Film Language Tag: closing sequence
The plot will typically resolve its casual issues by bringing the development to its high point, or climax. In the climax, the action is presented as having a narrow range of possible outcomes. [...] A few narratives, however, are deliberately anticlimactic. After creating expectations about how the cause-and-effect chain will be resolved, the film scotches them by refusing to settle things definitely.
"I Don't Care Who You Are" (Closing Sequence), The Hole
A woman (Yang Kuei-mei) and a man (Lee Kang-sheng) dance together.
"Jumpin' Jive", Stormy Weather
Cab (Cab Calloway) begins a performance of "Jumpin' Jive," featuring dancing by the Nicholas Brothers.
"Somewhere" Reprise (Closing Sequence), West Side Story
Tony (Richard Beymer) and Maria (Natalie Wood) find each other in the playground. Chino (Jose De Vega) shoots Tony, who dies in Maria's arms while the Sharks and the Jets watch.
"That's My Mother" (Closing Sequence), Imitation of Life
Lora (Lana Turner) organizes a large funeral for Annie (Juanita Moore). As the procession sets off, Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner) rushes and throws herself upon her mother's coffin. Featuring Mahalia Jackson as a choir soloist.
A Waltz (Closing Sequence), Before Sunset
Céline (Julie Delpy) plays a songs she wrote on the guitar for Jesse (Ethan Hawke).
All is Grace (Closing Sequence), Diary of a Country Priest
The priest (Claude Laydu) passes away. His friend Dufrety (Bernard Hubrenne) recounts his final moments in a letter to the priest of Torcy (Adrien Borel).
By All Means, Rome (Closing Sequence), Roman Holiday
Joe (Gregory Peck ) and Irving (Eddie Albert) attend the delayed press conference with Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn).
Check Out (Closing Sequence), The Halfway House
Rhys (Mervyn Johns) reveals what brought the travelers to The Halfway House.
Christmas (Closing Sequence), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Guy (Nino Castelnuovo) runs a gas station with his wife Madeleine (Ellen Farner). Geneviève (Catherine Deneuve) returns to Cherbrourg for the first time since marriage.
Closing Sequence, The Exorcist
Regan and her mother finally move out and the Lieutenant leaves with Damien's friend.
Closing Sequence, Carrie
Sue is terrorized by dreams of Carrie.
Closing Sequence, The Conversation
Harry concludes that he is being watched.
Closing Sequence, Candyman
Trevor summons Helen.
Closing Sequence, Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary decides to take care of her child even though he is the son of Satan.
Closing Sequence, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Sally escapes from Leatherface and his brother.
Closing Sequence, A Nightmare on Elm Street
Everything is back to normal..or so it seems?
Closing Sequence, Blade Runner 2049
Deckard meets his daughter, Ana, for the first time.
Closing Sequence , Moonrise Kingdom
Sam and Suzy manage to stay together the whole summer, and commemorate their escape together with a painting of Mile 3.25 Tidal Inlet, the newly dubbed "Moonrise Kingdom."
Closing Sequence, Frances Ha
Frances settles down at a new desk job at the dance company, gets her own apartment, and showcases a new dance she choreographed.
Closing Sequence, Mulholland Drive
Diane realizes the ramifications of what she has done and takes her own life.
Closing Sequence, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Joel (Jim Carrey) and Clementine (Kate Winslet) agree to try and have a relationship once again.
Closing Sequence, Godzilla
Onlookers rejoice over Godzilla’s death and mourn the loss of Serizawa, as Professor Yamane (Takashi Shimura) issues a warning.
Closing Sequence, Sleep Dealer
Rudy (Jacob Vargas) and Memo (Luis Fernando Peña) go their separate ways
Closing Sequence, The Martian
Back on Earth, an older Mark (Matt Damon) teaches a survival class to aspiring astronauts and a new Mars mission begins.
Closing Sequence, Men, Women & Children
The narrator’s (Emma Thompson) reflections on humanity are juxtaposed with the lives of each of the families.
Closing Sequence, The Truman Show
Truman (Jim Carrey) says goodbye to Christof (Ed Harris) and the viewers of The Truman Show.
Closing Sequence, Solaris
Kris (Donatas Banionis) faces a decision to stay on the Solaris space station or to return to Earth.
Closing Sequence, The Man Who Fell to Earth
After many years, Thomas (David Bowie) meets his old friend and business partner Dr. Nathan Bryce (Rip Torn) at a restaurant.
Closing Sequence, Pumzi
Asha (Kudzani Moswela) protects the Mother Plant as it grows.
Closing Sequence, Brazil
Sam (Jonathan Pryce) hallucinates an escape with Jill (Kim Greist) while he is observed in the torture room with Jack Lint (Michael Palin) and Mr. Helpmann (Peter Vaughan).
Closing Sequence, Jobs
Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) records dialogue for Apple’s “Think Different” commercial.
Closing Sequence, Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes)
Biidaaban connects with their ancestors through the tradidional practices of tapping trees.
Closing Sequence, Cosmic Slop
The referendum passes and Black Americans prepare to leave Earth with the Space Traders.
Closing Sequence, Wakening
Weesageechak (Sarah Podemski) and Weetigo (Gail Maurice) confront intruders.
Closing Sequence, Alphaville
Lemmy (Eddie Constantine) and Natacha (Anna Karina) escape Alphaville.
Closing Sequence, Moonlight
Chiron (Trevante Rhodes) goes to Kevin's (Andre Holland) apartment by the beach.
Closing Sequence, Jules and Jim
Jim (Henri Serre) meets up with Jules (Oskar Werner) and Catherine (Jeanne Moreau) for one last time.
Closing Sequence, The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye) presents her research on the Watermelon Woman (Lisa Marie Bronson).
Closing Sequence , Killer of Sheep
One of Stan's Wife's (Kaycee Moore) friends announces she is pregnant, and Stan (Henry G. Sanders) continues working at the sheep slaughterhouse.
Closing Sequence, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
The screen tests for William Greaves' (William Greaves) film "Over the Cliff" continue.
Closing Sequence, The Learning Tree
Marcus (Alex Clarke) attempts to kill Newt (Kyle Johnson) for naming and indirectly killing his father Booker Savage (Richard Ward) for the murder of Jake Kiner (George Mitchell).
Closing Sequence, Imitation of Life
Bea (Claudette Colbert) tells Steve (Warren William) that she can't marry him yet.
Closing Sequence , Shadows
Ben (Ben Carruthers) and his friends Tom (Tom Allen) and Dennis (Dennis Dallas) go out and find themselves in a fight.
Closing Sequence, The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Revoked of his promotion and restricted to base, Turner (Harry Baird) guides a group of touring African-American women led by Madame Abernathy (Trio French) through the camp.
Closing Sequence , Devil in a Blue Dress
Daphne (Jennifer Beals) says goodbye to her lover, mayoral candidate Todd Carter (Terry Kinney), and Easy (Denzel Washington) clears his name with the police.
Closing Sequence , Cotton Comes to Harlem
Gravedigger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge) and Coffin Ed Johnson (Raymond St. Jacques) work out a deal with mob boss Tom (Leonardo Cimino) for the missing $87,000.
Closing Sequence , Intruder in the Dust
Lucas (Juano Hernandez) stops by Stevens' (David Brian) legal office to settle any debts.
Closing Sequence , Hell-Bound Train
Death flags down the hell-bound train as it enters Hell.
Closing Sequence , Ulysses' Gaze
Ivo (Erland Josephson), Naomi (Maia Morgenstern), and the rest of the Levy family are massacred. A (Harvey Keitel) watches the completed Manaki brothers film.
Closing Sequence, The Dust of Time
On New Year's Day 2000, Eleni (Irène Jacob) dies. Spyros (Michel Piccoli) and Eleni (Tiziana Pfiffner) look out of the window.
Closing Sequence, Caught
Pregnant Leonora (Barbara Bel Geddes) calls Quinada (James Mason) for help and faints after believing she caused the death of Ohlrig (Robert Ryan).
Closing Sequence, Letter from an Unknown Woman
Stefan (Louis Jourdan) finishes reading Lisa's (Joan Fontaine) letter, learning that both she and their son (Leo B Pessin) have died of typhus, and decides to engage in his duel with Johann (Marcel Journet).
Closing Sequence, Before Sunrise
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) both admit that they want to see each other again and agree to return to the train platform in six months.
Closing Sequence, Before Midnight
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) reads Céline (Julie Delpy) a letter from her 82-year old self.
Closing Sequence, Once Upon a Time in America
In 1933, Noodles (Robert De Niro) goes to the opium den in the wake off his friends death. He smiles.
Closing Sequence, Goodbye, Dragon Inn
The ticket woman (Chen Shiang-chyi) and the projectionist (Lee Kang-sheng) leave the old theater.
Closing Sequence , What Time Is It There?
Shiang-chyi (Chen Shiang-chyi) falls asleep on a park bench and has her luggage stolen. A man (Miao Tien) retrieves the luggage.
Closing Sequence, Old Joy
Mark (Daniel London) drops off Kurt (Will Oldham), who wanders around the city at night.
Closing Sequence, Wendy and Lucy
On her own, Wendy (Michelle Williams) jumps aboard a train heading north.
Closing Sequence, Certain Women
Laura (Laura Dern) visits Fuller (Jared Harris) in prison. Gina (Michelle Williams) hosts a barbecue on her land. Jamie (Lily Gladstone) continues working on the ranch.
Closing Sequence, Taste of Cherry
At night, Mr Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) lies awake in his grave as a thunderstorm begins.
Closing Sequence, Close-Up
The real Makhmalbaf (Mohsen Makhmalbaf) picks up Sabzian (Hossain Sabzian) and gives him a ride to the Ahankhah residence.
Closing Sequence, The Wind Will Carry Us
The invalid dies and the village begins the ceremony. The engineer (Behzad Dorani) drives away and leaves the bone in the river.
Closing Sequence, The Earrings of Madame de...
Louise (Danielle Darrieux) prays that Donati (Vittorio De Sica) be spared, then races to the hill where Donati and the General (Charles Boyer) duel.
Closing Sequence, The Ring
Rachel (Naomi Watts) realizes how to break the video's curse.
Closing Sequence, Jaws
Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) gets trapped underwater. Quint (Robert Shaw) is eaten by the shark. Brody (Roy Scheider) finally kills the beast.
Closing Sequence, Where Is My Friend's House?
Ahmad (Babak Ahmadpour) returns Nematzadeh's (Ahmed Ahmadpour) notebook in class with his homework completed.
Closing Sequence, Zero Dark Thirty
Maya (Jessica Chastain) identifies Osama bin Laden in a body bag. Realizes he is actually dead, she sheds tears on her way home.
Closing Sequence, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance (Robert Redford) are holding out in a small store, trying to outlast the military that has come after them. The drawn-out shootout ends with both characters running out of the store, guns blazing, to ultimately be killed.
Closing Sequence, Landscape in the Mist
Voula (Tania Palaiologou) and Alexandros (Michalis Zeke) try to cross the German border in a boat.
Closing Sequence, The Children's Hour
Karen (Audrey Hepburn) discovers Martha's (Shirley MacLaine) suicide; later, she attends the funeral.
Closing Sequence, The Defiant Ones
Noah(Sidney Poitier) and John(Tony Curtis) attempt to catch the train and lose the police for good.
Closing Sequence, Some Like It Hot
Joe/Josephine (Tony Curtis) and Jerry/Daphne (Jack Lemmon) escape the hotel with Osgood (Joe E. Brown), and Sugar (Marilyn Monroe) runs to join them.
Closing Sequence , Carmen Jones
Joe (Harry Belafonte) kidnaps and kills Carmen Jones (Dorothy Dandridge).
Closing Sequence, Edge of the City
Axel (John Cassavetes) tells Charlie (Jack Warden) he will inform the police about Tommy's (Sidney Poitier) murder, and the two fight on the waterfront.
Closing Sequence, The Red Ball Express
The men of the Red Ball Express successfully supply the tanks, and proceed to head back to HQ.
Closing Sequence, Sergeant Rutledge
Mr. Hubble (Fred Libby) confesses to the crimes, proving Sergeant Rutledge's (Woody Strode) innocence. Lieutenant Cantrell (Jeffrey Hunter) converses with Miss Beecher (Constance Towers) outside the courtroom.
Closing Sequence, Love Jones
Nina (Nia Long), on a visit from New York, reads a poem in hopes of seeing Darius (Larenz Tate).
Closing Sequence, The Living End
Luke (Mike Dytri) knocks out Jon (Craig Gilmore) and takes him to the beach
Closing Sequence, Maria Full of Grace
Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno) and Blanca (Yenny Paola Vega) are ready to boars the plane back to Colombia when Maria decides to stay in the US.
Closing Sequence, Paisan
A German officer (Roberto Van Loel) explains his cause to the captured OSS.
Closing Sequence, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Man (George O'Brien), while assaulting the Woman (Margaret Livingston), finds out what happened to the Wife (Janet Gaynor) in the storm.
Closing Sequence, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Marianne (Noémie Merlant) recalls the last time she saw Heloise (Adèle Haenel).
Closing Sequence, The Grey Zone
After the rebellion, the SS execute the Sonderkommandos who survived (David Arquette, David Chandler).
Closing Sequence, Sweet Smell of Success
Susie (Susan Harrison) decides to leave Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster). Sidney (Tony Curtis) is beaten up on the street.
Closing Sequence, A Matter of Life and Death
Dr. Reeves (Roger Livesey) and Farlan (Raymond Massey) call Peter (David Niven) and June (Kim Hunter) to the stand to prove their love to each other.
Closing Sequence, 8½
After calling off the film, Guido's (Marcello Mastroianni) production team drags him to a press conference.
Closing Sequence, Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) lives with Marion (Solvieg Dommartin), and Cassiel (Otto Sander) watches over.
Closing Sequence, The Godfather
After the baptism, Connie (Talia Shire) and Kay (Diane Keaton) confront Michael (Al Pacino) about his actions. Then, Michael is acknowledged as the new Don Corleone.
Closing Sequence, Rear Window
Jefferies (James Stewart) confronts Mr. Thorwald (Raymond Burr).
Closing Sequence, Sunset Boulevard
During their fight, Norma (Gloria Swanson) shoots Joe (William Holden).
Closing Sequence, Ratcatcher
James (William Eadie) jumps into the canal. His family move into a new neighborhood.
Closing Sequence, Handsome Antonio
After hearing the news that the maid Santuzza (Patrizia Bini) is pregnant by Antonio (Marcello Mastroianni), Edoardo (Tomas Milian) calls him to congratulate him.
Closing Sequence, Once
Guy (Glen Hansard) can't find Girl (Markéta Irglová) before leaving. He buys her a piano.
Closing Sequence, In a Lonely Place
Dix (Humphrey Bogart) becomes violent and strangles Laurel (Gloria Grahame) when he learns she planned to leave him. Lochner (Carl Benton Reid) calls to say they found Mildred's murderer.
Closing Sequence, Past Lives
Nora (Greta Lee) walks Hae Sung (Teo Yoo) to his Uber to the airport. The pair say goodbye.
Closing Sequence, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Roy (Richard Dreyfuss) is chosen by the aliens to join them aboard the mothership.
Closing Sequence, Night of the Living Dead
The next morning, Ben (Duane Jones) wakes up in the house as the local militia kills the remaining living dead.
Closing Sequence, Poltergeist
The Freelings experience another night of horror as the spirits in the house try to injure and capture Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke), Diane (JoBeth Williams), and Robbie (Oliver Robbins) yet again.
Clothes Leftover (Closing Sequence), Brokeback Mountain
In 1983, Ennis (Heath Ledger) is visited by his daughter Alma Jr. (Kate Mara).
Does That Make a Book? , The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
After becoming gravely ill with pneumonia, Jean-Do learns that his book is a success.
Ending Sequence, Mediterranea
Ayiva (Koudous Seihon) works a party for his employer’s daughter.
Ending Sequence, Soul Man
Mark (C. Thomas Howell) tries to make amends with Sarah (Rae Dawn Chong)
Ending Sequence, Menace II Society
Caine (Tyrin Turner) and Ronnie (Jada Pinkett Smith) get ready to move to Atlanta
Ending Sequence, Cry, the Beloved Country
James Jarvis (Charles Carson) runs into Reverend Kumalo (Canada Lee) after Kumalo's son was convicted of killing Jarvis's.
Ending Sequence: The Aftermath of Siras’ death, Aligarh
Siras (Manoj Bajpayee) has died overnight, and Deepu (Rajkummar Rao) comes to his apartment to see his dead body. Deepu runs away visibly upset. It ends with a flashback of Siras hearing a noise before he dies.
Epilogue, Minority Report
Anderton describes the fate of the precognitive system in the aftermath of Burgess’ death.
Epilogue Continued (Closing Sequence), La La Land
Mia (Emma Stone) and Seb (Ryan Gosling) say farewell to one another.
Final Confrontation, Foxy Brown
With the help of the Neighborhood Black Task Force, Foxy Brown (Pam Grier) gets her revenge on her brother's killers.
Final Fight Scene and Closing Sequence, Teesri Manzil
The Prince hunts and tries to kill Anil for discovering how he killed his wife and Rupa. The Prince ends up dying when he falls off the roof, exactly how Rupa died. In a parallel to one of their first interactions, Anil and Sunita are on the train close together and in love. They both laugh with the man they met at the beginning of the movie.
Get Out (Closing Sequence), Get Out
Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) continues his escape from the Armitage estate. While on the road, Rose (Allison Williams) catches up to him.
Green Light (Closing Sequence), Paris, Texas
Jane (Nastassja Kinski) and Hunter (Hunter Carson) reunite, and Travis (Harry Dean Stanton) watches from afar.
Hiroshima and Nevers (Closing Sequence), Hiroshima Mon Amour
In the morning, she (Emmanuelle Riva) and him (Eiji Okada) meet in a hotel room.
How Long Does Tomorrow Last?, Eternity and a Day
Alexandre (Bruno Ganz) revisits the empty family home and recalls Anna's (Isabelle Renauld) letter.
Jack's Dilemma, The Jazz Singer
Jack (Al Jolson) sings the Kol Nidre in his father's place and later performs at the Winter Garden Theater.
Last Dance (Closing Sequence), Aftersun
Sophie (Frankie Corio) and Calum (Paul Mescal) dance to "Under Pressure." Sophie and Calum say goodbye at the airport. Adult Sophie (Celia Rowlson-Hall) embraces her father.
Moraldo Leaves the Vitelloni, I Vitelloni
Moraldo (Franco Interlenghi), after being stuck in a small town his entire life, finally sets off, leaving everything he's known behind.
Playtime, The Lego Movie
Finn (Jadon Sand) and his dad (Will Ferrell) clean up the super glue as the citizens of Bricksburg recover.
Print the Legend (Closing Sequence), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Ransom (James Stewart) finishes recounting to newspaper editor Maxwell (Carleton Young), who rips up the written record. Ransom and Hallie (Vera Miles) return to D.C.
Ray Ambushes Dr. Brooks, No Way Out
Ray Biddle (Richard Widmark) ambushes Dr. Brooks (Sidney Poitier) in an attempt to kill him. Edie Johnson (Linda Darnell) arrives to try and stop Ray.
Snow in Halloween Town, The Nightmare Before Christmas
The citizens of Halloween Town admire the snowfall. Meanwhile, Jack (Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman [singing]) and Sally (Catherine O'Hara) share a tender moment.
Sorry to Bother You Steve, Sorry to Bother You
Cassius and his fellow Equisapiens track down Steve Lift.
Souvenirs of a Killing, Vertigo
Scottie (James Ferguson) and Judy (Kim Novak), now transformed as Madeleine again, revisit the bell tower.
The Big Exit, All That Jazz
Angelique awaits Joe as he travels toward her down a long hallway.
The Collège/Lycée Stéphane Mallarmé, Caché
Adults wait outside the entrance to Pierrot’s school as students exit for the day.
The Drive West (Closing Sequence), 25th Hour
Monty (Edward Norton) is driven by his father (Brian Cox) to prison. His father gives Monty a vision of a future where he avoids imprisonment.
The Jupiter Room, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Dave encounters and re-encounters himself in a room, where the mysterious monolith facilitates his rebirth at the Star Child.
The Kingdom of God (Closing Sequence), Sound of Metal
After leaving Lou (Olivia Cooke), Ruben (Riz Ahmed) finds himself on a park bench, removes his processors, and sits.
The Source of the River (Closing Sequence), The Weeping Meadow
Eleni (Alexandra Aidini) finds Yorgis' body in the remnants of Spyros' (Vasilis Kolovos) house in New Odessa.
They Abide (Closing Sequence), The Night of the Hunter
John (Billy Chapin) and Pearl (Sally Jane Bruce) spend their first Christmas with Ms. Cooper (Lillian Gish).
Trial By Water (Closing Sequence), Nostalgia
Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky) crosses the drained baths with a lit candle and collapses.
Vincent Makes His Flight, Gattaca
Vincent gets help from Dr. Lamar and Eugene finishes his journey.
Virus Origins, Contagion
The origins of the MEV-1 virus are revealed.
Voices of the Gods, In the Heights
Vanessa (Melissa Barrera) shows Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) her work and Usnavi decides to stay in Washington Heights.
Wakandan Outreach, Black Panther
T'Challa decides to open Wakanda's prosperity to the rest of the world.
What Mrs. R Would Have Wanted, Pinky
Pinky (Jeanne Crain) finally realizes where she belongs due to the help of Mrs. R.
You Don't Have to Be the Bad Guy, The Lego Movie
The Man Upstairs (Will Ferrell) forgives Finn (Jadon Sand) for playing with his Legos while Emmet (Chris Pratt) convinces Lord Business (Will Ferrell) to put the piece of resistance on the Kragle.
