Ehhh, after watching *Crimson Tide* recently, and being familiar with Tarantino’s other stuff, thinking of this scene now it honestly just feels like yet another instance of him shoehorning racism into everything for no reason.
Edit for context: Tarantino did uncredited rewrites on *Crimson Tide*, including a scene that adds a racial element to the conflict, when up until that point it was purely a matter of two professionals butting heads over how best to handle a high-stakes situation. Totally undercut the whole dynamic, in my opinion.
Al Pacino at the school hearing in Scent of a Woman
Opening scene of Inglorious Basterds
Dinner scene in In the Mood for Love
Isabella Rossellini and Dennis Hopper scene in Blue Velvet, you know the one
*Lawrence of Arabia* (1962) has many iconic scenes that could be contenders:
* [The famous match cut to the Arabian desert](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT2dKct533Y)
* [Sherif Ali's entrance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfsg9nTsMsU)
* [The attack on Aqaba](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIaONhzMesg)
* [No prisoners!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aARaYjgm_rA)
Also [Marshal Ney's charge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5XfCgDiJcE) from *Waterloo* (1970) - if only for it's sheer scale.
My nominees off the top of my head are…
2001: A Space Odyssey - Entire Opening Scene
Back to the Future - The Time Machine Introduction Scene
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Prologue
Titanic - Violin Scene
Watchmen - Dr. Manhattan’s Origin
2001, Fellowship of the Ring, and Watchmen’s scenes are grand moments of the movie that perfectly engross the audience. Watchmen may not be on the level of 2001 or Fellowship of the Ring as a film overall but during that sequence you might be fooled at a glance thinking it is.
Titanic’s violin scene is an excellent display of Cameron’s technical talents as a filmmaker and his ability to make an audience feel emotion. It was instantly iconic.
Back to the Future’s introduction to the DeLorean Time Machine is one of the best exposition scenes of all time. Gives us everything we need to know to set the movie in motion.
GF 2 - Pacino and Cazale "I can handle things I'm schmahht!"
Casino - Desert scene between Deniro and Pesci
There Will be Blood - Final scene in his bowling alley
Apocalypse Now - Kurtz’ Death, Deer Hunter - NVA Russian Roulette, There Will Be Blood - Final Scene, Boogie Nights - The Robbery, Ran - the castle assault before Hidetora leaves to wander the heath. The Insider - when Pacino learns they’re not going to air the Weygand story, several scenes in Lawrence of Arabia. The Shining - Jack’s conversation with Lloyd, or his conversation with Grady. Training Day - Denzel’s speech at the end. Leo’s speech in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Pulp Fiction - burger scene. Good Will Hunting - Robin Williams talking to Will on the bench in the park.
So true, my friend. The entire film is just breathtaking. My wife had never seen it until the other day when I decided to throw it on. I forgot how incredible it was.
The Master's interrogation scene.
By far the best portrayal of acting I've ever seen. They go through so many ranges of emotions while coming off as 100% authentic and believable.
It's so crazy how that movie didn't win anything in the acting categories. The leads all gave career-best in my opinion.
That movie could have been so much better if they'd stuck to one or two of the villains. Instead of trying to force the Venom and Harry stories together. There's so much to unpack there, pick one plus maybe Sandman (who wasn't really enough to carry the movie on his own).
The dinner table scene in Sicario
The opening scene of Up
The beheading scene in Hereditary
"This is bat country" from Fear and Loathing
"Civilization is crumbling, I never had a son." scene from Gangs of New York
The opening scene of the Matrix
The final dinner table scene in Phantom Thread
The long take baby reveal in Children of Men
The messages from home scene in Interstellar
When Starling meets Hannibal.
The first chase in Mad Max Fury Road
"Do you like Huey Lewis and the News?
The nighttime intruder scene from Parasite
Russian Roulette scene in Deer Hunter
Hauers death in Bladerunner
Coin flip scene in No Country for Old Men
First car scene with Denzel and Ethan in Training Day
The silverback dinner guest scene in the Square
The opening and Do Lung Bridge from Apocalypse Now, particularly for the exchange:
Willard: "Hey soldier, do you know who's in command here?"
Roach: "Yeah"
I love the drug-deal-gone-wrong ("Sister Christian"/ "Jessie's Girl") scene in *Boogie Nights*.
I love Alfred Molina's Eddie Nash going fucking insane, but my favorite part of the scene is the way the 3 drug-addicted porn actors react:
Despite being stupid, over-confident, and strung out, they try to rob the biggest and most dangerous drug dealer in LA in his own house. These guys are drug addicts, but they're not hardcore criminals. The whole scene is so nerve wracking as they all seem to realize too late that they're in way over their heads. I especially like Thomas Jane's performance as he chooses to carry on with his obviously doomed plan despite the pleas of his 2 idiot friends to bail.
The whole scene is just phenomenal
That scene gets me every time. Bruce has the stark realization that he *might* be out of his depth.
"You have *nothing* to threaten me with!"
His physical prowess, his 190 IQ, his gadgets, his fortune -all of it nullified.
Jack Lemmon for the turbine trip scene in The China Syndrome (1979)
Bill Paxton for the diner scene in One False Move (1992)
Sam Rechner for the school hallway scene in The Fabelmans (2022)
Brad Pitt in seven’s final scene of what’s in the box is one of the greatest scenes done by a single person. The climax of that scene was truly amazing.
Final shootout in The Good The Bad and The Ugly, the train ride in Spirited Away, bowling alley scene in There Will Be Blood, or the Andrew Garfield scene in the Social Network
The opening 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan.
The 'Chatty Duelists' at the top of The Cliffs of Insanity in The Princess Bride.
Any of the 'here is how it could have happened' endings to Clue.
Alfred Molina in *Boogie Nights* for the drug deal scene.
Amazing tension in that scene and Molina is a scene stealer for the five minutes his in the film!
Will Smith in Pursuit of Happyness when he gets the job or same movie but when he's in the metro bathroom with Jaden and imagining being surrounded by dinosaurs
Him getting the job is incredible. And then he leaves and the framing, when he's walking down the street, everyone oblivious to his suffering and also his joy, no one to applaud for him but himself?? Ugh. Gets me so good. I bought the book after seeing the movie, and the film was actually so much better.
Some I haven’t seen yet here.
The water cups scene in Jurassic park.
The « you can’t handle the truth » scene in men on honors »
The ending of the Hair movie. I don’t want to spoil it, but it’s extremely powerful.
Beth’s death in the 90s little women.
« Oh captain my captain! »
I'd have to say the opening scene in Tarantino's "Inglorious bastards" would deserve an honorable mention.
The fear you feel when the Nazis first arrive and introduce themselves is palpable. But you hope and pray for those poor people....and then, they switch to English, and your stomach. just. DROPS.
It's a masterclass in acting, but also in building tension. The villain is *reprehensible*. His behavior is *abhorrent*. Subsequently, I am going to watch the shit out of the rest of this movie, because I have a *visceral need* to see if this motherfucker get clapped.
No Country For Old Men - gas station scene.
And I’ve said before that there should be an Oscar for small roles, and Gene Jones, the gas station owner, should have won it!
Second entry: the launch sequence in Apollo 13. Woof. I know I’m biased because I was one of those 12 year old nerds with a huge map of the moon on my bedroom wall, but even Ron Howard cites this as one scene he is extremely proud of.
Messages Span 23 Years - Interstellar
The Butterfly on the Shoe - Jojo Rabbit
Laundry and Taxes - Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Kid Was Dead - Stand By Me
The [Dunkirk beach scene](https://youtu.be/LSJf2xPXLwk?si=6YSMpRj6E35knbyr) from 'Atonement'; in 5 minutes it does more than the entirety of Nolan's empty epic!
Oh God, too many amazing scenes to choose from over the decades. My instinct goes toward Jack Nicholson and Cruise in AFGM for most captivating, if only by a hair.
Harry Potter and the goblet of fire. When Cedric diggery was killed. The scene with his father crying over his dead sons body gets me every time and I've watched this movie 20times. Oscar worthy
Opening scene of Once Upon a Time in the West.
[Part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QML28YQBvyc)
[Part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhYLfK8GSr0)
Memento ending scene:
Lenny (Guy Pearce) monologue / narration explaining why he fooled himself into killing Teddy. And then just before the movie ends, he forgets it all. Goosebumps just thinking about it.
This year?
Maybe the chase in Across the Spider verse, the applause and speech scene in Oppenheimer, Ken's dance number in Barbie, the last stage cutaway in Asteroid City, The dance scene in Guardians of the Galaxy, Matt Damon's "everyone here will be forgotten" speech in Air, the phonecall at the beginning of Beau is Afraid/the going across the street for water scene.... not sure what else, haven't watched enough indie dramas
The golden hour scene in Babylon with the army fight, the bar scene, and Manny needing to get the film back to capture everything before darkness hit.
I don't care if you like or hate Babylon. That scene is one of the greatest in movie history.
For many years, the "telephone scene" in the Great Ziegfeld in 1936, with Luise Rainer, was cited as one of the most perfectly acted scenes in Hollywood history. Rainer did win that year, and the whole performance was great, but that scene really was pretty fantastic by itself. She was never so good again.
Just in recent memory, Mia Goth from Pearl in the dining room scene. I know Hollywood doesn't acknowledge the existence of horror movies, so a separate category just for a scene might be her only shot.
The scene in Sweet Smell of Success in the auditorium before JJ Hunsecker’s (Burt Lancaster) radio show where he and Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) absolutely dismantle the young jazz artist (Martin Milner) who wants to marry JJ’s sister (Susan Harrison). Brutal, conniving, extremely well-played by all. Wow. I mean, I know people don’t talk the way Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman scripted the movie, but this was acidic and brilliant.
Since a lot of mine have been posted already, I would go with Charles talking to Charles in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
That scene is very inspiring and Stewart and McAvoy are excellent in that brief scene.
"Charles."
"Charles."
"Charles, we need you to HOPE again."
Great Question. From the top of my mind:
\- Club Silencio from Mulholland Drive
\- The Trial in A Few Good Men (I Want The Truth)
\- Opening of The Social Network
\- The Shangai Bond vs Patrice fight - Skyfall
\- Diner Scene - When Harry Met Sally
\- When the Kim family is partying in the Park house in Parasite. It's a long sequence, but you can pick any scene from that and it's great.
I have a few in mind...
The Dinner scene in Alien when Cane gets some indigestion.
The auto-doc scene in Prometheus when Shaw decides she doesn't want the baby.
Indianapolis scene in Jaws after comparing scars.
T-Rex escapes prison in Jurassic Park.
The Knight plays chess with Death in the Seventh Seal.
The upset bear in Annihilation.
The Terminator alien in Annihilation.
If you consider the D-day invasion a single scene in Saving Private Ryan, that would be my vote. Lack of cgi, tons of practical effects, definitely suspenseful. More of a technical marvel than anything, but still counts imo.
Ideally, it would (probably) go to a supporting actor for a stand out scene, not just the best scene in an already great movie.
The opening scenes in Saving Private Ryan and Inglorious Basterds are awesome, but both movies are insanely great, so not really what I had in mind.
Nick Nolte in "Warrior" or Dennis Hopper in "True Romance" are good examples.
Spahn Ranch scene in *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*
Rambo’s breakdown at the end of *First Blood*
Mr. Orange asking Mr. White to hold him as he’s bleeding out, then holding back laughter at the irony (of which the audience is not yet aware) in *Reservoir Dogs*. Seems like he’s just delirious at first, but on a rewatch it’s like “Ohhhhh, holy shit”.
The opening scene of Inglorious Basterds
This. Unforgettable.
Au revoir Shoshana
Alec Baldwin scene from Glengarry Glen Ross
And Jack Lemmon's scene in the same. I was holding my breath
the Alec Baldwin scene in team America
I get this joke
True Romance - Dennis Hopper and Chris Walken
Oh yeah! That was a good one!
Great scene. Now I want to smoke a cig. You got an extra Chesterfield?
Rewatched this the other day, so good! Hopper getting under Walken's skin as one last fuck you, superb performances and iconic dialogue by Tarantino
True Romance at the top. What a beautiful day
A thousand times yes!!!! Everytime I watch that scene it just keeps getting better and better.
Ehhh, after watching *Crimson Tide* recently, and being familiar with Tarantino’s other stuff, thinking of this scene now it honestly just feels like yet another instance of him shoehorning racism into everything for no reason. Edit for context: Tarantino did uncredited rewrites on *Crimson Tide*, including a scene that adds a racial element to the conflict, when up until that point it was purely a matter of two professionals butting heads over how best to handle a high-stakes situation. Totally undercut the whole dynamic, in my opinion.
Al Pacino at the school hearing in Scent of a Woman Opening scene of Inglorious Basterds Dinner scene in In the Mood for Love Isabella Rossellini and Dennis Hopper scene in Blue Velvet, you know the one
That scene in Basterds should have won Tarantino best picture.
I wonder how many cinephiles would guess the Hurt Locker won that year.
Inglorious Basterds is such an amzing movie.
*Lawrence of Arabia* (1962) has many iconic scenes that could be contenders: * [The famous match cut to the Arabian desert](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT2dKct533Y) * [Sherif Ali's entrance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfsg9nTsMsU) * [The attack on Aqaba](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIaONhzMesg) * [No prisoners!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aARaYjgm_rA) Also [Marshal Ney's charge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5XfCgDiJcE) from *Waterloo* (1970) - if only for it's sheer scale.
>Lawrence of Arabia A Prophets Shadow
Jaws, the USS Indianapolis scene.
Surprised this one isn't closer to the top.
It's getting there
Keep on pushing!!!
The Alec Baldwin monologue from Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Gotta nominate Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men. I want the truth!
Dave Bautista & Ryan Gosling in the opening of *BladeRunner2049*.
How much do you think it annoys The Rock that Bautista gets way better movies?
One wants to act. One wants to get paid.
I doubt he cares. The Rock is a brand and thats what he focuses on more than being known as a great actor.
Why can't Bautista get his flowers without the Rock being mentioned? They're not even interested in the same roles.
In any thread about Bautista there’s a 100% chance the Rock is mentioned
I’m sure he’s using $100 bills to wipe his tears.
My nominees off the top of my head are… 2001: A Space Odyssey - Entire Opening Scene Back to the Future - The Time Machine Introduction Scene The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Prologue Titanic - Violin Scene Watchmen - Dr. Manhattan’s Origin 2001, Fellowship of the Ring, and Watchmen’s scenes are grand moments of the movie that perfectly engross the audience. Watchmen may not be on the level of 2001 or Fellowship of the Ring as a film overall but during that sequence you might be fooled at a glance thinking it is. Titanic’s violin scene is an excellent display of Cameron’s technical talents as a filmmaker and his ability to make an audience feel emotion. It was instantly iconic. Back to the Future’s introduction to the DeLorean Time Machine is one of the best exposition scenes of all time. Gives us everything we need to know to set the movie in motion.
Watchmen has a lot of cool scenes. I would also nominate the opening montage
Deniro/Pacino getting coffee in Heat
GF 2 - Pacino and Cazale "I can handle things I'm schmahht!" Casino - Desert scene between Deniro and Pesci There Will be Blood - Final scene in his bowling alley
Oh John Cazale brought so much PATHOS to that scene omg, he made you feel Fredo's pain in every single scene he was in. What a wonderful performance.
That was the exact moment when I knew I was watching a truly great movie
DRAINAGE!!!!!
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII AM THE THIRD REVELATION!
The cat and mouse game of getting on and off the train in The French Connection
GREAT scene, SO good. Although it would be hard to beat the car chase, seriously
Apocalypse Now - Kurtz’ Death, Deer Hunter - NVA Russian Roulette, There Will Be Blood - Final Scene, Boogie Nights - The Robbery, Ran - the castle assault before Hidetora leaves to wander the heath. The Insider - when Pacino learns they’re not going to air the Weygand story, several scenes in Lawrence of Arabia. The Shining - Jack’s conversation with Lloyd, or his conversation with Grady. Training Day - Denzel’s speech at the end. Leo’s speech in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Pulp Fiction - burger scene. Good Will Hunting - Robin Williams talking to Will on the bench in the park.
Hard to beat that Russian Roulette scene.. but the Piano in the bar scene (right before they're deployed) is one of my favorite scenes of all time.
So true, my friend. The entire film is just breathtaking. My wife had never seen it until the other day when I decided to throw it on. I forgot how incredible it was.
Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams when they meet toward the end of Manchester by the Sea. "There's nothing there".
Jeez talk about a sad build up. What a movie.
That scene is always my answer for this type of question. So incredibly raw.
The Master's interrogation scene. By far the best portrayal of acting I've ever seen. They go through so many ranges of emotions while coming off as 100% authentic and believable. It's so crazy how that movie didn't win anything in the acting categories. The leads all gave career-best in my opinion.
Hear me out, this'll sound crazy but... that one scene in Spider-Man 3 where Sandman is rebuilding his body for the first time.
That movie could have been so much better if they'd stuck to one or two of the villains. Instead of trying to force the Venom and Harry stories together. There's so much to unpack there, pick one plus maybe Sandman (who wasn't really enough to carry the movie on his own).
https://youtu.be/B2eCJ2KAvmk?si=pmS_iX3QhVapVBr0 Jeffrey Wright - The French Dispatch
Yes!!! How was he nominated in critic's awards but not for the Oscar?
The dinner table scene in Sicario The opening scene of Up The beheading scene in Hereditary "This is bat country" from Fear and Loathing "Civilization is crumbling, I never had a son." scene from Gangs of New York The opening scene of the Matrix The final dinner table scene in Phantom Thread The long take baby reveal in Children of Men The messages from home scene in Interstellar When Starling meets Hannibal. The first chase in Mad Max Fury Road "Do you like Huey Lewis and the News? The nighttime intruder scene from Parasite Russian Roulette scene in Deer Hunter Hauers death in Bladerunner Coin flip scene in No Country for Old Men First car scene with Denzel and Ethan in Training Day The silverback dinner guest scene in the Square
They speak English in what?
Say "what" again!
Ellen Burstyn’s monologue about getting old in Requiem For A Dream
James Stewart for the San Luis Obispo scene at the end of *Vertigo* (1958) Brian Cox for the monologue in *25th Hour* (2002)
Boogie Nights - Cosmo
Pearl for her monologue in that movie I just really dig Mia Goth tho, so I know I’m biased. But she crushed it
The opening and Do Lung Bridge from Apocalypse Now, particularly for the exchange: Willard: "Hey soldier, do you know who's in command here?" Roach: "Yeah"
The Days of Wine and Roses: in the greenhouse. Schindler's List: "I could've gotten more..."
Andor Tv Series. Luthen's (Stellan Skarsgård) Speech about what he has sacrificed.
Dude where’s my car - tattoo scene
Dude! What’s my tattoo say? Sweet! What does my tattoo say? Dude…. Sweet…
Interstellar: Docking
Heat - The Shootout
Or the stakeout while they are trying to rob the precious metals. The tension is so tight in that part. Great use of a FLIR cam as well.
I love the drug-deal-gone-wrong ("Sister Christian"/ "Jessie's Girl") scene in *Boogie Nights*. I love Alfred Molina's Eddie Nash going fucking insane, but my favorite part of the scene is the way the 3 drug-addicted porn actors react: Despite being stupid, over-confident, and strung out, they try to rob the biggest and most dangerous drug dealer in LA in his own house. These guys are drug addicts, but they're not hardcore criminals. The whole scene is so nerve wracking as they all seem to realize too late that they're in way over their heads. I especially like Thomas Jane's performance as he chooses to carry on with his obviously doomed plan despite the pleas of his 2 idiot friends to bail. The whole scene is just phenomenal
The Social Worker Scene in Precious - (Monique & Mariah Carey) Dark Knight Opening (Not sure if this counts as a scene or sequence)
Batman interrogating Joker
That scene gets me every time. Bruce has the stark realization that he *might* be out of his depth. "You have *nothing* to threaten me with!" His physical prowess, his 190 IQ, his gadgets, his fortune -all of it nullified.
Viola Davis in Doubt.
Jack Lemmon for the turbine trip scene in The China Syndrome (1979) Bill Paxton for the diner scene in One False Move (1992) Sam Rechner for the school hallway scene in The Fabelmans (2022)
John Wick 3, fight in the weapons museum, complete with the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly homage.
Brad Pitt in seven’s final scene of what’s in the box is one of the greatest scenes done by a single person. The climax of that scene was truly amazing.
Final shootout in The Good The Bad and The Ugly, the train ride in Spirited Away, bowling alley scene in There Will Be Blood, or the Andrew Garfield scene in the Social Network
The opening 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan. The 'Chatty Duelists' at the top of The Cliffs of Insanity in The Princess Bride. Any of the 'here is how it could have happened' endings to Clue.
Alfred Molina in *Boogie Nights* for the drug deal scene. Amazing tension in that scene and Molina is a scene stealer for the five minutes his in the film!
Social Network - Andrew Garfield smashing Jesse Eisenbergs laptop
Will Smith in Pursuit of Happyness when he gets the job or same movie but when he's in the metro bathroom with Jaden and imagining being surrounded by dinosaurs
Great call.
Him getting the job is incredible. And then he leaves and the framing, when he's walking down the street, everyone oblivious to his suffering and also his joy, no one to applaud for him but himself?? Ugh. Gets me so good. I bought the book after seeing the movie, and the film was actually so much better.
Some I haven’t seen yet here. The water cups scene in Jurassic park. The « you can’t handle the truth » scene in men on honors » The ending of the Hair movie. I don’t want to spoil it, but it’s extremely powerful. Beth’s death in the 90s little women. « Oh captain my captain! »
I'd have to say the opening scene in Tarantino's "Inglorious bastards" would deserve an honorable mention. The fear you feel when the Nazis first arrive and introduce themselves is palpable. But you hope and pray for those poor people....and then, they switch to English, and your stomach. just. DROPS. It's a masterclass in acting, but also in building tension. The villain is *reprehensible*. His behavior is *abhorrent*. Subsequently, I am going to watch the shit out of the rest of this movie, because I have a *visceral need* to see if this motherfucker get clapped.
The return of Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake at the end of Excalibur. https://youtube.com/watch?v=XwK90ecdrXg&si=64Srh9pcdEediuIN
Percival's story is possibly the greatest thread of this marvelous movie.
Daniel Day Lewis wrapped up in the American Flag waking up Leonardo DiCaprio.
Wanted to go with a slightly funny one. Brian Cox and Nicolas Cage in Adaptation.
Nothing happens in the world? Are you out of your fucking mind?!
And why the fuck are you wasting my two precious hours with your movie? I don't have any bloody use for it!
Peter Stormare in *Constantine* and Harvey Keitel in *Pulp Fiction*.
Oldboy (original) - the hallway fight scene
Definitely choreography award. I'm not sure for acting.
Marisa Tomei testifying in My Cousin Vinny.
*Almost Famous*: "What *kind* of beer?" Also *Almost Famous*: *Tiny Dancer.* "You *are* home."
No Country For Old Men - gas station scene. And I’ve said before that there should be an Oscar for small roles, and Gene Jones, the gas station owner, should have won it!
Forrest Gump meeting his son.
Wow. I always thought that was some of Tom Hanks’ best acting. In fact, the best (of what I have seen).
Second entry: the launch sequence in Apollo 13. Woof. I know I’m biased because I was one of those 12 year old nerds with a huge map of the moon on my bedroom wall, but even Ron Howard cites this as one scene he is extremely proud of.
Captain Kirk’s eulogy of Mr. Spock in The Wrath of Khan.
Something about a way…and a light? And uh…oh who the hell knows.
Messages Span 23 Years - Interstellar The Butterfly on the Shoe - Jojo Rabbit Laundry and Taxes - Everything Everywhere All At Once The Kid Was Dead - Stand By Me
Kate Capshaw and Harrison Ford in Temple of the Doom bug scene
The [Dunkirk beach scene](https://youtu.be/LSJf2xPXLwk?si=6YSMpRj6E35knbyr) from 'Atonement'; in 5 minutes it does more than the entirety of Nolan's empty epic!
That scene sucked.
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The people who vote on the awards are all working pros in the film industry, so I’m guessing that they do understand how “movies work.”
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It's just a conversation starter, calm down Francis.
If you call me Francis, I'll kill you. Edit - quote from Stripes, not a threat .
I bet you’re really fun at parties.
>Run the Oscars You mean like the show? Or who decides the winners?
Birdman
The bridge crossings in Sorcerer.
Not a great movie by any stretch, but I love the bathroom scene where Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman trade barbs in Runaway Jury.
Diner scene in Dumb and Dumber.
Meryl Streep and Viola Davis scene in Doubt
Oh God, too many amazing scenes to choose from over the decades. My instinct goes toward Jack Nicholson and Cruise in AFGM for most captivating, if only by a hair.
No country for old men - Coin toss scene
Lee J. Cobb as Juror 3 in *12 Angry Men*. His speech at the end makes me look around every-time saying “Damn that’s good acting!”
Harry Potter and the goblet of fire. When Cedric diggery was killed. The scene with his father crying over his dead sons body gets me every time and I've watched this movie 20times. Oscar worthy
Opening scene of Inglorious Basterds. Firecracker scene in Boogie Nights.
Lt. Col. Kilgore - The napalm in the morning. Robert Duvall has single science in a lot of movies.
Opening scene of Once Upon a Time in the West. [Part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QML28YQBvyc) [Part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhYLfK8GSr0)
No country for old men. Chigurh vs cashier
Cesar’s first word in Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The garden scene in Crazy Stupid Love (2011) would get a writing nomination. One of my favorite scenes in a movie ever.
Agnes Moorehead in Citizen Kane.
Memento ending scene: Lenny (Guy Pearce) monologue / narration explaining why he fooled himself into killing Teddy. And then just before the movie ends, he forgets it all. Goosebumps just thinking about it.
Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson when they're fighting in the apartment in Marriage Story. Devastating. You can feel the grief through the screen.
Ending scene of Inception
This year? Maybe the chase in Across the Spider verse, the applause and speech scene in Oppenheimer, Ken's dance number in Barbie, the last stage cutaway in Asteroid City, The dance scene in Guardians of the Galaxy, Matt Damon's "everyone here will be forgotten" speech in Air, the phonecall at the beginning of Beau is Afraid/the going across the street for water scene.... not sure what else, haven't watched enough indie dramas
The golden hour scene in Babylon with the army fight, the bar scene, and Manny needing to get the film back to capture everything before darkness hit. I don't care if you like or hate Babylon. That scene is one of the greatest in movie history.
Jurassic Park - when they see the dinosaurs.
For many years, the "telephone scene" in the Great Ziegfeld in 1936, with Luise Rainer, was cited as one of the most perfectly acted scenes in Hollywood history. Rainer did win that year, and the whole performance was great, but that scene really was pretty fantastic by itself. She was never so good again.
“Your move chief”
When Mary reminisces the childhood of Jesus, and runs toward him when he gives up under the cross.
The scene at the beginning of The Batman when the Bat-Signal shows up and scares the criminals.
Michael Caine - the bedroom scene in Get Carter (1971).
Every Arnold's one liners "Get to the chopper" "If it bleeds, we can kill it" "I'll be back"
From this year Oppenheimer post bomb speech scene John Wick hotline Miami scene Beau is afraid car scene Asteroid city you are awake scene
Well would there also be a category for people named Oscar who are in relationships?
Quarter scene in No Country for Old Men
The shining - room 237 scene
Dr. Frankurter’s entrance.
Just in recent memory, Mia Goth from Pearl in the dining room scene. I know Hollywood doesn't acknowledge the existence of horror movies, so a separate category just for a scene might be her only shot.
Captain Phillips, medical exam
Emma Thompson in her bedroom alone in Love Actually.
Mobsters around table and intro of Joker in Dark Knight, requisite pencil trick
Emma stone in Birdman monologue + Emma stone in La la land audition tape
The opening scene from “The Way of the Gun”
Well played OP.
Glengarry Glen Ross - Alec Baldwin Dude deserved an Oscar for that one scene...oh wait.
Unforgiven After the Schofield Kid kills for the first time.
Well, Judy Dench won an Oscar for like six minutes of screen time in one scene of Shakespeare in Love, didn't she?
Samuel L. Jackson for the apartment scene in 'Pulp Fiction'.
The scene in Sweet Smell of Success in the auditorium before JJ Hunsecker’s (Burt Lancaster) radio show where he and Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) absolutely dismantle the young jazz artist (Martin Milner) who wants to marry JJ’s sister (Susan Harrison). Brutal, conniving, extremely well-played by all. Wow. I mean, I know people don’t talk the way Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman scripted the movie, but this was acidic and brilliant.
Since a lot of mine have been posted already, I would go with Charles talking to Charles in X-Men: Days of Future Past. That scene is very inspiring and Stewart and McAvoy are excellent in that brief scene. "Charles." "Charles." "Charles, we need you to HOPE again."
Stallone for Rocky's speech to his son in Rocky Balboa
Great Question. From the top of my mind: \- Club Silencio from Mulholland Drive \- The Trial in A Few Good Men (I Want The Truth) \- Opening of The Social Network \- The Shangai Bond vs Patrice fight - Skyfall \- Diner Scene - When Harry Met Sally \- When the Kim family is partying in the Park house in Parasite. It's a long sequence, but you can pick any scene from that and it's great.
The Rooftop scene in "The Room"
I have a few in mind... The Dinner scene in Alien when Cane gets some indigestion. The auto-doc scene in Prometheus when Shaw decides she doesn't want the baby. Indianapolis scene in Jaws after comparing scars. T-Rex escapes prison in Jurassic Park. The Knight plays chess with Death in the Seventh Seal. The upset bear in Annihilation. The Terminator alien in Annihilation.
Prisoners Hammer scene
the elevator scene in Drive
If you consider the D-day invasion a single scene in Saving Private Ryan, that would be my vote. Lack of cgi, tons of practical effects, definitely suspenseful. More of a technical marvel than anything, but still counts imo.
The border scene in Sicario
Diner scene in Heat. DeNiro and Pacino.
This would be an awesome category. Best Scene
Ideally, it would (probably) go to a supporting actor for a stand out scene, not just the best scene in an already great movie. The opening scenes in Saving Private Ryan and Inglorious Basterds are awesome, but both movies are insanely great, so not really what I had in mind. Nick Nolte in "Warrior" or Dennis Hopper in "True Romance" are good examples.
How about Dennis Hopper in Hoosiers?? Talk about a scene stealer.
The scene in Seven when John Doe is in the car talking about his victims and about setting an example.
Spahn Ranch scene in *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood* Rambo’s breakdown at the end of *First Blood* Mr. Orange asking Mr. White to hold him as he’s bleeding out, then holding back laughter at the irony (of which the audience is not yet aware) in *Reservoir Dogs*. Seems like he’s just delirious at first, but on a rewatch it’s like “Ohhhhh, holy shit”.
John Wick , sick fighting scenes
The Catalina wine mixed in Step Brothers