Best film ending?

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**rodgers37**

I like my film threads

As a kind of follow up to 'Best movie fight scenes'
What do you think the best/your favourite film endings are?

Right now, i'm thinking the ending of The Road, very emotional, very sad but also with a bit more positive moments right at the end.
What does everyone else think?

**FITZZ**

Right off the top of my head, my favorite film endings would be ...

Night of the Living Dead.
The Devils Rejects.
Reservoir Dogs.

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

The ones (that I can remember) that stand out the most where..

House of flying Daggers
The Usual Suspects
The Empire Strikes Back
The Italian Job (Original)
The Lost Boys
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

**frgsinwntr**

I really liked the ending to the last harry potter movie...

Anything that ends in a dark note

**Revenent Reiko**

Any of the Ocean's films, just that feeling of 'haha you got outsmarted BIG time!' makes me laugh

Also, the Original Italian job (as Morathi said). And there are more, but my brain isnt working right now.

**Frazzled**

Planet of the apes and exorcist

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**Fafnir**

Control
Bladerunner
The Fountain
Mysterious Skin
A Single Man
American Psycho
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
500 Days of Summer
The Wrestler
Annie Hall
Citizen Kane
2001: A Space Odyssey
Delicatessen
Lord of War
Memento
Hero
Dr. Strangelove: Or how I came to stop worrying and Love the Bomb

...one of those...

**Perkustin**

A recent one but definitely the best ending to a film EVER; a clear message, a denouement to the character arc, darkly funny and effortlessly cool. It isn't necessarily the best film ever (is still bloomin' good though) but you're a phillistine if you don't understand how great the ending is....

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EDITED to show i am only being playfully elitist....

**rodgers37**

Add some more to my list:

A Serious man (Remember seeing this for the first time, and just thinking, 'what.....umm, why.......' For about 3 hours
Halloween
Green Street
The One
There are probably lots more i want there, but cant remember at the moment

**The Kilted Samurai**

I really like the way Christopher Nolan ends his movies, there always very cinematic and are accompanied by a beautiful yet dynamic score (Thank you Hans Zimmer). The first two that come to mind are "The Dark Knight" and "Inception." I think I've watched the endings to these movies at least 50 times each on youtube lol.

**Khornholio**

Monty Python's Holy Grail

**Emperors Faithful**

Dragonheart.

Sure there are a lot more, but right now I can't be stuffed.

**Flashman**

The Kilted Samurai wrote:I really like the way Christopher Nolan ends his movies, there always very cinematic and are accompanied by a beautiful yet dynamic score (Thank you Hans Zimmer). The first two that come to mind are "The Dark Knight" and "Inception." I think I've watched the endings to these movies at least 50 times each on youtube lol.

The Prestidge ending is pretty good too

**Wolfun**

Spoiler:

**SilverMK2**

Most of Michael Bay's "movies": "Oh holy Jebus! I am alive! Now to go and swim in ethanol and get a mind wipe to cleanse the horror!"

The point where the pain ends is always the best part.

**bushido**

I like the way they ended the first Matrix movie. Should have left it there.

I think my favorite ending in recent memory was the first Iron Man.

**Swordwind**

I loved the ending of Memento. Just made everything make sense.

**kronk**

No country for old men.

**SlaveToDorkness**

The Usual Suspects. Hands down.

My dad rented it and watched it, all except the last few minutes (because my mom came home and she is a bit sensitive to violent movies). He said it was "pretty good" but didn't get it. I laughed my ass off when he told me.

Oh, and the end of the Scary movie that spoofed The Usual Suspects. Sgt Doofy did it!

**reds8n**

Spoiler:

**Melkhiordarkblade**

I like the ending of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,really ended the series well. (Untill that "other one" came along)

And the end of Return of the Jedi. That was a classic.

**Terje-Tubby**

Definitely the Hot Fuzz ending. That one was awesome!

**Redbeard**

A couple not mentioned yet:

Easy Rider
Gran Torino

**Lord Scythican**

Here is a few of my favorites:

The Thing (1982)

Spoiler:

Back to the Future (1985)

Spoiler:

Dr. Strangelove (1964)

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**Bromsy**

+1 for Holy Grail and The Mist
I was laughing my ass off in the theater at the end of The Mist- got some looks.

**KingCracker**

I REALLY enjoyed skylines ending. When I saw those names start scrolling, I felt like I let out one of those big farts that was hurting your stomach, but now the pressures off so everything is so much better?

Seriously, I read the SKYLINE thread when the movie came out and I heard all the bad people said about it....but I normally dont believe others.....god I wished I had listened

**Yak9UT**

Se7en

Spoiler:

**Crablezworth**

Fight Club

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

bushido wrote:
I think my favorite ending in recent memory was the first Iron Man.

Yeah totally agree, forgot about that one, watched that move just to finally see the ending line more than once.

+1 for Gran Torino as well, although probably just because its probably in my fave ever movies list full stop.

**Orlanth**

I will try for a definitive answer:

The best film ending is the ending of the worst film you had to sit through.