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As much as it might pain scriptwriters to admit it, a good actor can often deliver a powerful performance with just a subtle shift in body language and facial expression. And there is no better scene for a skilled master of the stage than a scene depicting a character suddenly understanding something important.

An X page dedicated to movie details asked users to share the best film moments where a character realizes something absolutely vital. So get comfortable, prepare to realize what films you should perhaps rewatch, and be sure to upvote your favorite examples.

#1 6th Sense

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#2 Inglourious Basterds

They were spies pretending to be Germans. Europeans (or Germans at least) make a three with their thumb instead of their ring finger, thus giving away that they were not German

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#3 Fight Club

Brad Pitt’s character Tyler Durden is imaginary

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#4 You’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat. Jaws (1975)

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#5 They’re Digging In The Wrong Place

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#6 One Of My Faves Is When These Dudes Realize Where Andy Went. (The Shawshank Redemption)

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#7 When Clarice Sees The Moth In Buffalo Bill’s House

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#8 House Realizes He Has Been Hallucinating

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#9 The Professional

As Léon dies, he presses a grenade pin in Stansfield’s palm, saying that it is from Mathilda. Stansfield opens Léon’s vest to find a cluster of grenades, which detonate, killing Stansfield.

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#10 Hank Realizes Who Heisenberg Is, Breaking Bad

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#11 How Dare You Show Your Back To Me!

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#12 Game Of Thrones

Lady Catelyn Stark realizes what’s about to happen in the Red Wedding Scene.

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#13 The Princess Bride

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#14 When Jigsaw Gets Up From The Floor At The End Of The First Saw Movie. He Was In The Room With Them The Entire Time Playing Dead

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#15 The Usual Suspects

Agent Kujan realizes that Keaton is the real Keyser Söze and killed the team.

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#16 Sicario

Fausto: “Your wife… you think she’d be… proud of what you’ve become?”

… Tense silence …

Alejandro: Don’t forget about my daughter…

CUT TO: Fausto’s wife bowing her head as she realizes there’s no talking Alejandro down.

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#17 The Silence Of The Lambs. The Moment Agent Starling Realises… It’s Him!!

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#18 Shutter Movie Ending

At the end Ben realizes that Megumi is still attached to him.

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#19 Bridge On The River Kwai: “What Have I Done?”

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#20 When Christopher Mccandless Realizes That “Happiness Only Real When Shared,” Just Before He Dies, It Is One Of The Best Moments In Current Cinema

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#21 Star Wars

Luke Skywalker realizes Darth Vader is his father.

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#22 Wizard Of Oz: Dorothy Pulls Back The Curtain

The Wizard created a powerful illusion of himself to demonstrate control until Dorothy pulls back the curtain to find a small man, with microphone.

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#23 The Matrix

Neo finds out he’s been living in a fake reality.

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#24 Best Moment Where A Character Realizes Something

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#25 When He Doesn’t See Anyone In The Room, Goodfellas

Tommy’s death scene.

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#26 When Jim Gordon Realizes Who Is Batman

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#27 The Departed, Whole Movie Is Figuring Out And Realizing, And Murder

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#28 When Mills Realizes His Wife’s Head Is In The Box! The Whole Expression Change Is Just Phenomenal

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#29 “They Can’t Be! That’s In The Room!”

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#30 True Romance, Sicilian Scene

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#31 The Green Mile! When He Sees The Truth

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#32 Die Hard With A Vengeance Elevator Scene

John McClane realizes the officers are fake.

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#33 Best Moment Where A Character Realizes Something

Arrival. We see the flashbacks as if they’re a memory and then realise that Louise, through the alien language, is seeing future events. She knows how tragically it ends but still chooses it. Hugging Ian she says, “I forgot how good it felt to be held by you,” even though it’s… pic.twitter.com/i5IAfSUiKF

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#34 Field Of Dreams

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#35 Best Moment Where A Character Realizes Something

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#36 Mad Max – Beyond Thunderdome

When Max hits the helmet off of Blaster in Mad Max – Beyond Thunderdome, and we learn it’s just a huge man with a mind of a child. I still feel bad for what they did to him