Top 20 Most Epic Classic Movie Moments

[@WatchMojo]

Which epic instance is permanently etched in your movie memories? Be sure to let us know in the comments! Check out our playlist for the Best Oscar nominated movies: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6WzkJ2XhrdqaZo

[@ma3mc3mu-X]

WHEN will you make a list for the top 10/20 epic final battles in animated movies? They can't all be from Disney! Include 7723 vs Ares from Next Gen.

[@thomasangell3455]

Hey

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

The Trench run,The Monster sized attack and Attack on the Empire State Building

[@WesleyB-Rook]

13:37 your narrator says “drama” in a super weird way. And he keeps pronouncing words like “out” “how” and “about” super weird too. In the words of Randy Jackson “It’s a no from me dawg”. Don’t keep this guy

[@Braxtonsport]

The doorway ending in the searchers

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

Imagine the filmmakers thinking “Eh, people probably won’t like this scene that much” and then that scene becomes the standout scene

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

"Easy, Miss. I've got you." "You've got me? Who's got you?" 'Superman: The Movie' still one of my most favorite superhero movies of all time. 😊

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

@WiLD CHiLD Mr. Williams did a great job indeed.

[@henrybelman7424]

@WiLD CHiLD It's the best.

[@williamsummerson1204]

No doubt about it.

[@dompuma9620]

Tony Montana on the balcony: "say hello to my little friend".

[@the0peratoR]

Yeah how is that not a thing in this vid

[@elrico501]

It's made in 1983, this list is until 1979

[@stonecold6521]

He didn't say it on the balcony. He said it in his bedroom before blasting the doors off.

[@dompuma9620]

The balcony scene was an epic moment and was directly related to the line.

[@stonecold6521]

@@dompuma9620 Truly was buddy. Was just clearing it up in case you misremembered.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

It wouldn’t be a WatchMojo list without a scene from the original Star Wars!

[@ryanangelastro504]

Can you blame them? The Star Wars OT is awesome!

[@vinnietorres1145]

This whole movie is epic, George Lucas was an absolute genius with what he did

[@WatchMojo]

The force is strong with this comment!

[@ofekzilbershtein9614]

The "What have you done to its face!?" moment from Rosemary's Baby is a very iconic moment

[@TheImaginator972]

Both "The Chariot Race" and "Parting Of The Red Sea" are among my most favorite EPIC moments from two biblical films. Then because Charlton Heston is my inspiration actor of all time.

[@johncarroll5178]

'I'm Spartacus', 'Of all the gin joints' and Airport farewell scenes, Casablanca. High Noon shootout, Butterfly scene from All Quiet on the Western Front. Harry Lime in the doorway, and cuckoo clock scene form The Third Man, Citizen Kane Rosebud scene, Made it Ma, Top of the World from White Heat, Oman Sharif introduction, Lawrence of Arabia, Procession from Cleopatra, Ahab riding the whale from Moby Dick

[@dompuma9620]

Hell yeah! I'd throw in "say hello to my little friend" too.

[@thetimmns]

Casablanca really should have made the list. Also Raiders Of The Lost Ark.

[@littlemac844]

"Frankly my Dear...I dont give a Damn" should be number 1. It shook up the world. Plus Gene Kelly had pneumonia during that scene

[@TheVirtuoso883]

People who want it forever removed from history are part of the problem as well 🤦‍♂️morons

[@Fulschermd]

This list was for 1980 onward

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

Attack on the Empire State Building is the best and iconic moment ever in the classic movie of King Kong when we can see King Kong climbing a building and fighting against the planes

[@mushhoodahmed2997]

Here’s Johnny!

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

All famous moments from 10 great Hollywood films, including 'Dr. No', 'Taxi Driver', 'The Godfather', 'Superman: The Movie', 'Psycho', 'Rocky', 'The Exorcist', and 'Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope' were equally impressive, 100 percent.

[@20205obb]

Jaws is also the greatest classic scene

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

The Monster Sized attack and Attack on the Empire State Building they are the most iconic,best and epic moments ever of Kaijus in all the time

[@pepito2847]

I think Kong is one of the first characters ever created who people nowadays would lable as a simp

[@alderlopezcastro4928]

Yup now they say he sinlmps over lady's which there not wronge

[@ahub87]

‘Twas beauty who killed the beast!

[@alderlopezcastro4928]

@@ahub87 In a king kong rip off at the end it was the beast killed the beauty

[@ShadowMan64572]

Incorrect, simps are guys who worship females, Kong was more like a creepy kidnapper.

[@alderlopezcastro4928]

@@ShadowMan64572 yeah but he fought for her and died for her, Peter Jackson King kong started off like a kidnapped but then acculy him and Ann found a relationship unlike the original where Ann would stop screaming

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

The Monster Sized Attack is one of the best and awesome moments ever of Godzilla in the old movie Godzilla 1954 when we can see Godzilla attacking to Tokyo given us the best moments of Godzilla

[@bardthenascarfanaticdragon]

Michael Myers's first kill (Halloween 1978) Is the one most iconic openings in any slasher film.

[@AndyTaken]

erm, Spartacus "I am Spartacus" scene, Planet of the Apes "they've only gone and done it"end scene , The Great escape - Motorcycle escape scene with Steve McQueen clash of the titans(original), Jason and the Argonauts. Classic epic scenes there are so many more worthy of the list.

[@tonyblee88]

“Here’s looking at you, Kid.” No Casablanca ?

[@jamesvance7194]

Marconi's scores made the spaghetti westerns so bloody damn good. You can forget about doing a western in the seventies and eighties without Marconi's score and have it be good

[@Apeshaft]

Playing chess against death in The Seventh Seal should be on the list.

[@sameerahmed-gx8js]

Well they're not counting foreig movies

[@harsyakiarraathallah2222]

My Top 10 most Iconic, Best, and Greatest movie scene moments of the 1920-1960 or Pre-70s 1. Kong Up in the Empire Stage Building 2. Murder! in the Shower 3. Parting the Red Sea 4. Godzilla attacks Tokyo 5. "You Maniac" 6. Frankly my Dear... 7. "He's looking at you Kid! " 8. Western Graveyard Standoff 9. Chariot Race 10. Singin in the Rain My Top 10 most Iconic, Best, and Greatest movie scene moments of the 1970s 1. the Space DogFight 2. the Training Montage 3. the ChestBurster 4. Spinning Head 5. "You Talking to Me? " 6. Baptism of Fire 7. Smell of Napalm 8. a Super Rescue 9. "Do I feel Lucky?, what do you Puck! " 10. Chrisi Last Swim

[@madelinegarber7860]

That art museum steps scene is still iconic. There’s a 24 hour fundraising event there every year and crazy runners like myself have run the steps ourselves. There’s also a race that follows the route Rockie took in that movie. And I’m very happy a Star Wars scene made it on here. How could it not? That trench run and death star destruction was freaking epic! They repeated the filming style in Mando s2 when he was fleeing the new republic x wings in chapter 10.

[@TheWinterSailor]

I'm kind of surprised the chestburster from Alien didn't receive at least an honorable mention. Still, great list!

[@dompuma9620]

It should have been in the top 10. Most of the items on this list aren't even moments they're scenes.

[@zzz43344]

Ikr!

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

Frankenstein’s Monster is alive is the coolest and craziest moment ever in the horror movie of Frankenstein when we can see a crazy scientist saying Frankenstein Is Alive !!! this moment appears in movies and series

[@zzz43344]

Yes

[@isabelfox5509]

It’s awesome that the uncensored version was shown here! For many years those lines about being God were too controversial to be allowed!

[@PedroLimaPTS]

"Spoiler" alert from a bunch of 40+ year old movies? Really? "Spoiler"?

[@carolinelowe6304]

Yes of course there will be spoilers because people want to see these movies because they are classic movies which are the best movies. The oldies are some of the best movies ever made.

[@remusturner9993]

Just imagine not everyone having the time and resources to watch every movie ever in the first 20 years of their life.

[@Yostopher]

As a classic film lover, I have a couple of my favorites epic moments: - Mrs Miniver’s bombing scene - High Noon’s final shootout - From Here to Eternity’s beach scene - Beginning scene in Patton - The bridge blowup in The Bridge on the River Kwai - “I could have had class” scene in On the Waterfront - The delusions in The Lost Weekend - All of Red River I can go on and on.

[@dompuma9620]

Statue of liberty scene in Planet of the apes / Shatner's Khaaaaaan moment.

[@augiegirl1]

Star Trek 2 was in 1982; although, it's not on the modern list, either 😕.

[@AirbenderHawk]

“No Mr Bond, I expect you to die.” Best words ever to start off the video with a bang, I’m still stoked for No Time to Die.

[@zzz43344]

Yeah

[@AtheistOrphan]

Me too!

[@wowbobwow37]

Pretty good list. Some thoughts: 1) Mirage sequence from Lawrence of Arabia 2) I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore 3) Could been a contender

[@beezig]

I think that Dirty Harry should be on this list and John Travolta dancing in Saturday Night Fever

[@megalon73]

Godzilla forever game change What a Kaiju's Rampage is like.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Soylent Green is People!!🤯

[@Arcadio_Castellanoz]

Little surprised at no “We’ll always have Paris.” That was epic in a much different way, but epic nonetheless.

[@karanvirkooner1993]

The Good The Bad and The Ugly kicks ass

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

Impressive Hollywood film moments from... 'Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope.' 1933's 'King Kong.' 'The Ten Commandments.' 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

I gonna say Attack on the Empire State Building is one of the best and iconic beast mode moments ever in the history of King Kong

[@czlowiekzhuty]

I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship - Casablanca

[@levigifford3871]

Awesome! It has ones I voted for! Like the first Godzilla attack, and Moses and the Red Sea, a Biblical one!

[@nyomidoom]

The good, the bad and the ugly was mentioned but what about Once upon a time in America? That film has some very iconic imagery...

[@williamsummerson1204]

Nothing else could be no1. Perfect list mojo.

[@M.W.K6996]

"Top 10 Reasons Why Marge Simpson Isn't A Good Role Model".

[@joshsteinjohnston3887]

Not to nitpick, but I'd say the opening shot in "STAR WARS" is more iconic. It's breathtaking, it pulls you into the movie right away and the visuals STILL hold up.

[@katlady8552]

The honorable mentions should have been on the regular list too! Extend the list to add them!

[@b_rad5651]

Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris and Say Hello to my Little Friend should've at least been honourable mentions.

[@jeaustinnunez3839]

Top 10 Times Squidward Was Actually Nice to Spongebob

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

Number 1 is Pizza Delivery

[@carolinelowe6304]

Nah spongebob used to be a good show but now it absolutely positively sucks

[@johnjacksom4444]

Where is 'Come back Shane' & 'I'm ready for My close-up, Mr. Demille!'

[@jonathanmccullough3475]

The opening of Jaws was very iconic the mood the music, the fear for the girl being dragged side to side in the water with her piercing screams, she was very convincing, plus the way the cinematographer made the scene look like the early hours of the morning but realistically it was actually day time but the lens was shaded to look dark

[@sjw4life546]

10. My name is John Shaft 9 Samurai duel scene Seven Samurai 8. The opening scene in sweet sweetbacks badass song 7. I'm mad as hell 6. The dress scene in seven year itch 5. I'm walking here scene 4. The cochise scene in Cooley High 3. The end scene in Vertigo 2. The George Washington conspiracy scene in Dazed and Confused 1. That scene in Deep Throat where...

[@terminator1567]

Movies aren’t as good as they used to be.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I agree

[@kolomvotos]

You don’t watch good movies then.

[@zzz43344]

@@rubygracemoseley8144 In a way, so do I.

[@mfbinc]

gunfight at end of good,bad,ugly is the greatest scene ever filmed

[@salinasn3]

Taxi driver, the exorcist, rocky, gone with the wind, psycho, singing in the rain, the wizard of OZ and King Kong are me personal favorite moments

[@randymcmichael958]

Thank you for these moments. I am surprised that many scenes didn't make it or be included in honorable mentions -- the birth of the alien in Alien (1979), Harold Lloyd climbing up the building in Safety Last (1923), Gary Cooper's shoot out in High Noon (1952) -- are three that come to mind. Again, thank you for including what you did.

[@carlstawicki1915]

The Jaws shark's first appearance at the Orca was way more epic than the ending.

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

The Trench run is the coolest and awesome moment ever in the movie of Stars Wars A new hope when we can see Luke Skywalker destroying the Death Star in the scenes

[@siddbadal]

The Shawshank redemption Andy escape scene. "All andy did it in less than 20 years".

[@zzz43344]

That movie came out in 1994, and this list only goes up to 1979, so it doesn't count, unfortunately...

[@prime77089]

You should have warned us before the Exorcist scene. That shit still creeps me out.

[@carolinelowe6304]

No they don’t need to do a warning for the exorcist. You should of figured out that it would be on the list

[@YouGotPacked187]

Godfather forever

[@michaelvasques4695]

20. Dr. No 19. Superman 18. The Great Dictator 17. Apocalypse Now 16. Taxi Driver 15. 2001: A Space Odyssey 14. The Exorcist 13. North By Northwest 12. Dancing in the Rain 11. The Wizard of Oz 10. Psycho 9. Ben-Hur 8. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 7. Rocky 6. The Godfather 5. Godzilla 4. Jaws 3. The Ten Commandments 2. King Kong Honorable Mentions: Frankenstein Gone With the Wind Vertigo 1. Star Wars

[@oobrocks]

This speech is the best speech in history....including real speeches!

[@trixie-leestethin1643]

Poseidon Adventure when the ship flips over. Putting out the fire in Towering Inferno. The Birds attack the town scene

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

I like Superman The movie 1978 is the best and iconic movie ever of Superman in Dc universe and I like the best and incredible moments of Superman in the movie

[@ninakitts1170]

The slap from ‘in the heat of the night’ should be top 5. It didn’t even get honourable mention

[@addisoncheddie5485]

I wouldn’t mind watching these if they put it on netflix

[@DJGamingSmash]

I feel like I'm the only one without a hard-on for The Godfather or Avengers: Endgame when looking at how absolutely *EVERYWHERE* both are online.

[@gmoney1773]

Cool love it man

[@YankeeBigBird]

That Exorcist scene has been been corrupted in my psyche by Scary Movie 2! LMFAO! James Woods and Andy Richter are fucking hilarious!

[@WesleyB-Rook]

The Death Star blowing up

[@villain68]

Gotta admit a very good list. What happened to the car/ subway chase from The French Connection?

[@SevereWeatherCenter]

Awesome video! Fourth comment

[@tasnimfaruque164]

Those movie is so classic and even actor are so legend

[@LilFinger1]

Love the video

[@michaeldowzycki987]

We're gonna need a bigger boat!!!! Classic

[@prkzoomin6994]

A Good Quote, Learning is a Gift even when Pain is your Teacher

[@MetxsightseerRailfan]

Watchmojo idea: Top 10 Classic Games turning 10 in 2021.

[@zzz43344]

I honestly wanna see that list.

[@harsyakiarraathallah2222]

Make the top 50 best and greatest movie scene moment of all time

[@oobrocks]

#2) Ben Hur's race #1) Liz Taylor entering Rome #3) Coda of 2001

[@MikeyStoneking]

This is a great list. No doubt about that. However, if I had to pick a scene that's missing from this list, it's the State Room scene in the 1935 Marx Brothers classic "A Night At The Opera." It was quite simply one of the funniest scenes ever filmed. If you haven't seen it (or heard of it), I highly encourage you to watch it.

[@coconyt3623]

Nailed the #1 pick, though I'd make that a split between the episode IV and VI finales

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

*King Kong at a higher point in the list:* "Looks like I win, again, lizard!"

[@christianlima2742]

You.. are absolutely. Everywhere. Who are you... What are you?

[@garycarpenter2980]

Godzilla (1954)The music is good, 10 Comments (great special effects)King Kong (fair)but the movie in 1962 with both monsters was really great

[@AniKingRecap]

Me and Lebron’s Rivalry is better than all these moments Don’t @ me

[@jamesvance7194]

Is there anywonder that Hitchcock is, was,and forever will be the master of horror and suspense movies

[@jeroenschoondergang5923]

"Rosebud", I am getting old

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

Alien.. The Chestburster scene is still one of the most haunting and parodied scenes of all time.

[@ARubyIsForever]

How funny that the big moment shown for the #1 entry about "Classic Movies" is from a version that wasn't available until the 90s lol

[@jonathanmccullough3475]

John Williams made the list the most technically seeing the films he composed are on the list, Jaws, Star Wars, Superman

[@ShadowyFox_86]

I adore Chaplin's performance.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I’ve never seen Ben Hur mentioned on this channel and seeing the chariot race on this list was awesome. And I agree that scene is great.

[@GrinderCB]

I always thought the Star Wars trench run was somewhat anticlimactic, everyone knew that the rebels would destroy the Death Star and that Luke or Han would be the one to do it.

[@mikeandmars2345]

#10 should have been in the top 5

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Awesome

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

I love Godzilla 1954 and King Kong 1933 they are best and awesome movies ever of Kaijus and we can see awesome and incredible moments in the movies

[@stevenkoblin6876]

Star Wars will always be the top!

[@garycarpenter2980]

Superman, Singing in the Rain, (love the song)Wizard of OZ. (My favorite)

[@waynro]

How did “It’s Alive!” Not make it in the top twenty??😭😭😭

[@gutiboy187]

I’m surprised “I’m walking here!!” From Midnight Cowboy and John Travolta walking in rhythm to the song “Staying Alive” in “Saturday Night Fever” weren’t honorable mentions.

[@floaty10]

Richard Wagner. Must be brother to Robert!

[@mlggamer5296]

So I haven't seen many of these but one things for certain I've seen Star Wars and Singing in the Rain and I would have added Doe a deer to the honourable mentions from I believe it was Mary Poppins. It's just that memorable. My family used to sing that everytime we did chores

[@Punmaster9001]

Makes sense, Luke Skywalkers attack that destroyed a moon-sized weapon with countless space americans dying

[@joaoscarpin6718]

TOP 20: MOST EPIC CLASSIC MOVIE MOMENTS: 20 - "BOND, JAMES BOND" - ''DR.NO'' (1962) 19 - A SUPER RESCUE - "SUPERMAN" (1978) 18 - THE GREAT SPEECH - "THE GREAT DICTATOR" (1940) 17 - ''RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES'' - "APOCALYPSE NOW" (1979) 16 - ''YOU TALKIN' TO ME?'' - "TAXI DRIVER" (1976) 15 - TO HAL WITH HUMANITY - "2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY" (1968) 14 - A HEAD-SPINNING EXORCISM - "THE EXORCIST" (1973) 13 - BEWARE THE CROP DUSTER - "NORTH DY NORTHWEST" (1959) 12 - RAIN DANCE - "SINGIN' IN THE RAIN" (1952) 11 - HELLO, TECHNICOLOR - "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (1939) 10 - BEWARE THE SHOWER - "PSYCHO" (1960) 9 - THE CHARIOT RACE - "BEN-HUR" (1959) 8 - MAXICAN STANDOFF - "THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY" (1966) 7 - THE TRAINING MONTAGE - "ROCKY" (1976) 6 - BAPTISM OF FIRE - "THE GODFATHER" (1972) 5 - MONSTER-SIZED ATTACK - "GODZILLA" (1954) 4 - EXPLODING SHARK - "JAWS" (1975) 3 - THE RED SEA PARTS - "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS" (1956) 2 - ATTACK ON THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - "KING KONG" (1933) HONORABLE MENTIONS: FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER IS ALIVE! - "FRANKENSTEIN" (1931) RHETT BUTLER DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN - "GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939) FALLING IN A NIGHTMARE - "VERTIGO" (1958) 1 - THE TRENCH RUN - "STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE" (1977)