No story is complete without a good kiss and a kiss done right, at the perfect moment, can mark the definitive moment in a movie. That goes doubly for last kisses, too. Whether they're long or short, bittersweet or devastating, these are the best last kisses in movie history.
Inevitably, many last kisses in the movies tend to be tinged with a touch of tragedy, and Ridley Scott's Gladiator takes that rule to its heart-wrenching extreme.
In Gladiator, Hispano-Roman soldier Maximus faithfully serves the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, who selects him to be his heir over his own son, Commodus. Romans being Romans, Commodus decides to kill his father before the decision becomes official. When Maximus refuses to serve the new Emperor, Commodus has him arrested. Date: 2020-11-24
