1. Sidney Poitier's rough childhood during Jim Crow Miami in Sidney.
2. Sammy meeting John Ford at the end of The Fabelmans.
3. Vada's reaction to the news of another school shooting at the end of The Fallout.
4. Amleth and Fjolnir's final volcano battle in The Northman.
5. Jack and Babette meeting atheist nuns in White Noise.
6. Paul fighting then attempting to help a French soldier in All Quiet on the Western Front 2022.
7. Pinocchio choosing to become mortal to save his father in Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.
8. Nick and Javi's LSD induced adventure in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
9. Weird Al facing off against Pablo Escobar in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
10. The reveal of Landor being behind the murders at the end of The Pale Blue Eye.
Honorable Mentions:
Leonard revealed to be working against all of the mobs in The Outfit.
The reveal of Riddler's real plan in The Batman.
The reveal of what Avalonia actually is in Strange World.
Colm threatening to cut off his fingers if Padraic continues to talk to him in The Banshees of Inisherin.
Tár's breakdown in Tár.
The reveal that Brian's family still haven't gotten the money from the VA at the end of Breaking.
Dewey's death in Scream 2022.
Emily escaping to South America and starting her own credit card fraud ring at the end of Emily the Criminal.
Finney killing The Grabber in The Black Phone.
Charlie admitting to Amy about the murders he committed at the end of The Good Nurse.
The publishing of the article exposing Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassments at the end of She Said.
Olivia having constant doubts about herself in Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U.
Mei choosing to keep her Red Panda abilities at the end of Turning Red.
Briggs adopting Lulu at the end of Dog.
The train getting derailed in Bullet Train.
Thomas and Dimitry's drunken intercom exchanges in Triangle of Sadness.
The flashback revealing Helen pretending to be Andi and meeting Blanc to expose Bron in Glass Onion.
Pearl's church chorus audition in Pearl.
The reveal of what's under the house in Barbarian.
Colonel Parker's manipulations of Elvis throughout Elvis 2022.
Namor's origin story in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Bill Nighy's performance throughout Living.
The musical notes magic fight between two Dr. Stranges in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Evelyn and Joy reconciling at the end of Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Margot figuring out how to escape Slowik's restaurant at the end of The Menu.
Marcel reuniting with her family and giving her grandmother a proper funeral in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.
Kat confronting her memories and accepting that her parents' death was not her fault in Wendell & Wild.
Otto leaving everything to Marisol at the end of A Man Called Otto.
Stanley telling the story of how he broke his hand in Hustle.
Danni admitting to not being a survivor of the Paris terrorist attacks and the ensuing fallout in Not Okay.
The reveal of Zurg's identity in Lightyear.
Maverick showing the recruits how to execute the mission during training in Top Gun: Maverick.
The Ghost of Christmas Present revealed to have been Ebenezer Scrooge in Spirited.
Manny reminded of his experiences and friends while watching Singin' In the Rain at the end of Babylon.
The motivation behind the murders at the end of See How They Run.
Naru defeating the Predator at the end of Prey.
Michael's death at the end of Halloween Ends.
Ana de Arma's performance as Marilyn Monroe throughout Blonde.
Santa's origins in Violent Night.
Jean Jacket's transformations in Nope.
Jerry pointing out how Tyler's tactics will eventually hurt his friends due to his selfishness in Jerry & Marge Go Large.
The remaining actors escaping from the movie set at the end of The Bubble.
Sweet Pete's animation hybrid transformation in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.
Alithea wishing the djinn free due to not being able to handle the modern world at the end of Three Thousand Years of Longing.
Sonic absorbing the powers of the chaos emerald in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
The reveal of what the retirement home actually does in American Carnage.
Rosaline helping fake Romeo and Juliet's deaths from their families at the end of Rosaline.
Thor giving the kidnapped Asgardian kids powers in Thor: Love and Thunder.
Louis choosing not to know the circumstances of his future death in The Adam Project.
The kingdom opposing the king and queen after learning their war against sea monsters is unjustified at the end of The Sea Beast.
Ben shooting Quentin at the end of Vengeance.
Julia killing Daniel at the end of Watcher.
Howard's death in X 2022.
Maren visiting her mother at a psychiatric hospital in Bones and All.
Bud and Seth helping the Nazarian siblings on a vampire nest hunt in Day Shift.
How Ace ended up in the shelter in DC League of Super-Pets.
Six and Lloyd's final fight at the end of The Gray Man.
Jean threatened by a German spy with ties to the anti-Hitler plot in Operation Mincemeat.
The reveal of Eleanor working against Drea for a past misdeed in Do Revenge.
Neteyam's death in Avatar: The Way of Water.
The reveal of Raju being a part of a resistance movement while working as an Imperial officer in RRR.
Brian letting Charles travel the world at the end of Brian and Charles.
Jon Hamm's performance throughout Confess, Fletch.
Robert Freegard's capture at the end of Rogue Agent.
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