Movies like The Hateful Eight and Field of Dreams hook an audience in. Here are the 14 best opening scenes in movie history.

Most films made for streamers rush to grab the audience before they can keep scrolling. They’ll start in medias res or offer up so much bombast that you can’t look away. But before streaming, ...

CinemaCon 2026 debuted opening scenes from Dune: Part Three, Mandalorian and Grogu, and Beyond the Spider-Verse. Dune: Part Three opened with a brutal Fremen battle, highlighting a massive galaxy-wide ...

Many may not know, but crafting the opening of a film is far more important and harder than one might expect. The first thing audiences see is beyond significant, as it not only sets the tone for the ...

A great opening scene does more than just start a story; it grabs you by the collar and refuses to let go. In a thread on r/movies, redditors discuss the films that master the art of the introduction, ...

Anja Djuricic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1992. Her first interest in film started very early, as she learned to speak English by watching Disney animated movies (and many, many reruns). Anja ...

When Ghost Ship was released in 2002, audiences were gripped by the elaborately staged opening sequence, where an entire cruise ship is taken out in one fell (and gruesome) swoop. It's a scene that ...

It’s a strange fact that in the world of cinema even bad movies can sometimes end up having an opening sequence that is quite entertaining and sometimes even beautiful. In some of the most egregious ...

Directed by a true legend, this film brings together an iconic cast to create a gritty, unforgettable experience for fans. At the height of his career, a director whose name is virtually synonymous ...

Outside the irritating over-bright light filter, Scream 4 is a winner. It looks even better now than it did in 2011 (not visually, but as a film). It’s funny, it’s scary, and the pair of Ghostface ...

Eddie Possehl is a dynamic and driven writer/director with a passion for the written word and all things film, television, comics, and games. His passion for storytelling led him to establish his own ...

Let’s face it: Sometimes an opening scene is just too good. This is especially true when it comes to horror movies, where the desire to shock and hook the audience can end up eclipsing the remaining ...