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Favourite Anger/Rage film scenes?


What's your favourite film/TV-series scene depicting someone being angry? I am interested in both more subtle well-played scenes as well as over-the-top rage moments.

Looking for such scenes I have made two notes:
a) the scenes tend to mix anger with other emotions like sadness and fear, so although I can find lots of pure sadness or fear scenes, anger seems to more often be combined with other emotions in popular films
b) the scenes tend to be pretty realistic and generic visually, like two people just screaming at each other, whereas a lot of fear, sadness, happiness scenes are visually very distinct, fanciful and imaginative (frequently metaphorical or symbolic).

Some of my favourite anger scenes so far:
Casino (1995): A mob wife driving up the house of the husband, cursing him, damaging his property, and declaring that she will talk to the FBI.

Chef (2014): The chef having a rant at a food critic in front of the other guests.

La Pianiste (2001): the daughter (a pianist teacher) having an argument and a fight with her over-protective mother.

Sopranos and Game of thrones had some good rage scenes but do not recall a specific one that did not also express fear or sadness.

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Downfall - In a much parodied scene, Hitler loses it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRfWS1fqes8&t=27s

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this guy in The Practice tv show:
are you deaf...... ARE YOU DEAF?
https://streamable.com/q09vzz

The Practice's Betty White with cool savagery:
https://streamable.com/bqaw0o

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FentonMeiks: Do you recall what season, episode the "are you deaf scene" is from?

Thanks everyone for the great suggestions!

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The Practice - S03E21 - Infected

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Thanks! I appreciate it.

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quick note. that character ends up bound and gagged by the judge for his angry outburts just like real life Black Panther Bobby Seale in his 1969 trial. here's a artist rendition of Seale from library of congress:

https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/drawing-justice-courtroom-illustrations/about-this-exhibition/political-activists-on-trial/bobby-seale-bound-and-gagged/

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"Take the fucking elephant!" https://youtu.be/ChhUOmjFofw

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Love that one! Perfect build up!

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A few from Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan

Khan quoting Moby Dick and speaking of how “revenge is a dish best served cold”, which I thing is from Dangerous Liasons, during the first sneak attack on the Enterprise.

Khan telling Kirk he was going to leave him at the center of a dead planet buried alive and Kirk’s response.

Khan again quoting Moby Dick when he sets of the countdown of the Genesis device.

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"That little sucker just saved your life"
https://youtu.be/VUG-5kLRjeY

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MY FIRST THOUGHT WHENEVER I SEE YOUR OP IS...


MR.FURIOUS FROM MYSTERY MEN.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfdJdZ5_guM


FRAK-U-LATER...FRANKENPUSS.

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"Okay.. right now, I'm kinda like a powder keg and you're the match. If you tell me to junk it one more time..."

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JUNK IT@!

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😆

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Not a tv or film scene but I couldn't resist submitting this actual, recent incident. "I'm mad as hell and I can't take this anymore!" 😁 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfEqNof37co

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