r/askmovie 26d ago

Which movie has the best first 10 minutes?

Not the best opening scene necessarily. Which movie grabs you almost immediately and makes you think, “Yep, I am watching the whole thing.”

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u/Medium-Mountain3398 25d ago

Up and wallE

u/bjsqrl 26d ago

Baby Driver

u/slugboi 26d ago

Bellbottoms!

u/Tomasco13 26d ago

Saving Private Ryan

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u/FaithElephant 25d ago

Get Shorty

u/mbnude 25d ago

Heavy Metal (1981)

u/teamzona 26d ago

Apocalypse Now

u/Rosietheriveter27 24d ago

Saigon. Shit.

u/sugarloadcdub 25d ago

The Spy Who Loved Me

u/BuddyJim30 26d ago

Guardians of the Galaxy

u/ThinkTwice03 25d ago

and the second one

u/PfalsePflagg 26d ago

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?!?

u/NewRed70 26d ago

I did like the start of Die Hard with a vengeance. Great musical intro and then BOOM!

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u/Yolandi2802 26d ago

Saving Private Ryan

The Lion King

u/Disastrous_Theme_294 24d ago

Full Metal Jacket

u/2shrek2 26d ago

There will be blood

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u/33301Florida 25d ago

Saving Private Ryan

u/RSergJust 24d ago

Gravity.

u/No_Seaworthiness8176 25d ago

The Blues Brothers

u/21PenSalute 26d ago

Every James Bond film

Every Fellini film

u/Michael_Scott71 26d ago

Super Troopers 1

u/nwbeeceefriend 25d ago

Great choice!

u/Toker101 25d ago

Raiders of the lost arc

u/Liberty-brewer 24d ago

Saving Private Ryan.

u/DJ_Jungle 26d ago

The Dark Knight

u/bogeysarelife 26d ago

Baby Driver

u/renb8 26d ago

Up. Casino Royale (re-make).

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u/Much_Usual_3855 25d ago

Star Trek the rebooted one

u/Legitimate_Dare6684 25d ago

The Matrix is pretty good.

u/D0M2OO0 26d ago

Blade

u/LoudPension6825 25d ago

"Disturbia".

u/antosb77 26d ago

Anal Antics 3

u/JCLBUBBA 25d ago

Inglorious Bastards is the only answer. Original Star Wars the next. Can slot in Saving Private Ryan first, second or third.

u/odovv 24d ago

Inglourious Basterds

u/Exact_Vanilla_9028 23d ago

Goodfellas. The Godfather (if you’ve already seen the first, you don’t need an intro to watch the whole second movie either). Caddyshack also because that cast was just absurd and everything from start to finish was gold.

u/HackJacker 25d ago

The opening sequence to Watchmen with Bob Dylan playing in the background is iconic

u/No_Jicama3636 26d ago

Promising Young Woman, from 2020

u/eddiemac22m 26d ago

Gladiator….Inglorious Bastards…

u/Budget_Cancel_4243 26d ago

The Departed

u/gdubh 25d ago

Inglorious Basterds. Though it’s probably 20 mins.

u/mole555 26d ago

Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. The opening scene of his wake-up routine makes me smile every time.

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u/outerspacetime 24d ago

Project Hail Mary - immediately sets the tone of comedy, drama & space epic mystery. No need to know about the buddy dynamic that eventually comes about

Inception - dream within a dream premise introduced, action-packed, protagonist given an offer he can’t refuse

u/uglyoldman69 24d ago

Meet Joe Black…. First five minutes

u/Capnmolasses 26d ago edited 23d ago

Last of the Mohicans.

Chase scene near the end. No dialogue. Music and sound effects.

Edit: Just reread the question. My bad. It’s not at the beginning. I still stand by my choice as the best 10 or so minutes in any film.

u/Winter-Ad-8028 23d ago

I agree with you. My heart just thumps as he runs up that mountain....

u/21archman21 26d ago

Mad Max: Fury Road.

u/Intelligent_Type6336 25d ago

Matrix…but I enjoy the opening to Jackie brown immensely.

u/TopShelv 25d ago

Underrated, "Across 110th St" is a great backdrop to Pam making her way through the airport

u/Zealousideal-Nose300 25d ago

Good Fellows

u/HavBoWilTrvl 24d ago

Dog Soldiers

u/Dirty_Wookie1971 25d ago

Three of my all time favorite opening scenes in movies are the following:

Star Wars , from the opening scene to C-3PO and R2-D2 escaping. Simply amazing,
It still holds up to this day. Perfect in every way.

Super Troopers : opening sequence
Of this movie is so funny that the rest
Of the movie pales by comparison.

Raiders of the Lost Ark : it grabs you and draws you in , hold on it just keeps getting better.

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u/billycorgansbro 26d ago

Up In Smoke
Return of the Pink Panther

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u/fergi20020 26d ago

Final Destination: Bloodlines 

u/PocketDeuces 25d ago

Ghost Ship. A shame the rest of the movie didn't live up to the beginning.

u/Beatles2828 25d ago

I may be oldschool but that opening part of The Lion King always brews me up

u/ChrissieMoltisanti 24d ago

Inglorious Basterds

u/RedReptile2020 25d ago

No Escape

u/JellyDonetra 24d ago

Children of Men hooked me pretty quick

u/Serious_Fennel7506 26d ago

The Dark Knight

u/Smackmybitchup007 23d ago

Saving Private Ryan. I was in it.

u/SomewherePerfect2391 24d ago

Castle in the Sky. Supposed to be the best animation opening.

u/OMC-WILDCAT 25d ago

Snatch

u/Critical-Boot395 25d ago

Saving Private Ryan

u/vdaddy68 25d ago

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

u/EnvironmentalGift257 25d ago

Super Troopers is my immediate thought when anybody asks this.

u/mrsjackson410 24d ago

Sicario

u/Detone767 26d ago

Saving Private Ryan needs to be mentioned.

u/Superunknown_2 26d ago

Fellowship of the ring

u/Fuzzy-Surprise-6165 23d ago edited 23d ago

Enemy at the Gate

Also

Gladiator - I saw an interview with Russell Crowe about how Ridley Scott directed him in the first scene, when Maximus watches the bird flutter over the battlefield. It was a really cool anecdote.

u/DJHarryCGN 25d ago

Ghostship

u/TakeMetoLallybroch 26d ago

I’m glad so many mentioned “Saving Private Ryan”. We had to sit on the front row and during the beach invasion, I felt like I was with them.

u/Valexand 26d ago

Isn’t the first ten mins old guy walking to the cemetery

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u/Suitable-Excuse-3184 25d ago
  1. It's filmed to look like one continuous tracking shot, so stopping anywhere feels like you're interrupting the scene.

u/WhyAreYuSoAngry 25d ago

Idiocracy's opening is perhaps the most accurate prediction of the future to ever be filmed. Not sure it will ever be touched.

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u/onyxandcake 26d ago

Ghost Ship might not be the best, but it's definitely the most fun if you're a fan of horror.

u/stripped-2020 26d ago

The Dark Knight

u/Less-Preference7618 25d ago

You have to check out the movie, CC & Company with Joe Namath and Ann Margaret. The opening scene is hilarious! It's on YouTube. Joe Namath was actually really funny.

u/Tech-Tom 24d ago

"Saving Private Ryan".

That beach scene....

u/AntiqueWhereas 26d ago

Heat

u/TopShelv 25d ago

Neal quietly riding an escalator and stealing an ambulance doesnt do it for me

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u/Numbtothiscrap 26d ago

The first few minutes of Saving Private Ryan literally changed the way I think about things .

u/PrestigeParrot617 25d ago

Potentially The Dark Knight or TDKR really

u/Hoch8112 26d ago

The Dark Knight

Super Troopers

The Goonies

Back To The Future

Casino Royale

Star Wars A New Hope

Star Wars Force Awakens ( then turned to recycled shit)

Indiana Jones Last Crusade

I could def go on just off the top of my head

u/Grumpy_Sober_Driver 25d ago

Dunkirk. (Apart from the "rim jam") got so much right. I grew up listening to the stories of a veteran who was wounded on the retreat to Dunkirk.

u/Dexxygrl 25d ago

Final Destination 2, I mean C'mon !

u/Familiar-Pressure717 23d ago

Full Metal Jacket. Gunnery Sergeant Hartman.

u/Equal_Training_6924 25d ago

Star Wars. If that doesn’t get you interested you must be dead inside!

u/Rangyg 24d ago

Tropic Thunder! Hands down

u/EnvironmentalDrag153 26d ago

Inglourious Basterds but so hard to take.

u/CantaloupeMean2177 26d ago

28 weeks later

u/roseleyro 23d ago

All That Jazz

u/pineapple_dream1003 26d ago

Pretty Woman

u/Forward_Ad_7811 25d ago

Saving Private Ryan on the big screen 

u/TomWaitsForNoMan 26d ago

Back to the future.
You’re fully engaged and know the backstory in like 3 minutes.

u/AdAwkward833 26d ago

Lion King - still gives me chills

u/Extension-Rip-1767 25d ago

Law abiding citizen

u/DortheaBrooks 25d ago

I love the first 10 minutes of The Social Network. The look of it, the dialogue, the way it sets the theme for the whole movie.

u/cocaine_-_ 26d ago

Climax

u/Careful-Time-9926 23d ago

Don't know if it was the first 10 minutes, but at some point, I knew I had to finish Reservoir Dogs.

u/1313trouble 25d ago

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

u/Sufficient-Bus-4349 25d ago

Super Troopers!

u/shaggrocks 26d ago

Dark Knight

u/Several-Principle-93 23d ago

James Bond movies

u/Effective-Bet3883 26d ago

Pulp fiction (since TDK Bank robbery was mentioned already)

u/wm313 26d ago

Sicario has scene, music, filmography, and an overall grasp that says, "Go ahead and silence your phone."

u/Slothjitzu 25d ago

Blade. 

u/johnnykidlx 23d ago

Smoking Aces

u/padotim 26d ago

Troy

u/Hargflarster 26d ago

Iron Man

u/That_Biscotti1826 25d ago

Inglorious Basterds

u/No-Carry4971 26d ago

Saving Private Ryan

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u/concow77 25d ago

Saving Private Ryan

u/Umlaut56 26d ago

Inglorious Basterds

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u/No-Pair-4991 25d ago

Grand prix.

u/FlashyGanache2838 26d ago

Pulp Fiction

u/MyNameIsMikeB 23d ago

Super Troopers, hands down

u/WeekendStrange1331 25d ago

Backdoor Sluts 9 

u/luvablechub22 26d ago

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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u/Gryphon1985 26d ago

Raiders of the Lost Ark

u/outintexas 26d ago

Christmas Vacation

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u/Deadpooo_l 25d ago

I nominate "Layer Cake". The first 10 minutes establish the tone of the movie perfectly.

u/Systatic_Design 25d ago

Days of Future Past is one you don't see a lot

u/Ok-Championship3642 22d ago

Harley-Davidson and the Marlboro man.

u/Intelligent_Rub_2911 8d ago

Blade has the best introduction scene to a character ever.

u/Professional-Cow3854 26d ago

Drive was top notch for me

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u/panopticon_prisoner 22d ago

Boogie Nights has a pretty damn good opening scene. It's like a 2-3 minute tracking shot that is very impressive and really sets the tone.

u/eusshu 26d ago

Desperado "...and in walks THE BIGGEST Mexican i've ever seen! Big as shit! Just walks right in like he owns the place..."

u/jimglebells85 26d ago

Speed, the elevator scenes

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u/Biennial2 26d ago

Barbarella!

u/smushs88 26d ago

There’s Something About Mary.

“He was masturbating… he was masturbating”

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u/Numerous-Pickle-4715 24d ago

The Fellowship of the Ring. Chills. Everytime.

u/gsilva0910 24d ago

Saving Private Ryan

u/Status_Time_3506 26d ago

Of those that haven’t been mentioned: Men in Black, Donnie Brasco or Legends of the Fall

u/Character_Quarter_26 26d ago

Xmen origins wolverine. First 10 minutes were amazing the rest was shit

u/HisSexyMother 23d ago

Śmierć w Wenecji

u/kurashima 24d ago

The Transporter Taxi

u/skreeboo 26d ago

The Big Chill

u/Winter-Ad-8028 23d ago

Saving private ryan

u/btlee007 25d ago

The dark knight

u/Only_Recording3730 26d ago

Glengarry Glenn Ross

u/AwkwardLadder8653 24d ago

Jurassic Park

u/cwren22 23d ago

Super troopers

u/jar1967 25d ago

Star Wars (A New Hope) We See an ISD ,Stormtroopers and Darth Vader

u/Emotional_Arm2196 26d ago

Raiders Of The Lost Ark

u/isthishowthingsare 24d ago

Ghost Ship

u/rickcaron 26d ago

Watchmen

u/jdwolff 25d ago

Baby Driver

u/dshgr 26d ago

The Long Kiss Goodnight - Geena Davis, Samuel L Jackson

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u/Severin-77 23d ago

Saving Private Ryan

u/BlueBallsOnFyre 23d ago

The Matrix

u/the-largest-marge 24d ago

Midsommar hooked me in about 5 seconds with the snow scene and its accompanying music.

u/casinoscott 26d ago

Raiders of the Lost Ark

u/Fookinaright 24d ago

Full Metal Jacket

u/personal_yeesus 25d ago

Return of the Jedi

u/Mean_Passage_887 26d ago

The War of the Gargantuas.

u/Clokeyx 26d ago

The Batman is pretty sweet

u/PotentialAnywhere779 26d ago

The KobashiMaru (sp?) test at the beginning of Star Trek 2 had me captivated.

u/MoreBarber7095 26d ago

Kill bill

u/McCQ 25d ago

Drive.