"It's Heartbreaking And Beautiful At The Same Time" – People Are Sharing Their Absolute Single Favourite Film Scenes Of All Time

"Fletcher's introduction in Whiplash. There's immediate tension as JK Simmons demands everyone's attention. Not to mention when he's trying to hunt down the player who's out of tune."

—awfulpepper464

"One of the endings of Clue, where Mr Body and Miss Scarlet are arguing about how many bullets are left in the gun."

—mushycupcake985

"Near the end when Donnie accepts his fate and sacrifices himself to save the Prime Universe, while other characters awake from flashbacks of the Tangent Universe, with the Gary Jules version of 'Mad World' playing over the whole thing. Absolutely brilliant."

—SilentBob73

"When Hiro is flying for the first time and he watches himself in the buildings. I first watched the movie just after my dad died and and watching his character go through the stages of grief really helped me."

—normalpersonperson

"The end of Cinderella when she comes down the stairs and then reveals she has the other slipper."

—aaaaaye123

"My choice is 'This isn’t flying, it’s falling with style!' from Toy Story. You can just hear the joy in Woody’s voice when he says Buzz’s catchphrase."

—goosethekitty

"The leap of faith from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. No notes. Perfection."

—goosethekitty

"Rocky has been training hard for his fight with Apollo, and it finally pays off. He runs fast down the market area, catches a piece of fruit thrown to him and finally quickly runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art – something he struggled with previously. He triumphantly holds his hands over his head as the fabulous 'Gonna Fly Now' music plays in the background. Such an iconic scene!"

—demoncopperhead

"The opening scene of Ghost Ship. I envy those watching the film for the first time because the opening scene really takes you aback. The abrupt and unexpected manner in which the tone and scene *shifts* is utterly brilliant and I still remember how my jaw unhinged itself when I saw it in the cinema."

—ravenbard

"In Moana when she has given up and then her grandma appears and helps her find her strength. The music and message in that scene is just beautifully uplifting and so emotional. Absolutely perfect!"

—originalminion491

"My favorite is the scene where Pippin lights the first Beacon of Gondor, and you see the line of beacons being lit from mountain top to mountain top as stirring music plays. It's very different from how it happened in the books, but its super exhilarating.""

—etconner

"The scene when Emma Thompson realises her husband gave a necklace to another woman and she goes in her bedroom and just breaks down. It's heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time."

—laughingsedan407

"The ending scene of The Shawshank Redemption… Having Morgan Freeman narrate as he makes his way to Andy at the end makes me cry EVERY. SINGLE. TIME."

—anner2991

"The ball scene in Labyrinth! Between the costumes and the love song in the background and Bowie smize-ing at Sarah, wow. I ended up using that song in my wedding."

—savanafall

"When Thor and his pals battle Hela’s army to 'The Immigrant Song' by Led Zeppelin. My dad, a serious Zeppelin fan, absolutely loved this scene and would call me and my siblings and just play 'The Immigrant Song' and then hang up. Now that my dad has passed away, this scene brings back many happy memories for me."

—amandaz408403187

"The Elevator scene in Drive. Driver realising that in order to protect Irene, he has to become the monster he’s tried to hide from her. The slow romance of their first and final kiss juxtaposed against the sudden and graphic violence, all culminating in Gosling’s last heartbreaking look as you can see he desperately wants to explain but knows nothing he can say will make her un-see the monster. And all of it without a single word of dialogue."

—matthewwilson1

"When Nani is singing to Lilo in the hammock behind their house after child services has been there. I cry every single time. Ohana."

—surprisedfish60

"The Iron Giant, one word, Superman. If that doesn't get you, there is something broken in you."

—surprisedfish60

"The entire chariot race from Ben-Hur (1959). No CGI, all real stunts, and the tension is unbelievably high. Probably the greatest action sequence in cinematic history, in my opinion."

—scottaaronm

"The moment when Johnny and Baby do the infamous lift scene in Dirty Dancing. It's just perfect."

—teamselenaa