10. John Wick Chapter 4: March 24
Keanu Reeves links up with Don Yen in close combat with swords and guns to get Wick his freedom. Known for his calm and deadly persona, Wick has a few words with an old friend before he faces his reality. He gives his final word in one of the movie's epic statements:
"I want you to find your peace, but the good death only comes after a good life. You and I left the good life behind long time ago my friend."
9. Mission Impossible 7: Dead Reckoning (Part One) July 14
The unstoppable Ethan Hunt is back at it again. He's fast, reckless, charismatic, and gets the job done. But will he be his usual self or step back, slow down, and think twice, when faced with a choice delivered by Agent Eugene Kittridge (Henry Czerny):
"This is our chance to control the truth, the concepts of right and wrong for everyone for centuries to come. You're fighting to save an ideal that doesn't exist never did you need to pick a side."
8. Indiana Jones and The dail of Destiny: June 30
Jones has resigned to a normal life, with just a touch of wondering what it would be like to have one of his old adventurous days when an old friend approaches him with a proposal.
Harrison Ford's guttural wise man's voice delivers one of the movie's epic lines.
"I don't believe in magic. Many times in my life I've seen things, things I can't explain. I have come to believe it's not so much what you believe, but how hard you believe it."
7. Guardians of The Galaxy Vol.3: May 5
The planet guardians are back to bury one last grudge. But the saying goes, “before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." Amidst the chaos, Rocket finds his philosophy and the Guardians resolve to face the inevitable end with an epic statement.
"We have been running our whole lives. I'm done running. We'll all fly away together, one last time, into the forever and beautiful sky."
6. Creed III: March 3
Creed's past brings him the fight of his life. His friend, Damien, from childhood who was locked away in prison for 18 years gets out and wants what Creed has. While Creed battles guilt and shame, Damien believes he was always better than him and makes it clear:
"Try spending half your life in the cell while somebody else lives your life. I'm coming for everything."
5. MEG3N: January 6
The sassy personalised robot-oy has the perfect response when her creator asks her why she's up.
"Couldn't sleep, occupational hazard."
4. The Fabelmans
The Fablemans are a dysfunctional family that cannot catch a break. Mrs. Fableman struggles with extreme depression and Mr. Fableman struggles to get free from his fate. Between them, their old son Sammy finds an escape by shooting movies. However, he still wants his mother's validation. Mrs. Fableman, in-between her break from her episodes, delivers a heartwarming reminder to her son.
"You do what your heart says you have to because you don't know anyone in your life."
3. Cocaine Bear: February 24
A gang sets out to recover its cocaine and find out who stole most of it. A bear accidentally inhaled a lot of it...
"Millions of dollars worth of cocaine fell from the sky this morning in Knoxville Tennessee. Apex predator, high on cocaine. It's out of its mind."
2. Missing
When your mom disappears off the face of the earth while on vacation, the last thing you expect to hear is this chilling question:
"I have some questions regarding something we're looking into, has your mom ever gone by any other names?"
A daughter looking for her mother finds out that she might not know who her mother is.
1. Oppenheimer: July 21
Director Christopher Nolan explores the history of American physicist and atomic bomb creator through the electric performance of Cillian Murphy.
The Peaky Blinders actor is phenomenal and delivers the troubled mind of Oppenheimer in this powerful statement:
"We imagine a future and our imaginings horrify us. They won't fear it until they understand it and they won't understand it until they've used it. Theory will take you only so far. I don't know if we can be trusted with such a weapon but we have no choice. Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
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