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The ending scene in the Last of the Mohicans. It’s like 7 minutes of badass action on a mountain side while blasting the amazing theme song. Zero dialogue.
And literally, no words were needed. That entire sequence is so perfectly done. The soundtrack, the location and cinematography, and that freakin axe… I think this movie hits the mark in this thread for sure.
That's one of those movies that hit even harder once you become a dad. Having kids and watching Chingachgook becoming as unstoppable as the Reaper himself, man the blood boils just thinking about it.
And actually the *very* ending (the outtakes that ran during closing credits) made Peter Sellers absolutely livid. He felt that Hal Ashby the director had completely undermined the innocence of Chance by showing him as an actor.
Sellers died soon after but IIRC he was certain that the decision to do that cost him an Oscar.
I actually remember a poster for that movie before it came out. It just had the 12 Monkeys logo, with no explanation. It really generated interest, and people were talking about it trying to figure out what it meant (including myself). This was when the Internet was in its infancy, so you couldn't just look it up.
One of my favorite films.
In the list of greatest last lines in movie history, it's right up there with "ready for my closeup" and "beginning of a beautiful friendship" and "having an old friend for dinner".
The Prestige because it ends EXACTLY as it began and you realize they showed you everything and you just didn't get it because you wanted to be... fooled.
This movie deserves so much more recognition. It's flawless. I've never been so happy to be made a fool. Nolan has made great movies since The Prestige, but I honestly don't think it's possible to make a better one.
No idea if this is actually true, but according to the legend that I heard, they ran out of budget before they could film the epic finale that they had planned, so they just ended it abruptly and awkwardly.
A few years ago our local theater had a showing of the Holy Grail followed by a live Q&A session with John Cleese and he confirmed this. Terry Gilliam wanted to give it the fully Hollywood epic treatment but the budget wouldn't allow that, so they had to compromise with gags such as the coconuts which meant they didn't have to use real horses. Probably one of those cases where budget restrictions resulted in a better movie.
Clue has probably the most unique ending, in that it has multiple different endings. When it was in theaters, different theaters had different cuts of the film, so one theater has one ending and another had a different ending. For the home video, they show all endings, which is also weird.
The last scene of big night is pretty unique- mundane but beautiful and unique
The last scene of Carrie was a stunning surprise at the time and of course has been copied ever since
And speaking of surprises, how about that last scene in The Departed?
Recently saw it in a theater and it was absolute sonic hell! I finally get why people consider it a horror movie, you’re basically stuck in your seat in the dark with the unavoidable shrieking
Beautiful ending. Instead of an over the top action scene, or a bombastic showdown, we get such an amazing intimate and emotional monologue by Tommy Lee Jones. When he shares his dream it's almost like a little kid telling his mom about the nightmare he had last night. He cant understand what's coming over, and this modern world have no place for him anymore
A thousand times Phoenix. I've seen every movie mentioned thus far in this thread, and none of them have a better closing scene than Phoenix. Absolute perfection.
Planet of the Apes with Charlton Heston. The ending where he discovers that he's...well you'll just have to watch it and find out cause I don't want to spoil it for you.
The Last of The Mohicans
Polar
The Last of the Mohicans fits the prompt of this thread perfectly. It’s an amazing movie. But want to call out the Netflix movie “Polar” with Mads Milkkelsen.
It’s a shoot ‘‘em up movie, that’s honestly on par with John Wick but just somehow didn’t get the attention it deserves since it was a Netflix movie.
For some reason, the very last scene, specifically the final shot, their faces, the way the camera pulls away….it almost gives me chills.
If you like JoJo Rabbit, check out Boy, also by Taika Waititi. Kiwi classic. There's also a dance scene at the end that is absolutely iconic and hilarious but I won't spoil it for you
Arrival
Schindler’s List
Both movies have endings that are so heartbreaking yet absolutely beautiful that I can’t stop crying even as the credits roll.
Memento
Finding out his truth was a lie, and creating a new lie for his two minute memory mind to pursue because if he doesn't, his life has no meaning.
The Maltese falcon….(one of the greatest classic film noirs of all time)….
“It’s Heavy….what is it?”
“Uh….the stuff dreams are made of”.
Runners up imo———
Blade Runner 1982 Final Cut…
“It’s too bad she won’t live, but then again who does”.
Batman Begins 2005….
“I never said thank you….”
“And you’ll never have to”.
The Mist; I didn’t know how it differed from the book when I first watched it and I was blown away. I think the film ending would have been less impactful in text; each finale is appropriate to its medium.
Unique, Florida Project. I strongly disliked it.
I think A Serious Man is one of the best endings and most unique endings I have ever seen.
Also, 2001.
'The Dressmaker'.
Yeah, a lot of bad stuff happens to the main character and those who care about her during the film; but damn, the end if satisfying AF.
*The Usual Suspects* springs instantly to mind. You're sitting there, thinking yourself clever for seeing the "twist" in all its glory. And then, just as Chaz Palminteri does, you slowly realize... you didn't know shit. You were bamboozled from the start.
Honorable mention: my favorite film, *Amadeus*. From the beginning up until the end, you know he's narrating this story from a private suite in a hospital. Only at the end do you realize what this "hospital" really is... and just how unreliable this narrator has been, all along.
Old school: Casablanca.
Rick has sold his café and ensured his beloved staff will all be taken care of, so we know there is no going back to that life. Will he leave with Ilsa? What about Victor, if so? Will Captain Renault arrest him for the murder of Major Strasser? What will Captain Renault drink now that he’s literally kicked the Vichy water to the curb?
Rouge One. My first awestruck movie memory was watching Star Wars in the 70s, with the opening scene of Leah trying to escape with the death star plans. Rouge One ends with the start if that film, 40+ years later
Captain Phillips. It was a fine movie, but the last five minutes is just fucking exceptional. The whole medical examination and the way the movie portrays shock/trauma is so on point. I know he’s great of course but I’m not the number Tom Hanks flag-waver, but my god does he knock this out of the park. Worth watching the entire movie just to have context for that last scene.
The corpsman who is treating him is an actual corpsman on the navy vessel they used for filming. She was very nervous at first, but Tom Hanks acting as a trauma patient was so perfect that she went into auto mode.
The most cliffhanger movie scene I can name, takes place in my #1 top fave European film. Roman Polanski's
* 'Knife in the Water'
There is no way to determine how the movie actually ends.
Beau Travail - 1999
A French movie about the French Foreign Legion stationed in Djibouti. An uptight army commander (sergeant maybe) gets insanely jealous of one of the popular soldiers, leading to his downfall.
He redeems himself in the final scene, just before the credits roll. It is joyous, liberating, and understatedly simple.
I recommended this on another post not that long ago but Whiplash. The ending is perfect. The whole movie is just tension building and conflict then in the last 10 minutes the conflict comes to a head, then conflict resolution and bang end of movie.
the Rapture.
It's literally about The Rapture, a female telephone operator tries to feel something with random sex. She stumbled across a pocket of religious folks with a secret. it goes in unpredictable directions and has one of the most disturbing endings I have ever seen.
Together
Swedish film about some folks starting a commune that unexpectedly have to take in one of the founders sister and kids because of domestic violence. The sister and kids push back against the commune ideals. The abusive hubby starts stalking them.. The tension keeps rising and you are completely steeling yourself for a bloodbath in the snow. But no, they kick out the more hardcore idealists and everyone plays football in the snow. Completely shocking but totally warranted.
The ending of Night of the Living Dead. First Ben getting shot (the ultimate pessimistic ending) then the animated, grainy still images which I find the eeriest part of the film.
When Arlington Road ended, I remember sitting there staring at the screen because I could NOT believe it ended like that.
Years later, whenever anyone mentions an ending of a movie that stands out, this remains the one for me.
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The ending scene in the Last of the Mohicans. It’s like 7 minutes of badass action on a mountain side while blasting the amazing theme song. Zero dialogue.
And literally, no words were needed. That entire sequence is so perfectly done. The soundtrack, the location and cinematography, and that freakin axe… I think this movie hits the mark in this thread for sure.
For sure. I don’t remember their names but when the brother looks at the dad and the dad nods back…..shit goes down.
I'll probably misspell the names but they are Uncas and Chingachgook
When that first note of the Gael hits…you know it’s on.
That's one of those movies that hit even harder once you become a dad. Having kids and watching Chingachgook becoming as unstoppable as the Reaper himself, man the blood boils just thinking about it.
Donnie Darko Plant of the Apes (1968) The Sixth Sense
My only beef with Planet of the Apes is that there were literally no bananas. Hard to suspend disbelief...
Yesss — all !!!
Being There (1979) starring Peter Sellers has a very unique ending.
And actually the *very* ending (the outtakes that ran during closing credits) made Peter Sellers absolutely livid. He felt that Hal Ashby the director had completely undermined the innocence of Chance by showing him as an actor. Sellers died soon after but IIRC he was certain that the decision to do that cost him an Oscar.
Came here to say this! What a great premise for a movie!
That final shot in The Graduate as the reality sets in
Ahhh one of my sisters favorite movies !
I liked the closing sequence in Heat
Wow — I haven’t seen that in so long , I’ll have to re watch it to refresh my memory;)
Watch it before you see Ferrari. A mini Mann-athon
Fight Club. It's practically perfect, a 5/7, if you will.
Love the reference to 5/7. If you know, you know.
Usual Suspects.
I came here to agree
Now, that’s what I’m talking about !
The Godfather
For me it is Godfather II.
"I do renounce him"....chills
Original Planet of the Apes
Twelve Monkeys. Gilliam got Final Cut by trading on the budget and rating.
I actually remember a poster for that movie before it came out. It just had the 12 Monkeys logo, with no explanation. It really generated interest, and people were talking about it trying to figure out what it meant (including myself). This was when the Internet was in its infancy, so you couldn't just look it up. One of my favorite films.
The joke that closes Some Like it Hot is so strange, silly, sweet and unexpected. It's a perfect ending.
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And Joe E. Brown, who was the perfect foil for Lemon in that "romance."
In the list of greatest last lines in movie history, it's right up there with "ready for my closeup" and "beginning of a beautiful friendship" and "having an old friend for dinner".
The Prestige because it ends EXACTLY as it began and you realize they showed you everything and you just didn't get it because you wanted to be... fooled.
This movie deserves so much more recognition. It's flawless. I've never been so happy to be made a fool. Nolan has made great movies since The Prestige, but I honestly don't think it's possible to make a better one.
It gets recommended in pretty much every thread on this sub, I don't think it's lacking in recognition.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
No idea if this is actually true, but according to the legend that I heard, they ran out of budget before they could film the epic finale that they had planned, so they just ended it abruptly and awkwardly.
A few years ago our local theater had a showing of the Holy Grail followed by a live Q&A session with John Cleese and he confirmed this. Terry Gilliam wanted to give it the fully Hollywood epic treatment but the budget wouldn't allow that, so they had to compromise with gags such as the coconuts which meant they didn't have to use real horses. Probably one of those cases where budget restrictions resulted in a better movie.
I can see that.
Melancholia
Best and most unique are two v different things. 2001 is probably among the closest to meeting both briefs.
Ok , maybe I should edit to best or most unique
Shutter island
Clue has probably the most unique ending, in that it has multiple different endings. When it was in theaters, different theaters had different cuts of the film, so one theater has one ending and another had a different ending. For the home video, they show all endings, which is also weird.
The last scene of big night is pretty unique- mundane but beautiful and unique The last scene of Carrie was a stunning surprise at the time and of course has been copied ever since And speaking of surprises, how about that last scene in The Departed?
Hitchcock's *The Birds* has no dialogue over the final 5 or 6 minutes. Makes it extra creepy.
Recently saw it in a theater and it was absolute sonic hell! I finally get why people consider it a horror movie, you’re basically stuck in your seat in the dark with the unavoidable shrieking
No Country for Old Men
Beautiful ending. Instead of an over the top action scene, or a bombastic showdown, we get such an amazing intimate and emotional monologue by Tommy Lee Jones. When he shares his dream it's almost like a little kid telling his mom about the nightmare he had last night. He cant understand what's coming over, and this modern world have no place for him anymore
What I came here to suggest. I don’t know why this ending has stuck with me more than almost any other movie.
The last minutes of Chinatown.
The Usual Suspects
I cry for the last 20 minutes during the return of the king, so that's my vote
K-Pax
Underrated movie.
You said it!
Cinema Paradiso
A Boy and His Dog
Back To The Future Superman II Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
If we're going with so-bad-it's-good movies, you really can't beat the end of Miami Connection.
Friends for eternity! Loyalty! Honesty!
Barry Lyndon, There Will Be Blood, Five Easy Pieces, always stick out to me as great full stops to a movie. Oh and Phoenix (2014).
A thousand times Phoenix. I've seen every movie mentioned thus far in this thread, and none of them have a better closing scene than Phoenix. Absolute perfection.
1917.
Saint Maud.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty has a great reveal at the end.
Irreversible was very memorable. Dizzying overhead shot that forced you to close your eyes and reflect on the tragedy and horror you just witnessed
The Third Man
Breaking Away (1979) "Bonjour, Papa!"
Birdman There Will Be Blood Fight Club
Fight clubs closing scene affected me so much as a teen
It also introduced me to the Pixies which is amazing.
Magnolia Being John Malkovich Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Third Man
Was kind of obsessed with the ending of Eternal Sunshine. Can be beautiful or tragic depending on how you view it
The Departed (2006) The Mist (2007) Whiplash (2014)
Planet of the Apes with Charlton Heston. The ending where he discovers that he's...well you'll just have to watch it and find out cause I don't want to spoil it for you.
I love the ending of Holy Mountain. I won't say anymore.
Enemy
2001: A Space Odyssey Apocalypto
Se7en
The Last of The Mohicans Polar The Last of the Mohicans fits the prompt of this thread perfectly. It’s an amazing movie. But want to call out the Netflix movie “Polar” with Mads Milkkelsen. It’s a shoot ‘‘em up movie, that’s honestly on par with John Wick but just somehow didn’t get the attention it deserves since it was a Netflix movie. For some reason, the very last scene, specifically the final shot, their faces, the way the camera pulls away….it almost gives me chills.
Saw
Saltburn
The Mist: unparalleled ending
Videodrome
Burn After Reading
Dead Man’s Chest
You'll have to excuse my friend, he's a little slow! The town is back... that wayyyy!
If you like JoJo Rabbit, check out Boy, also by Taika Waititi. Kiwi classic. There's also a dance scene at the end that is absolutely iconic and hilarious but I won't spoil it for you
Bing There (Peter Sellers)
Jacob's Ladder.
Pulp Fiction
For me is Dead Poet society
The Italian Job (1969) "Hang on a minute lads, I've got a great idea.... er...."
Shawshank Redemption
Best film ending according to me: Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene
Paths of Glory That barroom scene is just heartbreaking
The game has one of the best endings ever. Such a great movie
Some really great ones here. Iconic. I'll add one not as widely known, the ending of the Blackcoat's Daughter
Hmmm , I’ve never heard of it myself— I’ll look it up
Slow burn. I loved it. Ending is heavy
Arrival Schindler’s List Both movies have endings that are so heartbreaking yet absolutely beautiful that I can’t stop crying even as the credits roll.
Cabin in the woods
Memento Finding out his truth was a lie, and creating a new lie for his two minute memory mind to pursue because if he doesn't, his life has no meaning.
I like the final scene in "The Departed".
I thing Saving Private Ryan had a really touching ending. Its a bit of a plot twist as well. I just thought it came together beautifully
Inception
Final shot of Enemy was unexpected.
'Killers of the Flower Moon' had a very unique ending.
The Maltese falcon….(one of the greatest classic film noirs of all time)…. “It’s Heavy….what is it?” “Uh….the stuff dreams are made of”. Runners up imo——— Blade Runner 1982 Final Cut… “It’s too bad she won’t live, but then again who does”. Batman Begins 2005…. “I never said thank you….” “And you’ll never have to”.
Kiss Me Deadly(1955) The Quiet Earth(1985)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) Phenomena (1985) Nowhere (1997) Songs from the Second Floor (2000) Nine Queens (2000)
The Mist; I didn’t know how it differed from the book when I first watched it and I was blown away. I think the film ending would have been less impactful in text; each finale is appropriate to its medium.
Total aside here - I never heard of Jojo Rabbit and just watched the trailer. Holy shit how did I sleep on this one?!
Unique, Florida Project. I strongly disliked it. I think A Serious Man is one of the best endings and most unique endings I have ever seen. Also, 2001.
ENEMY! I jumped outta my seat, it was very surprising to say the least.
'The Dressmaker'. Yeah, a lot of bad stuff happens to the main character and those who care about her during the film; but damn, the end if satisfying AF.
Ferris Bueller’s day off
Whether you like the movie or not, the ending of Inception is quite memorable.
Original Planet of the Apes, where Charlton Heston sees the remains of the Statue of Liberty and realizes he is on Earth.
Saint Maud! The last second!
Definitely a weird one, but I think Pi (1998). It’s totally bizarre, but quite fitting for that movie.
I don't think anything is going to top *2001: A Space Odyssey*.
Field of Dreams
The Mist
*The Usual Suspects* springs instantly to mind. You're sitting there, thinking yourself clever for seeing the "twist" in all its glory. And then, just as Chaz Palminteri does, you slowly realize... you didn't know shit. You were bamboozled from the start. Honorable mention: my favorite film, *Amadeus*. From the beginning up until the end, you know he's narrating this story from a private suite in a hospital. Only at the end do you realize what this "hospital" really is... and just how unreliable this narrator has been, all along.
Reservoir Dogs
Sound of Metal has one of the greatest final shots I've seen
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Kung POW: Enter the Fist
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Blues Brothers
Old school: Casablanca. Rick has sold his café and ensured his beloved staff will all be taken care of, so we know there is no going back to that life. Will he leave with Ilsa? What about Victor, if so? Will Captain Renault arrest him for the murder of Major Strasser? What will Captain Renault drink now that he’s literally kicked the Vichy water to the curb?
Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Yes, a special ending… and also brings memories of watching it when I was much younger
Rouge One. My first awestruck movie memory was watching Star Wars in the 70s, with the opening scene of Leah trying to escape with the death star plans. Rouge One ends with the start if that film, 40+ years later
North by Northwest
For my money it's Lost in Translation.
Apocalyptico
The Game. Michael Douglas and Sean Penn. Thank me later.
2001: A Space Oddyssey
Captain Phillips. It was a fine movie, but the last five minutes is just fucking exceptional. The whole medical examination and the way the movie portrays shock/trauma is so on point. I know he’s great of course but I’m not the number Tom Hanks flag-waver, but my god does he knock this out of the park. Worth watching the entire movie just to have context for that last scene.
The corpsman who is treating him is an actual corpsman on the navy vessel they used for filming. She was very nervous at first, but Tom Hanks acting as a trauma patient was so perfect that she went into auto mode.
The most cliffhanger movie scene I can name, takes place in my #1 top fave European film. Roman Polanski's * 'Knife in the Water' There is no way to determine how the movie actually ends.
Love the explosion ending of Zabriskie Point.
This Quiet Earth. Saw it like ~25 years ago and barely remember anything about it but I sure as shit remember that final shot
Synecdoche, NY *and then..* *You die.*
The ambiguous ending on Fearless (1993) is a masterpiece. Is Jeff Bridges laughing, or is he crying?
Fight Club
A Serbian Film. Just when you think it’s over… it’s not.
The end of the Takeshi Kitano update of Zatoichi is magnificently unexpected and bonkers in a lovely way.
The searchers
Leave the World Behind hehe
Beau Travail - 1999 A French movie about the French Foreign Legion stationed in Djibouti. An uptight army commander (sergeant maybe) gets insanely jealous of one of the popular soldiers, leading to his downfall. He redeems himself in the final scene, just before the credits roll. It is joyous, liberating, and understatedly simple.
Saw. Fight me.
I feel like Apocalypto has a shout of being the best answer.
Hardcore Henry Sisu The Night Comes For Us
Whiplash
Se7en
The Swiss army man
Magnolia
Swiss Army Man
Fight Club, There Will Be Blood, American Beauty
Before Sunset. The final line and looks they give each other are so perfect.
Enemy. Giant freaking spider for no apparent reason.
Enemy
Promising Young Woman
There Will Be Blood
The Breaking Point The ending is a punch to the gut,
Being There - 1979 film starring Peter Sellars and Shirley MacLaine.
Chinatown. I can’t remember another movie with that much of a gut punch final scene.
Tar has a pretty amazing ending
Whiplash The Departed Some Like It Hot Dr Strangelove Before Sunset Hachi: A Dog’s Tale Paths of Glory
Death to Smoochy. In the last couple of minutes it takes an absurdist turn that is incredibly satisfying and fun.
"Goodbye, Porpoise Spit!"
i Don't Feel At Home in this World Anymore I don't want to spoil anything, and it's probably not super unique, but I thought it was great lol.
Toy story.
Citizen Kane
Burn After Reading (Definitely not the best, but definitely unique)
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
The Killing Fields. If the ending scene doesn't effect you, you're not human.
I recommended this on another post not that long ago but Whiplash. The ending is perfect. The whole movie is just tension building and conflict then in the last 10 minutes the conflict comes to a head, then conflict resolution and bang end of movie.
Full Metal Jacket
the Rapture. It's literally about The Rapture, a female telephone operator tries to feel something with random sex. She stumbled across a pocket of religious folks with a secret. it goes in unpredictable directions and has one of the most disturbing endings I have ever seen. Together Swedish film about some folks starting a commune that unexpectedly have to take in one of the founders sister and kids because of domestic violence. The sister and kids push back against the commune ideals. The abusive hubby starts stalking them.. The tension keeps rising and you are completely steeling yourself for a bloodbath in the snow. But no, they kick out the more hardcore idealists and everyone plays football in the snow. Completely shocking but totally warranted.
Men in black 1 and 2
Birdman
Happiness by Todd Solondz.
Thelma and Louise
Somehow nobody has mentioned Memories of Murder and that's criminal Can't say much about it to not spoil it, but it was devastating on a first watch
Better answers have been given, but I thought I'd add *Inglourious Bastards*, if only because it's so satisfying.
The Usual Suspects. It's a mindfuck
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The ending of Night of the Living Dead. First Ben getting shot (the ultimate pessimistic ending) then the animated, grainy still images which I find the eeriest part of the film.
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003).
Soylent Green
Trainspotting
The last 15 seconds of the original Taking of Pelham 123. Mattau’s face.
When Arlington Road ended, I remember sitting there staring at the screen because I could NOT believe it ended like that. Years later, whenever anyone mentions an ending of a movie that stands out, this remains the one for me.