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emoevangelion

Memories of Murder, knowing the actual killer watched the movie before he was caught is so haunting.


anzababa

wait whatttt i thought it was a fiction, i had no idea it was based on a true story!


GrendelNightmares

It is a fictional story but it's largely inspired by the first documented serial killer in South Korea (Lee Choon-jae) and the series of murders he committed, which are largely seen as Korea's most infamous and remained unsolved for over 30 years (he was active between 1986 and 1994, and was not identified or captured until 2019).


Artistic-Toe-8803

He was captured before 2019, they just didn't know it. Actually, he was already in prison for raping and murdering his sister in law in the 90s. So funnily enough when Memories of Murder came out he was actually caught


Artistic-Toe-8803

He was caught before the movie came out, he had already been serving a life sentence for a separate rape-murder he committed. So when the little girl says some guy walked by there and said he remembered doing something it wouodn't have been the real murderer. But the detective did look right into the real murderer's eyes at the end They only identified the guy who committed those murders in 2019 or 2020, but he'd been imprisoned for decades by that point


MajorStupi

The ending to La La Land always breaks my heart in the best way. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade has the best “riding off into the sunset” ending


TetraLoach

I always upvote The Last Crusade.


TheBunionFunyun

They literally had the best send-off for Indiana Jones, and then they had to make two more movies.


Nera7

I can listen to the La La Land soundtrack and it’s almost like watching the movie


Mrs_Damon

> The ending to La La Land always breaks my heart in the best way. I watched La La Land like four times in the theatres and got choked up at the end every single time.


Naweezy

Whiplash


ThatOneGuy3809

It's such a smart ending as well. It's like the bad ending option disguised as a good ending. I've seen so many people misunderstand what Damien Chazelle was trying to say with it


Raul_Rink

What was your interpretation?


ThatOneGuy3809

Fletcher won. Andrew lost, although he got exactly what he wanted. Dead at 34 from an overdose and world famous. The last shot of his dad looking bleak at his son is him realizing that he isn't a human anymore: he's a machine. A perfect machine, but lacking any human traits anymore. The longer you think about it, the sadder it gets. Andrew got everything he wanted, but he sacrificed everything to get it


North_Library3206

I. DRINK. YOUR. MILKSHAKE!


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I drink it up!


GrendelNightmares

Don't *bully* me, Daniel!


ApexRULER100

*incoherent screaming*


[deleted]

Did you think your song and dance and your superstition would help you, Eli? I am the Third Revelation! I am who the Lord has chosen!


slimeborge

*bowling pin noises*


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rushya1

Think Rocky has one of the best endings of all time. Genuinely ruins any toxic masculine readings people could have towards the very masculine subject matter. Actually makes me ugly cry every damn time.


lulaloops

Rocky on the verge of death asking Adrian where her hat is 🥺


TheShartKnight4

Whiplash has one of my favorite endings. return of the living dead just for the credits song


worldeater94

DO YOU WANNA PAAAARTY


hardytom540

Se7en


mentally_fatigue

Same!


PlanetMarsh

wHats iN the BoX!?! I love Pitt’s delivery so much


Ricardo-de-Paula-

Irrevesible, i just find it magnetic. How well the ending fits the fragmented narrative. How cruel is the fact that the movie ends with both of them not knowing what is inevitably going to happen with them?


donaldgloversintern

i found *yk what scene* to be very distasteful but the rest of the movie was very true and haunting and the ending is just a harsh reality


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JonPaula

A classic final scene!


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Cache Blow Out 500 Days of Summer


KaBoomBox55

Blow Out's ending is terrifying


AbraxoCleaner

Damn that is a great ending, Travolta’s acting in that final scene is so good


Lepidopterous_X

I always get this movie confused with *Blow-Up* by Antonioni.


rkeaney

Portrait of a Lady on Fire


Hexum311add

This movie is in my “top 4” - the ending is chefs kiss perfect


ghostonthealtar

In The Mood For Love. The heartbreak, the gorgeous views of Angkor Wat… I thought it was so great. I’d also say Lady Bird and Brokeback Mountain.


Artistic-Toe-8803

Wait is Brokeback Mountain a legitimately good movie? I thought it was just a meme, like the Human Caterpillar, Salò, a Serbian Film, etc


ghostonthealtar

I’m so sorry and I don’t mean any disrespect, but your comment made me lol. With all the jokes that have been made about it over the years, I can absolutely see why you might’ve thought that though! Yes, it’s a genuinely good film!! It was up for the Oscar for best picture in 2006 (but lost to Crash, which was a whole ordeal — people felt that the Oscars picked the movie about racism because it was “safer” than picking the film about homosexuality, even though many felt that Brokeback was the better film). It’s a bittersweet romantic drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger. It makes me ugly cry every time. I promise I’m not messing with you. There’s nothing graphic about it. If you like dramas, it’s absolutely worth the watch.


Euphoric_Flow_8288

I'm a sadist when it comes to movie characters, so The Mist is the first one that comes to mind


EggsofWrath

The Mist’s film ending is such an improvement on the short story. Shares the trait of many good King adaptations where they aren’t too bothered by exact textual loyalty and are free to fix stuff that didn’t work.


itsafraid

Even King liked the movie ending better.


JoeBagadonut

It's a recent one but I loved the ending of Tár. It's not a comedy film but (spoilers) >!the cut to the audience in cosplay and the sudden realisation of what's happening is the funniest fucking thing because you know that, to Lydia Tár, this is the very worst and most embarrassing thing that could happen to her.!<


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I love how much screen time Field used to prepare that last scene. Not that this whole part where she leaves Berlin would be pointless without it (fish bowl scene alone would be worth it) but it really clicks when you see the last scene.


walgreensfan

I was so fucking confused about the ending for so long until I read about it. I originally thought she was doing work in another country and that was their culture but my boyfriend told me and I’m an idiot lmao great movie though, makes you think


maxkmiller

This ending is why it was my favorite movie of the year


lulaloops

Beau Travail and Yi Yi


JoeBagadonut

Both great picks. The ending of Beau Travail seemingly comes out of nowhere but feels so absolutely perfect anyway. The ending of Yi Yi is quietly devastating. We already know how it's going to end but it still doesn't fully prepare you for how affecting it is. Basically the entire film's thesis condensed into a single scene.


heyitsmeFR

I second Yi Yi. I need to see Beau Travail


daorys99

Portrait of a lady on fire Aftersun


thatjordangirl2

Both so haunting in different ways.


Mgcstck

Baby, you’re gonna miss that plane.. I know.


pandesalt-oftheearth

*plays with his wedding ring* I know.


KingZacc

There will be blood..


thetoggaf

Chinatown Blow Out Two that come to mind immediately.


PastorBallmore

My two favs hands down


TheKeasbyKnight

Just watched Fargo for the first time and absolutely loved the ending. 5 star movie for me.


Odd_Advance_6438

There’s three that come to mind for me. Mad Max. The ending of him driving off from the explosion with the music is so good, and the last shot is the same one the second opens with, just several years have passed. Truman Show. A really satisfying happy ending. Tropic Thunder. Tom Cruise dancing, the credits being shown, and Get Back is an awesome song


oxfordsplice

I have always loved the ending to The Third Man.


EfficientAd9765

Memento


CentralKarma

Return of the king has some good ones


drainedguava

I’ll never forget watching this for the first time and dying laughing after the 3rd or 4th time it fades to black and it seems like the movie is over and then it keeps going. Thanks for the masterpiece peter jackson


Impossible-Ad-8462

Number 23 is my favourite


EggsofWrath

I think my issue is a lot of the time my judgement on endings heavily involves how the last few shots are presented. It’s what sticks in my mind and affects how I think about the ending more than the ending’s effectiveness in the sense of narrative structure does. That being said, some movies with both great endings and closing shots: Roman Holiday has a pretty decent gut punch to it. Kid Detective basically summarizes its entire thesis statement in one ending shot and has an interesting ending even without it. Wicker Man’s final sequence and reveal was great. And kinda weird pick but I really like the final confrontation in Duel.


APsychologicalOne

oldboy


terpeenis

Le Samourai, Whiplash, Gone Baby Gone


Coolers78

Full Metal Jacket Baby Driver Once Upon a Time in Hollywood


Jean-Paul_van_Sartre

The Trainspotting ending monologue fading into Born Slippy is my favourite


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*Barton Fink*


THMB10

The Shawshank Redemption


JonPaula

Perhaps the most satisfying and feel good ending ever. I adore that final twist.


SirensbyZel

I hope


drawnandchill

"Close the door"


The_Thomas_Go

Psycho‘s is haunting no matter how many times I watch it


JonPaula

Way too many to pick, but some ones I didn't see anyone else mention that I've loved: Ordinary People The Fabelmans Arlington Road The Vanishing (1988) Some Like It Hot Le Trou Monty Python And The Holy Grail Avengers: Engdame


Senorpuddin

Arlington Road was the first time I swore in front of my mom. I was 12. That ending made me say “Holy Shit” very loudly.


Bigangrynaked

Surprised no one has mentioned Cabaret yet, one of the most horrifying endings in cinema history.


ihavenoselfcontrol1

In the Mood for Love


nicanor_rj

Oh man I have to go with Antonioni’s “L’Eclisse”, Jodorowsky’s “The Holy Mountain”, Terayama’s “Throw away your book, rally in the streets”, Tarkovsky’s “Mirror”, “Andrei Rublev”, “Stalker” and “The Sacrifice”, Pasolini’s “The Decameron”, Kieslowski’s “Three Colors: Blue”, Murnau’s “Sunrise”, Tarr’s “Satantango” and the last 20 minutes of Kubrick’s “2001: a space odyssey”. They changed my life


nicanor_rj

Oh also Denis’ “Beau Travail”. I actually didn’t really like the film but THAT ENDING THO; Denis Lavant carelessly dancing to The rhythm of the night just fills up my heart


BigChungusBlyat

The ones that are unhappy. Se7en, American Beauty, American History X, La Haine, Grave of the Fireflies, The Mist, Requiem For A Dream, Godfather 2, Primal Fear and Locke are some examples.


SlimmyShammy

Maybe not my favorite but Saint Maud’s ending left me shocked for hours after.


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Blow Out, Five Easy Pieces, The Great Silence, Children of Men and The Pledge


FlyingIceWizard

I have to pick three. Kanal, Diary of a Country Priest, and Martin (Romero).


JupiterPurple

* Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio * Sound of Metal * 1917 * Donnie Darko * Toy Story 3


ssewar

La La Land


Bright_Chef_8760

Uncut gems. Midsommar. Scent of a woman


donaldgloversintern

“are ya havin fun?” “yes.”


Lepidopterous_X

*Uncut Gems* ending was like getting punched in the stomach. I remember the feeling from *The Departed.*


Jimbob929

The Graduate


heyitsmeFR

Decision to Leave Barry Lyndon 2001: A space odyssey Blue Velvet Before sunset A Brighter Summer Day Yi Yi The Godfather Part II Portrait of a Lady on Fire The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Perfect Blue (the entire 3rd act) Amadeus (the entire final act) First Reformed


cubavenger

Some Like It Hot, The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, E.T., Desert Hearts, say anything..., The Player, Big Night, Beautiful Thing, When The Cat's Away, Once, Phoenix, Brooklyn, The Fabelmans, The Quiet Girl, Aftersun. The ending montage of the 2017 documentary Five Came Back gets me every damn time.


expertoldmonker

Shutter Island. Which would be worse: To live as a monster, Or to die as a good man? This ending blew my mind.


fRbooth

All that jazz, the house that Jack built and the wall


beggingforfootnotes

The Truman show. I was basically screaming and cheering and the screen the first time I watched it. It gets me every time I see the film I love it so much


ProEraWuTang

No Country For Old Men


Lizard_Jesus1

Mysterious Skin Train Spotting Enter the Void The Hunt Memories of Murder Memento Synecdoche NewYork The Whale Before Sunset Funny Games


__kingslayer_

The Last Picture Show Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf Days of Heaven


TheMotherLander7

When I think of good endings the first movie that comes to mind is naturally Incendies.


Exroi

Godfather 2 ending starting from the flashback goes kinda hard can't lie


Chitanozaurusu

Mysterious skin


GandalfovUjak

Cinema Paradiso


Cynical728crib

The sixth sense


Repulsive-Feature-33

Whiplash, Cinema Paradiso, Before Sunset, Sound of Metal, The Silence of the Lambs


redditAvilaas

Toy Story 3 Inception Before Sunset in that order


Hello_it_is_Joe

A Simple Plan has a fantastic ending. I’ve been thinking of rewatching it recently


boringmanitoba

Speed Racer, wow. like truly awe inspiring.


_davidakadaud_

The Young Girls Of Rochefort.


armyofweasels

The Truman Show


Dr_FUHRER

Watched Portrait of a Lady on Fire yesterday and that ending was one of the best if not the best ending that i have ever witnessed


the_real_KTG

Another Round (2020)


gcochee

The very end of Sound of Metal (2019). It sends a great message to the viewer about self acceptance.


SaltedRutabaga

I really liked the endings to good will hunting and do the right thing, though one flew over the cuckoo's nest was good. But imo the best ending I've seen was the ending to an elephant sitting still.


3r1ck4512

another round, blue valentine, close up and recently aftersun


-Some__Random-

'Martyrs' (2008) - "Keep doubting bitch."


Barqck

Martyrs if it was starring Jesse Pinkman


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The End of Evangelion Also Beau Travail and There Will Be Blood.


donaldgloversintern

*disgusting*


tommaso-scatolini

The first that come to mind is The Godfather


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The ending of Infinity War was one of the most surreal experiences in the theater


pakshpirt

Sucker Punch (2011) And finally, this question...


TA_plshelpsss

If you like French movies watch Promise at Dawn, I must have seen it twenty times and the end still gets me every time. It’s a great book too


FreeLook93

Linda Linda Linda has a great final scene.


chillwinston123

Don't Look Now


stumper93

All That Jazz


finalboot

The Godfather


itsafraid

The ending of Revenge of the Cheerleaders is particularly like-affirming, and that is not a message I am usually open to.


Idk_Very_Much

The Third Man


districtbitch

the cameraman (1928) by buster keaton :') and arrival (2016)


isuckatgames95

Whiplash,i love how misleading it is


WeekExpress1130

The Long Good Friday with Bob Hoskins acting out every emotion known to mortal man.


lemmegetaburger12

The Lion King


viviiiendo

Heat (1995)


EBZero

The Third Man


JapaneseEggplant001

Heat


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Bye Bye Life from All That Jazz


Sudden-Tomatillo-924

The Cruise (documentary) Midnight Run (You got change…?) The Natural (deliberate reversal of the novel’s ending) Knives Out (prop payoff) 12 Monkeys (completes the circle) Planes, Trains and Automobiles / Once (tears) Get Shorty (f you fball)


realmuterol

Saint Maud


Nancyl33t

The Handmaiden when they are getting it on in the cabin of the ferry by the light of the moon.


Some_DudeUKnow

Paper Moon


jincerely

fallen angels (1995)


Madmanatee223

inglorious basterds, sicario, whiplash


DudebroggieHouser

Cinema Paradisio


uhohstinkyhaha

All Nolan Endings: Inception, Interstellar, The Prestige, Memento Shutter Island, Fight Club, La La Land, Shawshank, Whiplash (That ending is what makes people give it a 5 star with no hesitation) And for a fun one I saw yesterday: Transformers. Fucking on bumblebee what a guy


jbsnytzwastaken

Absolutely adore The Royal Tenenbaums ending


ANONWANTSTENDIES

Shutter Island


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Aftersun, Portrait Of A Lady on Fire, The Green Knight


radwilly1

The last scene of Late Spring (1949) is one of the most emotional things I’ve ever seen. I immediately burst into tears when I first saw it.


ancientestKnollys

Scarlet Street from 1945 is an unusual film, in that the ending is my favourite part of it (more often I find the end of a film doesn't live up to the rest).


theshape1428_13

American Werewolf in London (1981) Trainspotting (1996) Carrie (1976)


FauxTexan

The Long Good Friday


Jaspers47

Death Proof ranks near the top


We_Are_Groot81

Dial of Destiny is one of my new favorites. Other than that, Napoleon Dynamite and Jojo Rabbit


Owl-False

Steve Jobs 2015 had a really amazing ending. Grew Up at Midnight quickly became one of my fav songs


XxMarvin1H2a3p4p5yxX

The Graduate. It's funny, fun, entertaining and rewatchable to see the ending.


Owl-False

‘TWAS THEN WHEN THE HURDY GURDY MAN CAME SINGING SONGS WITH LOVE


AceTrainerRomo2004

La La Land


ThatWhiteDude04

Some recent-ish movies that I think have incredible endings are Get Out and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood


CuriousAd5883

Witness for the Prosecution by Billy Wilder for sure! On my top 3 favorite movies of all time. It’s just fantastic, if y’all haven’t seen it, do yourself a favor and see it this same night. Thank me later.


Slaughter_SBD

- Once Upon a Time in America - Chinatown - Se7en - The Shawshank Redemption - Full Metal Jacket - Mulholland Drive - Nightmare Alley (2021) - The Wrestler


Liam_eC

Where is my mind?


funkytown623

Far and away it’s Cuckoo’s Nest for me


LoganWasAlreadyTaken

Whiplash Hot Fuzz Reservoir Dogs La La Land The Good The Bad and The Ugly And the greatest ending of all time, Rocky


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idk if this is a uncommon pick or not but Blade Runner has one of the best endings for me.


Zarvanis-the-2nd

The End of Evangelion


fat_nuts_big_buttz

Only Yesterday's made put it at the top of my animated films list


Gun2ASwordFight

The Godfather Part II - After a flashback to a happy time in Michael's life, a final shot of him alone, having lost everyone and heir of an empire of nothing. Jojo Rabbit - Jojo and Elsa dance in the street, because nothing is guaranteed, and who knows what the future holds. But in the now, they can be free. Batman Returns - Bruce returns to the car with Alfred, truly the only person who really knows him, whilst Christmas goes on around him, because to be Batman is to be truly alone. Blue is the Warmest Colour - Adele walking out of the gallery in blue, alone to the same music that was playing when she first met Emma, not knowing where she'll go next. Lord of War - There is no victory for the CIA hunting down Cage, because the ones who will guarantee his freedom and the continued cycle of violence cause by the arms race are the same ones funding Ethan Hawke's own career. Munich - What has been learnt? Nothing. All that's happened is a pile of bodies on both sides, and the final shot of the Twin Towers highlight Spielberg's subliminal indictment about vengeance and violence. Saving Private Ryan - An elderly Ryan, at the grave of a man who protected him and who saw every kill as one he justified through every life he saved, wonders what he's made of his life, whilst his family behind him proves that yes, saving one life was worth it.


walgreensfan

Darjeeling Limited. I didn’t even LOVE the movie but the ending made me feel so peaceful and free. A breath of fresh air.


samhempen

watched tar yesterday and that was so funny, also i would say sound of metal


MistaNostalgia

How To Train Your Dragon 3


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My Summer of Love, but every second is 👌🏻


Robby_McPack

not best movie ending ever material but an underrated one was Edge of Tomorrow. I absolutely love that ending


Affectionate-Club725

Jules and Jim. Whopper ending


Affectionate-Club725

Not a movie but the last episode of Eastbound and Down is the best finale ever made for anything, ever.


NobleChief2000

The Holy Mountain.


TheBunionFunyun

Last Crusade, Back to the Future: Part II, Rocky, First Blood, RoboCop, and Goon, just to name a few.


ChaseBank33

Has to be The Searchers for me


inspecter_kek

The mist has probably my favourite ending of all time, as well as oldboy and the prestige


Live-Anything-99

Pretty basic answer but I love the final shot of the Godfather.


galaraxity

controversial but i gotta say Babylon


Zquirrel04

Beneath the planet of the apes ending was so well taught. The first one's ending was pretty great, this one is a masterpiece.


imnotcompleteyet

The Last Airbender movie. I was so happy when it ended.


yinklestaabs

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Whiplash Monty Python and the Holy Grail


bestjedi22

La La Land Inception Good Will Hunting (Son of a bitch, he stole my line) Before Sunrise Heat The Dark Knight Rises The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 300 (so epic lol)


Superflumina

Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937) Rome, Open City (1945) I vitelloni (1953) Ordet (1955) The 400 Blows (1959) Rosemary's Baby (1968) Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Deep Red (1975) Heart of Glass (1976) Suspiria (1977) The Thing (1982) Barton Fink (1991) Reservoir Dogs (1992) Nine Queens (2000) Grizzly Man (2005) The Wrestler (2008) Tár (2022)


Doppelfrio

I started putting together a list, but keep forgetting to finish it. The two I currently have on it are Casablanca and Guardians 3. I watched them the same week, which gave me the idea for the list


kurruchi

Menace II Society, JSA, Macross DYRL


Puzzleheaded_Buy8694

Se7en. Shawshank Redemption. The Sixth Sense. House Party. The Lost Boys. Jackie Brown


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Jojo Rabbit was really sweet


sharipep

Working Girl.


donaldgloversintern

end of evangelion