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What is the Most Extraordinary Opening Minute of a Movie?

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Jeffrey Overstreet

10 Apr 2009
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Filmwell
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Read about two opening minutes that impressed me last year, and tell us about your own favorite opening minute... over at Filmwell.

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Rian Johnson's third film in the Knives Out series is not only my favorite of the series — it's one of the most provocative films about Christian faith I've seen in many years.
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Train Dreams (2025)

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