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The 30 Greatest Opening Shots in Cinema History

"Introducing someone to a completely new world is a challenging task. A great opening shot is one which accomplishes this task and creates a lasting impression, a kind of feeling unique to only that film. Sometimes the opening shots seem to have no connection to the film. But upon repeated viewings you realize how thought-provoking it was and how cleverly it created a sense of mystery forcing you to scrutinize the entire film.
It's not necessary that a good film will have a compelling opening shot or a bad film will have a monotonous opening shot. It just depends on the discretion of the filmmaker. So with this we advance onto the 30 films which are listed in order of their quality."
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The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
2
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
3
The Prestige (2006)
The Prestige (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
4
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
5
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
6
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
7
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
8
The Tree of Life (2011)
The Tree of Life (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
9
Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
10
Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
11
Cape Fear (1991)
Cape Fear (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
12
Patton (1970)
Patton (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
13
Fargo (1996)
Fargo (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
14
Ivan's Childhood (1962)
Ivan's Childhood (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
15
Taxi Driver (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
16
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
17
Prisoners (2013)
Prisoners (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
18
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
19
Lost Highway (1997)
Lost Highway (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
20
Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
21
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
22
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
23
Taare Zameen Par (2007)
Taare Zameen Par (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
24
The Neon Demon (2016)
The Neon Demon (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
25
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
26
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
27
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
28
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
29
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
30
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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