15 Greatest Ending Lines In Film History

15. I Agree With The Second Part - Seven (1995)

The final moments of David Fincher's masterful psychological thriller Seven are some of the most nerve-wracking in cinema, as the villainous John Doe enacts the closing part of his twisted plan by forcing Detective David Mills to kill him.

From the horrifying reveal that Doe has murdered Mills' wife to his cries of "What's in the box?!", the movie ends with a soul-crushing thud. Evil wins, lives are ruined, and there's no hope for anyone, the ending seems to say, and this message is driven home with a blunt closing line courtesy of Morgan Freeman's Detective Somerset:

"Ernest Hemmingway once wrote, 'The world is a fine place, and worth fighting for.' I agree with the second part."

Ultimately, Somerset knows the world is ugly and overflowing with evil men, but he believes nonetheless that it's still worth something. Seven is a nasty film, and honestly this ending is more optimistic than expected, but even so its implications will stay with you for a very long time.