"The Entire Theatre Filed Out To The Parking Lot In Tearful, Speechless Silence" – 24 Movies That Ended Perfectly

"In just two minutes he wins everything and then loses everything."

A perfect ending to a movie can truly determine how we remember it. Recently we've been sharing our favourite movie endings, and so many more people chipped in we thought we'd share some more!

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So, here are 24 more of peoples favourite movie endings:

🚨Warning🚨 – This post contains some spoilers for some of the movies mentioned – skip at your leisure! 

1. Uncut Gems

A24

"It has a really good ending, because in just two minutes he wins everything and then loses everything."

—twittersux126

2. The Whale

A24

"It must be on this list."

—forcornssake

3. Primal Fear

Paramount Pictures

"It's one is one of my favourites. I love unexpected endings..."

—monicaspucci

4. Gladiator

Universal Pictures

"When Maximus achieves happiness in the afterlife and that moment with Juba at the bottom of the Colosseum floor, now free and hopeful for the future. What a beautiful moment!"

—jhayes413

5. The Sixth Sense

Hollywood Pictures

"I don’t think much beats it."

—baobaopanda

6. Brazil

20th Century Fox

"Terry Gilliam's masterpiece. Best ending ever!"

—silgalias

7. Schindler’s List

Universal Pictures

"Never before or since have I experienced such collective heartache and hope for humanity as when I watched this movie in the mostly Jewish community where I grew up. 

There were a handful of survivors in the audience…. And their progeny who I grew up with who might not have existed without the courage of those who defied the darkness of that era. The final scene was gut-wrenching. 

The movie ended and the entire theatre sat in silence... When people finally began to stand up, no one could utter a word… The entire theatre filed out to the parking lot in tearful, speechless silence. An absolute masterpiece… and the colour!"

—slyshield32

8. Iron Man

Paramount Pictures

"It has a great ending. Most superhero movies end with them keeping the secret. This one was like, 'yeah fuck that'."

—matdyjames

9. The Birdcage

MGM/UA Distribution Co.

"It is one of my favourite endings of any film ever."

—matdyjames

10. Saltburn

Warner Bros. Pictures

"I was up and down on that movie most of the way, but I would be lying if I didn't say that the 'Murder on the Dance Floor' scene hasn't been living rent-free in my head since I saw it."

—jrmanley0

11. Field of Dreams

Universal Pictures

"It is one of the best endings ever. When you (and more importantly, Ray) realise who he built the ball field for, you're reduced to a puddle. I cry every time I see it, even though I know what's coming!"

—sparjac29

12. The Godfather

Paramount Pictures

"At the end, when they shut the door on Diane Keaton."

—dellarock

13. I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore

Netflix

"Talk about emotional whiplash."

—julia72

14. Pan's Labyrinth

Warner Bros. Pictures

"I actually thought the ending was perfect. Stunningly sad and beautiful."

—fillionfan4002

15. Avengers: Infinity War

Warner Bros. Pictures

"I think the ending was absolutely perfect. The sense of astonishment that the heroes lost was so unexpected, and absolutely what the MCU needed at that moment. And then the post-credits scene with Fury calling Captain Marvel provided just the right tiny spark of hope that was needed. I like the ending of Infinity War better than that of Endgame."

—toothlessfeline

16. Atonement

Universal Pictures

"It made me bawl. So heartbreakingly beautiful and sad. I'm crying as I'm typing this comment."

—dashaker2

17. Rocketman

Paramount Pictures

"I loved the ending. It was nostalgic and joyful, and so satisfying."

—carricovington

18. Barbie

Warner Bros. Pictures

"The ending was amazing."

—carricovington

19. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Lionsgate

"It's a more recent one, burt the ending was incredible. Don’t want to give spoilers, but the music, the symbolism of Snow’s suit, and of course that final voiceover truly gave me chills."

—witbeyondmeasure223

20. Requiem For A Dream

Summit Entertainment

"Might be a bit of a cliché, but the closeups of the characters and each of them realising (or not realising, in the mother's case) is haunting."

—buttfarts7000

21. The Dirt

Netflix

"The closing scene of Mötley Crüe walking from backstage out to the show with the voiceover about their journeys has me in tears every time. Then into the credits with the side-by-sides of actual band footage and photos and recreations by the actors... Can you be nostalgic for a time in which you mostly weren't even alive yet?? It's great. Love it!"

—arflurer87

22. Ghost

Paramount Pictures

"The end makes me cry like a teething infant. Every. Damn. Time. When Molly finally sees Sam again, when he tells her, 'It’s true what they say — the love you have, you take it with you', and when he can finally walk into the light…"

—camillacoutts

23. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

New Line Cinema

"The ending was perfect… once they finally got to it. That movie has so many 'ending' scenes that kept turning out to not actually be the end. It actually got annoying the first time I watched it."

—toothlessfeline

24. The Shawshank Redemption

Columbia Pictures

"When they show Red at the pawn shop, feeling the same way Brooks did and you don't know if he's going to buy a gun. And when he pulls out a knife, just like Brooks did, and you get scared he's going to fall victim to the same fate. 

But he doesn't. He finds the field and can embrace being a free man, rather than fearing it. When he and Andy meet and hug each other on the beach, it gets me every time. My favourite movie ever!"

—lauryn7091

What are your favourite endings to films? Let us know in the comments below!