22 Super Satisfying Movie Moments That Caused The Whole Theater To Erupt Into Cheers

Recently, I rounded up the movie moments I remembered people cheering at in theaters (or in my own living room...it's me, I was cheering) and y'all had so many great submissions in the comments! Here are some other great ultra-satisfying movie moments:

1.When Rick killed Sadie with a flamethrower in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood:

Sony Pictures Releasing

"Everyone was cheering and clapping when Leo got the flamethrower!"

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2.When Jacob took off his shirt for the first time in Twilight: New Moon:

Summit Entertainment

"Not gonna lie…when Jacob first took his shirt off in New Moon...hahaha."

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3.In Robocop, when Robocop killed Jones then the OCP chief executive asked his name, to which Robocop replied, "Murphy":

Old Man compliments Robocop's shot then asks what his name is, and Robocop says "Murphy"
Orion Pictures

4.When Batman flipped Joker's truck in The Dark Knight:

Joker says he missed, but then his truck flips
Warner Bros. Pictures

5.When Adam attacked the men about to assault Caroline in Untamed Heart:

Adam kicks one man in the head and throws the other through a wooden barrier

6.When the dog jumped away from the explosion in Independence Day:

20th Century Fox

"The whole theater cheered when the dog was able to leap through the door and escape the fire in Independence Day. It's been over 20 years but that is still the only film I've been to where the entire theater cheered."

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7.When Pippin lit the beacons in The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers:

Pippin lights the beacons and Aragorn sees them and tells the king Gondor calls for aid - he replies "and rohan will answer"

8.When George McFly knocked out Biff in Back to the Future:

Universal Pictures

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9.When Inigo killed Count Rugen in The Princess Bride:

Inigo fighting Count Rugen and saying "My name Is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die" then telling Rugen to offer him anything he wants — Rugen does and Inigo stabs him and says "I want my father back, you son of a bitch"
20th Century Fox

10.When Effie sang "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" in Dreamgirls:

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"Jennifer Hudson’s rendition of that song gave me CHILLS. My parents saw Dreamgirls on Broadway with Jennifer Holliday and they said that Jennifer Hudson is the only one who could have brought that power back to the screen. It was incredible."

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11.When Rachel closed Samara in the well in The Ring Two:

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12.When Batman showed up out of nowhere while the Joker was threatening Rachel in The Dark Knight:

Joker (with a knife to Rachel's face): "a little fight in you, I like that"...Batman: "then you're gonna love me"
Warner Bros. Pictures

13.When Ellen voiced this iconic line in Alien:

20th Century Fox

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14.When éowyn killed the Witch-king in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King:

the witch king says no man can kill him, and Eowyn says "I am no man" and stabs his helmet

"Nothing will ever top the 'I AM NO MAN' scene in LOTR for me."

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New Line Cinema

15.When the president gave his speech in Independence Day:

the president saying "We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!"

16.When Hermione punched Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:

Warner Bros.

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17.When Aragorn told the hobbits not to bow in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King:

New Line Cinema

"I cry just THINKING about the 'You bow to no one' scene."

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18.When Andrew gave his speech in The American President:

Andrew saying "if you want to talk about character and American values, fine, just tell me where and i'll show up...this is a time for serious people and your 15 minutes are up...My name is Andrew Shepherd and I am the president"

19.When Leia came onscreen in Rogue One:

Leia in Rogue One
Lucasfilm

20.When Slim killed her husband in Enough:

Sony Pictures Releasing

"In Enough when she finally gets to stand up to her abusive husband and wins before it cutting to her driving off to a new life with her daughter and partner."

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21.When Claire faked an asthma attack so Mott would let her guard down then attacked her in The Hand That Rocks The Cradle:

Claire pretending to have an asthma attack and Mott leaving, then Claire attacking Mott a few seconds later
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22.And finally, literally just the opening of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope:

Lucasfilm

"The only time I have ever heard full-on cheering in a movie theater was at the re-release of Star Wars Ep. IV. The theater gets dark and the music starts and it’s pandemonium. I cried a little. It’s giving me goosebumps thinking about it! So sad that that was probably the last time anyone felt that way about Star Wars."

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