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don’t let go welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten hanging on for life
movie scenes for this list we’re
choosing scenes in which big-screen
live-action characters were faced with a
deadly fall and had to hold on in some
way with success being optional we are
omitting animated films so sorry Mufasa
The Lion King isn’t up for consideration
and as these tend to be climactic
moments
be wary of spoilers number 10 broken
window the lost world Jurassic Park as
if facing off against the t-rex wasn’t
bad enough after having their Caravan
pushed off the edge of a cliff Sarah
finds herself separated from her rocky
demise by a cracking window in this
sci-fi adventure
hello as each one of her movements
brings her closer to death and with her
friends running out of time to save her
this tense scene from the lost world
gets extra points for what’s looming
above as much as what’s down below
number nine romance this is the end the
rapture cometh
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jaleco Jay when Jay finally manages to
redeem himself and gets beamed into
paradise he can’t leave his best bud
Seth behind you do with Satan
approaching and Seth only slowing his
friends ascent he must make the fateful
decision to sacrifice himself I’m not
gonna hold you back anymore
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this act unknowingly secures his own
salvation in the process not only epic
this scene from the disaster comedy
wraps up the storyline surrounding the
pair’s struggling friendship and
simultaneously hits Satan where it hurts
number eight right on time back to the
future
get into gear with the past finally
corrected Marty speeds to 88 miles per
hour to get back to the 80s
while Doc Brown only has seconds to
power up the DeLoreans time-travel
mechanism with the help of an imminent
lightning strike
[Music]
with the story all but wrapped up this
final tense moment from Back to the
Future pays homage to another classic
hanging on for dear life movie scene
from the 1923 flick safety last but in
the case of the 80s film the sequence in
question leaves Marty and the audience
entirely dependent on the kooky Doc as
he hangs on to the clock
before zipping down to save the day at
the last second
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number seven detach gravity in space no
one can hear you scream and with
everything going wrong doctor stone
barely has a chance to enjoy the view
when she’s caught on busted space
equipment as she spins into deep space
she must unbuckle herself from the
debris or risk falling further into the
unknown
both tense and frightening this scene
from the science fiction thriller sees
letting go as an unfortunate necessity
for our heroine number 6 death of the
Queen aliens we told you in space no one
can hear you scream and that applies
here as well to the ultimate catfight
after the first movie established just
how dangerous these aliens are the
sequel to the sci-fi horror brought in
the xenomorph Queen for an action-packed
showdown
Ripley finally has a chance to end it
all by sucking the alien Queen out into
space but risks doing the same to
herself
her resourcefulness is in full force as
she manages to hold on to defeat the
creature and save the day
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number five the Burj Khalifa Mission
Impossible Ghost Protocol copy it’s Tom
Cruise afraid of anything when Ethan
Hunt has to climb the tallest building
in the world using powered suction
gloves the answer seems to be a
resounding new
the shear sense of scale on display in
this moment from ghost Protocol is
impressive add an oncoming sandstorm and
a low battery and you have one hell of
an impossible mission
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some people have rock and rope to hang
on to but a clean sheet of glass takes
it to another level entirely 22 minutes
of door knock the countdown is not
helping even when the IMF agent makes it
back to the team he ends up in a similar
albeit upside-down and unconscious
situation
number four give me your hand the Lord
of the Rings The Return of the King
the one ring rules them all after
winning over his precious Gollum falls
to his death with the ring as Frodo
hangs off a cliff the Rings powered to
entice its user has grown immensely
throughout the franchise making the lava
that awaits the hobbits seem much less
dangerous than the pull of this fine
piece of jewelry when sam arrives to
save the day nobody knows if frodo will
make one final attempt to secure the
ring or save himself so we can fly off
into the distance
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number three Hans Falls die hard
yippee-ki-yay mother you can’t die
harder than landing on concrete when
Hans Gruber falls out of the side of a
skyscraper and tries to take McClain’s
wife with him his fate is all but sealed
not one to ask for help
Hans makes a final attempt to take out
his enemy before McClane frees his wife
from the terrorists clutches
[Music]
the slow-motion fall is wholly
satisfying as Hans finally realizes that
this is truly the end for him I hope
that’s not a hostage his time is up
[Music]
number two
acrophobia vertigo the master of
suspense tackles the fear of heights in
this psychological thriller using this
early scene Alfred Hitchcock establishes
his main character Scotty’s fear and
heightens it when a fellow policeman
dies trying to save him the story that
follows requires him to overcome his
fear of heights to save the girl of his
dreams he manages to do one of the two
making repeat viewings of this classic
especially harrowing when audiences must
relive this moment knowing Scotty’s
final fate
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before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
[Music]
number one broken clip cliffhanger when
a routine rescue mission goes horribly
wrong it’s up to Sylvester Stallone’s
Gabe to save the day Sera’s clip
breaking midway down the line forces her
to hold on for life we feel Sarah’s
hopelessness as she screams for help but
it’s Gabe’s failure to save her that no
one saw coming as Sarah slips away the
reality of what happens next
haunts us for the rest of this
action-adventure film
[Applause]
[Applause]
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite hanging on for life movie scene
for more nail-biting top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
[Music]
[Music]
don’t let go welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten hanging on for life
movie scenes for this list we’re
choosing scenes in which big-screen
live-action characters were faced with a
deadly fall and had to hold on in some
way with success being optional we are
omitting animated films so sorry Mufasa
The Lion King isn’t up for consideration
and as these tend to be climactic
moments
be wary of spoilers number 10 broken
window the lost world Jurassic Park as
if facing off against the t-rex wasn’t
bad enough after having their Caravan
pushed off the edge of a cliff Sarah
finds herself separated from her rocky
demise by a cracking window in this
sci-fi adventure
hello as each one of her movements
brings her closer to death and with her
friends running out of time to save her
this tense scene from the lost world
gets extra points for what’s looming
above as much as what’s down below
number nine romance this is the end the
rapture cometh
[Music]
jaleco Jay when Jay finally manages to
redeem himself and gets beamed into
paradise he can’t leave his best bud
Seth behind you do with Satan
approaching and Seth only slowing his
friends ascent he must make the fateful
decision to sacrifice himself I’m not
gonna hold you back anymore
[Music]
this act unknowingly secures his own
salvation in the process not only epic
this scene from the disaster comedy
wraps up the storyline surrounding the
pair’s struggling friendship and
simultaneously hits Satan where it hurts
number eight right on time back to the
future
get into gear with the past finally
corrected Marty speeds to 88 miles per
hour to get back to the 80s
while Doc Brown only has seconds to
power up the DeLoreans time-travel
mechanism with the help of an imminent
lightning strike
[Music]
with the story all but wrapped up this
final tense moment from Back to the
Future pays homage to another classic
hanging on for dear life movie scene
from the 1923 flick safety last but in
the case of the 80s film the sequence in
question leaves Marty and the audience
entirely dependent on the kooky Doc as
he hangs on to the clock
before zipping down to save the day at
the last second
[Music]
number seven detach gravity in space no
one can hear you scream and with
everything going wrong doctor stone
barely has a chance to enjoy the view
when she’s caught on busted space
equipment as she spins into deep space
she must unbuckle herself from the
debris or risk falling further into the
unknown
both tense and frightening this scene
from the science fiction thriller sees
letting go as an unfortunate necessity
for our heroine number 6 death of the
Queen aliens we told you in space no one
can hear you scream and that applies
here as well to the ultimate catfight
after the first movie established just
how dangerous these aliens are the
sequel to the sci-fi horror brought in
the xenomorph Queen for an action-packed
showdown
Ripley finally has a chance to end it
all by sucking the alien Queen out into
space but risks doing the same to
herself
her resourcefulness is in full force as
she manages to hold on to defeat the
creature and save the day
[Music]
number five the Burj Khalifa Mission
Impossible Ghost Protocol copy it’s Tom
Cruise afraid of anything when Ethan
Hunt has to climb the tallest building
in the world using powered suction
gloves the answer seems to be a
resounding new
the shear sense of scale on display in
this moment from ghost Protocol is
impressive add an oncoming sandstorm and
a low battery and you have one hell of
an impossible mission
[Music]
some people have rock and rope to hang
on to but a clean sheet of glass takes
it to another level entirely 22 minutes
of door knock the countdown is not
helping even when the IMF agent makes it
back to the team he ends up in a similar
albeit upside-down and unconscious
situation
number four give me your hand the Lord
of the Rings The Return of the King
the one ring rules them all after
winning over his precious Gollum falls
to his death with the ring as Frodo
hangs off a cliff the Rings powered to
entice its user has grown immensely
throughout the franchise making the lava
that awaits the hobbits seem much less
dangerous than the pull of this fine
piece of jewelry when sam arrives to
save the day nobody knows if frodo will
make one final attempt to secure the
ring or save himself so we can fly off
into the distance
[Music]
number three Hans Falls die hard
yippee-ki-yay mother you can’t die
harder than landing on concrete when
Hans Gruber falls out of the side of a
skyscraper and tries to take McClain’s
wife with him his fate is all but sealed
not one to ask for help
Hans makes a final attempt to take out
his enemy before McClane frees his wife
from the terrorists clutches
[Music]
the slow-motion fall is wholly
satisfying as Hans finally realizes that
this is truly the end for him I hope
that’s not a hostage his time is up
[Music]
number two
acrophobia vertigo the master of
suspense tackles the fear of heights in
this psychological thriller using this
early scene Alfred Hitchcock establishes
his main character Scotty’s fear and
heightens it when a fellow policeman
dies trying to save him the story that
follows requires him to overcome his
fear of heights to save the girl of his
dreams he manages to do one of the two
making repeat viewings of this classic
especially harrowing when audiences must
relive this moment knowing Scotty’s
final fate
[Music]
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
[Music]
number one broken clip cliffhanger when
a routine rescue mission goes horribly
wrong it’s up to Sylvester Stallone’s
Gabe to save the day Sera’s clip
breaking midway down the line forces her
to hold on for life we feel Sarah’s
hopelessness as she screams for help but
it’s Gabe’s failure to save her that no
one saw coming as Sarah slips away the
reality of what happens next
haunts us for the rest of this
action-adventure film
[Applause]
[Applause]
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite hanging on for life movie scene
for more nail-biting top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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