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The 50 Greatest Opening Scenes in Movie History

This list features the 50 greatest opening movie scenes of all time ranked in no.particular order........
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avg. score: 24 of 50 (49%)
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1
Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
2
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
3
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
Up (2009)
Up (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
5
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
6
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
7
Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
8
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
9
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
10
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
11
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
12
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
13
Boogie Nights (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
14
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
15
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
16
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
17
Heat (1995)
Heat (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
18
28 Weeks Later (2007)
28 Weeks Later (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
19
Sicario (2015)
Sicario (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
20
Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
21
Blade (1998)
Blade (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
22
Raising Arizona (1987)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
23
Trainspotting (1996)
Trainspotting (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
24
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
25
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
26
Watchmen (2009)
Watchmen (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
27
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%
28
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
29
Belly (1998)
Belly (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   16%
30
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
31
Lord of War (2005)
Lord of War (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
32
There Will Be Blood (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
33
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
34
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
35
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
36
Ghost Ship (2002)
Ghost Ship (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   16%
37
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
38
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
39
Snatch (2000)
Snatch (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
40
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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