High-octane movie car chases are great and all, but nothing gets the armrest-clenching adrenaline pumping quite like a shoot-out.
To that end, here are some of the best bullet-riddled scenes in cinema history (spoiler: De Niro can't get enough of them).
Taxi Driver
Snappy one-liner? "Suck on this."
Kill count: 5
A mohawked Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) decides that he's going to "wipe all this scum off the streets" himself, breaking into a pedophilic prostitution ring as part of a blood-soaked vigilante mission.
The Untouchables
Snappy one-liner? Nope.
Kill count: 8
A tumbling baby stroller is the focal point for the shoot-out scene in Brian De Palma's underrated-but-still-very-much-rated gangster film, starring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery and Robert De Niro.
Scarface
Snappy one-liner? "Say hello to my little friend." (Obviously)
Kill count: 18
Cuban drug lord Tony Montana (Al Pacino) meets his bloody end after a short-lived tenure at the top of the bugle game.
Django Unchained
Snappy one-liner? "Sorry, I couldn't resist."
Kill count: 22
Former slave Django (Jamie Foxx) and partner Dr. Schultz (Christoph Waltz) wreak their bloody revenge on psychopathic plantation owner Calvin J. Candie (Leonardo Di Caprio).
Hard Boiled
Snappy one-liner? Nope.
Kill count: 24
Gun-smuggling gangsters are making a lucrative deal in a city teahouse—but little do they know that Officer "Tequila" Yuen (Chow Yun-fat) and his partner Benny (Bowie Lam) are ready to pounce.
Heat
Snappy one-liner? Nope.
Kill count: 3
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Cal Kilmer apparently underwent months of training in preparation for their parts and, ultimately, this iconic scene.
Shoot 'Em-Up
Snappy one-liner? "My God, do we really suck or is this guy really that good?"
Kill count: 31
If you're going to make a film called Shoot 'Em-Up, you better deliver with the violent showdowns.
Deadpool
Snappy one-liner? "I'm touching myself tonight."
Kill count: 10
With only a specific number of bullets at his disposal, Deadpool ensures that he makes the most out of every single one in the most ludicrous ways possible.
The Matrix
Snappy one-liner? Nope.
Kill count: 8
The ultimate slow-mo shoot-out and one of the first we see Neo take part in, this just might be the most memorable fight in the entire trilogy.
L.A. Confidential
Snappy one-liner? Nope, but a nice scoff and smirk from Russell Crowe.
Kill count: 7
In their bid to uncover the drug-related corruption of the police force, Detective Exley (Guy Pearce) and Detective White (Russell Crowe) find themselves lured into a gun-fight against hordes of LAPD-hired hit men.
