The 42 Best TV and Movie Scenes of the Last 42 Years

Granted, this isn’t normally what we do at Culturcidal and any sort of list like this is going to be more than a little arbitrary by definition because there’s no rational, statistical way to rank the best moments from TV shows and movies.

In fact, the only really fair way to do this would be for a large number of scenes to be put up for a vote by the public. So, let’s just say that if everyone were picking their forty favorite scenes, these would be mine.

Watch a few of them. Heck, watch all of them if you like. You may not learn a lot, but it’s a pleasant way to kill a little time and as an extra added bonus, you can add your favorite scenes or let me know what you think of these in the comments section.

So, relax, have a little fun, and enjoy some great moments. You might even find some new movies and TV shows you want to watch!

1) 300 (Movie – 2006) – This is Sparta!

2) A Few Good Men (Movie – 1992) – You Can’t Handle the Truth!

3) Rocky Balboa (Movie – 2006) – Defending Marie

4) Breaking Bad (TV – 2011) – “I am the one who knocks.”

5) Cloverfield (Movie – 2008) – The attack begins.

6) Conan the Barbarian (Movie – 1982) – “What is best in life?”

7) Conan the Barbarian (Movie – 2011) – The egg scene.

8) Constantine (Movie – 2005) – Lucifer scene.

9) Die Hard (Movie – 1988) – “Yippee-Ki-Yay, Motherf*cker!” *Offensive.

10) Equilibrium (Movie – 2002) – “No, not without incident.”

11) Fist of the North Star (Move – Anime version – 1987) – Opening.

12) FULL METAL JACKET (1987 – Movie) - The Virgin Mary scene. *Offensive.

13) Glengarry Glen Ross (1992 – Movie) – Alec Baldwin’s speech. *Offensive.

14) The Incredible Hulk (Movie – 2008) – The cave scene.

15) Invincible (TV – 2021) - Omni Man Vs Invincible

16) Limitless (Movie – 2011) – Don’t Make Me Your Competition

17) Luke Cage (TV – 2016) – Smashing drug den, listening to Wu-Tang Clan.

18) Daredevil  (2016 – TV) - Punisher Prison Fight Scene

19) Game of Thrones (2011 – TV) – “Bring me one of those chickens.” *Offensive

20) Godzilla (2014 – Movie) – The kiss of death.

21) The Matrix (Movie – 1999) – The Pill scene.

22) My Best Friend’s Girl (Movie – 2008) – The opening date. *Offensive.

23) One Piece (TV – 2023) – Nami asks Luffi for help.

24) One Punch Man (TV – 2015) – Vs. Sea King

25) The Princess Bride (Movie – 1987) – My Name is Inigo Montoya

26) Rambo: First Blood (Movie – 1982) – “In town, you’re the law, out here it’s me.”

27) Rick and Morty (TV - 2019) - Rick tries to commit suicide

28) The Rock (Movie – 1996) – “Losers always whine about ‘their best.’” *Offensive.

29) Saving Private Ryan (Movie - 1998) - Storming Normandy Beach

30) Seven Deadly Sins (TV – 2015) - Escanor vs Estarossa

31) Stranger Than Fiction (Movie – 2006) – Whole Wide World

32) Swingers (Movie – 1996) – The pep talk.

33) Taken (Movie – 2009) – “I have a very particular set of skills…”

34) Tombstone (Movie – 1993) – “You tell ‘em I’m coming and Hell’s coming with me!”

35) Tropic Thunder (Movie – 2008) – Negotiating with Kidnappers/Terrorists *Offensive.

36) Troy (Movie – 2004) – “That’s why no one will remember your name.”

37) The Venture Bros. (TV - 2004) – “Go ahead. Take it from me!”

38) The Walking Dead (TV – 2010) – Rick Grimes arrives in Atlanta

39) Watchmen (Movie – 2009) – Rorschach "You're Locked In Here With Me"

40) John Wick (Movie – 2014) – The Boogeyman * Offensive

41) The Wolf of Wall Street (Movie - 2013) – The Money Chant Scene *Offensive.

42) Your Highness (Movie – 2011) – Magic Mother****er *Offensive.

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