they’re the endings to end all other
endings welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our picks
for the top 10 most iconic movie endings
yo for this list we’re taking a look at
the preeminent cinematic conclusions
that stuck with us long after the
credits rolled and we left for theater
greatest trick the devil ever pulled was
convincing the world he didn’t exist as
we have every list pertaining to endings
spoiler alert this one commonly asked me
about my face
number 10 what’s in the box 7 I’m trying
to tell you how much I admire you and
your pretty wife John Doe might not be
God but his master plan comes together
like a bow tied around a package in the
shocking final moments of 7 Tracy
which falls it’s disturbing how easily a
member of the press can purchase
information from the men in your
precinct although we never see inside
Pandora’s box
detective Somerset’s reaction is enough
to make our hearts sink over there but
you guys I saw you with a box who was in
the box
what’s door reveals the box’s contents
the hot-headed detective Mills is left
at a crossroads what’s in a box he
ultimately takes john doe’s life
bringing the string of killings based on
the seven deadly sins full circle it’s a
grim world but the film’s final line
leaves us with a glimmer of light at the
tunnels end the world is a fine place
and worth fighting for
I agree with the second burn number nine
the sound of silence the Graduate as
iconic as the finale to the Graduate is
it’s also easy to misinterpret you might
get the wrong idea anyone might some
people may view Benjamin and Elaine
victoriously running away together as a
happy final note hello darkness fell the
scenes last couple of seconds change
everything however instead of love
conquering all reality dawns on the
lovers they realize their act of
rebellion might have a negative effect
in the long run within this
rather than discussing their
life-altering decision Ben and Elaine
just sit on the bus with uncertain
expressions on their faces with the
sound of silence eating away at them
number eight rosebud Citizen Kane your
complete attention
if you please
Citizen Kane revolves around its main
characters dying work rosebud the
reporter researching Charles Foster Kane
never uncovers the words meaning but
it’s believed to be something that even
the richest man in the world couldn’t
have I don’t think any word can explain
a man’s life
no I guess rosebud is just a piece in a
jigsaw puzzle missing piece Kane’s
entire character suddenly becomes clear
as rosebud is revealed to be his
childhood sled he might have told his
life with boundless treasures without
this one key jigsaw though Kane felt
like the smallest man in the world it
poignant Lee demonstrates how precious
childhood innocence is and how easily it
can get discarded
number seven I am the boss Raging Bull
Raging Bull opens with Jake LaMotta
lonely shadowboxing in a ring and ends
with him shadowboxing in a dressing room
the big difference aside from his
significant weight gain that is is that
the isolated Lamanna is no longer at the
top of his game before some potion
before some boss of the boss yet the
former contender still believes he can
go out with class just as Marlon
Brando’s iconic speech from on the
waterfront resonates with LaMotta the
beaten boxers final words would inspire
dirk diggler in Boogie Nights another
movie about a star’s rise and fall from
glory I am a star I’m a star I’m a star
I’m a star number six it’s Chinatown
Chinatown what are you doing here the
Morty it’s my lunch hour thought I’d
drop by and see who dropped dead lately
sometimes people never get the justice
they deserve and we’re forced to accept
our world’s cruel nature my god it’s a
sad truth the Chinatown poetically sums
up with one immortal final line after
Evelyn is shot dead
Jake naturally wants retribution as his
colleagues hold him back however one of
them reminds the heated p.i that there’s
nothing he can do okay catch Chinatown
as hard as Jake tries to forget his
ordeals in Chinatown will undoubtedly
stay with him forever just like this
unsettling ending will always stay with
us
four five beginning of a beautiful
friendship
Casablanca all the gin joints in all the
towns in all the world she walks into
mine
even if you’ve never seen what some
consider the most iconic movie of all
time
chances are you’re at least familiar
with psychotic closing scene Chloe I
think this is the beginning of a
beautiful friendship
Casablanca doesn’t have the happiest of
endings but it does leave our characters
on the perfect final note as Rick
courageously lets Ilsa go you’ll always
have passion equally sad and inspiring
it’s additionally hard to think of an
ending that’s given us more classic
lines round up the usual suspects from
we’ll always have Paris to round up the
usual suspects all we can say is here’s
looking at you kid
is looking at you kid number four don’t
ask me about my business
The Godfather no Carlo you’re out of the
family business that’s your punishment
The Godfather trilogy is largely about a
man trying to maintain his family life
and his business life the only way
Michael Corleone’s two worlds can
co-exist is if he keeps them as far away
from each other as possible
is it true don’t ask me about my
business
No Hey hey continues to repress the
truth about her husband but deep down
she knows the monster inside Michael has
been unleashed this one commonly asked
me about my affairs Michael may shut the
door on his wife at the end of rancis
Ford Coppola’s original masterpiece but
soon enough both of its worlds will
collide with disastrous results
number three the devil’s greatest trick
the usual suspects and like that he’s
gone underground nobody’s ever seen him
since where Kevin Spacey’s character in
seven views himself as a Messenger of
God his character in the usual suspects
views himself as the devil he becomes a
myth a spook story that criminals tell
their kids at night rat on your pop and
Keyser söze will get you Satan can take
on many different faces from a bumbling
cripple like Roger verbal Kint to a mob
boss like Keyser Soze first thing I
learned on the job Noah was how to spot
a barrier tell me you got the cripple in
there from New York yeah you mentioned
Keyser söze who customs agent kujan and
the audience don’t comprehend this until
the film’s final moments and it’s
ingeniously exposed that the answers
were right in front of us the entire
time
by then though the devil has already
slipped through the lawyer speakers once
again greatest trick the devil ever
pulled was convincing the world he
didn’t exist and like that he’s gone
number two wouldn’t even harm a fly
psycho well a boy’s best friend is his
mother Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is a
film filled with so many twists and
turns you never know exactly where it’s
going she just goes a little mad
sometimes we all go a little mad
sometimes the movies greatest enigma is
Norman Bates who’s either a victim
caught in his malicious mother’s web or
a manipulative mastermind it’s sad when
a mother has to speak the words that
condemn her own son but I couldn’t allow
them to believe that I would commit
murder
you know wicked twist of an ending it
turns out that Norman is a bit of both
but just sit here and be quiet just in
case they do suspect me it’s hard to say
whether we should pity this tormented
soul or be disturbed by him the final
image of the two-faced Norman is forever
scarred in our minds not even gonna SWAT
that fly I hope they are watching there
see they’ll see and they’ll know and
they’ll say why she wouldn’t even have a
fly
before we close out with our top ending
here are a few honorable mentions
room number one you maniacs planet of
the apes gingers sticking paws off me
you damn dirty ape
now here’s an ending twist that’s
nothing short of legendary throughout
Planet of the Apes the audience is led
to believe that these damn dirty
primates are mankind’s greatest
oppressors telly why are all each
created equal some Apes it seems are
more equal than others as Charlton
Heston discovers the devastating sight
of the Statue of Liberty however we
realize that mankind is truly its own
worst enemy or at least it was damn you
this alien planet is actually a
post-apocalyptic earth where we failed
as a species and apes have arisen
meaningful unexpected and
earth-shattering it’s an ending that
should make humanity take a long hard
look in the mirror
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite movie ending
for more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com I’m finished
endings welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our picks
for the top 10 most iconic movie endings
yo for this list we’re taking a look at
the preeminent cinematic conclusions
that stuck with us long after the
credits rolled and we left for theater
greatest trick the devil ever pulled was
convincing the world he didn’t exist as
we have every list pertaining to endings
spoiler alert this one commonly asked me
about my face
number 10 what’s in the box 7 I’m trying
to tell you how much I admire you and
your pretty wife John Doe might not be
God but his master plan comes together
like a bow tied around a package in the
shocking final moments of 7 Tracy
which falls it’s disturbing how easily a
member of the press can purchase
information from the men in your
precinct although we never see inside
Pandora’s box
detective Somerset’s reaction is enough
to make our hearts sink over there but
you guys I saw you with a box who was in
the box
what’s door reveals the box’s contents
the hot-headed detective Mills is left
at a crossroads what’s in a box he
ultimately takes john doe’s life
bringing the string of killings based on
the seven deadly sins full circle it’s a
grim world but the film’s final line
leaves us with a glimmer of light at the
tunnels end the world is a fine place
and worth fighting for
I agree with the second burn number nine
the sound of silence the Graduate as
iconic as the finale to the Graduate is
it’s also easy to misinterpret you might
get the wrong idea anyone might some
people may view Benjamin and Elaine
victoriously running away together as a
happy final note hello darkness fell the
scenes last couple of seconds change
everything however instead of love
conquering all reality dawns on the
lovers they realize their act of
rebellion might have a negative effect
in the long run within this
rather than discussing their
life-altering decision Ben and Elaine
just sit on the bus with uncertain
expressions on their faces with the
sound of silence eating away at them
number eight rosebud Citizen Kane your
complete attention
if you please
Citizen Kane revolves around its main
characters dying work rosebud the
reporter researching Charles Foster Kane
never uncovers the words meaning but
it’s believed to be something that even
the richest man in the world couldn’t
have I don’t think any word can explain
a man’s life
no I guess rosebud is just a piece in a
jigsaw puzzle missing piece Kane’s
entire character suddenly becomes clear
as rosebud is revealed to be his
childhood sled he might have told his
life with boundless treasures without
this one key jigsaw though Kane felt
like the smallest man in the world it
poignant Lee demonstrates how precious
childhood innocence is and how easily it
can get discarded
number seven I am the boss Raging Bull
Raging Bull opens with Jake LaMotta
lonely shadowboxing in a ring and ends
with him shadowboxing in a dressing room
the big difference aside from his
significant weight gain that is is that
the isolated Lamanna is no longer at the
top of his game before some potion
before some boss of the boss yet the
former contender still believes he can
go out with class just as Marlon
Brando’s iconic speech from on the
waterfront resonates with LaMotta the
beaten boxers final words would inspire
dirk diggler in Boogie Nights another
movie about a star’s rise and fall from
glory I am a star I’m a star I’m a star
I’m a star number six it’s Chinatown
Chinatown what are you doing here the
Morty it’s my lunch hour thought I’d
drop by and see who dropped dead lately
sometimes people never get the justice
they deserve and we’re forced to accept
our world’s cruel nature my god it’s a
sad truth the Chinatown poetically sums
up with one immortal final line after
Evelyn is shot dead
Jake naturally wants retribution as his
colleagues hold him back however one of
them reminds the heated p.i that there’s
nothing he can do okay catch Chinatown
as hard as Jake tries to forget his
ordeals in Chinatown will undoubtedly
stay with him forever just like this
unsettling ending will always stay with
us
four five beginning of a beautiful
friendship
Casablanca all the gin joints in all the
towns in all the world she walks into
mine
even if you’ve never seen what some
consider the most iconic movie of all
time
chances are you’re at least familiar
with psychotic closing scene Chloe I
think this is the beginning of a
beautiful friendship
Casablanca doesn’t have the happiest of
endings but it does leave our characters
on the perfect final note as Rick
courageously lets Ilsa go you’ll always
have passion equally sad and inspiring
it’s additionally hard to think of an
ending that’s given us more classic
lines round up the usual suspects from
we’ll always have Paris to round up the
usual suspects all we can say is here’s
looking at you kid
is looking at you kid number four don’t
ask me about my business
The Godfather no Carlo you’re out of the
family business that’s your punishment
The Godfather trilogy is largely about a
man trying to maintain his family life
and his business life the only way
Michael Corleone’s two worlds can
co-exist is if he keeps them as far away
from each other as possible
is it true don’t ask me about my
business
No Hey hey continues to repress the
truth about her husband but deep down
she knows the monster inside Michael has
been unleashed this one commonly asked
me about my affairs Michael may shut the
door on his wife at the end of rancis
Ford Coppola’s original masterpiece but
soon enough both of its worlds will
collide with disastrous results
number three the devil’s greatest trick
the usual suspects and like that he’s
gone underground nobody’s ever seen him
since where Kevin Spacey’s character in
seven views himself as a Messenger of
God his character in the usual suspects
views himself as the devil he becomes a
myth a spook story that criminals tell
their kids at night rat on your pop and
Keyser söze will get you Satan can take
on many different faces from a bumbling
cripple like Roger verbal Kint to a mob
boss like Keyser Soze first thing I
learned on the job Noah was how to spot
a barrier tell me you got the cripple in
there from New York yeah you mentioned
Keyser söze who customs agent kujan and
the audience don’t comprehend this until
the film’s final moments and it’s
ingeniously exposed that the answers
were right in front of us the entire
time
by then though the devil has already
slipped through the lawyer speakers once
again greatest trick the devil ever
pulled was convincing the world he
didn’t exist and like that he’s gone
number two wouldn’t even harm a fly
psycho well a boy’s best friend is his
mother Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is a
film filled with so many twists and
turns you never know exactly where it’s
going she just goes a little mad
sometimes we all go a little mad
sometimes the movies greatest enigma is
Norman Bates who’s either a victim
caught in his malicious mother’s web or
a manipulative mastermind it’s sad when
a mother has to speak the words that
condemn her own son but I couldn’t allow
them to believe that I would commit
murder
you know wicked twist of an ending it
turns out that Norman is a bit of both
but just sit here and be quiet just in
case they do suspect me it’s hard to say
whether we should pity this tormented
soul or be disturbed by him the final
image of the two-faced Norman is forever
scarred in our minds not even gonna SWAT
that fly I hope they are watching there
see they’ll see and they’ll know and
they’ll say why she wouldn’t even have a
fly
before we close out with our top ending
here are a few honorable mentions
room number one you maniacs planet of
the apes gingers sticking paws off me
you damn dirty ape
now here’s an ending twist that’s
nothing short of legendary throughout
Planet of the Apes the audience is led
to believe that these damn dirty
primates are mankind’s greatest
oppressors telly why are all each
created equal some Apes it seems are
more equal than others as Charlton
Heston discovers the devastating sight
of the Statue of Liberty however we
realize that mankind is truly its own
worst enemy or at least it was damn you
this alien planet is actually a
post-apocalyptic earth where we failed
as a species and apes have arisen
meaningful unexpected and
earth-shattering it’s an ending that
should make humanity take a long hard
look in the mirror
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite movie ending
for more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com I’m finished
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