8 Best Scenes In Sinners (2025)

With 2025 now nearly halfway over, the conversation around the best movies of the year has been going in full swing, and the one movie that continues to be brought up is Sinners. While the vampire horror thriller always seemed like a solid pitch, as Michael B. Jordan has always been a great performer, and Ryan Coogler has proven his skills as a director numerous times, Sinners' reviews were even better than anyone could've expected, catapulting this movie to a massive amount of success, both critically and commercially.

One of the biggest strengths of Sinners was undoubtedly its cast, filled with plenty of well-known and underrated actors performing at their absolute best, from the central stars to all the side characters. So many scenes that, in another movie, could've felt boring and pointless, became immediately engaging due to the actors' performances, as well as the writing, direction, and music. While there wasn't a bad scene in the film, the best ones did stand out, quickly becoming some of the most iconic horror movie moments of the 2020s.

8 Stack's Return From The Dead

His Reappearance Marked A Change In The Film

While the central group knew that some supernatural entities were trying to kill them, this scene is where they first learned that they were actually fighting vampires. The newly-resurrected vampire Cornbread had just been rebuffed after trying to sneak his way into the barn, which was already a very tense moment, but hearing the knock coming from the closet that Stack had been locked in was an incredible moment, bringing the film's tension to a peak.

Sinners was just released on digital PVOD, with a physical release coming on July 8.

Even though the audience knew it was coming after Mary killed him, seeing the characters react to his return was one of the most important moments of the film, fully bringing them up to speed on what they were fighting against. The fact that characters kept trying to look through the hole that Stack had made with his knife went against every horror movie instinct that the audience had, and the fact that he just busted the door down on top of Sammie was a great subversion that kept the tension intact.

7 Remmick's Death

His Ultimate Fate Was Very Satisfying

Remmick was such an interesting character in Sinners, being a fascinating antagonist, when he could've just been a very simple monster or allegory for racism. However, Coogler managed to do something different with his character, relating his Irish heritage to the struggles of African Americans during Jim Crow. It made him somewhat understandable, while also ensuring that his hypocrisy and attempts at cultural appropriation kept him definitely villainous.

Ryan Coogler's Sinners is one of the biggest horror hits of the year, breaking a number of box office records and clearing huge milestones.

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While Sinners' ending action scene was great as a whole, and will reappear later, Remmick's death scene, in particular, was very effective and was a great climax to the vampire portion of the story. He explained his backstory here as a person who was, presumably, part of the British invasion of Ireland, and him baptizing Sammie in the river while praying was an extremely powerful moment. Finally, seeing Sammie's guitar getting stuck halfway through his head was an excellent visual, and Remmick's death during the sunrise was excellently done, as the flames rose into the sky before his body vanished.

6 Sammie's Return To The Church

The Movie's Opening Scene Was Very Important

The opening scene is extremely important to the film, and thankfully, Sinners' first scene excellently sets the tone, giving teases about what to expect without giving too much away. While it could seem like a bad idea for a horror movie to reveal that its main character is going to survive the central threat, this scene managed to increase the anticipation of what was to come.

The quick flashes of Sammie's memories of the night were jump scares, but they didn't feel cheap, and the tease of what was to come kept the audience on their toes, waiting for when the horror aspects would really come into play. It took a while, as Sinners spent a long time focusing on the Smokestack twins getting the juke joint ready, but having that initial showcase of the kind of thing that was going to appear at some point made Remmick's appearance at the joint even more exciting.

5 Vampire Fight Scene

Just As Gory And Brutal As Expected

While Remmick's death itself was very impactful, the fight that preceded it was easily one of the best moments in the entire film, finally bringing the fight between the vampires and the survivors to a head. As with the rest of the movie, the music really took the moment to the next level, and each actor was bringing their absolute best to the moment. Seeing Grace scream as she killed her husband and was engulfed in flames herself was horrifying, yet somehow beautiful, and the rest of the characters had equally fascinating moments.

Sammie's musical ability is a major element of Sinners, with the specific abilities it affords him making him a major target for the vampire Remmick.

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Annie's death was truly tragic. Knowing just how much she had helped the survivors against the vampires, and seeing Mary and Stack's anger and sadness when Smoke mercy killed her before she turned, was a great way to show how these vampires are different from the rest. Jordan and Wunmi Mosaku's performances were incredible as well and set the stage extremely well for Smoke's final moments later in the film.

4 Stack, Mary, And Sammie's Mid-Credits Scene

It Was Very Worth Sticking Around After The Credits

As the movie never showed Stack or Mary die during the ending battle, the fact that they survived wasn't too surprising at the moment, but their return was still such a great way to wrap up Sinners as a post-credits scene. Buddy Guy as an older version of Sammie was an inspiring casting, paying homage to the blues music that was so integral to Sinners' success.

Buddy Guy was born and raised in Louisiana, and, similarly to Sammie, he was also a sharecropper as a child.

3 Klan Massacre

Smoke Got His Final Revenge

While the horror elements of Sinners were the biggest draw, and the action was always going to be the least impressive part of the film, seeing Smoke survive the vampire assault just so he could get his revenge on the Klan members who were going to kill him was the most satisfying moment in the film. While it was a fairly easy win, getting to see a bunch of evil racists earn their comeuppance, seeing Smoke getting his revenge on those people was immensely gratifying, especially considering everything he had been forced to go through.

2 Rocky Road To Dublin

The Song Of Remmick's People

As one of the two big musical moments in Sinners, "The Rocky Road to Dublin" was easily one of the best scenes in the film, if only for how great the music was. However, the scene manages to accomplish much more than simply showing off a fun Irish jig, as it shows some of the themes and characters that managed to make Sinners what it was. Just looking at the scene with no context, it played very similarly to some of the other dance and musical moments in the joint, but in the actual movie, it had a very different tone.

Sammie's character in Sinners is heavily inspired by legendary musician Robert Johnson, with both of them living lives that share many similarities.

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For Remmick, this moment was the epitome of what he said he was trying to do, in bringing these people together to bond over a shared love of music, with no regard to race or background. However, no one else in the scene chose to be there, and the blood and gore that covered every character served as a reminder that all he had done was forcibly assimilate these people into a culture that wasn't theirs for the sake of his own comfort.

1 I Lied To You

A Triumph In Filmmaking

Without this scene, Sinners still would've been one of the best movies of the year, but with it, the act of watching this film became almost transcendent, a unique experience that truly showcased what the medium is capable of. From a technical perspective, the scene was a masterpiece, with the change in aspect ratio perfectly complementing the overwhelming nature of the music, and the incredible singing by Miles Caton alone made this moment one worth remembering.

Hearing the electric guitar arrive as the voice-over repeated the message about how music connects the past, present, and future was masterful.

However, the visuals and production of the song were also top-notch, with the one shot that moved through the juke joint, showing off everyone dancing in the present, as well as people from the past and the future alongside them. Hearing the electric guitar arrive as the voice-over repeated the message about how music connects the past, present, and future was masterful. The combination of all the different eras and styles of music made this moment easily the best scene in Sinners and one that will undoubtedly go down as one of the best in all cinema.