Some of my favorite scenes, with clips (tons of spoilers):
Some language and violence:
- Maybe my personal favorite: in Night of the Hunter, when the false preacher is singing "Leaning" and Lilian Gish's character, who is protecting the kids he's trying to catch, starts singing "Lean on Jesus" back at him while cradling a shotgun in the front room — "It's a hard world for little things" — magnificent movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyxSm91eun4
Some others
- On the Waterfront - "I coulda been a contender" — I'd read it a bunch of times, you have to watch the movie to get how much of a gut punch the scene is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBiewQrpBBA
- The Castle - Courtroom scene arguing the unconstitutionality of the eminent domain taking ("It's against the vibe of the thing"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJuXIq7OazQ