Favorite diner scenes?

Submitted by LadyLurkerHandz t3_1198fcg in movies

Just watched the “what don’t you want?” diner scene from Hell or High Water (2015) and it got me thinking of how many of my favorite scenes are diner shots!

When Henry Hill realizes he won’t come back from the trip as he’s chatting with Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas (1990); when Marge Gunderson has the world’s most awkward encounter with Mike Yanagita in Fargo (1996); The infuriating “I don’t tip “ scene from Reservoir Dogs (1992)… What‘s your favorite?

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thessnake03 t1_j9l0mdd wrote

Pulp Fiction

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9l14ao wrote

I feel super ashamed to say I have never seen this movie. I know they get burgers cuz the royale with cheese restaurant is named after it. And I know there’s dancing (cuz the Simpsons did a parody of it iirc).

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jimmy1leg93 t1_j9mp473 wrote

Holy cow! How have you not seen this movie?! Soooooo good, and so well done! You need to right this wrong, soon! ;)

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9msg4t wrote

I know, I know! I will. Tbh John travoltas hair is really off putting for me but I’ll get over it!

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bluebadge t1_j9l6eoi wrote

Heat. The performance between Deniro and Pacino is just fantastic.

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9lhs54 wrote

Okay I’m gonna have to rewatch this movie! Can’t recall most of it since I was like 8 when I saw it (older siblings should never be in charge of movie choices when there’s no supervision).

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NoHandBananaNo t1_j9lkbv5 wrote

Crikey, you HAVE to watch it as an adult. Its a damn good film and it has one of the most iconic diner scenes.

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jimmy1leg93 t1_j9mpb4q wrote

One of the best slow methodical character study movies, akin to Glengarry Glenross. DeNiro and Pacino are at the top of their games!

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antisuck t1_j9lj5zw wrote

Don't know if it's the best, but Mulholland Dr deserves mention.

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JolietJake92 t1_j9lp4xz wrote

The Big Lebowski

"You want a toe. I can get you a toe. Believe me, there are ways. You don't want to know about it, believe me. Hell I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon, with nail polish. Fuckin amateurs. They send us a toe, we're supposed shit ourselves with fear. Jesus Christ."

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9lpah7 wrote

I’m gonna finish my coffee…

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jimmy1leg93 t1_j9mpld3 wrote

Love this movie! Walter is my favorite character, by far. My friend and I have a fledgling YouTube channel and we just released a 25th Anniversary review - check it out if you're needing a distraction

https://youtu.be/3fBi3Tsmmic

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mr_eugine_krabs t1_j9lnc5d wrote

When Harry met sally.(you know which one)

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9lopv8 wrote

Lol!! Great scene (gave me hang ups about my own ‘volume’ for a long time but still, great scene).

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riegspsych325 t1_j9l1fpi wrote

for comedy, Spaceballs has got to be mine. Funny thing, I hadn’t seen Alien by that point (I did later when I was 12) so John Hurt’s cameo whooshed over me. But when I finally saw the ‘79 movie, things started clicking in my head when it came to the dinner scene. To say I was horrified would be an understatement, that scene shook me for a the rest of the day

I honestly think seeing Spaceballs first compounded the horror effect in Alien

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9l1wxn wrote

Oh I love spaceballs! Now I gotta watch Alien and be horrified.

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Buhos_En_Pantelones t1_j9mwite wrote

There's that whole tense scene in 'History of Violence' where Vigggo Mortensen is trying so hard to be polite to the thugs that come into his diner, but he knows that they mean trouble.

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PurpsMcNuggets t1_j9l15ai wrote

Goodfellas

Heat

Zodiac

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9l1ob2 wrote

Oh haven’t seen zodiac! is it more of a thriller or mystery?

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PurpsMcNuggets t1_j9l1yd0 wrote

Hmm it is a crime thriller that is a mystery. Like seven without the gore. The movie is a mediation on obsession.

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Classic-Ratio-9887 t1_j9mzb4a wrote

Probably Hereditary. It’s upsetting and hard to watch but man is it well acted.

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9mzi0e wrote

I love Toni collette so this one is definitely on my list to watch

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epa_89 t1_j9ll6u3 wrote

Thief (1981)

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rafaews t1_j9l6kef wrote

I love those stacked dialogs from The Meyerowitz Stories by Noah Baumbach

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Sad_Literature_8657 t1_j9lcdgw wrote

Diner…

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ZackNappo t1_j9lrw4j wrote

The opening convo between Denzel and Ethan hawke in training day. Filmed in the same diner as the scene in old school when the manager guy says the godfather gets everything on the house, much to Mitch’s chagrin lol. Probably wouldn’t add the old school one to a “best diner scene” list but the training day one belongs for sure.

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No-Potato-8469 t1_j9m7n9h wrote

Looper

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jimmy1leg93 t1_j9mqfx0 wrote

I was wondering why I hadn't seen this on here yet. Always a great scene to pull out when someone starts getting too deep into time travel talk.

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GaryKing1413 t1_j9las76 wrote

Reservoir Dogs’ “I don’t tip”

Pulp Fiction’s Beginning Diner Scene and the Ending Diner scene

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9li5g0 wrote

Oh true! I forget the ending because the tip scene is so well known

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Psychological-Rub-72 t1_j9ldmgg wrote

Tony Stark, Nick Fury, and Natasha Romanoff in Iron Man 2.

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9likl1 wrote

Dang I forgot about the shawarmas too!

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Psychological-Rub-72 t1_j9llg2b wrote

Wasn't that more of a restaurant? Because my favorite restaurant scene is the one at Louis in the Godfather. The one with Michael, Sollozzo and McCluskey.

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9lo930 wrote

I’m gonna make an exception you can’t refuse…

That’s a great scene, I’m including it

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mwaaahfunny t1_j9ldneb wrote

"Pack your shit! Pack your shit!" "You start getting excited motherfucker!"

"I killed your cat your druggie bitch"

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lucia-pacciola t1_j9lglnb wrote

More of a bar than a diner, but Longbaugh and Sarno talking shop in The Way of the Gun.

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WhereIsThatElephant t1_j9lolsi wrote

Dumb And Dumber, both diners.

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9lovrv wrote

😂 I kept trying to think of more comedies because the freaking Catalina wine mixer happens outside.

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Yenserl6099 t1_j9lqsnq wrote

I haven't seen it mentioned yet but the diner scene in When Harry Mets Sally and Sally fakes an orgasm to prove a point to Harry

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Ok-Fig6407 t1_j9marvx wrote

The diner scene in Silver Linings Playbook was good. My favorite part is her giving him the finger with both hands through the window.

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shadowlarx t1_j9nfvpv wrote

Jay explaining to Bethany what brought him and Silent Bob to Illinois in Dogma and the “How do you like them apples?” scene from Good Will Hunting.

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9oeswv wrote

My husband has been trying to show me dogma for years. I think I should just rent it, he loves that movie

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heliocourier t1_j9og4ou wrote

Barry Levinson's film Diner. Mostly set in a diner. Great film.

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BabyLegsOShanahan t1_j9l5j5k wrote

The Equalizer

Pulp Fiction

Legion

The Dead Don’t Die

Key and Peele

First Sunday

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9lhfug wrote

Wasn’t sure if I could count Legion since it’s basically the whole movie but same!

Equalizer was so understated I liked those scenes a lot.

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GaryKing1413 t1_j9lat9b wrote

Reservoir Dogs’ “I don’t tip”

Pulp Fiction’s Beginning Diner Scene and the Ending Diner scene

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Coug-Ra t1_j9mdh2s wrote

Michael Mann’s ‘Thief’.

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coldneuron t1_j9mgu8c wrote

There’s a good one in How I Met Your Mother.

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ssewar t1_j9mm1eh wrote

American beauty

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esclusivo t1_j9mqz21 wrote

My Dinner With Andre'

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2hats4bats t1_j9mrl3r wrote

Silver Linings Playbook

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Lord-Sinestro t1_j9ms8bl wrote

Haven’t seen it listed yet, Five Easy Pieces. Classic Nicholson.

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jackfaire t1_j9nvnqh wrote

When Harry Met Sally - Sally faking an orgasm and the woman saying "I'll have what she's having"

What truly elevates the moment is that the woman in question is Rob Reiner's mom and Meg Ryan wasn't faking it right.

Rob Reiner sat down acted out the scene and faked an orgasm himself completely forgetting he had his mom on set.

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Vidzphile t1_j9oq8h4 wrote

Mulholland Drive (2001), Training Day (2001), The Big Lebowski (1998), Dumb and Dumber (1994), Something Wild (1986).

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BtheChangeUwant2C t1_j9pis9o wrote

The Last of the Mohicans.

I love that scene where they visit their friends in the frontier log cabin. Everyone sitting around the table next to the fireplace. Playing with the kids and laughing. The different stages of life.

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