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30. Get Out!

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Mon Feb 19, 2024, 08:52 PM

Feb 2024

I've seen hundreds of movies over the years, but it really took me by surprise.

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What movie had the greatest ending to you? [View all] debm55 Feb 2024 OP

Rudy.... FarPoint Feb 2024 #1

Original Rocky JT45242 Feb 2024 #2

Then my friend if you haven't already done so, Go to the Philadelphia Musuem of Art and run up the steps . When you get debm55 Feb 2024 #20

Yes! happybird Feb 2024 #24

The Color Purple Siwsan Feb 2024 #3

Ty Siwsan, I have seen it numerous times and still love it and the ending. debm55 Feb 2024 #21

Casablanca Raven123 Feb 2024 #4

Agree TY Raven123 debm55 Feb 2024 #51

Kind Hearts and Coronets bucolic_frolic Feb 2024 #5

Thank you bucolic_frolic debm55 Feb 2024 #52

Maybe not the greatest but for all these years, I had never seen Deathtrap with Michael Cain and brewens Feb 2024 #6

Thank you brewens. debm55 Feb 2024 #54

Edward Scissorhands FalloutShelter Feb 2024 #7

Thank you FalloutShelter. debm55 Feb 2024 #55

Get Shorty Alpeduez21 Feb 2024 #8

Thank you , Alpeduez21 debm55 Feb 2024 #56

The original "Wizard of Oz"...when Dorothy wakes up and Jrose Feb 2024 #9

I agree and I have seen many many times.Monkeys still scare me though. debm55 Feb 2024 #57

Dr. Strangelove Beausoleil Feb 2024 #10

Thank you Beausoleil. debm55 Feb 2024 #58

The Apartment mucifer Feb 2024 #11

Shut up and deal! SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2024 #36

TY mucifer, I saw the apartment numerous times. TY for the memory. debm55 Feb 2024 #75

Yes, It was a very unique movie . Loved the ending. TY mucifer. debm55 Feb 2024 #115

"We'll send him a fruitcake every Christmas." Jeebo Feb 2024 #136

Oh boy, Deb, this one is going to be fun. I'm sure that there will be a variety of opinions. Let me think...... RussellCattle Feb 2024 #12

RusselCattle. thank you and your great choice. debm55 Feb 2024 #76

Blazing Saddles.... bahboo Feb 2024 #13

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Great Choice TY bahboo. debm55 Feb 2024 #77

Burn After Reading av8rdave Feb 2024 #14

Ty av8rdave. debm55 Feb 2024 #117

Secondhand Lions Enter stage left Feb 2024 #15

Took 2nd or 3rd grade nephew to the Hulk and saw Secondhand Lions trailer....WOW IA8IT Feb 2024 #82

Thank you , Enter stage left debm55 Feb 2024 #118

What movie had the greatest ending for me? Niagara Feb 2024 #16

Thank you Niagara. Very good choices. debm55 Feb 2024 #79

Thanks, Debbie! *takes a bow* Niagara Feb 2024 #91

A little obscure but, The Third Man. Basic LA Feb 2024 #17

I agree. nocoincidences Feb 2024 #53

It's my all-time favorite. Basic LA Feb 2024 #64

I actually bought the CD nocoincidences Feb 2024 #88

None whatsoever. Basic LA Feb 2024 #90

Thank you, Basic LA. That;s sad. debm55 Feb 2024 #119

Love love love love this movie.... Butterflylady Feb 2024 #18

Thank you Butterflylady. debm55 Feb 2024 #123

Casablanca. Pulp Fiction. Shawshank Redemption. It Happened One Night. Maltese Falcon. brush Feb 2024 #19

Great films and great endings. Ty very much, brush. debm55 Feb 2024 #124

Miracle on 34th Street dameatball Feb 2024 #22

Both versions? Dear_Prudence Feb 2024 #105

I only saw the first one. Just remembered it for a long time. dameatball Feb 2024 #141

Me too. Ty dameatball. debm55 Feb 2024 #144

TY dameatball. I really like the original debm55 Feb 2024 #125

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood happybird Feb 2024 #23

I love Tarantino flicks and I had no spoiler of the ending going into the movie Docreed2003 Feb 2024 #31

I felt like a psycho at the theater because I couldn't stop laughing happybird Feb 2024 #34

TY happybird. debm55 Feb 2024 #127

Gone with the Wind Beatlelvr Feb 2024 #25

Ty Beatlelvr. Two great endings. debm55 Feb 2024 #129

Ghost...👻👻👻👻👻 MiHale Feb 2024 #26

I agree. Loved Patrick and Demi. . That whole movie was great. But the ending was sad. TY MiHale. debm55 Feb 2024 #130

Casablanca Glorfindel Feb 2024 #27

Love, love, love that movie. ificandream Feb 2024 #44

Agree. and the ending so bitter sweet. debm55 Feb 2024 #133

The Producers The Wizard Feb 2024 #28

Thank you The Wizard. Great ending. debm55 Feb 2024 #134

The Tomorrow Man (John Lithgow) had a perfect ending. MLAA Feb 2024 #29

TY MLAA. Agree debm55 Feb 2024 #138

Get Out! TexasBushwhacker Feb 2024 #30

Thank you TexasBushwhaker. debm55 Feb 2024 #146

If you haven't seen it, I recommend watching it TexasBushwhacker Feb 2024 #149

The Bridge on the River Kwai lpbk2713 Feb 2024 #32

I originally watched this as my late FIL was a Marine stationed on a Japanese island. Everytime I watched it I get debm55 Feb 2024 #81

"Madness!" Doc_Technical Feb 2024 #97

Thank You Doc_Technical. debm55 Feb 2024 #147

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World NowsTheTime Feb 2024 #33

TY NowsTheTime. debm55 Feb 2024 #148

Gattaca consider_this Feb 2024 #35

Citizen Kane SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2024 #37

It sure was. I saw it in college and remember being shocked by what Rosebud was. TY debm55 Feb 2024 #74

Gonna have to think on that. But I love the question. electric_blue68 Feb 2024 #38

Thank you, electric_blue68 debm55 Feb 2024 #70

Repo Man (1984) Tikki Feb 2024 #39

Thank you Tikki, debm55 Feb 2024 #69

"Dragonfly" (2002) nuxvomica Feb 2024 #40

Thank you nuxomica. debm55 Feb 2024 #68

Terminator II and Godfather II n/t sarge43 Feb 2024 #41

Ty sarge43 for you choices. debm55 Feb 2024 #67

"Local Hero" Paladin Feb 2024 #42

Oh yes. Without question. Aristus Feb 2024 #47

Thank you Paladin . Sounds like a great ending. debm55 Feb 2024 #66

I'd say it's a tie between Gone With the Wind and Psycho. (SPOILERS!) ificandream Feb 2024 #43

Thank you , ificandream. Your two choices have great endings. debm55 Feb 2024 #65

The Usual Suspects, because [SPOILER] Mad_Dem_X Feb 2024 #45

thank you Mad_Dem_X debm55 Feb 2024 #63

The Sound of Music maxrandb Feb 2024 #46

I love that movie and Julie is beautiful in it.. debm55 Feb 2024 #62

I've been in that field that she sings in underpants Feb 2024 #113

A League of Their Own. Mr.Bill Feb 2024 #48

True and thank you Mr.Bill. debm55 Feb 2024 #61

So many to choose from! Hela Feb 2024 #49

Perfect choices, TY Hela debm55 Feb 2024 #50

The ending of Predator 2. nocoincidences Feb 2024 #59

Thank you nocoincidences.agree debm55 Feb 2024 #60

Definitely an underappreciated sequel exboyfil Feb 2024 #78

The Sting - it's not quite the end, but when Redford's character... 3catwoman3 Feb 2024 #71

"It's not enough, but... it's close!" unblock Feb 2024 #84

Our older son is a pretty good piano player, and one of his favorite... 3catwoman3 Feb 2024 #86

Lovely work. Easy to play (poorly), not so easy to do it justice. unblock Feb 2024 #87

Our son plays it very well, if I may say so, and I'm a pretty critical... 3catwoman3 Feb 2024 #89

I liked the ending too, Have seen it numerous times. TY 3catwoman3. debm55 Feb 2024 #126

The Thomas Crown Affair comes to mind. Deuxcents Feb 2024 #72

Thank you Deuxcents. debm55 Feb 2024 #73

Rosemary's Baby and Night of the Living Dead exboyfil Feb 2024 #80

Yes I do. Thank you, exboyfil. John Carpenter filmed Night of the Liliving Dead. I was a vampire in it. No talking role. debm55 Feb 2024 #111

Don't Look Up Jamesm9164 Feb 2024 #83

Ty Jamesm9164. Great ending debm55 Feb 2024 #110

Kelly's Heroes ;) Chainfire Feb 2024 #85

Ty Chainfire. Perfect ending. debm55 Feb 2024 #109

Peter Sellers in "Being There" (1979) justaprogressive Feb 2024 #92

TY, justaprogressive. Well made and the ending was great. debm55 Feb 2024 #108

My favorite NoSheep Feb 2024 #112

???????? debm55 Feb 2024 #114

Did you not like Being There? NoSheep Feb 2024 #143

"The Sixth Sense" CTyankee Feb 2024 #93

Oh yes, We saw it twice just to see what we missed. Ending was a shock. TY CTyankee. debm55 Feb 2024 #107

Million Dollar Baby. limbicnuminousity Feb 2024 #94

Agree with Million Dollar Baby. It was sad though. TY limbicnuminousity. debm55 Feb 2024 #106

Chinatown VGNonly Feb 2024 #95

Thank you VGNonly. debm55 Feb 2024 #104

The Shawshank Redemption Tyche Feb 2024 #96

That's my #2 pick Mad_Dem_X Feb 2024 #99

Ending was great. TY, Tyche. debm55 Feb 2024 #101

McCabe & Mrs. Miller Doc_Technical Feb 2024 #98

TY, Doc_Technical. debm55 Feb 2024 #100

Duel.. Permanut Feb 2024 #102

TY, Permanut. debm55 Feb 2024 #103

It's a Wonderful Life and the Wizard of Oz. Lunabell Feb 2024 #116

Excellent post Lunabell. They are two classic movies. Ty debm55 Feb 2024 #122

Shawshank Redemption flying_wahini Feb 2024 #120

Agree. I can watch it over and over. TY fly_wahini debm55 Feb 2024 #121

Forbidden Planet ... Jeebo Feb 2024 #128

Thank you , Jeebo. I like your choices very good and great endings. debm55 Feb 2024 #132

Star Wars Episode 3 : Revenge of the Sith. Elessar Zappa Feb 2024 #131

Great endings Jbrn Feb 2024 #135

"Blazing Saddles." malthaussen Feb 2024 #137

Or, if that's too long, nothing will beat Joe E. Brown... malthaussen Feb 2024 #139

TY Mal, That's funny debm55 Feb 2024 #140

A film that had the greatest ending *present* in it, while also (imo) botching it: RockRaven Feb 2024 #142

Agree. Thank you RockRaven. debm55 Feb 2024 #145