Films with satisfying endings

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There's bittersweet endings, tragic endings, and happy endings. This thread is basically the opposite of Giftorcurse's Films with MASSIVE downer endings thread.

The Shawshank Redemption has one of the most satisfying endings in film history.

I thought "Being Flynn" had a satisfying ending considering how hopeless the story frequently seemed. It was based on the memoir "Another Bull***t Night in Suck City".

Cool! Somebody saw 'Being Flynn.' I often use films/stories like these to show aspiring writers that you don't have to have an extraordinary life to write into a memoir. This is Nick Flynn's story and it's relatively simple because having an alcoholic father is pretty commonplace. The writings of Charles Bukowski are not extraordinary either, yet he's been published and had films made of his work.

Dogville.

... they had it coming...

The Shawshank Redemption definitely has the most satisfying ending, but i would nominate the following endings:

Dog Soldiers - With his unit wiped out, as well as the titular werewolves, Private Cooper is confronted by the machiavellian Captain Ryan in a cellar, who has turned very hairy and savage. A useful distraction from border collie Sam, followed by Cooper stabbing Ryan with a silver letter opener and then a bullet to the head equals a very satisfying ending.

Batman Begins - Batman meets Lieutenent Gordon on the rooftops, discussing the future for Gotham. The Dark Knight is given a familiar playing card, promising to investigate as he disappears into the night. Satisfying, it brought the Bat back.

Trainspotting - Renton absconds with the 16,000 grand obtained from the heroin transaction, while the psychotic Begbie smashes up a hotel room in a fit of rage. It's satisfying because it shows Renton promising to go straight and live a normal life.

X-men: First Class

Magneto: I'm going to count to three, and then I'm going to move the coin.

Return Of The Jedi.
Luke, in a bitter sweet moment, cremates the body of his now redeemed father Darth Vader on a funeral pyre. Han and Leia are together. Everyone is celebrating the end of the Empire and the Sith. Luke sees the force ghosts of Ben, Yoda, and his father.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

The Grinch reforms, returns all the things he stole, starts a new life with Martha May and the Whos, and everyone has a Merry Christmas.

Rockys 2-4.

Rocky comes out on top.

Steppenwolf

At the end he is denied usage of the magic theater for 24 hours for his crime of murdering the image of a girl with the image of a knife, and then laughed out of court. He finally gets the joke, and it ends with him spreading his arms upward and laughing.

It's a Wonderful Life

After wanting to live again, George Bailey returns home to find that the townspeople have come through and give him more than enough donations to save him and the Building and Loan and Clarence gets his wings.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Eddie Valiant's sense of humor is restored upon Judge Doom's death after finding out it was Doom who killed his brother. The Toons inherit Toon Town.

Return of Jafar

Jafar is destoryed by a reformed Iago. The scene is set up for the Aladdin TV series as Aladdin and Jasmine declare that they will see the world.

I was pretty happy when Sucker Punch ended, but that's not really a compliment to the film.

Erin Brockovich has a good ending and is mostly good all the way through.