Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The greatest opening movie scenes in some of the best crime dramas of all time hook the audience right away in a genre that often overlaps with thriller. The opening scene of a crime movie hopefully establishes the characters and the stakes, or perhaps subverts expectations by doing neither of these things but still being intriguing enough that the audience will stick around to learn about the real plot.
Director Francis Ford Coppola Release Date March 24, 1972 Cast Marlon Brando , Diane Keaton , James Caan , Al Pacino , Robert Duvall Runtime 175 minutes 9 Molly's Game Molly recaps her career and talks about "the worst thing that can happen in sports." Close It's a surprising but riveting introduction to the story where Molly breaks the fourth wall as a narrator.
The fascinating montage captures the viewer right away and shows that Molly is aware of the story she is telling. It establishes several things that will be important: Molly's competitiveness, her bitterness over the end of her career, her troubled relationship with her father, and the fast-paced narrative.With a screenplay and direction from Aaron Sorkin, 2017's Molly's Game is a Crime, Drama, and Biography film starring Jessica Chastain, Kevin Costner, and Idris Elba.
Director Joel Coen , Ethan Coen Release Date November 21, 2007 Cast Kelly Macdonald , Woody Harrelson , Josh Brolin , Javier Bardem , Tommy Lee Jones Runtime 122 minutes 7 The Fast And The Furious The Fast & Furious franchise starts with a classic freeway heist. Close The most ridiculous scenes in the Fast & Furious movies come in the later installments, as the laws of physics slowly lose their relevance in the story.
6 Watchmen The Comedian is attacked in his apartment in a brilliant fight scene. Close The intro credits of Zack Snyder's Watchmen are praiseworthy, showcasing the rise and fall of superheroes in the grimdark world of the comics. It shows the brutal murders and imprisonment of some of these heroes, leading to an anti-vigilante act being passed, as well as introducing other details about the setting.
Director Edgar Wright Release Date June 28, 2017 Cast Jamie Foxx , Jon Hamm , Jon Bernthal , Ansel Elgort , Lily James , Eiza Gonzalez , Kevin Spacey Runtime 113 minutes 4 Inception The mind-bending world of dream realities is illustrated in the first heist. Close While not a crime movie in the traditional sense, Christopher Nolan's career-defining thriller focuses on a cast of characters operating largely outside the law as they work to conduct an immensely complex "dream heist.