a great conclusion is hard to come by
but oh so satisfying when you find one
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
best movie endings of the 2010s
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at the best
movie endings of the decade so far we
know there’s a few years left to go but
these endings are gonna be hard to beat
obviously beware of spoilers in the
video ahead number 10 birdman alejandro
g in the attitudes 2014 film stars
Michael Keaton as an actor living in the
shadow of his time playing a famous
superhero so yeah this one’s pretty meta
full of breathtaking long takes and
furious drum solos the film is a
captivating look at Fame and depression
that frequently throws viewers for a
loop with doses of magical realism the
film looks like it’s going to end on a
down note when did this fondant keaton
appears to commit suicide after throwing
himself from a hospital room window but
the final reaction of his daughter as
she looked skyward instead of down
indicates it may be a happy ending after
all
number nine moonlight can I get you I
wrong the only thing that got us more
emotional than this surprise wind that
Barry Jenkinson’s film had at the 2017
Oscars was the ending of the film itself
the powerful story of a gay black man
living in Miami the film explores themes
of masculinity and identity as it
follows main character shyrone through
three stages of his life the final
segment sees sharone now an adult
returned to Miami and reconnect with his
former lover Kevin you don’t only
manness ever touched me as you might
expect folded motions come bubbling up
to the surface especially given how
kevin has seemingly moved on with his
life it’s no wonder the film won an
Oscar eventually number eight the
Florida Project why Disney World may
seem like a happy place but this
hard-hitting film explores the poverty
and hardship experienced by those living
just outside the walls of the fabled
theme park the film follows Mooney the
child and a family constantly struggling
to make ends meet a situation made all
the more bitter thanks to their frequent
exposure to the well-off tourists they
frequently encounter in the film’s final
scene Mooney flees when Child Protective
Services arrive at her home after
finding her close friend Jan see the two
flee into the park whether the final
scene is real or a fantasy is unclear
which ends the film on a beautiful and
enigmatic note
[Music]
number seven Logan take your friends
Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Wolverine
was only ever going to end two ways with
the former x-men riding off into the
sunset or with his years of dodging
death finally catching up to him as much
as we would have liked a happy ending
for Wolverine the tearjerker ending is
just too good to pass up after a pitched
battle with his younger clone to save a
group of mutant children including his
genetic daughter the legendary character
meets his tragic end the final shot of
the movie sees his grave marked with a
simple X reminding us that he was an
x-man up until the very end number 6
annihilation okay a true sci-fi
Mindbender this film by ex machina
director Alex garland sees Natalie
Portman playing a scientist who must
venture into an area cordoned off by a
mysterious wall known as the shimmer
there she and her team find bizarre
mutated animals and other strange
phenomena but rather than just leaving a
research expedition Portman’s Lena is
searching for a way to save her dying
husband who became mysteriously ill
after a previous mission
after a fiery climax that sees Lina
square off against a duplicate she
escapes and is reunited with her husband
but it’s unclear if the Lina were seeing
isn’t a duplicate herself but hey who
doesn’t love an ambiguous ending number
five Avengers infinity war he only ever
to wipe out half the universe after a
fun and exciting roller coaster of the
movie that brings together the Avengers
the guardians of the galaxy and every
other Marvel hero to take on the
villainous Thanos the last thing we
expected was for the cosmic Big Bad to
succeed in his ambition to kill half of
all the life in the universe one by one
numerous Marvel heroes perished before
our very eyes with spider-man’s
emotionally devastating death in
particular hitting us like an Infinity
Gauntlet a gut punch we’re well aware of
all the theories as to how it will get
undone in Avengers 4 but for now that
infamous snap gets us every time she’s
doing with the snap of his fingers just
like that number 4 Toy Story 3 no you
got a promise to take good care of these
guys they mean a lot to me speaking of
endings that had us weeping the third
installment in Pixar’s beloved franchise
left pretty much everyone who saw it in
tears after a harrowing adventure that
took them from a daycare to nearly being
melted in an incinerator
woody buzz and friends finally get the
happy ending we were hoping for and he
gives his toys to a neighborhood child
and plays with them one last time before
leaving them to their new lives Bosley
it’s really the best ending we could
have hoped for and after the terrifying
experience of nearly seeing these
beloved toy characters meet their doom
number three prisoners show me your
hands right now then even if suspenseful
thriller from 2013 and at the exact
right moment deftly avoiding the problem
that many films have ending way too
early or way too late after finally
unraveling the case of two missing
children Jake Gyllenhaal’s detective
Loki returns to the scene of the crime
as one of the parents of the abducted
kids is now missing himself in a tense
final shot we see Loki faintly
recognized the sound of a whistle that
the missing parent is using to signal
he almost dismisses the sound but
finally turns back just as the film cuts
to black in a moment of pitch perfect
Damien Chazelle 2014 film had audiences
staggering out of the cinema after its
powerhouse closing scene a furious drum
after enduring emotional abuse at the
hands of his demanding music teacher
miles tellers Andrew is ready to throw
in the towel on his dreams of becoming a
world-class drummer but after one last
humiliation by the domineering teacher
Andrew finally performs a notoriously
difficult drum solo while his former
teacher looks on
[Music]
it’s a hugely satisfying finale that
left many audience members holding their
breath as the beats flew and chisels
career-making film drew to a triumphant
close before we unveil our top pick here
[Music]
number one inception the ending that had
audiences arguing over the tiniest
wobble of a spinning top the final shot
of Christopher Nolan’s mind and reality
bending sci-fi epic is a lesson in how
to get the maximum effect out of
something miniscule after planting an
idea in a targets mind by infiltrating
their dreams Leonardo DiCaprio’s Cobb
seemingly returns to an idyllic life but
rather than follow DiCaprio the final
shot of the film lingers on the spinning
top he uses to determine that he’s not
still in a dream leaving the audience to
scrutinize the shot endlessly in a
search for closure between this and
shutter island’ 2010 was Leo’s year fir
endings which would be worse don’t live
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
bell to be notified about our latest videos
but oh so satisfying when you find one
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
best movie endings of the 2010s
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at the best
movie endings of the decade so far we
know there’s a few years left to go but
these endings are gonna be hard to beat
obviously beware of spoilers in the
video ahead number 10 birdman alejandro
g in the attitudes 2014 film stars
Michael Keaton as an actor living in the
shadow of his time playing a famous
superhero so yeah this one’s pretty meta
full of breathtaking long takes and
furious drum solos the film is a
captivating look at Fame and depression
that frequently throws viewers for a
loop with doses of magical realism the
film looks like it’s going to end on a
down note when did this fondant keaton
appears to commit suicide after throwing
himself from a hospital room window but
the final reaction of his daughter as
she looked skyward instead of down
indicates it may be a happy ending after
all
number nine moonlight can I get you I
wrong the only thing that got us more
emotional than this surprise wind that
Barry Jenkinson’s film had at the 2017
Oscars was the ending of the film itself
the powerful story of a gay black man
living in Miami the film explores themes
of masculinity and identity as it
follows main character shyrone through
three stages of his life the final
segment sees sharone now an adult
returned to Miami and reconnect with his
former lover Kevin you don’t only
manness ever touched me as you might
expect folded motions come bubbling up
to the surface especially given how
kevin has seemingly moved on with his
life it’s no wonder the film won an
Oscar eventually number eight the
Florida Project why Disney World may
seem like a happy place but this
hard-hitting film explores the poverty
and hardship experienced by those living
just outside the walls of the fabled
theme park the film follows Mooney the
child and a family constantly struggling
to make ends meet a situation made all
the more bitter thanks to their frequent
exposure to the well-off tourists they
frequently encounter in the film’s final
scene Mooney flees when Child Protective
Services arrive at her home after
finding her close friend Jan see the two
flee into the park whether the final
scene is real or a fantasy is unclear
which ends the film on a beautiful and
enigmatic note
[Music]
number seven Logan take your friends
Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Wolverine
was only ever going to end two ways with
the former x-men riding off into the
sunset or with his years of dodging
death finally catching up to him as much
as we would have liked a happy ending
for Wolverine the tearjerker ending is
just too good to pass up after a pitched
battle with his younger clone to save a
group of mutant children including his
genetic daughter the legendary character
meets his tragic end the final shot of
the movie sees his grave marked with a
simple X reminding us that he was an
x-man up until the very end number 6
annihilation okay a true sci-fi
Mindbender this film by ex machina
director Alex garland sees Natalie
Portman playing a scientist who must
venture into an area cordoned off by a
mysterious wall known as the shimmer
there she and her team find bizarre
mutated animals and other strange
phenomena but rather than just leaving a
research expedition Portman’s Lena is
searching for a way to save her dying
husband who became mysteriously ill
after a previous mission
after a fiery climax that sees Lina
square off against a duplicate she
escapes and is reunited with her husband
but it’s unclear if the Lina were seeing
isn’t a duplicate herself but hey who
doesn’t love an ambiguous ending number
five Avengers infinity war he only ever
to wipe out half the universe after a
fun and exciting roller coaster of the
movie that brings together the Avengers
the guardians of the galaxy and every
other Marvel hero to take on the
villainous Thanos the last thing we
expected was for the cosmic Big Bad to
succeed in his ambition to kill half of
all the life in the universe one by one
numerous Marvel heroes perished before
our very eyes with spider-man’s
emotionally devastating death in
particular hitting us like an Infinity
Gauntlet a gut punch we’re well aware of
all the theories as to how it will get
undone in Avengers 4 but for now that
infamous snap gets us every time she’s
doing with the snap of his fingers just
like that number 4 Toy Story 3 no you
got a promise to take good care of these
guys they mean a lot to me speaking of
endings that had us weeping the third
installment in Pixar’s beloved franchise
left pretty much everyone who saw it in
tears after a harrowing adventure that
took them from a daycare to nearly being
melted in an incinerator
woody buzz and friends finally get the
happy ending we were hoping for and he
gives his toys to a neighborhood child
and plays with them one last time before
leaving them to their new lives Bosley
it’s really the best ending we could
have hoped for and after the terrifying
experience of nearly seeing these
beloved toy characters meet their doom
number three prisoners show me your
hands right now then even if suspenseful
thriller from 2013 and at the exact
right moment deftly avoiding the problem
that many films have ending way too
early or way too late after finally
unraveling the case of two missing
children Jake Gyllenhaal’s detective
Loki returns to the scene of the crime
as one of the parents of the abducted
kids is now missing himself in a tense
final shot we see Loki faintly
recognized the sound of a whistle that
the missing parent is using to signal
he almost dismisses the sound but
finally turns back just as the film cuts
to black in a moment of pitch perfect
Damien Chazelle 2014 film had audiences
staggering out of the cinema after its
powerhouse closing scene a furious drum
after enduring emotional abuse at the
hands of his demanding music teacher
miles tellers Andrew is ready to throw
in the towel on his dreams of becoming a
world-class drummer but after one last
humiliation by the domineering teacher
Andrew finally performs a notoriously
difficult drum solo while his former
teacher looks on
[Music]
it’s a hugely satisfying finale that
left many audience members holding their
breath as the beats flew and chisels
career-making film drew to a triumphant
close before we unveil our top pick here
[Music]
number one inception the ending that had
audiences arguing over the tiniest
wobble of a spinning top the final shot
of Christopher Nolan’s mind and reality
bending sci-fi epic is a lesson in how
to get the maximum effect out of
something miniscule after planting an
idea in a targets mind by infiltrating
their dreams Leonardo DiCaprio’s Cobb
seemingly returns to an idyllic life but
rather than follow DiCaprio the final
shot of the film lingers on the spinning
top he uses to determine that he’s not
still in a dream leaving the audience to
scrutinize the shot endlessly in a
search for closure between this and
shutter island’ 2010 was Leo’s year fir
endings which would be worse don’t live
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
bell to be notified about our latest videos
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