13 Incredible Moments In Otherwise Forgettable Movies

8. The Plane Crash - Knowing

The Movie: A few years before Nicolas Cage reached peak irony, he appeared in this also-ran sci-fi thriller about an M.I.T. professor, John Koestler (Cage), who believes a series of mysterious numbers are predicting an impending apocalyptic event.

Shot through with aggressive self-seriousness despite its inherent absurdity, Knowing is anything but. And to make matters worse, Cage's performance is disappointingly reined-in for the most part.

The Scene: Koestler witnesses a plane crash before his very eyes, at which point he runs towards the wreckage in the hope of providing assistance. In addition to the impressively-rendered crash itself, the rescue sequence that follows is presented in a single, unbroken take, with aflame victims dying while Koestler helplessly observes the detritus.

Apart from the unintentionally hilarious moment where quizzically Cage shouts "Hey!" at a man on fire, this is a brilliantly wrought scene that clearly belonged in a much better movie.