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Movies With Great Opening Scenes That Immediately Set the Tone (Cinemablend)

"Sometimes movies take some time to ease viewers into the show, while others set the tone immediately. The movies on this list are the latter. Whether it's a comedy like 'Dazed and Confused' or an action movie like 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark,' these movies don't waste any time at the beginning." - cinemablend.com
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Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
2
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
3
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
4
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
5
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
6
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
7
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
8
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
9
Purple Rain (1984)
Purple Rain (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
10
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
11
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
12
Boogie Nights (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
13
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
14
Spectre (2015)
Spectre (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
15
Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
16
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
17
Trainspotting (1996)
Trainspotting (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
18
There Will Be Blood (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
19
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
20
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
21
Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
22
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
23
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
24
Deadpool (2016)
Deadpool (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
25
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
26
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
27
No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
28
Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
29
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
30
Baby Driver (2017)
Baby Driver (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
31
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
32
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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