Movies with the best finales?

Submitted by MoMonkeyMoProblems t3_yhibwi in movies

Probably been asked a million times before

Mine are:

  1. The Last of the Mohicans

I listen to the soundtrack and imagine that final chase scene when I'm at the gym and it always helps to dig a little deeper. I'm Daniel Day Lewis and 10km is nothing, there's still Wes Studi to tear through at the end of it all. I can do this.

  1. The Raid 2.

The final 40 or so minutes literally blows anything left of your mind away that hasn't already been decimated by the rest of the film. Possibly the most intense cinema experience I've ever had (except for 1..)

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imminentmailing463 t1_iudwdmm wrote

Whiplash's finale had be absolutely gripped when I saw it at the cinema.

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MovieMike007 t1_iudy78a wrote

Hot Fuzz has a pretty baller finale.

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Chalupaca_Bruh t1_iuf7h7a wrote

Hot Fuzz’s finale takes the movie from, “Pretty good” to “This is one of the greatest movies I’ve ever seen.” Everything comes together. I can’t imagine the cheering in the theater opening night.

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MoMonkeyMoProblems OP t1_iudzg68 wrote

I guess I need to rewatch this one because you're the 2nd person to say hot fuzz.

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FreeLook93 t1_iudwcoe wrote

Hot Fuzz

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specbravo t1_iudzmwp wrote

Watched Shaun last week and hot fuzz last night. The end of fuzz is so good. They get to use every action cliche they've built up to. I had forgotten it's about petty annoyances which makes the high stakes even better.

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wightsrus t1_iudy3ys wrote

The Shawshank Redemption

Red crossing the border and making it to Mexico is his final triumph over institutionalization and his redemption as a human being. The growing realization that Red is the one that gets redeemed, and not Andy, is pretty profound. Andy didn't need redemption. He had faith the entire time. Red needed to be saved, and Andy's faith saved him.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Chief killing McMurphy as a mercy and leaving the institution so he can begin living again is the same story as the above, just with different characters. Can you tell I like redemption stories?

Big Fish

The final realization that his father's stories all held a kernel of truth, and all the myriad characters were real utterly transforms the son in the final scene. He wasn't necessarily a liar, just someone who saw the romanticism of life and brought it out.

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nowa90 t1_iudx7sq wrote

Den Of Thieves had one of the best sounding shootouts I've experienced in recent memory.

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JohnnyJayce t1_iudxj3t wrote

And we don't talk about that other ending after the shootout which totally didn't happen.

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nowa90 t1_iudxtmy wrote

oh yea, I totally forgot about that. Blame it on the hollywood idea to tease "OoOoOooooH What if there's a sequel?!?"

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thetriplefault t1_iuf0va4 wrote

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Starting from when The Ecstasy of Gold begins to play all the way up to the credits is one of the greatest climaxes in film.

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Marty-the-monkey t1_iudwtgt wrote

A lot of Edgar Wrights movies are really good throughout but all just go fucking nuts at the end.

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tags_4u t1_iudyltu wrote

gladiator (2000) ?

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MoMonkeyMoProblems OP t1_iudyv3u wrote

I was struggling to think of a 3rd, then I remembered Captain Phillips. Ooft!

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Loggjaw t1_iue98bc wrote

(rec). The last 15 minutes or so, are just the best

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MrThrowAweh t1_iued2jm wrote

Just scrolling through comments to make sure that no-one typed 'Law abiding citizen'.

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girafa t1_iuercq0 wrote

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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CapsElevatorScene t1_iuf0jzy wrote

There Will Be Blood's ending was both amazing and frightening

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Whole-Cake2851 t1_iuf0msr wrote

You have to watch mist. The ending is literally crazy and make you damn your self for watching 🤣

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greg225 t1_iuf3dab wrote

Back to the Future Part 3. All of them really, but I just love that train sequence.

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thespianomaly t1_iuf6n7h wrote

The Prestige

I never knew a movie could occupy my brain as much as this one does. I just did my fourth rewatch and I’m still catching things I didn’t see before. Incredible film.

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queerqueen098 t1_iuh1u5c wrote

I came here to say this. That last scene still has me shook every rewatch.

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Alive_Ice7937 t1_iufdaxl wrote

Aliens.

Open Range.

Inception.

District 9.

Silence of the Lambs.

Saw.

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ZorroMeansFox t1_iugvcwd wrote

I'll mention two comedies with fantastic scripts and near perfect, very satisfying last acts:

My Cousin Vinny and Galaxy Quest.

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Cranestoique t1_iuhy1ce wrote

Lifeforce, for the fatest ending followed by the end credits

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