10 Awesome Movie Scenes We Can't Stop Rewatching

Popular consensus is that cinema's purpose is to be so immersive we forget we're watching a neat compilation of shots, scenes, and sequences, losing ourselves to the magic. But that doesn't leave a whole lot of space for the times when we need to sit up, pay attention, and take note of something that has really blown us away, because sometimes there comes a scene that stands on its own, begging to be studied, revisited and re-watched ad nauseam.

Indeed, there are many non-film-class related reasons we might choose to return to just one small part of a movie. Maybe it's for the uber-cool setup of Feyd-Rautha savaging good guys in Dune; the seeming logistical impossibility of Baby's coffee run in Baby Driver; the breath-taking aesthetics of Argylle's gun fight-cum-dance number; or the shocking and hilarious dinner sequence from Triangle of Sadness.

With a wide array of examples to choose from - some recent, some classic, all stupendous - you are spoiled for choice, and so this list has whittled things down to just ten scenes that you cannot stop re-watching, proving that some scenes are truly impossible not to revisit, whether we're willing to sit through the entire film again or not.

The Mission: Impossible films helped create the template for the Fast & Furious's more ridiculous franchise entries, so it shouldn't be too shocking to say that the latest instalment - Dead Reckoning - is wildly OTT. Nonetheless, among the blend of CG and Tom Cruise Xtreme stunt action, there is actually a lot of bankable acting and action from a sizeable cast -- unlike the consistently hammy contributions of their Fast counterparts.

While the performances range from tastefully comic (Simon Pegg) through to enigmatically evil (Esai Morales), without a whole lot of shared ground between them, Pom Klementieff manages a different route, starring in a supporting role as the mysterious, animalistic and near-silent French assassin Paris. And this provides the fuel for the film's most engaging scene.

Series protagonist Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) battles indiscriminate henchmen in the alleyways of Venice on his way to a showdown with Paris (Klementieff), who lurks like a vaudevillian gangster from the 19th century. Klementieff manages the physicality of the part with gusto, proving a match for Ethan in close quarters while maintaining a wide-eyed, Joker-like madness that gives the scene that extra edge. Add that this is intercut with Grace (Hayley Atwell) and Gabriel's (Morales) equally up-close-and-personal bridge-top knife fight, and it's one of the most brutal and intense fights the series has ever offered - with not a bungee, train or Burj Khalifa in sight.