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Movies With the Best Opening Scenes

The best opening movie scenes of all time are those first sequences of iconic films that set the tone for the magnificence that follows. Just like the famous novels with catchy first lines, all of these films have incredibly memorable opening scenes for one reason or another.
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Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
2
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
3
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
4
Up (2009)
Up (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
5
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
6
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
7
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
8
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
9
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
10
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
11
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
12
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
15
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
16
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
17
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
18
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%
19
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
20
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
21
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
22
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
23
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
24
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
25
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
26
Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
27
The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
28
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
29
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
30
Ice Age (2002)
Ice Age (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
31
Patton (1970)
Patton (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
32
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
33
Sin City (2005)
Sin City (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
34
Finding Nemo (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
35
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
36
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
37
There Will Be Blood (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
38
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
39
The Departed (2006)
The Departed (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
40
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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