People Are Revealing The Movie That Made Them Sit In Complete Silence After Watching, And I Forgot Some Of These Existed

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When a movie is good, it's completely normal to want to discuss every minute detail of the film. However, when a movie is mind-blowing, it's normal to have your mind go completely blank so you can properly process what you just watched.

Elmo staring straight into the camera
Elmo staring straight into the camera

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So when Reddit user u/VeggieBurger953 asked, "What movie had you sitting in silence for 10 minutes after watching?" The answers were pretty solid. Here are some of the movies people listed:

1."Saving Private Ryan. As people got up and left, it stayed quiet; nobody said a word."

—u/martun-baker

"The opening scene, my god. Heard the veterans could smell diesel when they saw that."

—u/izztan

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2."Grave of the Fireflies."

—u/The_Hot_Stepper

"This! I got a Studio Ghibli set for my birthday from my husband. We started a movie marathon, watching all the movies from the set. We stopped after this one because both of us were bawling. We both just kinda sat there trying to pull ourselves back together."

—u/and-lava

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3."The Green Mile."

—u/Ambitious-Ad8206

"Some friends and I went to see this in the theater. We walked out in silence, sat in the car for a good 30 minutes in silence (long drive to the theater), and one of us finally said, 'Wow.'"

—u/DETRITUS_TROLL

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4."Parasite."

—u/mybackhurtsouch

"Parasite made me silent after the movie ended, silent with no radio playing on the drive home, silent when I went to bed, and silent when I woke up. That’s not hyperbole."

—u/RadicalSnowdude

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5."City of God."

—u/NedRed77

"This also broke my heart and just did a number on me well after the film ended. It was one of those movies I was glad to have seen but wished I hadn’t. My son was very little at the time, and I just cried and held him for a very long time after I turned the TV off."

—u/thebreakupartist

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6."The Pianist. A movie from 2002 about a Jewish pianist during World War II."

—u/Zenmron

"Loved this movie with a masochistic passion, because it hurt just as much every time I watched it. But Adrien Brody's acting in it was phenomenal."

—u/Spiffy313

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7."Coco broke my heart. When Miguel sings 'Recuérdame' to Coco, that set me off. And when her picture was on the ofrenda the next year and Hector could finally be with his family, I just lost it. Such a beautiful film. I watched it for the first time not long after I lost my grandmother."

—u/miz_moon

"Talk about UGLY-CRYING. Can't make it through that scene without sobbing."

—u/Strosfan85

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8."Moonlight. It was one of the single most original and unexpected movies I watched in a long time. I watched it knowing nothing about it (had never even heard of it until a few weeks before)."

—u/ppsmol42069

"Yes, it was the last movie to really hit me like that emotionally."

—u/klughn

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9."The Fox and the Hound."

—u/AH0LE_

"I’m 36 and have refused to watch it again since I was a kid."

—u/macykisstic1

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10."Se7en."

—u/TechnicalBard

"My mouth was open after watching this the first time, and I felt a heaviness that I hadn't felt in a movie before this."

—u/send_me_ur_boobsies

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11."Children of Men."

—u/Fit-Cardiologist6144

"Same. I had no idea what to expect from the movie and was only looking for something to fill the time while out of town on a business trip. I saw a movie theater within walking distance from my hotel and went there. I was stunned. I recommended the movie to anyone who was willing to hear me talk about it."

—u/ThatGuyOverThere2013

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12."Jojo Rabbit."

—u/LittleJP34

"Holy cow, did that one deliver a gut punch. Such a good film. The silence in the theater, when that one was over, was nothing I'd experienced before."

—u/gnu_vonni

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13."The original Saw. Those last few minutes were wild."

—u/Minifig_Monkey

"I watched it by myself when it came out; I was 14. Few endings have made me feel as upset and fucking EMPTY as that one."

—u/dream_a_dirty_dream

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14."Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."

—u/Cristinky420

"Oh man. I watched this in the theater with my partner at the time. Looking back, our relationship was in its death throes, and that was a reaaal uncomfortable watch. We had a 30-minute drive home from the theater, and I’m not sure we said a word the entire drive."

—u/nishikihebi

Watch the trailer here, or stream the full film on Peacock:

15."Pursuit of Happiness."

—u/venielsky22

"This!!! I can never watch it again. HEAVY."

—u/Own-Series-2076

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16."Oldboy (the original from Park Chan-wook, not the remake)."

—u/cavallo_goloso

"This was the first movie I've watched where the twist came out of nowhere. I was enjoying the fight scenes and I'm thinking, Yeaaah, kick some ass and get your revenge.

"Then the plot twist happened and my jaw dropped."

—u/OhSkee

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17."Midsommar. I saw it in theaters, and I had to take a shower when I got home. Now it’s one of my favorite films, though!"

—u/dead_neptune

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18."Once Were Warriors."

—u/furiousmadgeorge

"I sat staring at the screen for ages. WTF? I had to watch it again immediately because I was very confused as to whether I enjoyed it or not. It was just as moving the second time."

—u/2dogs0cats

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19."Promising Young Woman. I was so filled with rage and despair and realized I really needed to talk to someone about the film, but at the same time, I couldn’t recommend it to just anyone to watch it."

—u/FavHello

"I watched the entire movie while on an airplane and I didn’t have headphones, so I could only read the subtitles. Even with subtitles, I was absolutely drawn in.

"I had to rewatch it (with sound!) when I got back home."

—u/bhamburguesa

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20."Infinity War. I'd avoided all spoilers, and the snap had everyone just silent."

—u/scarletmanuka

"Yeah, the audience was in shock. It reminded me of watching The Empire Strikes Back as a kid. Someone said as the credits rolled something like, 'Did…did the good guys just..LOSE?' It was unexpected, since Star Wars was such a triumphant ending. I remember we all liked Empire but were shocked at what happened."

—u/themanfromvulcan

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21."Everything Everywhere All at Once."

—u/420mcsquee

"This movie had me crying and laughing at the same time (not even crying from laughing too hard, but actually crying) — so good."

—u/Vaelynnn

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22."The Menu."

—u/RedditPenguin02

"That movie was wild."

—u/maggiesusannah

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23."Soul. It put me through a good ole existential crisis."

—u/ReggiePhantom

"Criminally underrated movie."

—u/Malbushim

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24."Marly and Me."

—u/RealTrueGrit

"I wish I could say I was silent. But I was like 7 when I went to see it, and my mom tells me I left the movie theater fucking sobbing uncontrollably, to the point where strangers stopped us to ask if I was okay. LMAO."—u/Stock-Ferret-6692

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Is there a movie that completely left you silent after watching it? If so, tell us what it is and why in the comments below.

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.