The 50 greatest movie endings of all time

Filmcritic.com has put together a fascinating list. Of the movies I know--The Godfather, Citizen Kane, All That Jazz, A Clockwork Orange, 8 1/2, Dr. Strangelove, et al, they hit the nail on the head... a good read. Click here to see the list.

15. The Godfather (1972) - Derelicts will argue the second one is better, but the ending of the Godfather is everything it should be, foreshadowing all the dark, murky secrets that would be dragged from the depths in Part 2. Kay finally asks about Michael's business and he lies, outright, as the door closes on a good kid who turned into the ultimate family man, and a brooding, calculating monster. -CC

13. Citizen Kane (1941) - Well, we kind of have to put this one on the list, don't we? One of the earliest examples of don't-spill-the-secret endings and also I've-been-robbed anti-climax, that little wooden sled explains everything and explains nothing about Charles Foster Kane, but it's the elusive piece of the jigsaw that drives one of the greatest movies ever made. -AG

ed. note: Wikipedia (take it for what it's worth) says says that "rosebud" allegedly was a "nickname used by William Randolph Hearst to refer to the clitoris of his mistress", Marion Davies.)






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