Let's be real: As great as a movie can be, the cherry on top of it all is always the post-credits scene. While post-credits scenes have been made especially popular in 21st century franchise movies, they didn't always start out that way. The 1966 spy comedy The Silencers, starring Dean Martin as a retired spy forced back into action by a former lover, is recognized as the first major movie to have a post-credits scene, though it didn't tease a sequel or a spin-off.
While some movies have snuck in fun additional scenes after the credits, the trend took off when Marvel Studios saw historic success by using them to tease future movies via surprise cameos. Now, almost all major franchise movies go out of their way to have post-credits scenes. Love them or hate them, they're here to stay. With that in mind, here are 33 of the greatest post-credits scenes in movies.
