The 33 best movie endings of all time, ranked

Jason GuerrasioOct 1, 2020, 21:12 IST

Leonardo DiCaprio in "Inception."Warner Bros.

Nothing beats a great movie ending.
Here we rank 33 of the all-time best.
Find out where favorites like "Inception," "Avengers: Infinity War," and "Casablanca" end up on the list.

Movie endings can leave you with a sense of satisfaction or make you want to throw your chair at the screen.

Every filmmaker strives for the former, and in some cases, they manage to pull off something that will be remembered forever.

Whether it leaves you happy or sad, or has a visual or line of dialogue that just brings everything together, a movie ending can make or break how you feel about the story you just watched.

From "Gone with the Wind" to "Avengers: Infinity War," here we rank 33 of the best movie endings of all time (spoilers galore, obviously).

33. "There Will Be Blood" (2007)

The final shot of "There Will Be Blood." Paramount

32. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975)

(L-R) Will Sampson and Jack Nicholson in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Fantasy Films

31. "Shane" (1953)

George Stevens' "Shane." Paramount Pictures

30. "Easy Rider" (1969)

Dennis Hopper in "Easy Rider." Columbia

29. "La La Land" (2016)

Ryan Gosling in "La La Land." Lionsgate

28. "The Sixth Sense" (1999)

M. Night Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense." Disney

27. "Gone with the Wind" (1939)

Vivien Leigh in "Gone with the Wind." Warner Bros.

26. "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981)

Steven Spielberg's "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark." Paramount Pictures

25. "Rocky II" (1976)

(L-R) Carl Weathers and Sylvester Stallone in "Rocky II." MGM/Netflix

24. "The Thing" (1982)

Kurt Russell in "The Thing." Universal

23. "Inception" (2010)

The ending of "Inception." Warner Bros.

22. "The 400 Blows" (1959)

Jean-Pierre Leaud in "The 400 Blows." Criterion Collection

21. "Psycho" (1960)

Anthony Perkins in "Psycho." Paramount/Universal

20. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978)

Donald Sutherland in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." United Artists

19. "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967)

The ending of "Bonnie and Clyde." Warner Bros.

18. "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994)

Morgan Freeman in "The Shawshank Redemption." Columbia Pictures

17. "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018)

Tom Holland in "Avengers: Infinity War." Disney

16. "The Wild Bunch" (1969)

William Holden in "The Wold Bunch." Warner Bros.

15. "Night of the Living Dead" (1968)

George A. Romero's "Night of the Living Dead." New Line Cinema

14. "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964)

Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove." Columbia Pictures

13. "Scarface" (1983)

Al Pacino in "Scarface." Universal

12. "The Godfather" (1972)

Diane Keaton and Al Pacino in "The Godfather." Paramount

11. "Sunset Boulevard" (1950)

Gloria Swanson in "Sunset Boulevard." Paramount Pictures

10. "The Graduate" (1967)

Katharine Ross and Dustin Hoffman in "The Graduate." MGM

9. "Chinatown" (1974)

Jack Nicholson (right) in "Chinatown." Paramount

8. "Carrie" (1976)

Brian De Palma's "Carrie." United Artists

7. "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968)

Stanley Kubrick's "2001." MGM

6. "The Third Man" (1949)

Carol Reed's "The Third Man." Fox

5. "Seven" (1995)

David Fincher's "Seven." New Line Cinema

4. "Casablanca" (1942)

Michael Curtiz's "Casablanca." Warner Bros.

3. "Citizen Kane" (1941)

Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane." RKO Pictures

2. "The Usual Suspects" (1995)

Kevin Spacey in "The Usual Suspects." Gramercy Pictures

1. "Planet of the Apes" (1968)

Franklin J. Schaffner's "Planet of the Apes." Fox

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