They say that a movie has to grab your attention in the first 10 minutes, otherwise you lose interest. Well I say that a movie has to have an amazing final 10 minutes and end well in order for it to truly be remembered.
Below are a list of the
5 Greatest Movie Endings:5)
Good Will Hunting - Other than this movie containing one of the greatest scenes/quotes of all time when Robin Williams grabs Matt Damon by the throat and says: "If you ever disrespect my wife again, I will end you. I will fucking end you. You got that, chief?", it also ends on such a high note. Roin Williams reading the letter left behind by Will (Damon), he exclaims "that son of a bitch stole my line" in reference to Will finally taking a chance in life and driving across country to see Skylar (Minnie Driver). This might be the most romantic sentiment leaving the audience wondering what could be… Or if Will’s shit box of a car can even make the drive cross country.
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Invincible - Anyone that watches this real life story of Philadelphia native Vince Papale (played by Mark Wahlberg) making the Eagles team as a walk-on player and doesn't feel motivated to knock the chip crumbs off their chest and go for a run after the final scene where Papale (Wahlberg) makes a game changing fumble recovery for a touchdown will never be motivated to get in shape. The line - "dreams can come true" is definitely cheesy, but this movie is the epitome for what that really means.
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Rudy - Again, true stories just resonate in your head after the final credits role knowing that this ACTUALLY happened. After watching this movie almost 100 times, this is still the only one that can bring a tear to my eyes and create chills in my body (and no, I'm not gay or a female) when Sean Astin (Rudy) is put in the game for the final seconds and sacks the quarterback. Wow, I'm already crying again.
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Shawshank Redemption - "Redemption" is the key word here. After all the crap that Andy Dufresne went through in prison while being wrongly convicted, abused, and taken advantage of, he gets final retribution and a 2nd chance at life. He not only escapes from prison, but he has a small fortune waiting for him on the outside and sets up the crooked wardon to take his own life. If ever the phrase "payback is a bitch" should be used, it's at the end of this movie.
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The Pursuit Of Happyness - while it's hard not to put a "top 10 movie of all time" in the #1 slot, you gotta hand the title to Will Smith's final seen of this movie as he portrays the real life Chris Gardener. After months of barely struggling to feed his son, his wife leaving him, trying to sell machines that doctors don't want, and a grueling internship that is almost impossible to succeed in, Chris (Will Smith) is brought into the conference room and told that they would like to offer him a full time position as a stock broker. If that's not motivation that dreams can come true, I don't know what is.
