- 7/24/2025
Sometimes cinema does more than entertain—it heals. Join us as we explore the most cathartic and emotionally transformative moments in film that work like a therapy session! These powerful scenes break through emotional barriers, offer profound insights, and leave both characters and viewers forever changed.
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00:00Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the best scenes that are
00:11therapeutic, cathartic, or a breakthrough moment for characters and or the audience.
00:16Spoilers ahead for the following films.
00:18But you can do anything you want.
00:20You are bound by nothing.
00:23What are you passionate about?
00:25What do you want?
00:2710.
00:28Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now – The Skeleton Twins
00:42Brought together once more, two misfit twins end up under the same roof.
00:47Their troubled lives interweave and inspire them to try again.
00:51This builds to one of the movie's best scenes with both Milo and Maggie getting a chance
00:55to break out.
00:56Starship's Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now plays as the lip-syncing goes hard.
01:01And we can build this dream together, standing strong forever, nothing's gonna stop us now.
01:11With Bill Hader's charismatic performance, the scene really picks up.
01:15It's a fantastic mix of music and acting with some awesome performers.
01:19Both characters release their tension and remember what it's like to have fun.
01:24As Hader and Kristen Wiig dance together, they invite the audience to let loose too.
01:28And if this world burns out of lovers, we'll still have each other.
01:34Nothing's gonna stop us, nothing's gonna stop us.
01:409.
01:41Flow
01:50When a flood brings them together, several creatures become unlikely travel companions.
01:54The lead cat and a secretary bird are among the survivors.
01:59While their journey is full of compassionate and sometimes chaotic scenes, this part is maybe
02:04the most emotional.
02:05The group's boat ends up in a storm and leads to a brief separation.
02:09When the feline hero catches up to his feathered friend, an extraordinary event happens.
02:15You could call it a trip to the afterlife.
02:17Either way, the bird makes a grand exit with an amazing musical soundtrack.
02:29It's a moving sequence that gives the injured animal one last flight.
02:40If you're anything like us, the euphoric send-off makes you shed a tear and think of your loved ones.
02:548.
02:55Back to Graham
02:56The Holiday
02:57Who are you?
02:58Iris, open the door or I swear I'm gonna take a leak all over your phone.
03:04Oh, you're not Iris.
03:07Nowadays, many people consider this to be a Christmas staple.
03:11The Holiday follows two unexpected relationships starting after a house swap.
03:16For Amanda, she finds connection with Iris' brother Graham in England.
03:20The pair have plenty of chemistry, but Cameron Diaz's American hero tries to be realistic.
03:26Graham, I'm leaving in nine days and that makes this complicated.
03:31And I'm not sure I can handle complicated right now.
03:35She is unsure of their future together given the distance.
03:38After a short time, she realizes her mistake and goes back.
03:42It's a joyful build-up to what every watcher really wants to see.
03:59The audience knows that it shouldn't work on paper, but they also know this is a movie.
04:04These possible soulmates reunite in a cheerful ending that makes us believe in love again.
04:09I have the girls near these.
04:15Sounds perfect.
04:25Number seven, understanding each other, ordinary people.
04:29None of the Jarretts have fully recovered from family tragedy.
04:46The bulk of ordinary people deals with the resulting tension,
04:49with the mother Beth deciding to run away from it all.
04:52Calvin and Conrad are left to figure out what to do.
04:55Finally getting a chance to talk, the father and son pour their hearts out in a scene of forgiveness.
05:01The kid comes to understand his dad better, as the latter tries to explain himself.
05:05I never worried about you.
05:09I just wasn't listening.
05:12Well, I wasn't putting out many signals then.
05:14I really don't think you could have done anything.
05:16It's a profound moment for people that have been so torn up and unable to deal with their anguish.
05:21Renewing their relationship, the two find some common ground in a profound ending.
05:26The final line only makes it all better.
05:29I love you.
05:37I love you too.
05:38Number six, Edward's final swim, big fish.
05:42Well, everyone loves that story.
05:44No, dad, they don't.
05:45I don't love that story.
05:46Not anymore.
05:47Not after a thousand times.
05:49I know every punchline, dad.
05:51I can tell them as well as you can.
05:52Among Tim Burton's more underrated films,
05:55Big Fish is ultimately about the relationship between a father and son.
05:59Edward reaches the end of his life after telling many stories,
06:03with Will at his side to return the favor.
06:05The latter talks about a possible escape from the dad's hospital room.
06:09It's a fitting farewell to a man that lived through many fantasies.
06:13Reaching the water, the dying character finds many old friends there to salute him.
06:18It's also a satisfying way for Burton to pay tribute to the power of storytelling.
06:35Even if it is a dream sequence, the scene says so much about the familial bonds between
06:40two men.
06:41You become what you always were.
06:45A very big fish.
06:46Number five, Another Life.
06:49Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.
06:51Is that we have to be kind.
06:59Please, be kind.
07:01The Wong family find themselves feuding, fighting, and making up across parallel universes.
07:07Everything, Everywhere, All at Once comes with many breakthrough moments.
07:11But this one might be its finest.
07:13Evelyn and Waymond have a rocky relationship that comes down to a brief exchange.
07:18The latter says a telling line that lays everything out,
07:21with talk of laundry and taxes sounding more romantic than ever.
07:25It's not a huge speech or a Shakespearean monologue either.
07:45Kiwi Kwan's subtle glance and delivery explains his character's thinking to perfection.
07:50With Michelle Yeoh as the scene partner, you couldn't ask for a more moving way to have
07:55this couple connect once more.
08:02Number four, Detention Heart to Heart, The Breakfast Club.
08:16Of the many famous moments in this movie, this one cuts the deepest.
08:20The ragtag group have a contentious relationship before opening up to each other.
08:25With their guard down, the different personalities unleash their personal problems.
08:30Answer the question.
08:31Why don't you just answer the question?
08:32Be honest.
08:32No big deal.
08:33Yeah, answer it.
08:34Just answer the question, Claire.
08:35Talk to us.
08:36Come on, Claire.
08:37Answer the question.
08:38Come on, it's easy, it's only one question.
08:40It's an important scene that captures the teen experience.
08:46As the bully and the popular girl square off, the characters start to realize they're not so
08:51divided after all. It might seem like a cliche until you watch it again. The actors give some
08:57of their career best work here, making you believe the teenage worries.
09:01Andrew, you've got to be number one. I won't tolerate any losers in this family.
09:09Under the direction of John Hughes, this scene becomes the heart of an 80s classic.
09:14Number three, It's Not Your Fault, Good Will Hunting.
09:18What do you want?
09:19I mean, the guys who work their entire life laying bricks so their kids have a chance at the
09:23opportunities you have here.
09:24I didn't ask for this.
09:25Through unorthodox therapy sessions, the genius Will Hunting comes out of his shell.
09:31His therapist, Sean, devises several ways to get through to the hero.
09:35In this scene, the gloves truly come off.
09:38He'd come home hammered, looking to wail on somebody.
09:41So I'd provoke him, so he wouldn't go after my mother and little brother.
09:45The expert talks to his patient about the latter's difficult childhood.
09:49For this breakthrough, Robin Williams' character repeats a simple and effective line.
09:54It's not your fault.
09:56I know.
09:58It's not your fault.
09:59It leads to one of the better parts of Matt Damon's acting career.
10:03With the protagonist left vulnerable, he can access a tougher time in his family history.
10:09He's been holding back so much that it's cathartic to watch him let the tears flow.
10:14It's also an iconic scene from a movie full of awesome moments, with the Chucky conversation
10:19being another therapeutic highlight.
10:21You know what the best part of my day is?
10:24It's for about 10 seconds from when I pull up to the curb and when I get to your door.
10:28Because I think maybe I'll get up there and I'll knock on the door and you won't be there.
10:32After surviving a thrilling adventure, the toys are finally given away to a younger child.
10:41The owner, Andy, shows Bonnie his collection before parting ways forever.
10:45This is Jessie, the roughest, toughest cowgirl in the whole west.
10:49She loves critters, but none more than her best pal, Bullseye.
10:53Yee-haw!
10:55It's a teary-eyed way to give the teenager and his prized possessions a send-off.
11:01Knowing what's coming, the audience is already crying.
11:04It's a scene that immediately sends us back to our childhoods.
11:16Pixar has a way of making us nostalgic and highly emotional.
11:20Even though both sides know the goodbye has to happen, that doesn't mean it's any less impactful.
11:26It's a powerful way to make us all remember the importance of both being a kid and growing up.
11:34Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
11:42Hugging Bob.
11:43Thunderbolt.
11:44Even a gang of assassins, soldiers, and anti-heroes can hug it out.
11:48I'm here.
11:49You're not alone.
12:00Going Home.
12:01E.T. The Extraterrestrial.
12:03The Last Goodbye will bring tears to your eyes every time.
12:14Hagrid Returns
12:15Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
12:18If you need another reminder of why he's beloved, you should re-watch this scene.
12:22There's no Hogwarts without you, Hagrid.
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12:44The Lake family has a special gift, but it doesn't come without its side effects.
12:57Tim and James both have an ability to go back in time and they use it one final time together.
13:11In a fantastic twist on the sci-fi plot,
13:27the father and son make one more memory.
13:29They return to the beach and take in the serene setting again.
13:33For each of them, this marks a notable time in their lives that they want to remember forever.
13:38It's a peaceful scene that gives further insight into the characters.
13:42Unable to completely change the future,
13:44the two accept their circumstances and try to live in the moment.
13:48Did we forget another emotionally charged movie scene?
14:01Let us know in the comments below!
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