Bringing a major movie franchise to an end is no easy feat. Finding a way to give every character/story a satisfying conclusion is surely a daunting task for any filmmaker, particularly when the series has been building for many years. Sadly, many final films tend to leave fans rather underwhelmed, with franchises wasting their best possible endings. Whether they felt rushed, incomplete, or had some other flaw altogether, so many finales have brought more disappointment than excitement upon their release.

Fortunately, this is not the case for every franchise. Every so often, a film comes around that serves as the perfect ending to a beloved series of movies. In the best movie endings, all the storylines are wrapped up, the character arcs are completed, and the audience can walk away feeling satisfied with what they just saw (even if they do feel a bit sad that the series has...