Dan and Brian count down their top 10 movie endings, with the proviso that 5 of them must be movies they’ve discussed on The Goods and 5 of them must be movies they have not discussed previously.
Join this joyous (spoilery) celebration of our favorite finales in cinema.
Also check out Part 1 of this discussion, a review of The Usual Suspects.
Episode Number
239, part 2
The List
List A = movies never discussed on the pod
List B = movies discussed previously on the pod
Timestamp in episode included
Brian 5-A: Whiplash – 5:39
Dan 5-A: You’ve Got Mail – 7:45
Brian 5-B: Dr. Strangelove – 11:40
Dan 5-B: La La Land – 12:55
Brian 4-A: Fantasia – 14:32
Dan 4-A: Nights of Cabiria – 16:21
Brian 4-B: Toy Story 3 – 18:48
Dan 4-B: The Usual Suspects – 20:03
Brian 3-A: The Life of Brian – 20:58
Dan 3-A: The Third Man – 23:53
Brian 3-B: The Train – 26:23
Dan 3-B: Rudy – 29:42
Brian 2-A: Bridge on the River Kwai – 30:52
Dan 2-A: The Shawshank Redemption – 33:27
Brian 2-B: Raiders of the Lost Ark – 36:42
Dan 2-B: It’s a Wonderful Life – 38:59
Brian 1-A: Schindler’s List – 40:26
Dan 1-A: Citizen Kane – 43:49
Brian 1-B: Gravity Falls – 49:50
Dan 1-B: Toy Story 3 – 53:36
A Christmas Carol (discussed during Brian’s #1, 49:50)
Supplemental Media
Throwback to our very first episode…
SPOILERS FOR EPISODE AND MOVIES: CLIPS FOR ALL THE ENDINGS..
#5
#4
#3
#2
#1
Honorable Mentions
Brian’s other honorable mentions:
(Breaking Bad, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Mars Attacks)
Dan’s regretted miss that would have been #5 that remembered right after recording:
(Sherlock Jr.)
Brian Terrill is a filmmaker and horror host.
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