Zed's Top Ten Film Endings

This is not a definitive, "best ever" list. Give it a few months, and this list will probably change. I have a fairly eclectic taste in films, but a very specific opinion of what makes a great ending. Maybe some time in the future, I'll do a list of great films, even if the endings aren't so great. Most of these films wouldn't even be considered for that list.

This is for the endings only. That moment when it all comes together, and it leaves you feeling something, whether you absolutely love it, or fucking hate it. By nature, this list is major spoilery, so all but the list itself is behind cuts.


10. Fight Club; 1999; Dir. David Fincher; Starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/
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09. The Killer; 1990; Dir. John Woo; Starring Chow Yun Fat, Danny Lee
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097202/
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08. Léon; 1994; Dir. Luc Besson; Starring Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110413/
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07. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels; 1999; Dir. Guy Ritchie; Starring Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120735/
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06. Smokin' Aces; 2007; Dir. Joe Carnahan; Starring Ray Liotta, Ryan Reynolds
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475394/
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05. Hot Fuzz; 2007; Dir. Edgar Wright; Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425112/
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04. Death Proof; 2007; Dir. Quentin Tarantino; Starring Kurt Russel, Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1028528/
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03. The Good Night; 2007; Dir Jake Paltrow; Starring Martin Freeman, Penélope Cruz, Danny DeVito
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484111/
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01. Big Nothing; 2006; Dir. Jean-Baptiste Andrea; Starring Simon Pegg, David Schwimmer, Alice Eve
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488085/
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01. Layer Cake; 2004; Dir. Matthew Vaughn; Starring Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375912/
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