whoo that was a close one
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
narrow escapes in movies you think you
have any clue was about to happen to him
uh-huh not a chance in hell
good night for this list we’re taking a
look at sequences in film where the
characters avoid perilous danger or
certain death due to either a being an
enemy or a force of nature just by the
skin of their teeth a spoiler alert is
also probably in order here the wounded
guard swears he saw Kimble right outside
the emergency room well that’s odd and
an ambulance is missing what the hell’s
he going in an ambulance number 10 the
waterfall dive the fugitive mercy on
your soul
in a movie all about avoiding danger and
eluding obstacles the fugitive had an
abundance of exciting close calls to
consider
although the train crash sequence was
phenomenal we have to tip our hats to
the sensational Waterfall dive
when deputy US Marshal Samuel Gerard
corners Richard Kimble at the edge of a
storm drain all hope seems to be lost
ha
now looking at the significant drop
below and roaring waves of the water
Kimball refuses to return to police
custody and decides to take the ultimate
chance by taking the plunge
the sheer bravery displayed here earned
Kimball not only as freedom once more
but also a place on our list
number nine the incinerator Toy Story 3
Wow you want your mommy back she never
loved you don’t be such a baby
ouch right in the childhood after the
toy story crew saves lotsa huggin bear
from a conveyor belt filled with garbage
he leaves them behind as impending doom
approaches sheriff Mathers don’t look
too good
as they tumble into a fiery furnace and
are all slowly pulled towards the
inferno below the gang struggles and
scrambles to find a way out but in a
heartbreaking moment reality seems to
kick in that this is it
when all seems lost our heroes are
pulled away just in the nick of time by
the claw our hearts are arguably the
real escapees in this scene as our hope
is shattered before our very eyes and is
then graciously returned
well done Pixar oh darling you were so
brave you saved our lives we are
eternally grateful
number eight stuck in a tree with a car
Jurassic Park with so many near misses
over the span of this blockbuster
franchise there was no shortage of
nail-biting thrills to be found between
the very first movie and Jurassic world
however we ultimately chose this
sequence from the original movie given
the characters limited options for
escape come on they’re stuck up in a
tree
thanks right here I’m gonna look after
you but I have to go help your brother
so I want you to stay right here and
wait for me but that’s not what I’m
telling – since they can’t risk jumping
because they’re too high the only option
is to move slowly but even that is out
of the question because of the car
that’s crashing down after them
a perfect combination of breathtaking
tension and anxious pacing this sequence
will not be going extinct from our
memories anytime soon
well perfect in the car game number
seven the pail man Pan’s Labyrinth hey
handsome in visionary director Guillermo
del Toro’s dark fantasy masterpiece
there is a chilling sequence where the
main character o philia ends up in the
dining room of a grotesque creature
known as the pale man after she lunches
on bits of fruit that she was warned not
to touch the pale man awakens and seems
to want to do some munching of his own
except to him
it’s a philia that’s looking mighty
appetizing
what follows is a heart-racing sequence
in which affiliate Esper Utley tries to
reopen the portal to the human world
with the hideous monster not far behind
and it’s screeching sounds adding to the
tension with not a moment to spare she
fortunately avoids becoming an afternoon
snack
number six the second Death Star
explosion Star Wars Episode six Return
of the Jedi close up as close as you can
and engage those stardestroyers at
point-blank range you’d think after the
destruction of their first Death Star
the Empire would have learned not to
give it a big obvious weak point the
second go-around
apparently not but that doesn’t mean
it’s an easy target to hit as it seems
like they like their long narrow tunnels
designed to make sure the rebels job
isn’t too easy it was two clues in the
all-out epic space showdown which caps
off the original Star Wars trilogy Lando
Calrissian pilots the Millennium Falcon
into the station’s core and destroys
their main reactor with well-placed
shots
what follows is pure cinematic gold as
he makes a dash for the exit and the
Falcon soars out of the Death Star with
a blaze of fire surging behind
number five hospital escape Terminator 2
Judgment Day when John Connor and his
t800 bodyguard infiltrate the Pescadero
State Hospital to break out John’s
mother Sarah the escape plan doesn’t go
quite as smoothly as they’d originally
hoped how so well the relentless and
terrifying killing machine known as the
t1000 interrupts the Conner family
reunion with his own special way of
saying hello even after a close quarters
elevator shootout this liquid metal
menace is nowhere close to finished
showing its fierce determination by
chasing the group’s getaway car
on foot the t1000 had to have been some
sort of track and field runner in the
future because it refuses to let our
heroes get away no matter how much fancy
driving they do or how many bullets they
shoot
number four mothership escaped
Independence Day can I have a wire every
squadron around the world
tell them how to bring those sons of
bitches down in this massive mega
blockbuster sci-fi adventure movie Will
Smith and Jeff Goldblum’s characters
volunteer to commandeer an alien
spacecraft and board their mothership in
an attempt to destroy it from the inside
my one thing left to do
yes sure luckily for the human race this
plan goes smoothly as the alien
mothership is put out of commission
permanently
good news for planet Earth but not just
yet for our heroes for if they want to
live to appreciate their victory they
got to be able to move fast enough so
that the mothership doesn’t close its
hatches and trap them inside let’s go
faster
not only do they blow up the alien
mothership but luck strikes them twice
as they’re able to come blasting out at
a breakneck speed just in the nick of
time
number three ejection seat
die hard too
John McClane really does always end up
in the wrong place at the wrong time
doesn’t he he went the cockpit he’s
going to hell we do feel bad that he has
to undergo all this stress and peril in
these films but it’s hard to deny that
they provide some pretty damn
entertaining movie moments like this
sequence from die hard to trapped like a
rat in a cage
John is stuck in the cockpit of a plane
and surrounded by armed goons who are
gunning for him literally
realizing bullets aren’t quite doing the
job the baddies toss a bunch of grenades
in to finish the job so with just
seconds to spare
John straps himself in and goes for a
little ride
yippie-ki-yay indeed
number two free falling into a plane
Goldeneye
you can’t win nobody does it like Bond
when an infiltration plan goes terribly
awry double-oh-seven makes an explosive
exit out of the facility and onto a
runway seeing that his getaway plane is
taking off without him James makes an
astounding leap of faith after it off of
a cliff without any hesitation
the fun doesn’t stop once he gets inside
though as he still needs to steer the
plane out of harm’s way
the suspense escalates to a fever pitch
as James struggles with the controls all
while a head-on collision with the
cliffs below gets closer and closer
just as the sound of the engine fades
away the plane soars back into view
and ensures that this secret agent will
die another day it’s too easy off of
everything is locked James before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
mr. cope
number one running from the Boulder
Raiders of the Lost Ark anyway throw me
the idol don’t I do ru was there ever
any doubt about this being the number
one choice in the epitome of a narrow
escape everyone’s favorite whip-cracking
archaeologist proves how much of a
badass he is by cheating death in the
first few minutes of the franchise’s
inaugural film in a split second to
react Indy has to evade this oversized
bowling ball by running as fast as his
legs can take him against unbelievable
odds he manages to evade the boulder
purely based on his wits and will to
survive
dr. Jones has had his share of close
encounters with nooks snakes and even
spiked ceilings but none of those can
quite compare to this masterful movie
moment
do you agree with our list which escape
scenes and movies had you at the edge of
your seat
for more exhilarating top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
narrow escapes in movies you think you
have any clue was about to happen to him
uh-huh not a chance in hell
good night for this list we’re taking a
look at sequences in film where the
characters avoid perilous danger or
certain death due to either a being an
enemy or a force of nature just by the
skin of their teeth a spoiler alert is
also probably in order here the wounded
guard swears he saw Kimble right outside
the emergency room well that’s odd and
an ambulance is missing what the hell’s
he going in an ambulance number 10 the
waterfall dive the fugitive mercy on
your soul
in a movie all about avoiding danger and
eluding obstacles the fugitive had an
abundance of exciting close calls to
consider
although the train crash sequence was
phenomenal we have to tip our hats to
the sensational Waterfall dive
when deputy US Marshal Samuel Gerard
corners Richard Kimble at the edge of a
storm drain all hope seems to be lost
ha
now looking at the significant drop
below and roaring waves of the water
Kimball refuses to return to police
custody and decides to take the ultimate
chance by taking the plunge
the sheer bravery displayed here earned
Kimball not only as freedom once more
but also a place on our list
number nine the incinerator Toy Story 3
Wow you want your mommy back she never
loved you don’t be such a baby
ouch right in the childhood after the
toy story crew saves lotsa huggin bear
from a conveyor belt filled with garbage
he leaves them behind as impending doom
approaches sheriff Mathers don’t look
too good
as they tumble into a fiery furnace and
are all slowly pulled towards the
inferno below the gang struggles and
scrambles to find a way out but in a
heartbreaking moment reality seems to
kick in that this is it
when all seems lost our heroes are
pulled away just in the nick of time by
the claw our hearts are arguably the
real escapees in this scene as our hope
is shattered before our very eyes and is
then graciously returned
well done Pixar oh darling you were so
brave you saved our lives we are
eternally grateful
number eight stuck in a tree with a car
Jurassic Park with so many near misses
over the span of this blockbuster
franchise there was no shortage of
nail-biting thrills to be found between
the very first movie and Jurassic world
however we ultimately chose this
sequence from the original movie given
the characters limited options for
escape come on they’re stuck up in a
tree
thanks right here I’m gonna look after
you but I have to go help your brother
so I want you to stay right here and
wait for me but that’s not what I’m
telling – since they can’t risk jumping
because they’re too high the only option
is to move slowly but even that is out
of the question because of the car
that’s crashing down after them
a perfect combination of breathtaking
tension and anxious pacing this sequence
will not be going extinct from our
memories anytime soon
well perfect in the car game number
seven the pail man Pan’s Labyrinth hey
handsome in visionary director Guillermo
del Toro’s dark fantasy masterpiece
there is a chilling sequence where the
main character o philia ends up in the
dining room of a grotesque creature
known as the pale man after she lunches
on bits of fruit that she was warned not
to touch the pale man awakens and seems
to want to do some munching of his own
except to him
it’s a philia that’s looking mighty
appetizing
what follows is a heart-racing sequence
in which affiliate Esper Utley tries to
reopen the portal to the human world
with the hideous monster not far behind
and it’s screeching sounds adding to the
tension with not a moment to spare she
fortunately avoids becoming an afternoon
snack
number six the second Death Star
explosion Star Wars Episode six Return
of the Jedi close up as close as you can
and engage those stardestroyers at
point-blank range you’d think after the
destruction of their first Death Star
the Empire would have learned not to
give it a big obvious weak point the
second go-around
apparently not but that doesn’t mean
it’s an easy target to hit as it seems
like they like their long narrow tunnels
designed to make sure the rebels job
isn’t too easy it was two clues in the
all-out epic space showdown which caps
off the original Star Wars trilogy Lando
Calrissian pilots the Millennium Falcon
into the station’s core and destroys
their main reactor with well-placed
shots
what follows is pure cinematic gold as
he makes a dash for the exit and the
Falcon soars out of the Death Star with
a blaze of fire surging behind
number five hospital escape Terminator 2
Judgment Day when John Connor and his
t800 bodyguard infiltrate the Pescadero
State Hospital to break out John’s
mother Sarah the escape plan doesn’t go
quite as smoothly as they’d originally
hoped how so well the relentless and
terrifying killing machine known as the
t1000 interrupts the Conner family
reunion with his own special way of
saying hello even after a close quarters
elevator shootout this liquid metal
menace is nowhere close to finished
showing its fierce determination by
chasing the group’s getaway car
on foot the t1000 had to have been some
sort of track and field runner in the
future because it refuses to let our
heroes get away no matter how much fancy
driving they do or how many bullets they
shoot
number four mothership escaped
Independence Day can I have a wire every
squadron around the world
tell them how to bring those sons of
bitches down in this massive mega
blockbuster sci-fi adventure movie Will
Smith and Jeff Goldblum’s characters
volunteer to commandeer an alien
spacecraft and board their mothership in
an attempt to destroy it from the inside
my one thing left to do
yes sure luckily for the human race this
plan goes smoothly as the alien
mothership is put out of commission
permanently
good news for planet Earth but not just
yet for our heroes for if they want to
live to appreciate their victory they
got to be able to move fast enough so
that the mothership doesn’t close its
hatches and trap them inside let’s go
faster
not only do they blow up the alien
mothership but luck strikes them twice
as they’re able to come blasting out at
a breakneck speed just in the nick of
time
number three ejection seat
die hard too
John McClane really does always end up
in the wrong place at the wrong time
doesn’t he he went the cockpit he’s
going to hell we do feel bad that he has
to undergo all this stress and peril in
these films but it’s hard to deny that
they provide some pretty damn
entertaining movie moments like this
sequence from die hard to trapped like a
rat in a cage
John is stuck in the cockpit of a plane
and surrounded by armed goons who are
gunning for him literally
realizing bullets aren’t quite doing the
job the baddies toss a bunch of grenades
in to finish the job so with just
seconds to spare
John straps himself in and goes for a
little ride
yippie-ki-yay indeed
number two free falling into a plane
Goldeneye
you can’t win nobody does it like Bond
when an infiltration plan goes terribly
awry double-oh-seven makes an explosive
exit out of the facility and onto a
runway seeing that his getaway plane is
taking off without him James makes an
astounding leap of faith after it off of
a cliff without any hesitation
the fun doesn’t stop once he gets inside
though as he still needs to steer the
plane out of harm’s way
the suspense escalates to a fever pitch
as James struggles with the controls all
while a head-on collision with the
cliffs below gets closer and closer
just as the sound of the engine fades
away the plane soars back into view
and ensures that this secret agent will
die another day it’s too easy off of
everything is locked James before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
mr. cope
number one running from the Boulder
Raiders of the Lost Ark anyway throw me
the idol don’t I do ru was there ever
any doubt about this being the number
one choice in the epitome of a narrow
escape everyone’s favorite whip-cracking
archaeologist proves how much of a
badass he is by cheating death in the
first few minutes of the franchise’s
inaugural film in a split second to
react Indy has to evade this oversized
bowling ball by running as fast as his
legs can take him against unbelievable
odds he manages to evade the boulder
purely based on his wits and will to
survive
dr. Jones has had his share of close
encounters with nooks snakes and even
spiked ceilings but none of those can
quite compare to this masterful movie
moment
do you agree with our list which escape
scenes and movies had you at the edge of
your seat
for more exhilarating top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
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