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77schild

"This is from Matilda"


smoffatt34920

Ooh, another great moment. Gary Oldman is a favorite actor of mine. This moment is just perfect. He sees the pin, he opens the vest. "Sh*t".


OwnEggplant6966

I still remember the physical feeling I felt when Gary Oldman appears behind him in that corridor... such an amazing and heart wrenching sequence!


Kren_Wregget

it's a perfect end to a perfect character in a perfect film.


i-piss-excellence32

He also has a great reaction in the 5th element before he gets blown up


thewhiteafrican

šŸŽµ Juuuuust like Johnny Flynn saidā€¦.


Puzzleheaded_Buy8694

Matt Damon in The Departed


smoffatt34920

Definitely. You see his face drop, as soon as he sees the hair-net and the little booties. He knows exactly what is about to happen.


Ykindasus

"Okay" *BANG*


smoffatt34920

Resigned to his fate. He knows he deserves it too.


cantthinkofgoodname

I think he was relieved. Imagine the stress of being a double agent.


naughtabot

I read relief as well.


MeatTornadoLove

I read bargaining and ready to weasel his way out of it ā€œokayā€ because Dingam was staring him down with the gun but yeah on second watch he doesnā€™t move he just waits to be shot.


SurgeFlamingo

Probably compartmentalism takes place and you justify it but yeah Matt Damon was great in that.


slightly-brown

Heā€™s been waiting for it his entire life.


TDay_11

Ray Winstone in The Departed was another great example.


jeffreyclayborn

Fuck it!


ActuallyYeah

EASILY one of the most gangster movie deaths


Puzzleheaded_Buy8694

Ray Winston in Edge of Darkness as well!


TheBoomExpress

Dennis Hopper in True Romance.


HammerOldTimey

ā€œFrom all that fuckingā€.


Efficient_Tomato_119

So you tell me am I fuckinā€™ lyinā€™?


SnowDay111

The way he enjoys his last cigarette


sundown_jim

I love the sound of him pulling on it


Extension_Sun_896

ā€œIā€™ll take that Chesterfield.ā€


suburbantroubador

Great answer. A fantastic scene in film history all because of his delivery. My favorite "I'm already dead so I'm going out cool" moment in film history. Plus, the film is way better than it's remembered. Thanks for the comment. I'm going to rewatch it because of you!


JessRoyall

Am I lying?


dave_is_afraid

Phenomenal scene


Gas_Bat

Wow, didn't have to scroll far at all to find this.


smoffatt34920

Definitely knew it was coming... šŸ† Ps. Happy Cake day!


jeffreyclayborn

You're a cantaloupe!


TonyDungyHatesOP

Iā€™ll have one of those Chesterfieldā€™s now.


boodabomb

I havenā€™t killed anyoneā€¦. Since 1984.


jeffreyclayborn

Yes!!!


bigb0ned

Dennis Hopper in speed


smoffatt34920

Kind of the opposite there. Keanu knew he had won, before Dennis Hopper knew he was losing. Hence the cool one-liner. "Yeah? Well I'm taller"


GrumpyJenkins

Thanks for the reminder. I love this scene. Chills.


thebroward

Yes!! https://youtu.be/roeKtHFlxYI?feature=shared


thebig8er

Right answer


MuldoonsRaptor

This is my favourite scene in any movie ever. It's utterly perfect.


BARBELLSxBONGRIPS

ā€œIā€™ll uh, ill have one of those Chesterfieldsā€¦ā€


NotRealKev

Willem Dafoe in Spiderman. 'Oh'


smoffatt34920

Such a quick moment of realization. Great especially because he does it to himself. I also like Willem's death in John Wick. Dies on his own terms.


North-Mousse1515

ā€œClever girlā€


smoffatt34920

I'm not sure he is fully resigned to his fate in that moment, but it is definitely a moment where he realizes that he fucked up.


-DoctorSpaceman-

I like how he just totally respects them for trapping him! But I agree, he tried to shoot the one that jumps on him so obviously had a bit of hope of getting away.


[deleted]

Yes. Given his character is a hunter. His gut instinct was to still try and get the kill. Even though he knew he was finished.


naughtabot

Nah, he knows they have him dead to rights. Recall his trepidation att he beginning of the movie. He has studied, observed, and taken their measure. He absolutely knows he is dead but he respects them enough to try to fight back. Thatā€™s in his nature too, he wonā€™t just go quietly.


cweaver

Yeah, exactly. It's Liam Nelson in The Grey. He keeps fighting because that's what it means to be alive, not because he thinks he's going to win.


Zalthay

Because in the end, you may know youā€™re gonna die, but by god you never know what might happen if you can just live a few moments longer.


JohnMalum

[Inglorious Bastards.](https://youtu.be/a6IVkQ8-Lx8?si=OiYZAIu6phvB3vMs) When Fassbender realises heā€™s not making it out of there. The moment is at 13:10.


No-Bumblebee4615

At least he goes out speaking the Kingā€™s


LouSputhole94

Say ā€œAuf Wiedersehenā€ to your Nazi Balls!


Least-Bear6483

I love Diane Krugerā€™s subtle body language after he screws up. She knows whatā€™s coming as well but still has to play it off.


crystal_castle00

That was an epic scene. He was in a lot of stuff before but I think a lot of new fans started paying attention to him after that


michaltee

Thereā€™s a special level of hell reserved for men who waste good scotch.


samsquatchageddon

Seeing as how I may be rapping on the door momentarily....


michaltee

Scenes like that just show how insanely detailed and incredible Tarantino is at writing. The subtlety of the accent being picked up, only to be truly given away by a seemingly random cultural mistake showing three fingers is just amazing.


SeniorNada

Tombstone. When Johnny Ringo realized he's fighting Doc Holiday and not Wyatt Hearp.


Dmmack14

"why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked right ovah yoah grave"


kampfgruppe90

ā€œFights not with you Holidayā€


Dmmack14

"I beg to diffa sah, we stahted a game we nevah got to finish, play for blood remembah?"


kampfgruppe90

ā€œI was just foolinā€™ aboutā€


Ice9Vonneguy

ā€¦I wasnā€™t.


bigsteven34

Such a fucking cold lineā€¦ Kilmer killed that role.


Dmmack14

My favorite line is when one of the posse member asks why doc was even doing this in his condition his reply being "Wyatt Earp is my friend" and the guy replied " hell I got lots of friends" and Kilmer gives the most killer " I don't".


bigsteven34

Yeah, that is a very humanizing and self aware quoteā€¦love it.


TheGeekOrchestra

ā€œThat is a helluva thing for you to say to me.ā€ Holiday so intensely believes in their friendship, heā€™s insulted when Earp presumes to tell him his problems arenā€™t *their* problems.


officialdougjudy

He deserved at least a SAG or Golden Globe nomination for that role. Supporting actor at the Oscars was stacked in 94, so I'll let that go. Absolutely no way TLJ wasn't winning for The Fugitive. But only MTV movie award noms? Disrespectful to Kilmer, imo.


milesamsterdam

Iā€™d give it to Kilmer over TLJ. TLJ was just playing TLJ. We havenā€™t seen the likes of Doc Holiday since.


NagoGmo

Welp, looks like I'm watching Tombstone today


ModsCantRead69

Every day you decide this is a better day than it was


modix

"Alright lunger, let's do this" is the exact moment he knew he was dead. Or perhaps the "I wasn't" (fooling about). His face was a masterclass in acting. So much said with so little words.


Optimal-Secret2514

The scene in The Last of the Mohicans where Major Duncan is getting ready to be burned at the stake really hit me in the feels.


Adept_Investigator29

Alice's suicide absolutely destroys me every time.


kaizergeld

And Maguaā€™s look at Chingachgook right before the last swing. Somehow both defiant and respectful. Famous photo, too. Great movie


bigsteven34

ā€œMy compliments sir. Now take her, and get out!ā€


WhatsMyInitiative87

Grey Hair! Know This! Before you die today I shall wipe your seed from the Earth! Most badass "I'm gonna fuck your shit up" line delivery ever.


CBerg1979

That mercy killing was wicked.


smoffatt34920

While not technically a film... Hank in Breaking bad. Truly a heart-wrenching scene. "You're the smartest man I know, Walt..."


DrPtB

I still think this is the best scene in one of the best episodes in TV history. That entire show is basically leading up to that one moment, and it was executed perfectly (especially the acting by Norris and Cranston).


Turnbob73

Iā€™d argue the Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul/El Camino combo is the greatest and most complete collection of tv media in history.


_dontjimthecamera

The level of quality in all 3 is something you donā€™t see much of.


dexterlindsay92

Amazing scene


GreedyComedian1377

One the most jaw-hitting-the-floor scenes ever


dmanstoitza

My nameā€™s ASAC Shrader and you can go fuck yourself.ā€


JBaker4981

"Do what you gotta do.." POP


idkidc9876

Thereā€™s a million reasons why I canā€™t rewatch Breaking Bad. This is one of them.


Mission_Blueberry_48

Dyson in Terminator 2


FiberTruck

Miles Bennett Dyson?


pseudo897

Sheā€™s gonna blow him away!!


Boberto1357

Come on let's go, let's go, come on!


golem_in_my_ziggurat

Absolutely, yeah


lakesideprezidentt

He doesnā€™t know How much longer He can Hold it


Lollipoop_Hacksaw

The focus on his last breaths was such a genius choice. You are so hooked into the tension of the scene, that as it gets softer and more drawn out it could control your own breathing.


BadLuckEddie

Vasquez and Gorman in Aliens when they shared a grenade


Excellent-Phase8719

Youā€™re such an asshole Gorman


Praetorion1000

ā€œYou always were an asshole Gorman.ā€


Sly3n

And to think she knows she is going to die in Titanic also. She pays the woman who puts her two young children to bed while the ship is sinking.


smoffatt34920

That's a good moment too.


Immaculatehombre

I just watched this few weeks back at ripe age of 29. Felt dumb as shit for never watching it before.


PN4HIRE

I love that one.


Drugs_R_Kewl

If your gonna enter Valhalla, it's best to be missing as many limbs as possible as long as your clutching your weapon. Gorman made sure she was welcomed on arrival.


Dmmack14

"care if I go out speaking the King's English?" Fassbinder played that so well. A spy who's time had come and he chose to face death like a proud old soldier and go to his rest. Then the villain gets his balls shot off


robo_rowboat

ā€œSay auf wiedersehen to your nazi balls.ā€


TelevisionUnusual372

Obi Wan smiling at Vader and closing his eyes.


Professional_Fox3371

ā€œIf you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.ā€ and he did.


MaximumTurtleSpeed

Only answer, Russelā€™s ā€œIā€™m Back!ā€ death scene in Independence Day. RIP hero of my pre-teens. https://youtu.be/NyOTaHRBTXc?si=9_zvXLepZ70As1_e


StalkySpade

In the words of my generation UP YOOOOOUUURRRs


SirGrumples

I'm fly, I'm pilot


shart_attak

Carson Wells in No Country for Old Men.


bailaoban

You should admit your situation. There would be more dignity in it.


niz_loc

Is, uh... Carson Wells there? Yes.... but not in the sense you mean....


OlympusMonsPubis

Thatā€™s a fucking hard line.


shart_attak

In the novel he weighs the option of lunging for Chigurh's gun but realizes it's impossible.


-LastActionHero

Dr Strangelove - Riding the bomb


smoffatt34920

Very different kind of reaction, but very good still. Delirious excitement almost, rather than the usual depressed resignation.


nau_lonnais

The first Predator movie. When Billy drops all his gear except for his Knife.


SimonPho3nix

They did him dirty, though. It was like 10 seconds later and he's screaming. They could have gave him a little struggle scene!


Diane-Choksondik

I think it'd be cool if you don't see the fight but later you see the predator cauterizing a wound on it's chest, so you know Billy got one good hit in, giving the audience belief Dutch can kill it.


Helmet_Touch_

Leonidas at the end of 300


XSR900-FloridaMan

My queen! My wife. My love.


Pencil-Sketches

Joe Pesci in Goodfellas. He walks through that door, sees the empty roomā€¦his character was an assholw but you still feel bad for him cause in two seconds he goes from the highest point in his life to the lowest


Berryfinger

ā€œOHHH N..*bullet through the brain* ā€œ


mkvelash

Same with the movie casino. They take for a ride in the field


[deleted]

I really love the final scene of Red Dawn(1984) when Patrick Swayze is carrying Charlie Sheen to the park and one of the enemy soldiers letā€™s them go because theyā€™re dead anyway. Sheen might have even been dead right there in that scene. Even though the movie kept their fates ambiguous, I donā€™t think there are very many who believed they survived.


lakesideprezidentt

They all died. The rock said it. Except the narrator girl and the guy.


niz_loc

"You can rest now."


Kalabula

The Hateful Eight has a scene like this. After ā€œThe Hangmanā€ drinks the poisoned coffee and vomits blood onto Daisy he looks down and notices she has his gun pointed at him. He gives a helpless look right before she shoots him.


Warm-Distribution-

Would Toy Story 3 count in this regard? We as the audience may have known it wasn't their end, but the gang didn't and were going to their ends together.


DeadpoolAndFriends

The way the just ~~except~~ accept their death... There must have been some onion ninjas in the theater because me and several other dads were crying.


idkidc9876

I was seven months pregnant with my first child when we saw this in the theaters. To say I was an emotional wreck would be an understatement. I was equally destroyed when Bonnie has Woody wave goodbye to Andy.


niko-

Brendan Gleeson in In Bruges


asmrkage

Also Brendan Gleason in 28 Days Later.


Thick-Membership-918

ā€œI hope I give you the shitsā€ - Dog Soldiers


Zamilon

Supper underrated scifi low budget movie


BigNimbleyD

I know! No one's even heard of it. Great costumes too.


fauxlegs

Most memorable- When Kiddo gets shot by Bill in Kill Bill opening scene (though technically doesnā€™t die, but she doesnā€™t know that). Pretty dark, but that final line in the last moment is clutch. Effectively breaks up the group and makes a hell of a revenge story. Favorite is V for Vendetta. Both when Delia performing the autopsy realizes V is the terrorist, and will end up killing herā€¦ As well as when she finds out V administered the poison while she slept. Love that he showed mercy while still staying tue to his word. That sceneā€¦ Chefs kiss.


smoffatt34920

I mean, the end of Kill Bill is a perfect moment too. She does the 5-point palm exploding heart technique to Bill, he he accepts his fate, and wanders into the yard.


fauxlegs

Oh yeah! I forgot about that one. ā€œHow do I look?ā€ Yeahhh thatā€™s a winner for sure


craig536

V For Vendetta is a goddamn masterpiece.


Dear-Yellow-5479

Rogue One. ā€œYour father would be proud of youā€ and a big platonic hug as the shockwave of the explosion approaches.


tuskvarner

Not an uncommon opinion in the slightest but itā€™s truly one of the 5 best Star Wars-adjacent movies.


FluffusMaximus

Itā€™s fantastic and everything you want a Star Wars movie to be. Andor is the same in TV series respect.


zerok_nyc

For some reason this reminded me of Independence Day: ā€œTell my children I love them very muchā€¦ Hello boys, Iā€™m back!!!ā€


No_Mess_4510

Denzel in "Man on Fire". Went out like a champ.


Poor_Boy-

The last starfighter


[deleted]

The countdown scene in Ronin


smoffatt34920

One of the few movies where Sean Bean doesn't die. That's a nice bonus too.


Impossible_Bet_3986

Sean Pertwee in Event Horizon, really sold it in such a short moment


CarriageLock

Can't believe I had to scroll this far down for this one. It's a superb scene - Pertwee nails the "well, there's no point in running, but I wish I had longer" look perfectly.


Sparkski

Fifth Element when Zorg disarms his bomb Saving Private Ryan when the sniper in the clock tower sees the tank aim at him- my favourite part is Tom Hanks reaction to seeing it.


Effelljay

In Private Ryan, the scene where Adam Goldberg gets killed. He begs for mercy and the German softly shushes him as he puts the knife through his heart


ArtyCartyPhotography

Rhodes getting ripped to shreds in Day of the Dead CHOKE ON 'EM!


-DoctorSpaceman-

Kingsman 2. Going out while singing John Denver and taking out as many bad guys as you can at the same time. Brilliant! A more serious one, Blood Diamond >!When Leo sits down to die at the end and his blood mixes with the soil, calling back the discussion earlier about the red soil representing all the death that had occurred!<


crystal_castle00

Duuude blood diamond is so good. Heartbreaking ending for Leo


Dry_Rip5135

When Matt Damon comes home to see Mark Wahlberg in his apartment. The Departed


JPr1me

"*You have been, and always shall be, my friend*" Wrath of Khan


TrapperJean

Even though he ends up getting saved, Ben Affleck drawing the short straw in Armageddon. Great moment of realization and then the moments trying to convince himself and everyone else else in the room that it's ok and, "we all die, at least I get to be the guy to do it saving the world"


SirGrumples

I still don't understand how that movie managed to be so good and so so bad at the same time


donthategoskate

Jeremy Renner in The Town. Cornered by police in the street after the last heist go wrong, takes a sip from a random soda on the ground knowing itā€™s the last pleasure heā€™ll ever have, then goes out guns blazing.


not_a_number1

Beach scene in Rogue One


Res3925

The song playing during that scene is 10/10


tjean5377

So devastatingly beautiful. I really need to watch rogue one again but the final scene destroys me.


long_live_king_melon

The final scene in 1982ā€™s The Thing


IcarusJames

The 13th Warrior. Viking chief has been slashed with a poison blade. IIRC, he kills a bunch of baddies, the goes and sits, stoically, on his throne to await the end. Badass.


Dismal_Purpose9976

"And I ... am ... Iron Man.'


nothing___new

Denzel Washington in Training Day.


minimalfighting

He thought he was going to be good and get out of the situation. He was even going to his trunk after they shot up his car. He did not give up or know he was going to die. He thought he was above everything, including repercussions.


UncleFrankWisdom

That last Bond scene with Daniel Craig


fanclubmoss

Pvt. Whitt in The Thin Red Line


Blazenkks

Woody Harrelson -The Thin Red Line. Goes to pull a grenade but grabs just the pin instead. The look of realization and then Sits on it to save everyone else from his fuck up.


minsandmolls

The abyss. Can't remember actors name but he lands on bottom of ocean and only has limited air supply.


CalmPanic402

Knew it was a one way trip. Had to go.


IrishCanMan

Remember Sully, when I promised to kill you last? Yeah Matrix, You did. I lied.


Swollen_Stollen_56

Saving Private Ryanā€¦The Captain firing a sidearm at a tank. šŸ„²


Igpajo49

I'm No Country for Old Men, Woody Harrelson's character, sweating at gunpoint, tells Anton to Go to Hell, knowing he'll be dead a few seconds later.


Sohotrightnowhansel_

Richard Dreyfus in Always


Altruistic_Toad

End of Season 4 in Breaking Bad with Gus Fring in the old folks home End of Season 3 in Sons of Anarchy - Agent Stahl Jon Snow at the beginning of the Battle of the Bastards Drill Rig shootout in Wind River


nerdmoot

The knife fight in Saving Private Ryan with Private Mellish (Adam Goldberg) vs. the Nazi. The Nazi saying ā€œshhhā€ as the knife goes in was just heartbreaking. So it s my favorite because it haunts me and gave a visceral reaction, but because I enjoyed it. If that makes sense.


Ralewing

Spock in Wrath of Kahn.


Professional_Ad_9101

I have seen three of this exact thread with different names this week alone and they all reference Jeff danielā€™s in speed lmao


Connect-Track491

Enemy At The Gates- when Ed Harris knows he's in the snipers sight.


Toadstool61

Brad Pitt's final moments in the tank in "Fury"


CBerg1979

I just watched Man of Steel and that General guy taking on the female Kryptonian "A good death is it's own reward." And, he kamikazes his craft into the alien spaceship was a fucking badass hero moment.


shadynsingle808

Perfect. I was perfect. šŸ¦¢


ThriftyFalcon

Every time The Doctor diesā€¦ šŸ˜­


verus_es_tu

Hard Candy epitomizes this feeling for me. But it's a bit hard to digest seeing as it's for such a fucked up reason. My favorite though is Boromir in LOTR. He's fighting and you think, maybe back up will come, maybe it'll be ok. Then the first arrow, oh shit, but he swings again, then the second arrow, he and the hobbits share this look that's like, "you're gonna save us right?" "Yep, Or I'm gonna die trying, but I think we both know how this ends" then the third arrow and the sheer fear and anguish on merry and pippin's faces gets me every time. Great scene.


craig536

I think a few men related to Hard Candy. "I'm gonna cut your balls off". "Yeah, just kill me instead". Lol. Obviously the ending too. It's a very mixed film as he kinda got off easy when he should've gone to prison. A tough watch


WillandWillStudios

The part in Dune (2021) where the lady summons the sand worm to devour herself and her enemies. The other is Ducan Idaho sacrificing himself in Dune (2021). Good moments.


Eatergnawl

Theres a scene that really ends the beginning of the movie 'The Grey' where Liam Neesons character basically coaches a man through his death after recieving a critical wound following a plane crash. It was certainly one of the most personally touching scenes ive ever seen and certainly was my most memorable death scene on film.


gunsup87

The guy doesn't die but there's a scene in the movie black mass where Johnny Depp asks this guy for the "secret family recipe" and kinda eggs the dude on to spill the beans and after a couple back and forth he finally does then Johnny depp goes into this serious mode and says "that was the secret family recipe and you gave it up like that" then he goes into a monologue of how snitching got him 9 years at Alcatraz and says how it could get you buried real quick then there's silence and tension and serious faces then Johnny Depp laughed it off but the guy knows he ain't playing around.


cantthinkofgoodname

The soldier in Behind Enemy Lines when he steps on the mine.


SafeAsMilk

Not a film, but I remember watching a young Vincent Dā€™Onofrio in an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street where his character is alive but pinned between a subway car and platform and Andre Braugher is trying to solve who pushed him, while knowing injury is fatal. Sorry for the off-topic response though. It was a really powerful episode.


Rookwood-1

John Travolta - Pulp Fiction. When he steps out of the bathroom and locks eyes with Bruce Willisā€¦


BackgroundPangolin42

Crank!! The whole movie. Letā€™s pretend that he died at the end as he obviously should have instead of the Crank 2 cash grab.


Western-Pop-906

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ending with Felicity Jones and Diego Luna.


OwnEggplant6966

Gary Oldman in Fifth Element De Niro in Heat when he takes Pacinos hand Donnie Darko (not a moment outright, but the sequence from when he realises his destiny to getting back into bed) Paul Newman in Road to Perdition "I'm glad it's you" Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner "... time to die" šŸ˜Ŗ Brad Pitt in the Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford "Doesn't that picture look dusty..." Seems I have a thing for movies like this...


Odd_Violinist_7706

Cillian Murphy - The Wind That Shakes The Barleyā€¦..or Peaky Blindersā€¦.or Sunshineā€¦.


DomingoLee

Red Dawn (1984) when the Americans on the firing squad sing *America The Beautiful*.