15 People Share Movies With The Greatest Last 10 Minutes

Some movies stick with you because the ending refuses to play it safe. A great final stretch can turn a good film into one people keep talking about for years.

That is exactly what happened when Reddit user u/Krmsyn asked movie fans to name the greatest last 10 minutes in any movie. The replies quickly filled with unforgettable endings, shocking twists, and final scenes that still hit hard long after the credits roll.

Here are 25 picks that people could not stop bringing up, and a few of them may end up on your own watchlist.

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1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

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2. The Departed.

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3. Seven

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4. The Prestige

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5. The Usual Suspects

"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."

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6. Hot Fuzz

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7. Rambo - First Blood

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8. The famous monologue from Rambo. Sadly, it is still true today.

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9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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10. The Mist

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11. Whiplash

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12. The Last of the Mohicans

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13. Requiem for a Dream

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Some of these movies don’t have unexpected plot twists at the end. Nope.

You kind of know what’s going to happen, and they are still great. That shows mastery.

The ability to create a memorable ending without some flashy plot twists comes down to dialogue, acting, emotion, and even silence.

Only great directors can combine these elements to achieve such remarkable results. Of course, the script and the actors contribute enormously as well.

This is similar to the 81 visual anomalies that make your logic spin in the mud, even when you think you’ve already figured it out.

14. Old Boy

The original Park Chan-wook version, of course...

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15. Gattaca

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16. Annihilation

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17. Dead Alive

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18. Swiss Army Man

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19. Black Swan

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20. Ex Machina

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21. Inception

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22. The Sixth Sense

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23. American History X

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24. Sicario

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25. Dead Poets Society

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Have you ever heard someone say that their life is "like a movie?" Well, it may have something to do with movies like these.

They are so well made that they are completely believable. The last 10 minutes are just the climaxes of an incredible journey.

They weren't bad in the first 90 minutes or so and then suddenly became awesome. Movies are only as good as their ability to leave the audience astonished, moved, or contemplative.

And these movies do just that. We hope you found this list as inspirational as we did.

So, what's the next movie you are going to watch?

Want more “wait, what?” moments like the ones in this collection of small moments that prove the world is still full of surprises?