List Challenges
Travel Movies Books Food Other
Sign In
Trending
New
Popular
type to search
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

75 Movies With Great Opening Scenes

This is a list of what I consider to be the best openings to their respective movie. Note that the movie ranking is not in order.
7,840 users · 23,780 views
 
avg. score: 38 of 75 (51%)
required scores: 1, 19, 33, 44, 55 
type to search

How many have you watched?

Page 1 of 2
1
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
2
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
3
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
4
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
5
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
6
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
7
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
8
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
9
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
10
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
11
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
12
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
13
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
14
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
15
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
16
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
17
There Will Be Blood (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
18
The Seventh Seal (1957)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
19
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
20
The Departed (2006)
The Departed (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
21
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
22
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
23
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
24
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
25
The Revenant (2015)
The Revenant (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
26
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
27
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
28
The Hurt Locker (2008)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
29
Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
30
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
31
Silence (2016)
Silence (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
32
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
33
Up (2009)
Up (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
34
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
35
Scarface (1983)
Scarface (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
36
Zodiac (2007)
Zodiac (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
37
Eastern Promises (2007)
Eastern Promises (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
38
A History of Violence (2005)
A History of Violence (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
39
American History X (1998)
American History X (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
40
Sin City (2005)
Sin City (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
Page 1 of 2
Click movies you've seen
Trending Movie Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2024 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN