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Best Movie Trailer of All Time

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—InceptionChristopher Nolan, 2010. The brass note that changed every trailer after it— win— match wins
—The Dark KnightChristopher Nolan, 2008. Heath Ledger's voice over a burning city— win— match wins
—InterstellarChristopher Nolan, 2014. Corn fields, dust, and a countdown— win— match wins
—The MatrixThe Wachowskis, 1999. Nobody knew what a bullet dodge looked like yet— win— match wins
—Star Wars: The Force AwakensJ.J. Abrams, 2015. The Falcon turns and a generation cried— win— match wins
—Avengers: EndgameRusso brothers, 2019. Ten years of setup in one whisper— win— match wins
—Avengers: Infinity WarRusso brothers, 2018. The first time the villain looked like he would win— win— match wins
—The Fellowship of the RingPeter Jackson, 2001. Enya, and a world nobody had filmed before— win— match wins
—Spider-Man: No Way HomeJon Watts, 2021. A trailer built entirely out of what it refused to show— win— match wins
—AvatarJames Cameron, 2009. The pitch that made 3D a ticket upcharge— win— match wins
—TitanicJames Cameron, 1997. You already know how it ends and you went anyway— win— match wins
—Toy StoryJohn Lasseter, 1995. The first trailer for a fully computer-animated film— win— match wins
—Inside OutPete Docter, 2015. Five feelings arguing at a control desk— win— match wins
—WALL-EAndrew Stanton, 2008. A robot alone, and almost no dialogue to sell it— win— match wins
—Get OutJordan Peele, 2017. A polite weekend that curdles frame by frame— win— match wins
—JokerTodd Phillips, 2019. A staircase dance and a laugh that will not stop— win— match wins
—Blade Runner 2049Denis Villeneuve, 2017. Orange fog and a synth wall— win— match wins
—Mad Max: Fury RoadGeorge Miller, 2015. Two minutes of vehicles and almost no plot— win— match wins
—DuneDenis Villeneuve, 2021. Pink Floyd rebuilt as a war drum— win— match wins
—OppenheimerChristopher Nolan, 2023. A ticking clock and no explosion shown— win— match wins
—BarbieGreta Gerwig, 2023. A 2001 parody that told you nothing about the movie— win— match wins
—Top Gun: MaverickJoseph Kosinski, 2022. Real jets, real G-force, no green screen— win— match wins
—TenetChristopher Nolan, 2020. A bullet goes backwards into the gun— win— match wins
—ParasiteBong Joon-ho, 2019. Sold the comedy and hid the whole second half— win— match wins
—WhiplashDamien Chazelle, 2014. Not quite my tempo, cut to a drum solo— win— match wins
—La La LandDamien Chazelle, 2016. A freeway musical in primary colors— win— match wins
—The Social NetworkDavid Fincher, 2010. A choir singing Creep over Facebook profiles— win— match wins
—ITAndy Muschietti, 2017. A paper boat down a gutter and a yellow raincoat— win— match wins
—The ShiningStanley Kubrick, 1980. One elevator, one shot, blood for 60 seconds— win— match wins
—JawsSteven Spielberg, 1975. The trailer that invented the summer blockbuster— win— match wins
—Back to the FutureRobert Zemeckis, 1985. Fire trails in a mall parking lot— win— match wins
—E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSteven Spielberg, 1982. A bicycle crosses the moon— win— match wins
—Black PantherRyan Coogler, 2018. Kendrick, Wakanda, and a car chase in Busan— win— match wins
—Pulp FictionQuentin Tarantino, 1994. Surf rock, a briefcase, and no timeline at all— win— match wins
—Fight ClubDavid Fincher, 1999. A commercial for a movie that hates commercials— win— match wins
—FrozenWalt Disney Animation, 2013. Sold on a snowman and hid every song— win— match wins
—Spirited AwayHayao Miyazaki, 2001. A bathhouse for gods, no explanation offered— win— match wins
—The BatmanMatt Reeves, 2022. Nirvana over a city that never stops raining— win— match wins
—Jurassic ParkSteven Spielberg, 1993. Held the dinosaurs back until the last seconds— win— match wins
—Terminator 2: Judgment DayJames Cameron, 1991. Liquid metal walking through a steel door— win— match wins
—The Silence of the LambsJonathan Demme, 1991. A cell door, a stare, and no music to hide behind— win— match wins
—Se7enDavid Fincher, 1995. Strobe cuts and Nine Inch Nails— win— match wins
—Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseSony Animation, 2018. Comic panels moving at two frame rates at once— win— match wins
—ShrekDreamWorks, 2001. Smash Mouth over a fairy tale being vandalized— win— match wins
—LoganJames Mangold, 2017. Johnny Cash, and a hero who is finally old— win— match wins
—ArrivalDenis Villeneuve, 2016. A shell hangs over a field and nothing happens— win— match wins

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