Poll: Powerful Movie Scenes With Minimal Dialogue

Results of 2,809 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Clint Eastwood in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    

   The Showdown. From The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).
2. 2.
   

   Al Pacino in The Godfather (1972)

    

   Michael Corleone becoming the don. From The Godfather (1972).
3. 3.
   

   2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    

   Going through the vortex. From 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
4. 4.
   

   Miles Teller in Whiplash (2014)

    

   Andrew's final drum solo. From Whiplash (2014).
5. 5.
   

   Ben Burtt in WALL·E (2008)

    

   WALL-E strolling through the now destroyed Earth. From WALL·E (2008).
6. 6.
   

   Schindler's List (1993)

    

   The tribute. From Schindler’s List (1993).
7. 7.
   

   Clive Owen and Clare-Hope Ashitey in Children of Men (2006)

    

   The miracle cease-fire baby scene. From Children of Men (2006).
8. 8.
   

   Jeff Wolfe, Ryan Gosling, and Carey Mulligan in Drive (2011)

    

   The elevator scene. From Drive (2011).
9. 9.
   

   Bob Bergen, Daveigh Chase, and Rumi Hiiragi in Spirited Away (2001)

    

   The train traveling scene. From Spirited Away (2001).
10. 10.
    

    Thomas Kretschmann in The Pianist (2002)

     

    The piano scene (“play something”). From The Pianist (2002).
11. 11.
    

    Susan Backlinie in Jaws (1975)

     

    The opening shark attack. From Jaws (1975).
12. 12.
    

    Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

     

    Pitch black night vision with Buffalo Bill. From The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
13. 13.
    

    Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2007)

     

    The opening scene introducing Daniel Plainview. From There Will Be Blood (2007).
14. 14.
    

    Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Titanic (1997)

     

    Jack and Rose in the final dream sequence. From Titanic (1997).
15. 15.
    

    Cary Grant in North by Northwest (1959)

     

    The crop duster chase. From North by Northwest (1959).
16. 16.
    

    Iota in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

     

    Every car chase. From Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).
17. 17.
    

    Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

     

    Travis's culminating act of "vigilantism". From Taxi Driver (1976).
18. 18.
    

    Audrey Tautou in Amélie (2001)

     

    The entire movie. From Amélie (2001).
19. 19.
    

    Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)

     

    Hugh getting attacked by the bear. From The Revenant (2015).
20. 20.
    

    Jared Leto in Requiem for a Dream (2000)

     

    Harry's arm and the horrifying conclusion. From Requiem for a Dream (2000).
21. 21.
    

    Leonardo DiCaprio in The Departed (2006)

     

    The first phone call between Billy & Colin. From The Departed (2006).
22. 22.
    

    Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners (2013)

     

    The final scene. From Prisoners (2013).
23. 23.
    

    Dustin Hoffman and Katharine Ross in The Graduate (1967)

     

    The bus ride between Ben and Elaine. From The Graduate (1967).
24. 24.
    

    Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

     

    Indy & the rolling rock. From Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
25. 25.
    

    Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)

     

    The scene with Solomon on his tippy toes. From 12 Years a Slave (2013).
26. 26.
    

    Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

     

    Marquise removing her "mask". From Dangerous Liaisons (1988).
27. 27.
    

    Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men (2007)

     

    Shootout with Llewellyn in the hotel room. From No Country for Old Men (2007).
28. 28.
    

    Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin (2013)

     

    The Female luring men into the black liquid. From Under the Skin (2013).
29. 29.
    

    Orson Welles in The Third Man (1949)

     

    The suspenseful sewer chase. From The Third Man (1949).
30. 30.
    

    8½ (1963)

     

    The traffic jam. From 8½ (1963).
31. 31.
    

    Thomas Mann and Olivia Cooke in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

     

    The movie viewing scene. From Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015).
32. 32.
    

    Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina (2014)

     

    The final scene (Ava’s redemption). From Ex Machina (2015).
33. 33.
    

    Adam Sandler in Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

     

    The opening car crash. From Punch-Drunk Love (2002).
34. 34.
    

    James Cagney in The Public Enemy (1931)

     

    Tom Powers out in the rain. From The Public Enemy (1931).
35. 35.
    

    Monty Jordan in Capricorn One (1977)

     

    Hunted by helicopters in the desert. From Capricorn One (1977).