Top 20 Smartest Decisions in Movies
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День томуThese movies would be very different if these characters were idiots! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most effective choices made by cinematic characters. More than a few spoilers! Our countdown includes moments from movies “Knives Out”, “Aliens”, “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and more! Did we forget any wise decisions from movie characters? Let us know in the comments below.
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@WatchMojo 5 місяців тому
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@Jeremiah_Rivers76 5 місяців тому
For a kid, Danny doubling back on his path to shake Jack off was a smart move!
@scottwestleysmith3196 5 місяців тому
Doctor Strange - the only hero who made the bad guy rage quit.
@Tboss12345 5 місяців тому
He deserves a medal for that 🎖️🏅
@WatchMojo 5 місяців тому
@Studentie84 Місяць тому
I think Doctor Strange would have given up long before Dormammu would. Water boarding is pretty effective to get what you want
@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291 5 місяців тому
MCU Doctor Strange: “Dormammu, I’ve come to bargain.” That scene was absolutely insane.
@marcinsmyk 5 місяців тому
This almost-eternal torture could make Strange the oldest Avenger
@starscreamthecruel8026 5 місяців тому
That was my fav part of that movie. I love it when they have either villians or heroes use their BRAINS not their muscles, to win the day. It makes them more real. Sure Dr Strange used magic too but he had to have the intelligence to figure out the time loop would work in the first place.
@zukini8763 5 місяців тому
The name Dormammu makes me chuckle.
@Irhak69 5 місяців тому
and knowing that Dormamu and Strange is played by same actor it's even better - why are you arguing with yourself? :P
@skilldeadly8888 5 місяців тому
Shawshank should be 1. The amount of planning, work, and shit (literally) that he had to go through to pull it off was amazing. Plus one of the most satisfying endings to a movie ever.
@renotscloud987 5 місяців тому
Ya and godfather getting number one 😂 what gangster doesn't think to take out the competition
@darkabz2346 5 місяців тому
@@renotscloud987 yeah its way too cliche to be no 1
@precious_muse 5 місяців тому
I’d add giving the mother ship a “cold” in Independence Day, or the way that David used the satellite signals to discern that the aliens started a countdown.
@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291 5 місяців тому
1990’s ‘Home Alone’ is also part of my childhood. 🙂
@lyttleton 5 місяців тому
Same such a classic
@ronattamurray142 5 місяців тому
I love alone movie so much every Christmas day i watch it
@dreamguardian8320 5 місяців тому
I remember watching it a lot as a kid. The first movie is always the best.
@competitionglen 5 місяців тому
It never gets old.
@iamNell 5 місяців тому
Most of us 90's kids really
@jondoe-du2fr 5 місяців тому
Superman 2 (1980). The moment when Kal-El/Superman takes on Xod an co at his ice fortress and he steps into the transformation pod so that he retained his powers while they lost theirs. That was very much a 'brains over brawn' move because he was no match for the 3 of his fellow Kryptonians combined.
@willlyhickey 5 місяців тому
Oh man how can you not include Daniel Day Lewis at the end of The Last of the Mohicans, where he shoots the guys with the muskets and grabs their guns while running so his doesn’t have to reload?! Brilliant even in rewatches.
@Spikes01k 5 місяців тому
9:45 as HISHE has pointed out, Captain Marvel should have used the gauntlet when she had a chance. She would have been fine and uninjured from its use.
@melbell0865 5 місяців тому
Kinda like how, also in HISHE, they should’ve just time traveled to before Thanos destroyed the stones.
@tammylynnbeatricedoyle4500 5 місяців тому
Great list 👌 Totally love Shawshank ❤️
@Reaperguy67 5 місяців тому
Same here. They did such a great job with the movie.
@Deathstroke4200 5 місяців тому
Fury Road! Absolutely love that film. Excited for the sequel/ spinoff. But I'm really hoping George Miller has something in mind for Tom Hardys "Max".
@cesarvictorino4301 5 місяців тому
Top 10 Movie Villains You Didn’t See Coming.
@kamarichristie4346 5 місяців тому
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@tymoviedatabase7788 5 місяців тому
They've done that before lol
@NehemiahRants 5 місяців тому
Appreciate all the effort you put into your videos
@theantiwokereviewer 5 місяців тому
#6: Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief did the same thing against a hydra, and what makes it even smarter is that the book didn’t
@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348 5 місяців тому
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ = One of the best movies in 2010s.
@nwbluezebra 5 місяців тому
I think you could add Draft Day to this list. The strategy used by Kevin Costner’s character was brilliant on draft day to get back the picks he traded away.
@danielsantiagourtado3430 5 місяців тому
Taking out the other families on the godfather was great
@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348 5 місяців тому
‘The Thing’ is still one of the best Hollywood remakes/science fiction-horror movies of all time.
@matthewwriter9539 5 місяців тому
2:52 Using the scientific method is always a good idea/smart decision. I don't care what movie or story we are talking about. ...also use the process of elimination whenever necessary.
@BlenderStudy 5 місяців тому
Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! That's an awesome collection of good movies. 🤣
@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348 5 місяців тому
‘Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark’ = My number one favorite Indiana Jones movie. 😏
@jaclynsanture6643 5 місяців тому
Mine too, same with the Last Crusde.
@starscreamthecruel8026 5 місяців тому
Mine too.
@AquaBlue77 5 місяців тому
Love all of these. Does David and Jennifer going to get Falken in WarGames count as a smart decision, here?
@josiahphillips7966 5 місяців тому
So no watchmen? Osimandius Revealing that he already did his plan 20 mins ago. Before the heros even show up is such a smart move
@LastKnight0727 5 місяців тому
"You sly dog, you got me monologing, too bad I already did everything now I'm just bragging"
@josiahphillips7966 5 місяців тому
@@LastKnight0727 I am just shocked this isn't on the list
@Dragoness-si2xr 5 місяців тому
Isn’t he a villain? Because I think this excludes them
@LastKnight0727 5 місяців тому
@@Dragoness-si2xr why would that exclude them? It's a general list according to the title.
@Dragoness-si2xr 5 місяців тому
@@LastKnight0727 before the countdown began it Stated it wouldn’t include villains or animated movies. And there were None mentioned
@darthstarkiller1912 5 місяців тому
Love the booby traps in "Home Alone". Still make me laugh so much.
@jaclynsanture6643 5 місяців тому
Me too, I always want to do same.
@dreamguardian8320 5 місяців тому
I wish I had that much brains as a kid.
@AirbenderHawk 5 місяців тому
Clash of the Titans is one of my favorite parts in which the hero uses mirrors, just like the original.
@jaclynsanture6643 5 місяців тому
His sheild, I always thought it was really amaizing
@dreamguardian8320 5 місяців тому
The 1981 version will always be my favorite.
@starscreamthecruel8026 5 місяців тому
I have both versions and love both for different reasons. Although the storylines dont quite match up and obviously the special effects are better in one than the other, it still makes them both unique from each other.
@BrooklynKasinganeti 5 місяців тому
13:44 I legit spit out my juice. Thanks watchmojo😢 Also great list 😊😊😊
@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291 5 місяців тому
Top 20 known Superman-inspired characters.
@allen604 5 місяців тому
Enemy of the State. Will Smith gets the mob and the NSA agent to kill each other. Enemy at the Gate: Every sniper scene
@NATTURALIE 5 місяців тому
Your videos are so good
@CodyFairlessLee 5 місяців тому
I love PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, INCEPTION, CLASH OF THE TITANS (2010), and THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION.
@topdollar8 5 місяців тому
Shaun Of The Dead when they act like zombies to blend in.
@Mos41f 5 місяців тому
1. Jeremy Irons grand scheme to steal gold bullion from Federal Reserve Bank of NY. 2. Joker's scheme to get caught on purpose in The Dark Knight. 3. Any of the unmaskings in Mission Impossible movies. 4. Clive Owen hiding inside the vault in Inside Man.
@Gor85 5 місяців тому
So many great moves😁I love Home Alone!😀Bobby trapping the house is perfect😁Capturing the bus for re-run is great move!😀Using cargo loader against allien queen too :D Indy and Marion closing their eyes when the Arc is opened is very smart move! They are not evil so they were spare. Mcclane taping a gun behind his back is perfect😁I remember when in the fourth the turned the gun to the villain and said"how about yippee-kay-yay mother booom!"Danny whipping the snow trail to hide,Terminator calling dog the wrong name also very smart. Andy's scheme to escape perfect too😀Michael Corleone taking out the competition is brilliant move. Deserving number 1😀
@carlstawicki1915 5 місяців тому
6:02 Ripley only had to fight the queen at the end because she foolishly stopped to torch the egg pods while rescuing Newt. She didn't have to do that because the site was being nuked anyway. So...One of the smartest decisions was made after one of the dumbest.
@antoniobotello4996 5 місяців тому
Awesome 👍
@Fixxer315 5 місяців тому
Here are some of my favorites: Raiders of the Lost Ark: Rather than getting into a sword fight with a goon midway through the film, Indiana simply shoots him. Superman II: Superman uses Lex Luthor to trick General Zod & Co into losing their powers. Tomorrow Never Dies: James Bond tricks an assassin into electrocuting himself with Bond's phone/car remote/taser Buffy the Vampire Slayer---OK,t his is from the TV show, but I like the conclusion to Helpless (Season 3), where Buffy tricks a pill-popping vampire to drink holy water.
@SuperJutah 5 місяців тому
If I had my perse right now I'd be punning
@RVDDP2501 5 місяців тому
Pardon my asking, I noticed you cropped the image of the Ark of the Covenant in the Raiders of the Lost Ark section, I'm curious why
@dontbelieveme1406 5 місяців тому
Unlike horror movies, when ppl are getting chased
@blakefifield 5 місяців тому
Could you please do Top 10 Best Anthology TV Shows?
@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348 5 місяців тому
2023 MCU Tony Stark with all six Infinity Stones: “And I…am…Iron Man.” *snaps* Robert Downey Junior did an impressive on that scene, his character from Earth-199999 died like a true hero…
@christopherhaines2492 5 місяців тому
The scene in Kingsman: The Secret Service when Egsy switches drinks with Michael Cain's character.
@octoberalvarez3490 5 місяців тому
Not enough people talk about that magazine armor Brad Pitt used in World War Z
@emiliobello2538 5 місяців тому
Wow. Also do a Top 10 Foreign Films that deserved more nominations at The Oscars
@user-Natsu2001 5 місяців тому
Indy and Marion were the only ones that got spared because they closed their eyes
@AquaBlue77 5 місяців тому
That. And I also believe they were spared because they were not the evil Nazis, noting that they were speared through their evil malicious hearts. While Indy and Marion, good-hearted people with no malice in their bodies, were not. The Ark were the Judge and Jury here and eliminated the evil, malicious people there.
@user-Natsu2001 5 місяців тому
@@AquaBlue77when Indy said to keep your eyes shut, he wasn’t just telling Marion, he was telling tha audience too and also the moral of the story is when god tell us not to touch his stuff, we shouldn’t touch it
@AquaBlue77 5 місяців тому
@@user-Natsu2001 Yes. My mind just keeps going to what I said in my reply, that I tend to forget all about the moral story of just that, too. So, you're absolutely correct.
@hector_extraHEC 5 місяців тому
i say Gandalf making Sam go with Frodo was pretty wise… Samwise 👍
@jaclynsanture6643 5 місяців тому
Yes!
@jacobdrolet4262 5 місяців тому
Katniss using poison berry to trick the game keepers in thinking she & Peeta would kill themself have no won in the hunger game,then at the end come out with two victories too.
@nicbarrax76 5 місяців тому
Chili Palmer using the airport locker to put Barboni away is one of my favorites. Get Shorty. Great film!
@nykhlfc6times632 5 місяців тому
In the 80's film "FROM THE HIP" it's a court-room thriller with John Hurt as the suspect and Judd Nelson (Breakfast Club) as the brilliant but cocky lawyer who is tasked with getting him acquitted. But he believes Hurt is guilty. He just has to prove it. So he winds him up until Hurt shows his guilt. Its like ' A FEW GOOD MEN' But was done years before.
@junpeter8387 5 місяців тому
What could have happened if Durmamu ignored Strange? I think Strange could not have influenced the events in the dark dimension
@simplysean88 5 місяців тому
Strange could just off himself. I think the loop triggers on his death. if Dormammu thought this through, imprisoning Strange might have worked.
@Animeguy300 5 місяців тому
Marvel movie always nave smartest decision
@ernstbtmn 5 місяців тому
No bullet proof vest? A Fistful of Dollars
@canos263 5 місяців тому
Top 10 Soundtracks in movies. Btw, Clash Of Titans has a great one.
@ladyjustice1474 5 місяців тому
The Fugitive, Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones.
@harryboyes2812 5 місяців тому
How about intentionally designing the first Death Star with a weak point? Especially since it was done right under the Empire's nose.
@ewok40k 5 місяців тому
Robocop: you are fired!!!! Return of the Jedi: how can they jam us .. if they dont know were coming?
@jonmendelson1104 5 місяців тому
Spaceballs: Jammed...raspberry. There's only man who would dare give me the raspberry. Lone Star!
@tygurlz6789 5 місяців тому
you can bet your sweet behind i cried when tony went, ripped my damn heart out.
@INFAMOUSLSG 5 місяців тому
Though its not show here look at palmer-things face before he gets tested. He gives a "Well, guess you about to catch me" look, it's very subtle.
@pushkalvasudev790 5 місяців тому
Id say the boyfriend from lights out had one of the most ingenious way to survive
@srayj 5 місяців тому
Jason Bourne and basically everything he does, but especially pulling a map off the wall in order to escape the embassy.
@nrkgalt 5 місяців тому
James Bond in Casino Royale transferring a bomb from a fuel truck to the belt of the bad guy. James Bond in The Living Daylights cutting the laces on his boots to make the bad guy fall out of a plane. John McClane in Die Hard giving Hans Gruber an unloaded gun. Or maybe that was a boneheaded decision on the part of Hans Gruber to not notice the gun was lighter.
@ozzman123 5 місяців тому
Red Cliff - When Zhuge Liang o [kongming] of the shu kingdom places a bet with Zhou Yu of wu. Kongming wagers agains Zhou Yu's orders of eliminating one of Cao Caos officers, to kongmings ability to make 100,000 arrows in a few days. Kongmimg cannot possibly do so from scratch, so he uses a few men to outfit a small group of straw covered boats to literary steal the arrows from their enemy. This movie is based on history and real people. There are many moments like this throughout too. ❤
@renotscloud987 5 місяців тому
I thought obi wan taking the high ground then baiting anikin to try to jump over would be up there
@YEOsCanal 5 місяців тому
Well, I think you're turning a molehill out of a mountain. A few of the films featured here are some of my favorites. Still, the smart decisions discussed here are actually things anyone would have thought of.
@dimitru6024 Місяць тому
Riddick wants to get his hands on what's inside a safe but does not know the combination that opens the safe. So he leaves things near the safe that fool the owners into thinking the safe has been opened and emptied and closed, and Riddick hides to watch the owners open the safe which, obviously, gives away the combination that opens it. "RIDDICK"
@SirsasthNigam. 5 місяців тому
Clash of Titans: both Perseus:uses Medusa 's head to turn Cetus to stone 2010 Perseus:throws Medusa's head into the sea
@manueltapia1859 5 місяців тому
Emma tricking Payton by making her believe the baby is the room while she closes the door and her mom faking an asthma attack to fight back in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle 1992, put the potion that turns children in mice in the soup the witches will eat The Witches 1990 😊
@MusicLady82 5 місяців тому
Exit Wound's: when DMX's character gets trapped in a room he used his belt to create a cord so he could shoot the antagonists without revealing himself saving himself from being shot himself when taking the antagonists out.
@theflaggedyoutuberii4311 5 місяців тому
3:15 R j Mccready is from fallout not The Thing, This is Mcready,😮.
@xtrafe5953 5 місяців тому
What happened to the rest of the video after Medusa?
@jamalvargas6146 5 місяців тому
A History Of Violence (2005) When Tom Stall\Joey Cusack went to confront his brother Richie Cusack In Philadelphia RIP William Hurt BTW
@BobDylan-ho2gd 5 місяців тому
Red cliffs. Wu burning Cao Caos massive naval fleet with burning ships with the help of a wind direction. 🔥
@jayfree126 5 місяців тому
Ironman learns from his losses in every movie. He made sure to have contingencies in case Thanos ended up with all the stones. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 salute
@starscreamthecruel8026 5 місяців тому
the curse of a super high intelligence. Contingencies for contingencies.
@PixelDicaprio 5 місяців тому
I’d argue on Home Alone’s only because while it got the bad guys in sticky situations and stalled them on what they came there to do, he also made it a death trap for his family/mom when they/she returned. I haven’t seen the movie fully to know if the whole family returned with the mom or not but I know the premise enough to say this
@The_Legend47 5 місяців тому
Kevin cleans up the house as best he can b4 his family gets back home, **4 the most part**
@The_Legend47 5 місяців тому
About the only thing he COULDN'T fix again, was the spider tank, I believe it was....
@DanBrown4114 5 місяців тому
The entire plot of Lucky Number Slevin.
@CloneScavengerVulpin8389 5 місяців тому
Intelligence beats power.
@sxehero1376 5 місяців тому
🎯
@ak-ec6tv 5 місяців тому
A few good men. Where he questions the decisions is worth a shout
@Marc15663 5 місяців тому
Watched to make sure Terminator 2 was on the list and wasn’t disappointed.
@ViewerOnline101 5 місяців тому
Booby trapping the house? Yeah, I guess that was smart. Or he could have, you know, just called the cops from the beginning. You know, like he did only after he let them go through all his traps. He could have had the cops have them lie in wait for the thieves, but decided to let them go through his house of horrors first... because. I wouldn't exactly call that smart. Amusing, impressive, but not smart.
@juliusfrauenglass2411 5 місяців тому
you forget the burglars masqueraded as cops and Kevin also thought he was in trouble for stealing.
@Hhammer 5 місяців тому
I’m 100% sure this video was uploaded 2 weeks ago and now re uploaded
@glennbabic5954 5 місяців тому
Why three levels of dreams? You don't need inception to brainwash modern audiences into believing Nolan nonsense is profound.
@prisonmike4971 5 місяців тому
Inception isn't this high concept, only for smart people movie. It's so straightforward- the cast literally explain the movie during the movie...why was anyone confused by this?
@fredhorne2320 5 місяців тому
Bringing two guns-Scream 3.
@Ginalopez7877 5 місяців тому
How are these spoil alerts ? Its not like we havent seen these movies like a couple of times we already know thier plot twists..
@carlstawicki1915 5 місяців тому
In the movie Silver Bullet, the sister found out who the werewolf was by checking the townspeople for the one with an injured eye.
@jssp4709 5 місяців тому
Three mentions for the MCU and zero for the third act of a magic trick?
@shardonburrell2327 5 місяців тому
WHAT ABOUT CROSSING THE STREAM S FROM GHOSTBUSTERS
@sister_bertrille911 5 місяців тому
"Keep the change, ya filthy WatchMojo animals!"
@1trueNRG 5 місяців тому
Saw IV, the tracheotomy
@Oct8pus 5 місяців тому
Entertaining list, but I feel like you guys spent 10 minutes putting it together. A lot of these "smart" decisions are just plot points executed by intelligent characters. There are so many films where the decisions are so brilliant, we never even saw them coming
@Bergarita 5 місяців тому
The black lady cop in the Room where she figures out how to find the mom
@olleselin 5 місяців тому
Oh, Oh! Luke using a force projection of himself to distract Kylo Ren in Star Wars VIII!
@kimelito 5 місяців тому
Snatch could have been on this list aswell
@TerrelBlack86 3 місяці тому
Andy should be number 1 hands down
@G1Grimlock94 5 місяців тому
Greek crazy history
@user-jg6pi2si8v 5 місяців тому
The smartest decision in movies is to Film Schlindlers List mainly in Black and White
@Diamond_Stride 5 місяців тому
inside man
@cozzerh9292 5 місяців тому
30 days of night ending has to be there
@biffstrong1079 5 місяців тому
Closing their eyes wasn't that clever.
@JackOfAllRAIDs 5 місяців тому
This video shows that WatchMojo doesn't know the difference between wisdom and intelligence. Some of the clips (using Medusa's head, for example) use wisdom to defeat the enemy. Tony Stark creating his suit, however, is much more a display of intelligence than wisdom.
@Toledotourbillion 5 місяців тому
Have to disagree with Aliens and Endgame despite they being my favorites. They're more plot armor than acts of genius.
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