Most powerful scenes in cinema (spoilers abound)

[Buzzkill]

In no order:

Shawshank Redemption: The Aria being played over the PA system
Shawshank Redemption: Brooks' suicide
Schindler's List: The red dress
The Godfather: Finale
Fight Club: Final Scene

Add your own.

[FakeLaser]

The stuff Buzzkill said plus:

Requiem For A Dream: Climax with electro-shock therepy/arm getting cut off/ass to ass/jail
Donnie Darko: Mad World/final scene
Memento: Your wife was diabetic
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: Final scene

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Se7en: pretty much everything from the box onward

[Disturbed316]

Green Mile: The last half hour or so

[House of Pancakes]

as a huge stanley kubrick fan, i'd put the treatment scene in clockwork orange on the list, and certainly the entire finale-nicholson-goes-insane scene from the shining. de niro shooing the pimp in taxi driver is pretty nuts, too. but there are far too many powerful scenes in cinema history to list.

[Loose Cannon]

Rudy: When he tackles the guy in the final scene and they show his father, his brother, his freind and the groundskeeper guy and they're all proud of him. Made me :'(


Stand By Me When Chris stands his ground and Ace was about to kill him, but Gordie shoots the gun off.


The War When Kevin Costner's character gives the cotton candy to those asshole kids, when his son(Elijah Wood) just got beat up by them.

Of Mice and Men When he shoots his brother. That was tough to watch.

[The Gooch]

Full Metal Jacket: Bathroom Suicide Scene & the soap beating scene.

Misery: The Hobbling Scene.

Shashank Redemption: When the guard kills the inmate who knows that Andy was wrongly convicted.

Reservoir Dogs: Mr. Blonde Dancing/Ear Cutting Scene.

[Gouda]

Dogville: Final scene

[The Answer]

Armageddon scene with Bruce Willis saying goodbye to Liz Tyler was pretty powerful. " Tell Chick I could not have done it without him". It is still they only movie scene to make me cry

[Triple A]

Full Metal Jacket - Bathroom scene with Pyle, Joker, and Hartman
12 Angry Men - When the last juror says not guilty.
American History X - Curb scene
Audition - Final scene with the needles and leg and aosduifasdf
Boogie Nights - That shit where everything is cut together and bad shit happens to everybody

I don't feel like going past the Bs, because I am lazy, but there are 9235 more I can name.

[John la Rock]

Godfather Part II- when Pacino sits alone at the end
American History X - dinner table scene
Shawshank Redemption - Brooks's suicide

[Silent]

On the Waterfront - Marlon Brando's classic "I coulda' been a contender" scene

That's one of my favorites, most of the others have been said.

[Doink]

The Goonies - where chunk tells sloth he's going to live with him now & sloths ears just go crazy! it gets me everytime that scene!

[Doink]

just thought-

Shawshank Redemption - where they cripple the guy who had been rapping andy

The Great Escape - after they have all been recaptured & the germans tell them to stretch their legs, then kill them all.

Escape to Victory - apart from Pele's overhead kick, the scene where they can escape at half time but choose to play on as they can win the game is good.

Stand By Me - When Chris stands his ground and Ace was about to kill him, but Gordie shoots the gun off. (thanks LC)

The Towering Inferno - when Steve McQueen drops the fireman from the lift to then realise he landed safely

Cool Hand Luke - Paul Newmans performance was excellent and i love the way that in the end he still had that daft grin on his face.

[VJW]

Taxi Driver - Final shoot out and everything after.

[McLegend]

I'm going Old school

High Noon: when Gary Cooper is standing all alone in the center of town right before the shoot out.

[Champion of Europa]

Million Dollar Baby - The Ending
Godfather II - Ending
Shawshank Redemption - Brook's Suicide
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly - 3 Way Shootout
Kill Bill Vol. 2 - Bill's Death
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - From the erasing of the final memory to the end.

Probably more, but that's what immeadiately came to mind.

[Corndad]

A Few Good Men... Tom Cruise: I want the Truth...
then to see Jack Nicholson's face as he say YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH

Then later when he admited to giving order for Code Red Powerful stuff

[Champion of Europa]

I'm going Old school

High Noon: when Gary Cooper is standing all alone in the center of town right before the shoot out.

Haha, I was gonna go with that fight scene betweeen Gary Cooper and his deputy or whatever in the barn.

[McLegend]

Haha, I was gonna go with that fight scene betweeen Gary Cooper and his deputy or whatever in the barn.
Theres so many great moments in that movie. It's tough to pick one.

[Fox]

SAW: When the jigsaw killer gets up from the floor at the end

The Ring: Samara coming through the fucking TV screen

Empire Strikes Back: I am your father scene

Saving Private Ryan: Normandy Beach

[DaveBrawl]

Ladder 49: The funeral in the end

3: From the beginning of the 2001 Daytona 500 up until the end of the movie


Those 2 and 1 other that I can't think of at the moment (might of been the Armageddon moment mentioned by The Answer) are the only movies that have ever come close to bringing a tear to my eye.

[VJW]

"Empire Strikes Back: I am your father scene"

I always thought that was hillarious.

Luke: HE TOLD ME ENOUGH!!!!!!!!! HE TOLD ME YOU KILLED HIM!!!!!!!!!

Vader: No! I am your <s>rapist</s> father!

Luke: No . . . That's not true . . . THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vader: You know it to be true! <s>Your genintals were so soft . . .</s>

Luke: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! <s>THEY'RE DRY AND ROTTEN</S>

[Buzzkill]

what the fuck?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

<b>Road to Perdition:</b> Paul Newman's death
<b>City of God:</b> Knockout Ned's death
<b>Hoosiers:</b> "I'll make it."

[mitchables]

"Empire Strikes Back: I am your father scene"

I always thought that was hillarious.

Luke: HE TOLD ME ENOUGH!!!!!!!!! HE TOLD ME YOU KILLED HIM!!!!!!!!!

Vader: No! I am your <s>rapist</s> father!

Luke: No . . . That's not true . . . THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vader: You know it to be true! <s>Your genintals were so soft . . .</s>

Luke: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! <s>THEY'RE DRY AND ROTTEN</S>

Um...

:|

[The Gooch]

Shawshank the Andy "Jesus Christ Pose" in the rain after he escapes is pretty powerful. It's my wallpaper at work.

Sappy yet powerful, the moving penny scene in "Ghost".

The Russian Roulette Scene when they are all captured in "The Deer Hunter".

Mystic River, when Senn Penn's Character (Jimmy) shoots Tim Robbins (Dave) thinking he killed his daughter. Actually the last 15-20 minutes of the movie blew my fucking mind.

The torture scene in "The Passion of the Christ".

[Sickboy]

Green Mile - When the one guy was fried in the electric chair

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - the end

Armageddon - the end

Braveheart - the end

Lady Snowblood - the end

[Boondock Saint]

"Empire Strikes Back: I am your father scene"

I always thought that was hillarious.

Luke: HE TOLD ME ENOUGH!!!!!!!!! HE TOLD ME YOU KILLED HIM!!!!!!!!!

Vader: No! I am your <s>rapist</s> father!

Luke: No . . . That's not true . . . THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vader: You know it to be true! <s>Your genintals were so soft . . .</s>

Luke: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! <s>THEY'RE DRY AND ROTTEN</S>


:wtf:

[Boondock Saint]

Dogville: Final scene


:y: That was awesome.

Very underrated film.

[VJW]

Sorry . . .

[Loose Cannon]

Road to Perdition: Tom Hanks death. Supreme :mad: That piano score through that whole scene is my favorite movie score ever.

[John la Rock]

Million Dollar Baby - (spoiler) when Eastwood tells Swank what her nickname means right before he assisits in her suicide.

[Champion of Europa]

Million Dollar Baby - (spoiler) when Eastwood tells Swank what her nickname means right before he assisits in her suicide.

Cried like a bitch. :(

[VJW]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Godfather 3's ending. Even though it was kinda shitty watching Michael Corleone die and knowing that it was officially over must've had some kind of impact when it first came out.

[John la Rock]

^ Godfather Part III was so poorly made that I think noboddy gave 2 shits about the movie or the ending

[slextremely]

SPOILERS!!!!!
Godfater 1- Sonny's death, and the finale.
Godfather 2- "The Kiss of Death", and the finale.
Braveheart- The Freeeedom scream.
The Aviator- The plane crash into Hollywood.
Million Dollar Baby- Same as what was said before.
Star Wars ESB- "Luke i am your fater!"
Raging Bull- DeNiro Hitting the wall "I'm not an animal!"
The English Patient- Don't know the names but when, the guy is carrying the girl from the plane crash, and she says, she has always loved him.
Saving Private Ryan- Tom Hanks tells Matt Damon "Earn this.".
That's all for now

[John la Rock]

ya De Niro in the cell in Raging Bull

[Bad Company]

Half Baked: When Killer get's killed :(

[Bo]

Yeah Saw had it strong..

The ending to Ubreakable was awesome .... to me.

And Tombstone everything after Morgan Earp's death was really solid.

[Rain Man]

When fucking G-Baby died in Hardball... god that was terrible..

[Crazy88s]

Hello everyone, I read all your comments all the time, just never reply to any but thought I would throw some things out there for this topic.


ET - ET dying
Pay It Forward - The little boy dying
Scarface - Tony shooting his friend, Then Tony dying at the end

I thought I had some more but my mind went blank, maybe I will remember and post some more.

[McDoogle]

Pay It Forward - The little boy dying


He dies? THANK GOD...

Darth Vader tells Luke he is his fasha (I have a dutch accent. Isn't that crazy?)

[Buzzkill]

isn't that veird*

[FacEOFFeAr]

Usual Suspects: From when Verbal Kint leaves custody to the end.
One Hour Photo: Sy's "Red Eye" dream.
Adaptation: Laroche's car crash.
Rear Window: Thorwald finds out what apartment Jeff lives in.
Return of the King: Aragorn's charge at the Black Gate.

[Danny Electric]

Old Boy - When he finds out that the girl he's fallen in love with and just had sex with was actually his daughter and after that when he breaks down and tells the man that he will do anything he wants, to keep him quiet.
Bambi - His mom dying
The Lion King - His dad dying
The Land Before Time - His grandad dying
Requiem For A Dream - As FakeRazor said
Lost Highway - When Bill Pullman's character walks into the darkness and then we see Balthazar Getty's character. Really messed up scene.
Bully - The killing of the bully
Casper - When Casper gives up becoming a boy in order to bring back Bill Pullman's character.
Kids - The last scene where Casper basically rapes a drugged up Jennie, not knowing that she has HIV.

[Gonzo]

I have to say a lot of the ones already mentioned.

Also in Gladiator when Phoenix's character stabs Crowe's character.

[El Santo]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly --- The final three-way show down, which was basically a long, drawn out scene with close-up of squinty eyes and handguns, set to Morricone's excellent theme. (CoE already mentioned this, but this is possibly my favorite scene of all time.)

The Usual Suspects --- slow take when it's revealed who Keyser Soze is.

Nightmare on Elmstreet --- the scene where that one teenager (I think it was Depp) sinks into the bed and is shredded to pieces

Goodfellas --- when those kinds find that dead couple under the bridge in the Cadillac, and Leyla by Eric Clapton plays in the background

Dark City --- the scene where the Strangers fly over the city

Predator --- "You're one ugly motherf**ker"

[DaveBrawl]

Pure Country - The end where Dusty is singing to Lula.

[Gouda]

Dancer in the Dark: Final scene.

[McDoogle]

Life is Beautiful- when Roberto Benigni plays the song for his wife in the concentration camp. AWSOME FUCKING MOVIE with the exception of the god awful english translation because the translation was 3/4 wrong

[deathtrap]

American History X- I think the scene where his father speaks out about his racism. Just for that scene to be the catalyst of the rest of Norton's life. Plus, the black and white was great.
I also think Brook's death in the Shawshank Redemption is powerful

[Blitz]

American Beauty-Lester gets fired, the scene at the dinner table

Closer-The confrontation between Larry and Dan in Larry's Office ("Ever See A Human Heart? It looks like a fist wrapped in blood!")

Suicide Kings-Lono's speech about his father.

Lost In Translation-The ending (One of the most perfect music cues ever as the cab drives off.)

Seven-Sommerset opens the box.

Chasing Amy-The scene in the rain between Alyssa and Holden.

Jaws-Quint's speech

[Loose Cannon]

When fucking G-Baby died in Hardball... god that was terrible..

oh shit, yea. Another tear jerker right there. the hell in wrong with them?

[Loose Cannon]

Oh Field of Dreams: Two moments

1) When the doctor helps Ray's daughter from choking, but can't go back and play anymore

2) When he plays catch with his father at the end.

[Fox]

Platoon: Sgt. Elias' death, as he reaches up for the heavens (or choppers) and NVA surround him everywhere

[Cona]

When fucking G-Baby died in Hardball... god that was terrible..

So true.

Castaway - When he loses Wilson
The Green Mile - More or less the whole film, especially the ending
American History X - Curb scene
Shawshank - When the old guy kills himself
Braveheart - When Wallace dies
Trainspotting - Again, the whole film, particularly the cold turkey scene
Ray - When hes singing "Hit The Road Jack" with his bit on the side

[Jordan]

Shawshank - When Red finds Andy at the beach
Forrest Gump - When Forrest speaks to Jenny's tombstone about little Forrest.
Mystic River - "Is that my daughter in there?" scene
Million Dollar Baby - The end scene
The Last Samurai - When Watanabe killed himself
In the Bedroom - When Nick Stahl's character is killed.

[Smitty]

Shawshank- When Red gives his speech about being rehabilitated.
Road To Perdition- When Tom Hanks guns down Paul Newman and co. w/ a tommy gun
Boyz N The Hood- When Ricky is shot
First Blood- Stallone's breakdown in the police station in front of his colonel.
Full Metal Jacket- When Leonard Lawrence shoots himself, the blanket party, and when Joker kills the sniper.
Glory- The storming of the fort at the end and when Denzel is whipped
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest- Billy Bibbit killing himself, McMurphy's labotomy, and the chief escaping.

[Shaggy]

Identity- When you find out that the little kid is really the killer (that was fucked up)

[Kapoutman]

Ghostbusters: Crossing the stream at the end.

[el fregadero]

When fucking G-Baby died in Hardball... god that was terrible..
Yeah, that was probably the saddest scene I've ever watched. :(

[Innovator]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly --- The final three-way show down, which was basically a long, drawn out scene with close-up of squinty eyes and handguns, set to Morricone's excellent theme. (CoE already mentioned this, but this is possibly my favorite scene of all time.)
The Ecstasy of Gold, ah definitely in my top 3 movies of all time.

[Hitman84]

Life is Beautiful- when Roberto Benigni plays the song for his wife in the concentration camp. AWSOME FUCKING MOVIE with the exception of the god awful english translation because the translation was 3/4 wrong
The whole of this film is fantastic. I have seen it in Italian (called La Vita è Bella), what a film.

When Benigni is being led away to be executed, but he doesn't want his son to worry so he does that funny walk and pulls the silly face. Then gunshots.

:'(

Then the end bit where Giosuè finds his mother: 'Abbiamo vinto!'
OMG

[KillerWolf]

Blood, Guts, Bullets, and Octane - when you find out what was in the trunk.

Gladiator - when Maximus takes on like 6 other gladiators.

Undisputed - "everything you've worked for is going right out the window"

The Green Mile - John Coffee's execution