post-credits scene
After-the-movie bonus
A post-credits scene is a short segment that plays after a film's closing credits, often teasing a sequel or adding a final joke.
Marvel films popularized the convention, training audiences to stay seated: Don't leave yet—there's a post-credits scene.
Some films include multiple scenes scattered throughout the credits.
- stingerVenom-injecting body part
- MarvelSuperhero media conglomerate
- sequelContinuation of prior work
- Easter eggConcealed surprise in media
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
reveal · cameo · theater · rolling · bonus · hidden · surprise · Thanos · Nick Fury · setup · fan theory · tease · audience · waiting · lights up · interconnected · universe · shared universe
- film elementsplot, soundtrack, score, cinematography, climax
- franchisesfranchise, Star Wars, franchising, franchises, franchisor
- film techniquesdolly zoom, closeup, close-up, fade, wide shot
- sequel tropessequel hook, cliffhanger, power creep, escalation, legacy sequel
- action clichesexplosion, car chase, one-liner, slow motion, shootout
- add-onsadd-on, add-ons, add-ins, extras, upgrade
narrative placement
post-credits sceneopening scene
Beginning of a performance
cold open · opening sequence · prologue · title sequence · teaser
post, credits, scene, credit, scenes, credited, crediting, creditor, creditors