# Best movie title sequences **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 7, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381 "2018-02-07T18:46:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/21 "2018-02-08T01:58:54Z")
> [@dolphinboy](#): > > I always liked the opening credits for [Hitchcock’s North by Northwest](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBxjwurp_04). First thing that popped into my mind. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/22 "2018-02-08T02:02:19Z")
Aside from some of the ones mentioned above, I think **these two** set the scene beautifully for the films that followed: _ **The Great Escape** _ \*\*\*The Train\*\*\* [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bgfsJYKOt-U/hqdefault.jpg "The Train - 1964 - Opening Theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgfsJYKOt-U) The combination of music and cinematography makes them unforgettable. The look on the Frenchwoman’s face as she watches the art treasures being packed tells a story all by itself. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/23 "2018-02-08T02:03:22Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/S__L_OQe6NE/hqdefault.jpg "Bullitt - Opening Credits") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S__L_OQe6NE) I would also like to add Bullitt. Yes its dated and old fashioned but I love Lalo Schiffrin and I love the direction. People tend to think Bullitt is a typical American police procedural wrapped around a car chase. The film is much more. Yates and D’Antoni gave a Euro feel to it and afaik it was shot completely on location. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/24 "2018-02-08T02:04:47Z")
For those who aren’t using Tapatalk, you are missing out on some great imbeded images. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/25 "2018-02-08T02:20:21Z")
Yeah, **North by Northwest** is a favorite. For music PLUS animation I really love **Casino Royale** (1967). The whole movie is a great link between early-sixties Sinatra-cool and late-sixties psychedelic-cool. And the title sequence bridges them perfectly. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SSEmKXzpQMQ/hqdefault.jpg "Casino Royale (1967) - opening credits") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSEmKXzpQMQ) ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/26 "2018-02-08T03:15:01Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > [https://youtu.be/S\_\_L\_OQe6NE](https://youtu.be/S__L_OQe6NE) > > I would also like to add Bullitt. Yes its dated and old fashioned but I love Lalo Schiffrin and I love the direction. People tend to think Bullitt is a typical American police procedural wrapped around a car chase. The film is much more. Yates and D’Antoni gave a Euro feel to it and afaik it was shot completely on location. I was going to post this. First title sequence that ever made me sit up and pay attention. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/27 "2018-02-08T03:31:58Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > [https://youtu.be/S\_\_L\_OQe6NE](https://youtu.be/S__L_OQe6NE) > > I would also like to add Bullitt. Yes its dated and old fashioned but I love Lalo Schiffrin and I love the direction. People tend to think Bullitt is a typical American police procedural wrapped around a car chase. The film is much more. Yates and D’Antoni gave a Euro feel to it and afaik it was shot completely on location. > [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > I was going to post this. First title sequence that ever made me sit up and pay attention. Add me to that list! One of my favorite movies anyway, but that opening really stands out for me. BTW, do you know the connection between “Bullitt” and James Dean? ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/28 "2018-02-08T03:33:18Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > David Fincher’s **Se7en** and **Fight Club** are both excellent. My faves as well. Especially Se7en. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/29 "2018-02-08T03:35:08Z")
I always liked the opening title sequence in _Tombstone_. It was … concise. ---
**Author:** ![txjim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/30 "2018-02-08T03:45:09Z")
[A Touch of Evil](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CiOcgvgq2o) with it’s uninterupted opening shot under the credits ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/31 "2018-02-08T03:51:30Z")
I really like the video montage of land- and cityscapes from [Up In The Air](https://youtu.be/LfFEDVE4bR4). ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/32 "2018-02-08T03:58:39Z")
_ **The Naked Gun** _ opening still makes me laugh, even though its style has been copied countless times since then. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wn-MlISDsNs/maxresdefault.jpg "The Naked Gun (HD) Opening Credits Sequence") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn-MlISDsNs) ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/33 "2018-02-08T04:02:12Z")
_The Goonies_ has an awesome chase sequence during the titles, but it also introduces almost all the characters and gives a sense of who they are. _Catch Me If You Can_ has a great animated title sequence that has a style and pace that fits the time period and mood of the movie, and it’s plain fun. _Monsters, Inc._ with the doors is cool and has a cool song. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/34 "2018-02-08T04:06:22Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > I really like the video montage of land- and cityscapes from [Up In The Air](https://youtu.be/LfFEDVE4bR4). I’m partial to **this one** and \*\*this one\*\* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNVVoH9-QH0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNVVoH9-QH0). ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/35 "2018-02-08T04:20:51Z")
[Vertigo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q42Jdx6T7nI) (Saul Bass again) [To Kill a Mockingbird](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v04pqVoH7rE&t=12s) [In the Heat of the Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scj4jJA8A0s) ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/36 "2018-02-08T04:37:20Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Add me to that list! One of my favorite movies anyway, but that opening really stands out for me. > > BTW, do you know the connection between “Bullitt” and James Dean? I don’t 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/37 "2018-02-08T04:38:31Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > [Vertigo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q42Jdx6T7nI) (Saul Bass again) > [To Kill a Mockingbird](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v04pqVoH7rE&t=12s) > > [In the Heat of the Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scj4jJA8A0s) **To Kill a Mockingbird** is phenomenal. The opening to **[Contact](https://youtu.be/EWwhQB3TKXA)** is stellar, too. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/38 "2018-02-08T04:45:01Z")
> [@cormac262](#): > > The first (Christopher Reeve) “Superman” movie credits come to mind. Just seemed a really cool way to display the cast names. Those credits, backed with that incredible theme song, really made the movie work. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/39 "2018-02-08T04:48:59Z")
I second **Deadpool**. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2MjyGL0go60/maxresdefault.jpg "Deadpool Opening Credits") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MjyGL0go60) ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381/40 "2018-02-08T05:14:10Z")
I’ve always liked the opening of “Waterworld” where the Universal Studios logo is used to illustrate the rising sea level. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381.md?page=3)