Top 20 Greatest Closing Lines in Movies 

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"This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off."

"Well, nobody's perfect." Funniest last line in all of cinema from "Some Like It Hot."

"Maybe you could come over and read it again to me tomorrow." "As you wish."

Scarlet O’Hara’s, “After all, tomorrow, is another day!” One of my favorites.

One of the most memorable closing lines ever: "After all, tomorrow is another day." - Gone with the Wind

"Son of a bitch, he stole my line." Best closing line. Ever.

"I've always depended on the kindness of strangers", Blanch Dubois in "A Streetcar Named Desire"

The final line in Shawshank has made me cry ugly tears on a few occasions. 🥺🥺

The Princess Bride: "As you wish."

“That’ll do, Pig. That’ll Do.”

Inconceivable that you omitted "Nobody's perfect." from Some Like it Hot

I thought #1 would be Citizen Kane’s “Rosebud.” Soylent Green should have at least gotten an honorable mention: “It’s people!”

"He's a silent guardian. A watchful protetector. The Dark Knight." One of my favorite endings of all time.

“Soylent Green is people - it’s people!”

“Mein fuhrer, I can walk!” -Dr. Stranglove [translated from German] “What’s in the bag?” -Lola Rennt And the best closing sequence: Eric Idle singing ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” - The Life of Brian

Ray Liotta's voice is so incredible, and one of the Best recognizable voices ever!!! We will always miss you, Ray!!

Anthony Perkins final facial expression, the happily evil glint in his eyes, beats any spoken line. One of the best moments of acting in any movie.

"Was that the boogeyman?" -Jamie Lee Curtis "As a matter of fact it was" -Donald Pleasance Halloween (1978)

“Teacher says, ‘Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.’” “That’s right! Attaboy Clarence!”

Maybe it's because of my age but I've always felt that the last line of "The Maltese Falcon" is the greatest ever. At the end you realize that it was all just meaningless. "The stuff that dreams are made of" in the end turns out to be just a lead statue.

I like the last line from Gladiator. "I'll see you again. But not yet...Not yet."

At least have “This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo… signing off.”

I love the last line of Psycho, but nothing beats Malcolm McDowell's evil smile and "I was cured all right" from A Clockwork Orange.

BRODY: "I use to hate the water." HOOPER: "I can't imagine why."

Just found Leonardo DiCaprio’s line at the end of Shutter Island: What would be worse: to live as a monster or to die as a good man? One of the hidden gems.

No mention of "Some Like It Hot." But nobody's perfect.

“For a moment there, I thought we were in trouble.” - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

"You're still here? It's over ... go home." My favourite true last line from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

John Kramer “game over” is one of the most chilling closing lines ever it came after the greatest twist of our generation

You guys forgot one: "One thing about living in Santa Carla I could never stomach... all the damn vampires."

I was waiting for the last line from "Some Like It Hot"; "Well, nobody's perfect". Reflects back on thr whole picture and reminds us not to take it too seriously.

"When man entered the atomic age, he opened the door. What he finds beyond that door is anyone's guess. " THEM (1953) A brilliant movie.

Sarah Conor: 'What did he say?' Man in oil station: 'A storm coming!' Sarah Conor: 'I know!' End credits with music displaying..... (The Terminator 1984)

"I'm a man." "Well, nobody's perfect." Some Like It Hot

Another one that I love...."I just killed an intruder." Last line of "Sleeping with the Enemy."

I'm stunned that "After all, tomorrow is another day" from Gone With The Wind isn't even included. It was the first one I thought of and assumed, all the way through, that it would be at the top of the list. Clearly this was made by young guys, not people who truly know films. Way too many crime/gangster movies here.

"if a machine, a Terminator, can learn the value of human life, maybe we can too." -Sarah Connor, Terminator 2

“He’d be there all night. And he’d be there when Jem waked up in the morning.” To Kill Mockingbird Still chokes me up every time.

My favorite closing line is "Sam, I'm glad you're with me." from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellow of the Ring.

"Well, thank you Harvey. I prefer you too." Jimmy Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd in the movie "Harvey", released in 1950 .

My top would be the ending line of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory “Don't forget about the man suddenly gets everything he ever wanted.” “What happened to him?” “He lived happily ever after.”

Whoever thought of that "Game Over" closing line is a GENIUS.

My favorite ending line isn't even spoken. It's Walter Matthau, at the end of 1974's "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three." He's just closed the door on a suspect, hears a sound, and gives a look as he opens the door again. The look he gives tells you he's solved the crime and the rest is just details. It's the most creative last ten seconds of a movie ever, and my favorite closing line. I also loved the final line in the Clint Eastwood movie "Unforgiven." Again, it is not spoken, but is presented in written form, with a quiet guitar motif playing over a scene of Clint Eastwood removing his hat and paying his last respects to his buried wife: "Some years later, Mrs. Ansonia Feathers made the arduous journey to Hodgeman County to visit the last resting place of her only daughter. William Munny had long since disappeared with the children... some said to San Francisco where it was rumored he prospered in dry goods. And there was nothing on the marker to explain to Mrs. Feathers why her only daughter had married a known thief and murderer, a man of notoriously vicious and intemperate disposition." The last spoken line is pretty good too: "You better bury Ned right. You better not cut up nor otherwise harm no wh*res. Or I'll come back and kill every one of you sons of b!tches." I agree with others who mentioned Princess Bride's "As you wish," spoken by Peter Falk to his grandson as the movie closes. As a man with 11 grandchildren, that one pulls at my heartstrings every time.

Mr. Wonka: "Don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he wanted." Charlie: "What happened?" Mr. Wonka: "He lived happily ever after.

Bourne Supremacy better be on here. "Get some rest Pam, you look tired"

"I Am Iron Man." - Iron Man (2008) The line that jumpstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe! "No, I don't think I will." - Avengers Endgame (2019) Steve Rogers earns that dance, and a long life with Peggy. "To boldly go where no one has gone before!" - Star Trek (2009) A call back to the entire franchise! "And he'll always be my brother." - Furious 7 (2015) An emotional and perfect way to send off the late Paul Walker.

“Nobody’s perfect “- definitely should have been number one. More: “As you wish”- the princess bride “This dream is short, but this dream is happy”- kiss of the spider woman “I never knew , nor have I asked, her name”- the name of the rose “For a minute there I thought we were in trouble” - butch cassidy and the Sundance kid

"Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever." The Crow

The world is a fine place and worth fighting for...I agree with the second part. Se7en

"the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing world he didn't exist" is the best ending lines ever. Nothing else can change my mind.

"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." - Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca)

Ernest Hemingway said "the world is a great place worth fighting for." I agree with the second part.

Before watching entire video one of my favorites. " One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach, All the damn Vampires. " Grandpa in The Lost Boys.

"and the Road Warrior?, that was the last we ever saw of him, he lives now only in my memories..." It elevates the character of Mad Max from man to myth in the last 3 seconds. Perfect.

As for the one on "Stand By Me", the last line of "War Games" (1983) on the screen: "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?"

In "Memento" the last line is a gut punch counterpoint to the quite touching soliloquy from Leonard that precedes it. "I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can't remember them . . .I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. "

'COME BACK, SHANE!!!

‘The Silence of the Lambs’ is turning 30 this year.

The ending to The Dark Knight STILL gives me chills. What an EPIC film!

Barbra Steisand: "And you know what love means? Love means never having to say you're sorry" Ryan O'Neal: "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard." -"What's Up, Doc?", the movie O'Neal made right after "Love Story"

What about “Oh captain my captain” and everyone standing on the desks from Dead Poets Society

"Hate is baggage. Life's too short to be pissed off all the time. It's just not worth it." Danny Vinyard - American History X

Great list! Surprised though not to see “Well nobody’s perfect” from Some Like It Hot.

The greatest movie ending and final words, without a doubt, is Planet of the Apes. It twists everything around and adds multiple new layers to the meaning. Final words: "You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you! Goddamn you all to hell!"

''I don’t know the future. I didn’t come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how this is going to begin. I’m gonna hang up this phone, and then I’m gonna show these people what you don’t want them to see. I’m gonna show them a world without you, a world without rules and controls, without borders and boundaries… a world where anything is possible. Where you go from here is a choice I leave to you.'' ---- Neo, The Matrix

I am Ironman - Ironman Son of a bitch stole my line - Good Will Hunting Rosebud - Citizen Kain To live is a wonderful adventure - Hook

"They do get better." - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

"Nobody's Perfect," from "Some Like it Hot." That is the BEST closing ever. Period

Although I don't think it counts as the final words of the movie, The Truman's shows "good afternoon, good evening, and good night" line was honestly amazing

Some of mine: "Just another Bronx tale." - A Bronx Tale, "Let's go home." - John Wick, "I think we'll be okay here, Léon." - Léon: The Professional, "Sincerely yours, The Breakfast Club." - The Breakfast Club, "Increase the peace." - Boyz n the Hood, "I'm gonna go home and sleep with my wife." - Clue, "We call them the Stolen Generations." - Rabbit-Proof Fence, "Good night you kings of Maine, you princes of New England." - The Cider House Rules, "In this moment, I swear, we are infinite." - The Perks of Being a Wallflower, "Bring the noise." - Hot Fuzz

“Well, nobody’s perfect!” - Some Like It Hot.

I was certain number 1 would be "Nobody's Perfect" from "Some Like It Hot."

GCPD Commissioner James Gordon: “He’s a silent guardian . A watchful protector. A dark knight.” ‘The Dark Knight’, still one of the greatest superhero movies of all time.

Some Like it Hot's closing line, "Well, nobody's perfect!"

"After all, tomorrow is another day!" Damn! For real you didn't include the closing line from one of the most iconic films ever?!? Epic fail WatchMojo!

One of my favourites is the closing line from "Mr. Roberts". Ensign Pulver (Jack Lemmon) has just heard of the death of Mr. Roberts (Henry Fonda). He bangs on the door of the captain (James Cagney) who says "Yes, who is it?". Ensign Pulver throws the door open and yells out "It is I, Ensign Pullver" and he leans in closely to the captain before uttering..'Now what's all this crud about no movie tonight."

"you want to be.... fooled.." The Prestige should've DEFINITELY AT LEAST been an honorable mention...

“In the year of our Lord thirteen fourteen, patriots of Scotland, starving and outnumbered, charged the fields of Bannockburn. They fought like warrior poets. They fought like Scotsmen. And won their freedom.”

"Well; nobody's perfect." Some Like it Hot.

Glad "King Kong" made the list. Loved it since I was 12. Watched it plenty of times during my time in middle school. Saw the Peter Jackson remake in theaters and loved it so much. Loved "Casablanca" since middle school as well. Another honorable mention: "Tomorrow is another day." from "Gone with the Wind".

“Are you gonna be alright Captain”? “Yeah it’s just I had a date”.

Dr. Alan Grant: "Hammond, after careful consideration, I've decided not to endorse your park." Hammond: "So have I." - Jurassic Park

512: Very iconic. “It was beauty that killed the beast”. That has to be my favorite line.

1) Apocolypse Now is one of my favourite movies but that line is lifted directly from the source material, Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness.' 2) 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on' is a quote from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest.'

In Stand By Me Chris wasn’t killed in a bar fight but a fight in a restaurant that he stepped in to help someone.

These are almost all, if not all, dramas. There are many comedies with great closing lines. “Well, nobody’s perfect”, from Some Like it Hot, is one of the best closing lines in a comedy.

"You wana tell me about her?" "No, no i don't think i will" Will always be a favourite of mine.

Jack Burton in big trouble in little China. "You just listen to ole Jack Burton in the pork chop express". " On a dark and stormy night when the thunder is crashing and the rain is coming down in sheets thick as lead. When a 7' maniac taps the back of your favorite head against a bar room wall and looks you crooked in the eye and asks If you've paid your dues". You know what Jack Burton says "You look that big sucker back straight in the eyes, have you paid your dues Jack"? "Yes sir the check is in the mail". That one is preceded by another classic. When Jack says. "You guys stay here. Hold tight sit back keep the home fires burning, and if we're not back by Dawn call the president".

The Rock "Honey, you wanna know who killed JFK?"

A Boy and His Dog, with Don Johnson and his dog... "She had impeccable good taste. " which given the context is amazing and perfect!

A clockwork orange is one of the absolute best closing lines ever, that movie HAS TO BE HERE

“I was cured, alright.” -A Clockwork Orange Top. Men. -Raiders of the Lost Ark

One of my favorite movies,"Ever After",when Cinderella's great granddaughter is speaking to the author..."" Now what is the line you use, they lived happily ever after? But the point is gentlemen,that they did live".

“One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach: all the damn vampires.” says Grandpa in "The Lost Boys." it changes everything about what we thought he knew, and what we thought *we* knew about him. Best ending line ever.

Movies that should have been on the list -the breakfast club -Ferris bueller’s day off -The outsiders

1933’s ‘King Kong’ is still one of the best Hollywood movies ever made. “It was beauty who killed the beast.”

If they ever tell my story, let them say I walked with giants. Men rise and fall like the winter wheat but these names will never die. Let them say I lived in the time of Hector, breaker of horses, let them say I lived in the time of Achilles.... -Troy

“I should have known it way back when. Do you know why? Because of the kids. They called me Mister Glass.”

"And it is said that the Princess returned to her father's kingdom. That she reigned there with justice and a kind heart for many centuries. That she was loved by her people. And that she left behind small traces of her time on Earth, visible only to those who know where to look."