Greg Evans and Louis Chilton rank the best opening sequences in film Cillian Murphy in Christopher Nolan's 'the Dark Knight' A great ending can almost save even some of the worst films from total oblivion – making you either question everything you have seen up until that point or perfectly wrapping up the narrative with a neat little bow. A great opening, however, is something that can truly make or break a movie. Those first few minutes are essentially an audition for the movie to impress its audience and intrigue everyone for what is about to come.
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From The Dark Knight to The Matrix and even Zoolander: The 26 greatest movie openings of all time

A great ending can almost save even some of the worst films from total oblivion – making you either question everything you have seen up until that point or perfectly wrapping up the narrative with a neat little bow.