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27 Movie Scenes So Powerful, They Always Give People Major Goosebumps
27 Movie Scenes So Powerful, They Always Give People Major Goosebumps,"Thor's entrance into Wakanda. It's the ultimate goosebumps machine every time."

27 Movie Scenes So Powerful, They Always Give People Major Goosebumps

Recently, in a thread on the subreddit r/movies, redditor u/Equal-Astronaut-8681 asked, “What’s a movie scene that instantly gives you goosebumps every time you see it?” and movie lovers really came through with some great responses!

Marvel Studios

So, with that in mind, here are just a few of the most popular responses shared:

1. The Matrix (1999)

Warner Bros.

“The scene when Neo finally finds his powers and fights Mr. Smith in the hallway.”

—u/Edm_vanhalen1981

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Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

“When they perform for a packed church and The Pope. The music is just sublime.”

—u/Ardjc87

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LucasFilm Ltd.

“The binary sunset scene when Luke is just staring out at the horizon, contemplating his life as the music swells. And there are TWO suns, holy shit.”

—u/trubb13tw1ns

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Sony Pictures Classics

“The ending. From Andrew being completely kicked when he was down to Andrew finally standing up for himself. Fletcher still casting his anger, Andrew’s dad being horrified, Fletcher coming around, Andrew’s solo, Fletcher’s approval — the end. So good.”

—u/sluohgmaster

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Sony Pictures

“When Peter Parker returns as Spider-Man and breaks through the newspaper. Absolutely loved the scene as a kid and thought that, as an adult, it would be corny. But man, the music and the cinematography are just topnotch. So epic.”

—u/Equal-Astronaut-8681

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New Line Cinema

“The ride of the Rohirrim.”

—u/Stonewalled89

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DreamWorks Distribution

“When Maximus removes his helmet in the arena to Commodus.”

—u/callmemacready

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United Artists

“The end: ‘Yo Adrian, I DID IT!'”

—u/BillytheBerry

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Warner Bros. Pictures

“The ferry scene, when the big guy says, ‘Give it to me, and I’ll do what you should’ve did 10 minutes ago,’ then threw away the detonator.”

—u/l1ghtning137

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Artisan Entertainment

“When he asks his mom why she cares about the dress, and she explains that it’s all she has left and that, now that his dad is gone, she has nothing but him, TV, and the dress. It makes me think about what it will be like when my dad dies. It gets me every time. I’m getting goosebumps describing it!”

—u/Remote_Independent50

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Focus Features

“The last scene.”

—u/Beginning_Fishing_83

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LucasFilm Ltd.

“When ‘Duel of the Fates’ starts playing.”

—u/MrMagneticMole

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Marvel Studios

“Thor’s entrance into Wakanda. It’s the ultimate goosebumps machine every time.”

—u/djmedicalman

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Universal Pictures

“Archibald ‘Moonlight’ Graham (the doctor) stepping off the field to save Ray’s daughter, and therefore breaking the spell. And afterwards, as he is leaving, the other ball players telling him he was great.”

—u/epa_89

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Warner Bros.

“‘I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like…tears in rain.'”

—u/sweetwheels

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20th Century Fox

“There’s a bunch, so I’ll go with the very first one that made me feel something like that when I was a teenager, which was when Edward Scissorhands was making the ice sculpture for Winona Ryder’s character. I just rewatched it: same goosebumps. Remember when Danny Elfman and Tim Burton were unstoppable?”

—u/bahardesty

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Universal Pictures

“The ending scene. The final swell of the music and the look on Billy’s dad’s face…it makes me want to sob just thinking about it.”

—u/palaiemon

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Focus Features

“The closing moments when all the guys who were implicit in her (and her friend’s) demise were rounded up by police at the wedding.”

—u/Philbrik

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LucasFilm Ltd.

“When Han Solo yells, ‘Ben!’ at Kylo Ren. It’s the first time you hear his birth name, and it instantly tells an entire story in your mind. That movie has its flaws, but that sequence was perfect.”

—u/Mancott

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Universal Pictures

“When the lightning strikes the clock tower. ALWAYS.”

—u/Bojan-Stojanovski

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LucasFilm Ltd.

“When they nod at each other in the final scene.”

—u/Mother-Chapter-4486

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TriStar Pictures

“Rudy sacking the quarterback, and everyone who ever doubted him cheering his name as he proves to everyone what he’s capable of.”

—u/griffmeister

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Pixar

“When Remy reaches the top of the building and realizes he’s in Paris. It gives me chills every time, and I’m swelling with emotion typing this.”

—u/taythewoken

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TriStar Pictures

“The scene when Peter suddenly sees all the food.”

—u/drpenetrator

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20th Century Fox

“The ending. ‘You met me at a very strange time in my life.'”

—u/tegamikureru

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Marvel Studios

“When ‘The Chain’ starts playing again toward the end.”

—u/Worldly-Interview349

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Warner Bros. Pictures

“The ‘La Marseillaise’ scene when the French out sing and drown out the Nazis. The tears in the eyes of the actors and extras, many of whom were refugees, were genuine.”

—u/Americano_Joe

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You’ve read their picks, but now it’s your turn! What’s a movie scene that never fails to give you goosebumps? Share in the comments below!

Some responses were edited for length and/or clarity. H/T: Reddit.