Top 20 Most Satisfying Movie Endings of All Time
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2020
- Now that’s how you leave an audience satisfied! For this list, we’re looking at the most effective and fulfilling live-action movie endings. Our countdown includes “Avengers: Endgame", “Forrest Gump”, “Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi”, “The Matrix”, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”, and more! Which of these endings do YOU feel is the most satisfying? Let us know in the comments!
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Which movie ending had the best pay off for you?
No Country For Old Men because Tommy Lee Jones talking is the best.
End game
Furious 7, and Avengers: Infinity War
Manager This is The Greatest Day of My Life
Avengers Endgame and Bumblebee
Shawshank Redemption's ending made me tear up. Masterpiece of a movie.
Me too. It's such a fantastic work of art.
Was just going to post that. Most satisfying ending I could think of
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It's is a great flick to watch .Frist time I asa on HBO back int the day ,and the fat dude and bald dude use review movies on tv said was good ,you know what they were right on that review .
The fact that Jim Carrey didn’t get a nod for The Truman Show at the oscars just baffles me...
Oscars don't really like funny men
Or Eternal Sunshine
Wait WHAT?!
Synerix i know 😢
The_Real_John_Doe Great film!
The most satisfying ending is when Shawshank Redemption's ending was picked as one!
Watched it for the nth time...affects me no lesser . A favorite.
It's kinda funny that before watching the vid, I thought to myself, "If Shawshank isn't in the list, I'd dislike it" and well, it was ranked first
@@Ash-gv3lk it’s overrated so shut up
no, castaway is the most satisfying ending.
@@Ash-gv3lk dude I literally thought the same thing🤣
20 - Avengers Endgame
19 - Predator ( 1987 )
18 - The Pursuit Of Happiness
17 - The Breakfast Club
16 - Forest Gump
15 - Django Unchained
14 - The Silence Of The Lambs
13 - Fight Club
12 - Star Wars VI Return Of The Jedi
11 - The Dark Knight Rises
10 - The Truman Show
9 - Gladiator
8 - Good Will Hunting
7 - The Matrix
6 - Groundhog Day
5 - Rocky
4 - Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
3 - Citizen Kane
2 - LOTR Return Of The King
1 - The Shawshank Redemption
Honourable Mentions
Whiplash
Eternal Sunshine of spotless mind
Rudy
Furious 7
Back to the future part 3
Warrior, and vanilla sky. Best of all the champ
I'm still pissed Kill Bill isn't on there
Thanks because I hate sitting through this channels terrible list .
Gladiator?
Seriously!
Omg that pisses me off!
Of course I don't believe in an afterlife so that might be why
The tragic part of Truman Show's ending is that he's still going to have cameras in his face for the rest of his life. There's no way he could ever be anonymous.
This is true, but at least he will be able to decide his own destiny going forward.
I don't know the ending of the movie suggests that the world instantly forgot about the show as soon as it ended - when the two security guy moves onto another channel.
The tragic part is that a man who has never functioned or socialized in a normal setting or a real world, with a severe lack of knowledge about almost everything about it, just got loose into it, with no money (which I suppose won't be much problem since he can sue the studio for a literal lifetime of unpaid wages) no family, no where to go, or proper idea of how to function, with a hopefully possibility of one love interest (he could possibly trust), who might be reach him before someone else grabs him in front of the studio and essentially puts him back into the same position of exploitation. We can hope people will still treat him as nice as he was treated in his fake world, but even real world people with the best intentions can be still be absolute dicks.
Yeah, and Jimmy Carrey also gonna have cameras on him for the rest of his life. Ironic...
Oh shit your right... damn...
All Arnold Schwarzenegger movies:
50% Violence
50% GET TO DA CHOPPA
100% Shoot from the hip
Put that cookie down now
50% I’ll be back
Lol
Kindergarten cop?
Shawshank redemption's ending was the best. The escalation before their escape and the success that comes after is one of the greatest in cinema. The ending made me jump and put a big smile on my face.
"Would you like the job Chris?"
Instant tears. Literally don't even need to see the movie for that one to hit
I dunno, that scene came off as really condescending and like he was talking to a puppy or an ignorant child. IT made me want to punch the guy.
V for Vendetta. That ending was fantastic. Just, wow.
“Viva la revolución”.
Street Fighting Man was a perfect song too.
That movie is SO UNDERATED! Just excellent in everyway.
@@eriklehnsherr5784 it's one of the most famous films of all time...
Thank you! This ending never gets enough credit
"The Pursuit of Happiness" may be the happiest ending I have ever seen. After so much of conflict and hardship, he found what he derved the most from this pursuit. Happiness.
"Happyness"
@RYLE SALUNGA wrong
Lool
It was a BS movie
DERVED!?
Eff you @@APettyJ, just leave me alone
It's a crying shame that Dead Poet's Society is not even an honorable mention.
YESS!
Oh Captain My Captain!
agreed, so undervalued
I love dead poets. Robin Williams was so good in that film.
@@andysutton1 Was he EVER not good? I think Flubber and Toys were his worst movies but his performance in them was still formidable.
The Green Mile's ending always gets me.
It’s my favourite movie of all time
Same here
The Natural had a great ending too
The "12 Angry Men".... It left everyone of us inspired and satisfied. Truly a masterpiece.
The original is so excellent. Movie was a master class in acting from everyone!
12 Angry Men is an overrated movie, it's badly dated and not nearly as smart as it wants to appear
If you start with the premise that we can help along an under performing defense but not counter with anything the prosecution might add no one would very go to jail. That's why juries are told to play with the facts given.
I cried so hard at moment when Will Smith was hired only because I was literally in his shoe, with no money and struggle to stay alive. The moment when I finally got hired was exactly how his character felt! The relieve from all the stresses and knowing I will be doing fine, nothing make it feel so satisfy than almost anything else. I will forever remember that day and the true happiness I got from it.
I haven't watched most of the films in this list but still I feel that Chief's escape in 'One flew over the Cuckoo's nest' is perhaps the most satisfying and touching endings I've ever seen😌
Omg!!! Classic!!! Totally agree.
This
Good call.
The pianist was also a beautiful and redeeming ending as well. Escaping the horrors of war, Wladyslaw Spillman finally makes it to the big show playing a beautiful piece.
Shawshank redemption is such a good movie and yes, the ending is fantastic. It also has a very overlooked scene that I've never understood why it doesn't make lists for one of the most unexpected and saddest deaths......When Tommy is murdered for knowing Andy's innocent. The whole movie is a masterpiece.
I had to think about it for a minute, but Stephen King has to be the most creative mind to walk the earth.
In the book, Tommy wasn't murdered. He was just sent to another penitentiary
@@heehoo8429 That would be more realistic but infinitely less dramatic. Glad they had him getting killed.
- Indiana, let it go!
- But dad, that's the Holy Grail!
- I meant the franchise ...
My most favorite one is your #2 selection because Hobbits are acknowledged as a part of the world at that point; seeing everyone bow to them (including Aragorn) was the icing on the cake.
What a great presentation of a top 20 list. Good feelings all around!
About Lord of the Rings... It has 3 amazing endings...the coronation scene, the port scene, sam returning to the shire with Frodo's words in his mind and sou...... truly perfect!!
They arent 3 endings it only has one ending ffs its just showing what happens to the other characters
@@jonpendragon2066 it’s still a ending
I think Terminator 2 Judgement Day is also a satisfying ending. The destruction of the terminators, the moment between John and the T-800, and Sarah’s speech with the open road... it’s truly excellent.
But he dies!
@@dudez392 yes well done, destruction of the terminators= he dies
🔥 👍 🔥
John gets killed straight after it so who cares
The 2017 Special Edition ending was the best, where they show the alternate 2029
I would add my personal favorite: Field Of Dreams. "Dad....do you wanna have a catch?"
Yesss, I was going to suggest that...with the long line of cars snaking their way to the field... "Is this Heaven?" "No, it's Iowa".
Doesn't get much better than the ending of It's a Wondedful Life. Gets me everytime.
Wow! Another person with great taste!!
There’s just something so epic about travelling for a straight year from The Shire to Mordor and surviving the tale as a hero.
LOTR is such an amazing franchise.
If you're a nerd lol
Well he may have survived, but you can't go through an ordeal like that without losing a part of yourself. Especially Frodo.
It just sucks that the book ending, which is the superior one all things considered, would have been a crap ending to the movie due to the difference in medium and storytelling methods involved. So Peter Jackson killed off Saruman and moviegoers got a happy ending, instead of the rude awakening of coming back to the Shire with Saruman in firmly in charge of the place and attempting to respond in kind to what was done to him at Isengard. Thematically, it's thr better ending and served up another aspect of Tolkien's overall message (in this specific case, that somtimes "you can't go home again" and that war can leave some pretty messy problems behind), but having the movie end with solving the Shire's problem after you already stopped Sauron is an awful ending once transitioned to film.
countcapricorn - Agreed. I always shut off the movie early and read, “The Scouring of the Shire”. It’s the most satisfying ending.
The completion of the journey, the lessons learned, and how differently Sam and Frodo handle their returning to the Shire, is the main point of the story and ties into Tolkien’s life during times of war.
ElliYeet This was the first movie experience I had where I understood the word, “epic”. Peter Jackson truly did this story justice 🙌🏻👑🙌🏻
Inglorious Basterds definitely one of my tops
*Inglorious Basterds
Indeed. Good call.
I did love the Shawshank ending, but honestly, nothing hit me harder than the Paul Walker tribute at the end of Furious 7. That one not only had a satisfying ending for the character but really pulled on your heart-strings knowing he was gone in real life.
Nah
I didn’t even realize what the ending meant the first time I watched it because I was too young to understand that he died, but when I was old enough to realize DAMN that hit different and still makes me teary eyed.
That Affleck speech about the best part of his day--just delivered perfectly. GWH is such a fantastic movie
Good afternoon, good evening & goodnight.
Whiplash, the movie is so painful to go through and then to see the transformation in the end is breathtaking. JK Simmons so flawlessly depicts a supportive mentor and a tyrannical tormenter multiple times in each scene. Goosebumps every time I watch that ending.
One of my fellow critics once ripped it as glorifying child abuse. My response was to ask if he'd ever been involved in any organized sport or competitive group. I've had literally a half-dozen coaches just like Simmons' character.
The conclusion of “Stand By Me” in which the narrator reveals what became of his friends, finishes his text and leaves the house with his sons is always very moving for me as I think about what became of my childhood.
and how we never stay friends with our childhood mates
@@TheCleaner76 I must be the exception then. I've met all six or seven of my current best friends in grade school, middle school, and early high school. Hell, I met my very best friend in pre-school. I'm 31 now. Still talk to him every day just about.
@@oddjob914yeah, you are definitely the exception. That is very cool for you (and them) to have, though!
Saving Private Ryan....."Tell me I'm a good man, that I've lived a good life."
The ending to the Usual Suspects was always satisfying to me.
One of the best twist endings ever
@@jalabi99 Yeah, totally unexpected
The Good The Bad and the Ugly... I love that last scene
"The Sandlot". I don't know if it's really Top 20, but having Smalls calling Benny the Jet's last game is just... It's a perfect heartwarming ending to a heartwarming film.
Feel the same way about "Almost Famous." Maybe it's not one of the twenty greatest ever but it's just so damned satisfying.
Their list is subjective. Almost Famous is on my top 20.
Silence of the Lambs was literally the perfect movie, beginning to end
it was sooo boring
and that was LITERALLY your opinion. Not LITERALLY a fact.
@@andrewweilmuenster2043 I kinda agree, it's an overrated movie, it's a very formulaic story without many twists or surprises
Hah!
The Silence of the Lambs is my favorite movie, but the ending seems unrealistic. I mean, Buffalo Bill could have easily killed Clarice with his gun since he was wearing night vision glasses and had seen where Clarice was. However, he approached her and tried to kill her at close range, which made the trigger sound and alerted Clarice. She ended up killing him instead with her great reflexes. Also, the fact that the FBI trainee outsmarted the senior FBI agent also confused me.
The Usual Suspects. It’s so satisfying when a Zebra transforms into a Lion.
Yes. I was gonna ask, "what about Keiser Soze?"
@@uthrasriram9386 That cigratte scene🥶🥶
cant argue, list is top notch, awesome job!
Great compilation. I had almost forgot how satisfying these movies were.
The ending for The Martian should've been an honorable mention
Overrated movie
@@leob4403 - you do find Tom & Jerry cartoons too complex plotwise, though, so you're probably not the best judge.
@@markfox1545 Why to create dialogue.
Where is "It's a wonderful Life" that is a pretty happy,iconic ending
I’d definitely put that one on the list.
+1
Yes....how is that not #1???
Maybe cause its international?
Cause the list was written by younger people.
The good the bad and the ugly has probably the best last 15 minutes cinema history.
The Natural. Ive never seen a standing ovation in a movie theater before or since
I’ve been expected Shawshank’s Redemption to be number 1, and I have not been deceived.
I too
Great list. I’d also add Dead Poet’s Society.
For Sure!!! Great movie,great ending!!
1 of Arnold's cookie cutter movies made it but DPS didn't??? I'm pretty sure mojo does stupid shit like this on purpose just to get comments.
O Captain, My Captain!
Sorry, Predator was better.
Thank you WatchMojo! I didn't even catch this in Endgame but it is truly beautiful and makes me give these movies just a bit more credit!
I don't think I've ever made it through "You bow to no one" with dry eyes. It's... Too... BEAUTIFUL!
About the ending of the Dark Knight Rises, I would say it's real cause Alfred sees Bruce and Selina's face despite not knowing how she looks. So it shows that it's real and not an imagination
While I agree the ending is real, Alfred did in fact see her face. The scene where Bruce was in the cave running her prints to find her identity, the computer pulled up her mugshot on the screen
It is real because bruce fixed the auto pilot
@@richardstephens900 exactly
It is real, some people claim that it's Alfred's imagination because of Inception which is shown two or 3 years apart, people think that it's Nolan's signature to make people confuse on his movies but actually he didn't do that on the Dark Knight Trilogy because it is a Batman movie which is based on a comic super hero, not all Nolan's movie leave the audience think like in Inception or Tenet.
But maybe gordon would have told alfred
Honestly, The Truman Show was the first ever movie to make me tear up
Phoenix Gaming "Old yeller " !
Have you seen the green mile, Schindler's list
Jim Carrey’s two best films on this list. Although Eternal Sunshine only made it to HM’s.
@@kdreamscosmos4279 he said it was the first not the only dude
The Breakfast Club's ending is one of the best although one could argue that it might not be satisfactory as it is uncertain if the five teenagers remain friends beyond that Saturday and make an attempt to talk to each other within the high school world. Apparently there is a deleted (additional) ending scene where the five characters see each other in the hallway at school on Mondays and give nods to each other while they are in their peer groups but it's still not completely clear.
The ending of "The Shawshank Redemption" is truly satisfying, but I've long believed that the ending of "Cinema Paradiso" is THE BEST MOVIE ENDING EVER! I've watched that movie maybe 15 times and the ending makes me cry every time, it's so perfect.
I was amazed no one else had mentioned Cinema Paradiso!
Return of the King’s ending was both satisfying but also a tear jerker - especially when Frodo and Gandalf leave for the Undying Lands.
The Dark knight rises ending... always gives me Chills . Such a masterpiece of a triology...
Right. And TDKR is underrated.
I thought the Dark Knight had a better ending than TDKR
Laughable.
The best trilogy batman movies of all time, I don't think there will be any batman movies as good as these ever again mostly the second one, "The dark knight". What a masterpiece.
@@emberphoenix5618 me neither, after that masterpiece "The dark knight" it was nearly impossible to catch that emotion, but it wasn't too disappointed either, it just couldn't reach The dark knight hype.
This was just the serotonin boost I needed right now 🙌
Great picks
I’d add Independence Day. “Didn’t I promise you fireworks?”
The Shawshank Redemption had to be the first. I never felt so well after a movie :)
Don't watch A Star is Born then, it's sad,depending and not a feel good movie
Some of my favorite endings are from The Usual Suspects and Double Indemnity. While The Usual Suspects features one of the most sensational plot twists of all time, the ending of Double Indemnity is surprisingly heartwarming and positive for a film noir.
Can I say Jim Carrey is a gem to humanity. 🥺
Get Out was also satisfying to me
For real!!
Get Out was disturbing to me, but the ending was satisfying. The look on the girlfriend when she knew she was going to hell with her family.
I'm TS-mofo-A!
The pursuit of happiness is such an underrated movie
Shut up, it's so overrated.
@@germanandres24 Its neither overrated nor under rated dude, it just a movie that will bring a smile in your face
Hands Down for number 1. Never gets old watching that movie and the friendship the two had.
Agree! Nice tribute to some great films!
Bruce Wayne was alive. He had rewritten the program controlling the autopilot on his helicopter. Lucius asked about the program after the explosion, and the tech reveals that it had already been fixed.
thank you!!! someone else finally sees it :)
Unfortunately Nolan was evasive about the meaning of the epilogue, suggesting it was likely a reprise of Alfred's dream rather than an actual look-forward (regardless of the interim tech exchange meant to 'leave it open' more than confirm it).
Bale thought the character lived though.
KEVIN SHEA YAAASSSSSSS!!!!! I have argued with SO many people over this! 🙌🏻
Off course he is alive, you cant kill off Batman 💪
Also Alfred saw Bruce with Selina Kyle in Paris at the end. But Alfred never met Selina at any point before so he wouldn't have known what she looked like.
Also, Babe. “That’ll do pig. That’ll do.” Mice singing “If I Had Words.”
And me: dead, cause HHHHNNNNGGGG!!!!!
Yes!!!!!
God, I watched this a few years ago as an adult and holy shit, I still cried.
100% Just watched this with my family. Satisfaction guaranteed!
I grew up with that movie and have always been in love with it cx though i havent seen it in a long while so i'm slowly forgetting it
yes! awesome movie!!
X-men Days of Future Past's ending was pretty perfect
I think the good, the bad and the ugly has one of the most satisfying endings. Its so great to see the good shooting Tuco from the tree, its such a memorable callback.
Mr Holland's Opus... So satisfying how he honored his son
And how he was honored by all his former students
Really, no Casablanca which is possibly the most iconic ending of all time? Maybe some are bigger but none more quotable. It was completely satisying. Rick does the right thing and does not take the married woman from her husband. And there is a start of a brillant new friendship at the very end. Perfect ending.
Maybe for you
Sorry, Predator was better.
Wonderful movie, great ending, but I do think the ones in the video are superior.
Rick was never going to keep Elsa - he had to stay and keep the Germans from going after their plane and AFTER he shot the head Nazi he was doomed - BUT his little French police friend showed up at the last moment and said "Round up the usual suspects" and he and Rick join the fight after all.
Satisfying is different than iconic.
Went right to #1. I whole heartily agree. Great ,great movie. And unlike the majority of Steven King's books that are made into movies, this one stayed true to the book.
A WatchMojo list where I agree with everything. Well done guys
I love The Bourne Identity's ending. One of my favorites.
Or the Bourne Ultimatum, I'd take either.
All three have great endings. The second one has the best ending in my opinion
gladiator will always be the saddest yet most satisfying. its balanced between being happy for maximus, and sad that a hero has fallen.
"The Usual Suspects" has to be one of the best movie endings of all time.
Excellent #1 pick
For me, the #1 entry happens in James Cameron's Titanic where Rose reunites with Jack on the grand staircase in the afterlife, along with everyone who perished on the of the ship's sinking.
good
As someone who's a pretty hardcore fan of the real Titanic, I pretty much hate this movie. And the end is awful. She lives an entire life with a different man but all that matters is reuniting with a fling she had when she was a teenager?
With that said though, since you are a fan of the movie, here's a tidbit you might like. I've been to the Titanic graveyard in Nova Scotia. And there are 2 graves with someone named Jack next to someone named Rose. That part of the movie isn't based on real people or anything but it's a little cute that there's that coincidence.
Couldn't agree more!!
A father and son playing catch pulling out to reveal a line of car headlights that goes on forever. - Field of Dreams
im crying ...again...
I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING
I love the last crusade’s ending, The ride in the sunset is truly beautiful
And they should have ended it right there (as I thought they were going to do). It would have been perfect.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Should be here too. Granted, I'm a Marvel fan but Yondu's funeral with the lights, reactions from the crew and even the song were just perfect for the moment.
"Even though he stole batteries he didn't need."
Gets me every time.
I can't believe the rescue of Mark Whatley from "The Martian" didn't make the list.
Mark Watney I think. Do You also Like Martina (film) and Matt Damon
Every time I watch the end of The Shawshank redemption I still get goose bumps. It's the feeling of freedom.
Isn't it amazing how some of the best movies ever are based on prison life?
The film shows us the value of freedom.The shawshank redemption is the most satisfying film.
Let me list off a few endings I loved:
The Prestige, Inception, The Dark Knight, Star Wars Episode IV, Casino Royale, The Godfather, Star Trek II, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, X Men 3 surprisingly (I like that film, fight me!), Avengers Endgame, Les Miserables, War of the Worlds, Schindler’s List... you know I like a lot of ending
too many happy tears - THANKS
Did a bit of a chef's kiss at the end of Knives Out
The departed when whalberg kills damon
I also think this movie was definitely missing 👍🏻 on the list
Damn I was so relieved when tha mofo died
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind's. "okay"
is better than an honorable mention but I'm glad it's still here.
thank you.
You know long before I saw a Groundhog Day the film, I was introduced to the concept of a groundhog day loop thanks to the Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask, which is still my all-time favorite Legend of Zelda game. So it's nice when I finally got to see the movie where the trope originated
I know it's a small movie in comparison to some of the ones on this list, but I think the ending of Trading Places was very satisfying. The Dukes (and Beeks) got just what they deserved and Louis, Billy Ray, and Co. got a very happy ending.
would be on my list
GOOD one! Trading Places also was a GREAT movie! 😎
Looking good Lewis. It's one of the best Christmas movies ever made.
Groundhog day is one of the greatest movies of all time.
In your opinion. I disagree
"I got you babe!"
Shut the fuck up ur joking
@@dylanhilburn6482 who are you referring to? You’re meant to tap the person’s comment to reply to them otherwise you’re commentating on every comment made 🙄
I love that movie. I wouldn’t call it the greatest of all time though...
Inglorious Bastards ending is so damn satisfying
The ending of Seven Years in Tibet. Blows my heart up every time. I've lost count of how many times I have watched that movie. Amazing film.
Apollo 13!!! Seen it hundreds of times and still get the chills at the end. Anytime a true story especially can get you to feel that way knowing the ending and it happen every time you watch it shows how incredible of an ending it is.
Big Fish, to me, still has the most perfect ending
So sad and satisfying at the same time.
Agree!
"that is how we become immortal"
I fricken looovveee that movie!
Yeeessss.
I personally liked the endings of Casablanca, Waking Ned Devine, Schindlers List, and Dances With Wolves as some of my favorites.
Definitely freaking awesome love these movies
Furious 7..me: *starts sobbing*
THAT was SATISIFYING!!!????
you sadist
@@ahsanashfaq4430 no i cry everytime i cant even liston to that song with out crying my eyes out, but it was also a great fearwell to such an amazing actor
Officer and a Gentleman?...........when Zack scoops up Paula at the end....especially after Sid killed himself.......come on~
You know what’s a super underrated ending? Trainspotting. The soundtrack and the final shot of Mark Renton, a heroine addict, a screw up, and a failure, smile his first true smile in a long time as he finally gets clean and completes his growth as a person is incredibly beautiful
Although he trading one addiction in heroin for another addiction in money.
It's also satisfying in the way it mirrors the "Choose life" speech at the start of the film. After all the shit that addiction has put him through (literally), the consumerist banalities he was so cynical about at the start of the film seem, understandably, a lot more attractive now he's through that stage of his life.
Stranger than Fiction is a movie I always come back to if I want a comfort movie with, at least for me, a very satisfying ending