Best start to a film

[Fame Monster]

Great opening scene.

"Why do you want to know my name?" "Because I want to know who I'm looking at".

I actually used to use this scene as inspiration for when I worked in PPI.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

It Follows

 

[Ghandi's Flip Flops]

Would also add
Jaws & Trainspotting

 

[Uwe's 80s mullet]

Heat or Terminator 2

 

[Fame Monster]

Also Hans Landa in the opening scene of Inglorious Basterds.

 

[MellowJoe]

Cube

 

[Mike Brock]

Wolf of Wall Street

 

[City Hobgoblin]

 

[Magicpole]

The one where that guy shot the other guy and then the cops came and they had a mad chase and fight then went to a bar to have a coffee. Classic.

 

[blueinsa]

Another vote for Saving private Ryan.

 

[City Hobgoblin]

Not forgetting Betty Blue

 

[urban genie]

 

[roman totale]

Apocalypse Now

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Lawrence of Arabia

That has the best character introduction, but it doesn't happen until about 30 minutes into the film.

 

[bennyboy]

Once upon a time in the west,

 

[SebastianBlue]

Alternative nomination (to add to the generally excellent ones already listed thus far):

Pulp Fiction

 

[Bovril]

Saturday Night Fever

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Gladiator

 

[urban genie]

 

[urban genie]