# Great Films that contain their best scene in the first ten minutes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 14, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551 "2021-01-14T21:17:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/1 "2021-01-14T21:17:27Z")
…but otherwise are still great films…so i don’t mean films that go into the shitter after. Dances With Wolves…particularly the shot of The General leading the charge across the field. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/2 "2021-01-14T21:40:26Z")
Don’t know if it’s the best scene in the movie but [the first 7 minutes of Once Upon a Time in the West](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QML28YQBvyc) is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/3 "2021-01-14T21:45:31Z")
The first scene of “Inglorious Basterds” in the farmhouse is the most thrilling of a movie with many thrilling scenes. And of course the first 15 minutes of “Saving Private Ryan”. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/4 "2021-01-14T21:52:55Z")
Most 007 films put their best scene before the titles. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/5 "2021-01-14T22:43:50Z")
Patton ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/6 "2021-01-14T22:49:11Z")
I went to **Mad Max: Fury Road** just to hate on it. No one was going to replace Mel Gibson as Max. But not only was the first 10 minutes some of the best action movie cinematography ever, it restarted the franchise. Now Tom Hardy is Max. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/7 "2021-01-14T22:53:03Z")
See, this is why one of my favorite things to do is scroll through Netflix and watch the first ten minutes of movies… So thanks for the recommendations, this is great! ---
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/8 "2021-01-14T23:21:34Z")
Glengarry Glen Ross! Alec Baldwin for the win! “What’s my name? Fuck you, that’s my name!” “Coffee’s for closers!” “First prize is a Cadillac. Second prize is this set of steak knives. Third prize… you’re fired!” Classic MtM ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/9 "2021-01-14T23:23:48Z")
The first 10-15 minutes of Pixar’s **Up** is some of the best storytelling EVER. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/10 "2021-01-14T23:25:38Z")
_Saving Private Ryan_ and _Up_ were the two that immediately sprang to my mind. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/11 "2021-01-14T23:36:44Z")
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman greeting the new recruits at the beginning of _Full Metal Jacket_. Fast Eddie Felson playing a marathon game of pool against Minnesota Fats at the beginning of _The Hustler_, and completely falling apart. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/12 "2021-01-14T23:40:40Z")
[The long tracking shot that was the title sequence in _Touch of Evil_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CiOcgvgq2o) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/13 "2021-01-14T23:41:14Z")
The train wreck was the best part of **The Fugitive**. Not saying I didn’t like the rest of the movie, but I could have walked out of the theater after the train wreck and felt like I got my money’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/14 "2021-01-14T23:42:00Z")
Midnight in Paris. Pretty good movie, but the first scenes of Paris are stunning. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/15 "2021-01-15T00:00:04Z")
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. > There is no dialogue for the first ten and a half minutes of this movie. > **[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - Trivia - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/trivia/)** > > The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - Trivia on IMDb: Cameos, Mistakes, Spoilers and more... Favorite scene: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/g6tR78d0cmA/hqdefault.jpg "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Final Duel") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6tR78d0cmA) ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/16 "2021-01-15T00:04:38Z")
Opening sequence of Fight Club. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/17 "2021-01-15T00:07:26Z")
Yes, a better love story in ten minutes without words, than the entire five film Twilight franchise. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/18 "2021-01-15T00:17:54Z")
Including the opening credits, _Joe Vs. The Volcano_. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/19 "2021-01-15T00:46:32Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > The first scene of “Inglorious Basterds” in the farmhouse is the most thrilling of a movie with many thrilling scenes I’ve seen detailed breakdowns of this scene in many writers craft lectures. Tarantino is a master of the scene, and this is one of his finest. > [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](#): > > What’s my name? Fuck you, that’s my name!” > “Coffee’s for closers!” > “First prize is a Cadillac. Second prize is this set of steak knives. Third prize… you’re fired!” > > Classic That scene is such a great kick in the ass. We use “… are for closers!” all the time in my house. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551/20 "2021-01-15T00:47:25Z")
Is Omar Sharif’s introduction in the first 10 minutes of **Lawrence of Arabia**? There are many wonderful scenes in that movie, but that approach is my personal favorite. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-that-contain-their-best-scene-in-the-first-ten-minutes/930551.md?page=2)