Some Like It Hot

Sunset Boulevard

2001: A Space Odyssey

Planet of the Apes

Psycho

Being There

A Clockwork Orange

Shane

The Graduate

The Wizard of Oz

Chinatown

Fight Club

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Cabaret

Brazil

Touch of Evil

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Shane

by Anonymousreply 37November 13, 2019 3:08 AM

Point Break

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by Anonymousreply 38November 13, 2019 3:09 AM

Cinema Paradiso

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by Anonymousreply 39November 13, 2019 3:10 AM

Wow, r37: That long, long list is so meaningful for everyone!

by Anonymousreply 40November 13, 2019 3:12 AM

Bridge of the River Kwai

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by Anonymousreply 41November 13, 2019 3:13 AM

Bonnie and Clyde

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by Anonymousreply 42November 13, 2019 3:19 AM

It's manipulate but still effective - The Mist

by Anonymousreply 43November 13, 2019 3:22 AM

Au hasard Balthazar

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by Anonymousreply 44November 13, 2019 3:24 AM

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Some Like it Hot

by Anonymousreply 45November 13, 2019 3:24 AM

Gattaca

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by Anonymousreply 46November 13, 2019 3:27 AM

Donnie Darko

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by Anonymousreply 47November 13, 2019 3:28 AM

The Art of the Deal

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by Anonymousreply 48November 13, 2019 3:36 AM

Citizen Cain

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by Anonymousreply 49November 13, 2019 3:40 AM

"Let's Scare Jessica To Death"

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by Anonymousreply 50November 13, 2019 3:41 AM

Shutter Island

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by Anonymousreply 51November 13, 2019 3:44 AM

These come to mind for me.

The Godfather -- just the symbolism of Michael Corleone closing the door on his poor wife, symbolic of how he can't let her in on the truth of his "business." Interesting that he does it again in a much more overt and hurtful way in The Godfather Part II.

The Blair Witch Project -- I saw this movie with a huge crowd of people in the theater and I have to say that the image of the young man standing in the corner of the basement as Heather screamed her head off was absolutely chilling.

Schindler's List -- This movie ends with a scene of actual members of Schindler's list or their descendants (along with the actors who played them) placing rocks on the grave of Oscar Schindler, in his honor. It's not just the ending that I remember, but I saw this film in a full theater, and after the film ended and the lights came up people were still so stunned by the whole experience that they continued to sit quietly in their seats.

by Anonymousreply 52November 13, 2019 3:45 AM

Carrie

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by Anonymousreply 53November 13, 2019 3:48 AM

The ending of The Color Purple was very emotional.

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by Anonymousreply 54November 13, 2019 3:54 AM

The Innocents

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by Anonymousreply 55November 13, 2019 3:54 AM

R8 ugh I still remember seeing that movie in high school. Stupid gen yzx whatever kids today probably watch the movie and are like wow that's so old to disseminate information via a booklet.

Fuckers. I'm not old. Fucks.

by Anonymousreply 56November 13, 2019 3:54 AM

Gone with the Wind. Always lifts me up as it goes from hope to defeat to determination in just a few moments.

by Anonymousreply 57November 13, 2019 3:56 AM

R56 I was in Middle School when it came out.

by Anonymousreply 58November 13, 2019 3:57 AM

Titanic heaven

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by Anonymousreply 59November 13, 2019 3:57 AM

Death in Venice

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by Anonymousreply 60November 13, 2019 4:08 AM

Danny Nucci drowning on the Titanic is still very traumatic for me.

by Anonymousreply 61November 13, 2019 4:08 AM

Dangerous Liaisons

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by Anonymousreply 62November 13, 2019 4:15 AM

Zapruder

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by Anonymousreply 63November 13, 2019 4:20 AM

Alien

Blade Runner

Somewhere In Time

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Castaway

Amadeus

by Anonymousreply 64November 13, 2019 4:32 AM

Nueve Reinas (Nine Queens)

by Anonymousreply 65November 13, 2019 4:32 AM

Roots.

When you play it backwards.

by Anonymousreply 66November 13, 2019 4:34 AM

"Dancer In The Dark"

by Anonymousreply 67November 13, 2019 4:41 AM

R63 that was very sad.

It must have been like 9/11 when it happened.

by Anonymousreply 68November 13, 2019 4:43 AM

Nicholas and Alexandra

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by Anonymousreply 69November 13, 2019 4:43 AM

Maybe you”d have to have been there...

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by Anonymousreply 70November 13, 2019 4:46 AM

The ending of Trick. The kiss and the euphoria.

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by Anonymousreply 71November 13, 2019 4:51 AM

Shut up 'n deal.

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by Anonymousreply 72November 13, 2019 4:56 AM

The end of 'Atonement' is among the saddest of any movie I can remember. A moving performance by Vanessa Redgrave as Briony in old age, and such sad music by Dario Marianelli (Oscar winning score). Though I can't find it in my heart to forgive Briony for what she had done.

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by Anonymousreply 73November 13, 2019 5:00 AM

North by Northwest - I love the whole movie, but the ending always brings a smile to my face.

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by Anonymousreply 74November 13, 2019 9:07 AM

The ending of Brooklyn was great.

by Anonymousreply 75November 13, 2019 4:02 PM

R53 gotta agree. Carrie was the best ending ever!

by Anonymousreply 76November 13, 2019 4:06 PM

Full version of Queen Christina ending. Still the best ever.

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by Anonymousreply 77November 13, 2019 5:11 PM

I thought the Shame ending was actually very predictable--I knew it was coming very early.

by Anonymousreply 78November 13, 2019 5:20 PM

R78 I thought that too. It would've been more powerful SPOILER ALERT if his sister had been dead.

by Anonymousreply 79November 13, 2019 5:25 PM

R79, it would have been even MORE powerful if Michael Fassbender's character ended his life of "shame" and entered into a stable relationship with kids. But no. Instead, we get a predictable "the cycle repeats itself" ending.

by Anonymousreply 80November 13, 2019 5:26 PM

Carrie invented the trick ending. People were apparently so shocked by the ending, some of them jumped out of their seats when they saw the movie in its original run.

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by Anonymousreply 81November 13, 2019 5:27 PM

That should say "and entered into a stable relationship with someone and had kids".

by Anonymousreply 82November 13, 2019 5:29 PM

Blue Velvet--good and evil depend on one another. Evil will always be lurking there, waiting to emerge.

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by Anonymousreply 83November 13, 2019 5:30 PM

The Wicker Man (1973)

A very bleak ending yet unforgettable.

by Anonymousreply 84November 13, 2019 5:34 PM

Kiss me Deadly--that rare movie with a crazy beginning, riveting middle and even more fucked-up ending.

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by Anonymousreply 85November 13, 2019 5:34 PM

The ending of Rosemary's baby is a "win" for Rosemary because it is the first time in the entire movie that she gets to make the decision she wants over her child. Not so great for society though.

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by Anonymousreply 86November 13, 2019 5:47 PM

Doubt

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by Anonymousreply 87November 13, 2019 6:39 PM

My favorite ending was Closer. The last scene of Natalie Portman walking down a crowded New York street and a great song over the ending credits was just perfect.

by Anonymousreply 88November 13, 2019 7:01 PM

Fellini's Roma -- a wonderful film and ode to decadent Rome.

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by Anonymousreply 89November 13, 2019 7:05 PM

R88, she should have died.

by Anonymousreply 90November 13, 2019 7:14 PM

^Maybe r90, but the scene was still perfectly directed and stunning, no?

by Anonymousreply 91November 13, 2019 7:33 PM

I loved the final scene in the German film "Das Leben der Anderen" ("The Lives of Others").

by Anonymousreply 92November 13, 2019 7:39 PM

R91, I would say it was good. Stunning, no. But good, yes.

by Anonymousreply 93November 13, 2019 7:39 PM

Local Hero with the phone ringing and ringing and....

by Anonymousreply 94November 13, 2019 7:48 PM

Best final line ever:

"Nobody's perfect."

by Anonymousreply 95November 13, 2019 7:50 PM

Yes! Some Like It Hot ^^^

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by Anonymousreply 96November 13, 2019 11:10 PM

R92 can you tell us what happened in the final scene in the German film "Das Leben der Anderen" ("The Lives of Others")?

It might persuade me to see it.

by Anonymousreply 97November 14, 2019 2:02 AM

"The Lives of Others" is a spectacular film.

by Anonymousreply 98November 14, 2019 2:20 AM

I always loved the ending to Sweet Charity where Charity has her heart broken for the millionth time, but she meets those hippies in the park and walks off into an uncertain future as the music swells and the title card says "she lived hopefully ever after." I find it very moving.

by Anonymousreply 99November 14, 2019 2:40 AM

The Bicycle Thieves and The Virgin Spring had great endings.

by Anonymousreply 100November 14, 2019 4:09 AM

Can’t believe no one else said this yet: Thelma and Louise.... I was actually happy for them!

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by Anonymousreply 101November 14, 2019 4:22 AM

Seven

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by Anonymousreply 102November 14, 2019 4:27 AM

Soylent Green

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by Anonymousreply 103November 14, 2019 4:30 AM

I ALWAYS DEPEND ON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS

by Anonymousreply 104November 14, 2019 5:35 AM

The Way We Were

by Anonymousreply 105November 14, 2019 5:56 AM

PINK FLAMINGOES

by Anonymousreply 106November 14, 2019 6:10 AM

Who doesn't love the ending of Psycho? Don't we all know the lines, word for word? And the final image of Norman with the fleeting image of his mother's decomposed face superimposed, followed by car containing poor Marion's body in the trunk. Hitchcock sure knew how to play with our heads.

And the brief cameo of Ted Baxter!

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by Anonymousreply 107November 15, 2019 6:50 AM

The one where Dawson finally gets his 50th load of the weekend.

by Anonymousreply 108November 15, 2019 7:07 AM

R97 - the ending is below, but contains a HUGE spoiler. In isolation, it probably loses much of its impact - but like R92 - I think it is one of the greatest, if not the greatest and most perfect final scene, shot, and line in any film. So if you might be interested in watching it, I'd recommend not spoiling the ending beforehand.

I'm also similarly jaded, which I think it's why it's one of my favourite films. It's an austere, measured film, which in its final moments blossoms into something profoundly moving. I envoy anybody who gets the pleasure of watching it for the first time.

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by Anonymousreply 109November 17, 2019 4:47 PM

"As you wish."

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by Anonymousreply 110November 17, 2019 5:03 PM

R1 took mine. Oh well.

Weird one, perhaps, but I loved the ending of ‘The Way We Were’.

From the gate, you knew it was going to end up like this, and both lead characters would inevitably follow their own paths. It was a good thing for both, & they both seemed normal, & still genuinely fond of each other. It’s been a while, but I recall the scene had them exchange pleasantries about their child? I found it odd, that either she or he (don’t recall who had the child) never saw the kid, & had to ask. Other than that, it was good to see the aftermath of a long relationship that ended, where the people were grown ups. I internalized that scene as a kid, because my own mom was mentally ill, and BPD, so when my dad left her, it was nothing but drama and chaos. I saw that scene, & I somehow decided to preserve my dignity and respect for myself and a parting partner, if I ever came to find myself in a similar situation, which of, I grew up, and I eventually did.

Requiem For A Dream haunted me for weeks. I’ve NEVER had a film affect me that way before, or since. I’ve avoided rewatching it because it really fucked me up at the time.

by Anonymousreply 111November 17, 2019 5:08 PM

"Apacalypto" Was completely historically inaccurate, but it was a good ride (They mixup Mayan and Aztec culture). I recall my heart rate was elevated for the entire film.

”The Sixth Sense” was a great file and the ending surprised me. Well done!

Both are still enjoyable.

by Anonymousreply 112November 17, 2019 5:12 PM

Resurrection with Ellen Burstyn but I won’t give it away.

by Anonymousreply 113November 17, 2019 5:21 PM

The last line in the movie “Franz,” It makes me want to live.

by Anonymousreply 114November 17, 2019 5:26 PM

R112, agreed.

by Anonymousreply 115November 17, 2019 6:20 PM

The final scene from “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

by Anonymousreply 116November 17, 2019 7:32 PM

BUMP

by Anonymousreply 117December 8, 2019 12:06 AM

"Melancholia" -- and the destruction of Earth.

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by Anonymousreply 118December 8, 2019 12:13 AM

R57 I love the ending of Gone With The Wind, as well.

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by Anonymousreply 119December 8, 2019 12:20 AM

No one’s mentioned Planet of the Apes, you damned, dirty apes???

by Anonymousreply 120December 26, 2019 9:51 PM

r51, Did you mean Inception?

by Anonymousreply 121December 26, 2019 9:59 PM

R109 I agree about the ending of The Lives of Others but I never understood why Wiesler says the last line in English.

by Anonymousreply 122December 26, 2019 10:06 PM

Brokeback Mountain

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by Anonymousreply 123December 26, 2019 10:11 PM

Except for the Planet of the Apes ending, which someone already mentioned, this was the most-shocking “final twist” I ever saw in a movie theater. Okay, it’s not the final scene, but the twist in Once Upon a Time in the West was breathtaking and shocking.

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by Anonymousreply 124December 26, 2019 10:11 PM

Stranger by the Lake

by Anonymousreply 125December 27, 2019 5:45 AM

Creepiest or Most Horrifying: Angel Heart

Mickey Rourke imprisoned in the warehouse elevator as it travels down...down...down.....down....down.... descending into hell... and all you hear are the creaks of the metal.

Ooooohhhhh.... I just shudder remembering it.

by Anonymousreply 126December 27, 2019 5:49 AM

The death by hanging scene in Return to Paradise. Such brilliant acting. Gives me chills every time.

by Anonymousreply 127December 27, 2019 6:05 AM

Betsy Palmer's tour de force.

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by Anonymousreply 128December 27, 2019 9:02 AM

Last scene of The invitation. And the final scene of Phoenix with Ronald Zehrfeld and Nina hoss.

by Anonymousreply 129December 27, 2019 9:30 AM

The Heiress

Naked Lunch

Unbreakable

by Anonymousreply 130December 27, 2019 9:49 AM

Midnight Cowboy. Voight's performance and the final reprise of the harmonica theme are perfect. Too bad he turned into such a crackpot.

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by Anonymousreply 131December 27, 2019 10:19 AM

Zabriskie Point

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by Anonymousreply 132December 27, 2019 10:27 AM

"No Way Out" and the truth about "Yuri."

"Breaker Morant" and the disgrace of military "justice."

"A Man For All Seasons" and the unbreakable faith of Sir Thomas More.

"Sorry, Wrong Number" and the phone's being hung up.

"The Search" and how hope SHOULD spring eternal.

"Zeffirelli's 'Romeo and Juliet'" and the stunning youthful beauty of the protagonists that we shall never see the likes of in either "Verona" or cinema again.

by Anonymousreply 133December 27, 2019 1:19 PM

Love Actually. Very uplifting.

by Anonymousreply 134December 27, 2019 1:22 PM

A Heart In Winter.

Emanuelle Beart's stricken look as she pulls away in the car, and then Daniel Auteuil returns to his closed-off, emotionally stunted inner world as he stirs his coffee, with the reflections of the world passing (him) by in the cafe window, and the screen slowly fades to black. A perfect ending.

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by Anonymousreply 135December 27, 2019 1:28 PM

Honestly, the first one I thought of is the final scene in "Beautiful Thing". The dancing, the Cass Elliott song, so sweet...

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by Anonymousreply 136December 27, 2019 1:34 PM

Maurice

by Anonymousreply 137December 27, 2019 3:35 PM

Oh, Hell! It's Billy Elliot!

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by Anonymousreply 138December 27, 2019 4:19 PM

Not quite the final final scene (that's wacky in itself) but I absolutely love this from Holy Motors.....

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by Anonymousreply 139December 28, 2019 2:59 AM

And, of course, Maurice at the door in "The Heiress."

by Anonymousreply 140December 28, 2019 3:10 AM

Egads! I meant "Morris"!

by Anonymousreply 141December 28, 2019 3:17 AM

"Bolt the door,Mariah!"

I love that line.

by Anonymousreply 142December 28, 2019 12:41 PM

Agree about Planet of the Apes and Carrie (and would add Carrie's antecedent: the hand-from-the subconscious ending of Deliverance)

L'eclisse

The Time of Their Lives

I vitelloni

Saw

and most especially City Lights

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by Anonymousreply 143December 28, 2019 1:01 PM

Dr. Strangelove.....

by Anonymousreply 144December 28, 2019 1:08 PM

R138, the last scene in Billy Elliott never made any sense to me. His father has spent all his time worrying that becoming a ballet dancer will make his son gay (or mean his son is gay, or whatever it is those types worry about), and now he's a big shot in the dance world and his Dad arrives proudly to see him dance - in the gayest ballet in all the history of ballet. I mean, he behaves like Brian Kinney in Act II, albeit with both sexes.

Is it supposed to mean that his father has become reconciled to his gay fears, or is it just that Billy Elliott fans are not supposed to have seen the Bourne Swan Lake for real? I always envisage Billy's father running screaming from the theatre after 20 minutes.

by Anonymousreply 145December 28, 2019 1:32 PM

Pulp Fiction

by Anonymousreply 146December 28, 2019 1:33 PM

R37 Enough with the list! Also, you repeated titles. R36 is correct.

by Anonymousreply 147December 28, 2019 1:45 PM

"Julia"

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by Anonymousreply 148December 28, 2019 1:45 PM

R11 "Requiem For A Dream haunted me for weeks. I’ve NEVER had a film affect me that way before, or since. I’ve avoided rewatching it because it really fucked me up at the time."

This is #1 on my list of Movies I'll Never Watch Again Because They Fucked Me Up. How did Ellen Burstyn not win an Oscar? #2 is The Deer Hunter

by Anonymousreply 149December 28, 2019 1:55 PM

There's nothing tricky about the ending to Billy Elliot. His father was a miner. His brother was a miner. They lived in a tiny council flat in a company town.Everyone was a miner. When they went on strike they struggled. They had a union. etc.etc.etc. Life was grim and tough and hard, and they struggled. A father with no wife, two sons and granny.

Then here comes this little guy who wants to dance. "It feels like electricity..." Not only does he want to...he has to dance. He needs to dance. His father doesn't know WTF to make of it. Yeah he worried about having a gay son. In their world it reflected on his parenting and his machismo. He was afraid it would make him look like a bad parent.

But the boy would not be denied. So eventually his dad supported him, took him to the school for an audition and when he got in and had to go away to study, they supported him. He was stepping into a world that may as well have been on another planet. Incomprehensible. But when he got in that school, his father ran down to the union hall as excited and proud as any father could be and shouted to the heavens, celebrated Billy.

Clearly the father had never seen him perform as a professional before that night. He was soaking up everything. Riding the escalator, going to the theatre, etc. And when Billy, now a full grown young man, leaped into the air, and took flight, his father gasped. Like, wow! That was amazing.

by Anonymousreply 150December 28, 2019 2:04 PM

An Unmarried Woman

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by Anonymousreply 151December 28, 2019 2:07 PM

OMG R39 - The ending to Cinema Paradiso TORE ME UP. It should have gone up in the best picture category because it would have trounced Driving Miss Daisy.

by Anonymousreply 152December 28, 2019 2:26 PM

R145 / R150 The symbolism of the father versus the brother is quite powerful in the ending. I mean just look at the brother - he's anxious and ready to go and see Billy, whereas the father is hesitant. You see it in the scene on the train where the brother is up and anxious to get there - he's in the moment, whereas the father has to be dragged forward, almost unwillingly. And then on the escalator - the brother facing forward to the future, as the father faces backwards to the past. The whole setup is to show that while Billy's brother is not just there for Billy, but supportive, whereas his dad is clutching on to the past, but eventually gets "dragged into the future".

To me, the only thing that doesn't make sense is the scene with Michael. The movie's ending would have been just as powerful - maybe more so - without it.

by Anonymousreply 153December 28, 2019 2:56 PM

See I looked at it as his father being in awe and wonder. New world. I didn't see him as reluctant and clinging to the past. I saw him as just absorbing everything, it was all new to him. His oldest son was the guy who was always crashing through life,not seeing or savoring the moment. The father lived such a hard scrabble, isolated existence. Thatcher closed the mines and the miners rioted back in the 1980's. So Dad was losing his entire way of life, while his eldest son was young and had a future in front of him.

by Anonymousreply 154December 28, 2019 3:34 PM

Too many to choose from so I'll keep it light; well, poignant - "Roman Holiday"

Still the best ever Rom Com ending.

I'm happily, with my full consent, manipulated throughout the film to want their togetherness. And then WHAM! Melancholy, bittersweet, sad, poignant, painful... but, Oh, so perfect.

Gregory Peck, when he was old in an interview a few years before his death said that both he and Audrey Hepburn had agreed to a sequel. I can't recall why he said it didn't happen. I'm glad it didn't.

I prefer my image of them both never seeing each other again, but always, even while in love with others, save memories a piece of their hearts only for each other.

I know. I know. I just Fraued out, but still.

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by Anonymousreply 155December 28, 2019 4:07 PM

Ooops- saving memories and piece of their hearts only for each other.

by Anonymousreply 156December 28, 2019 4:09 PM

I get all that about Billy Elliott, guys, I really do, and if the ballet had been Giselle or Don Quixote, or an ordinary Swan Lake I'd be right there with you.

My point is that this particular ballet, the Matthew Bourne Swan Lake, will be rubbing the father's face in teh gay for the next two or three hours. It's not just guys dancing ballet, it's guys DOING each other in dance. Which seems way harsh for the old guy, when he could have seen his son for the first time in a nice Sleeping Beauty.

by Anonymousreply 157January 1, 2020 2:01 AM

Oh, man. I cried.

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by Anonymousreply 158January 1, 2020 12:27 PM

Also, I 've never seen that Zapruder footage. Heard about it for decades but never tried. That clip eally fucked my shit UP.

by Anonymousreply 159January 1, 2020 12:31 PM

Muriel's Wedding. I always loved the final shot of Toni Collette's face in backseat of the cab as she comes into her own.

by Anonymousreply 160January 1, 2020 12:42 PM

I have to go with 1980's Resurrection, also mentioned above.

Unless you've watched the whole story, the ending makes little sense, but if you have, you can't help but smile and know what is happening and what will happen. What a gift is being given to the boy and his parents and they will never know what or how or by whom. They just drive away.

Also love the postcard from Richard Farnsworth character.

by Anonymousreply 161January 1, 2020 5:16 PM

Resurrection is such a great movie. there are so many great scenes...with her dying father,the woman at the experimental laboratory and all the scenes with Sam Shepard. I just love that movie so much.

by Anonymousreply 162January 1, 2020 5:27 PM
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