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* The ending of ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' has Manfred, Sid and Diego amble away from the camera, content at having returned the human infant to his father.
* ''WesternAnimation/MaxFleischersGulliversTravels'' ends with Gulliver sailing away from Lilliput on his new ship and disappearing into the mist.
* Four of the five heroic monsters from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' ride on the back of Insectasaurus into the distance to save Paris, France from the menace of Escargot. The scene teases at a SequelHook.
* ''WesternAnimation/MaxFleischersGulliversTravels'' ends with Gulliver sailing away from Lilliput on his new ship and disappearing into the mist.
* Four of the five heroic monsters from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' ride on the back of Insectasaurus into the distance to save Paris, France from the menace of Escargot. The scene teases at a SequelHook.
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** Disney's ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' has the newly awakened Snow White riding sidesaddle on Prince Charming's white horse, ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' ends with Aladdin and Jasmine kissing while he leads the Magic Carpet flies them on foot toward his golden palace into the full moon in the distance.
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** ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' ends with Aladdin and Jasmine kissing Disney's ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' has the newly awakened Snow White riding sidesaddle on Prince Charming's white horse, while the Magic Carpet flies he leads them into the full moon on foot toward his golden palace in the distance.
* The ending of ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' has Manfred, Sid and Diego amble away from the camera, content at having returned the human infant to his father.
* ''WesternAnimation/MaxFleischersGulliversTravels'' ends with Gulliver sailing away from Lilliput on his new ship and disappearing into the mist.
* Four of the five heroic monsters from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' ride on the back of Insectasaurus into the distance to save Paris, France from the menace of Escargot. The scene teases at a SequelHook.
* The ending of ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' has Manfred, Sid and Diego amble away from the camera, content at having returned the human infant to his father.
* ''WesternAnimation/MaxFleischersGulliversTravels'' ends with Gulliver sailing away from Lilliput on his new ship and disappearing into the mist.
* Four of the five heroic monsters from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' ride on the back of Insectasaurus into the distance to save Paris, France from the menace of Escargot. The scene teases at a SequelHook.
* The last shot in ''Film/TheSearchers'' is from inside the house, showing the hero walk away into the distance, then [[DoorClosesEnding the door closes]].
* ''Film/TheSeventhSeal'' ends with almost the entire cast being led off by TheGrimReaper in a DanceOfDeath across the overcast horizon, seen only by the prophetic Jor.
* ''Film/TheSeventhSeal'' ends with almost the entire cast being led off by TheGrimReaper in a DanceOfDeath across the overcast horizon, seen only by the prophetic Jor.
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* The pilot of ''Series/PersonOfInterest'' ends with the hero walking off into a crowded street of New York.
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* Near the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' episode "Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'", Rallo and Junior head homeward by having Junior, who is dressed as a sheep, carry Rallo on his back while he walks all fours and hums "Happy Trails".
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* ''Film/MyNightAtMauds'': The narrator, his wife Francoise, and their son go skipping off into the surf at the beach, symbolizing his acceptance of domesticity (he just had a last meeting with his old flame Maud).
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* ''Film/TheCaveOfTheYellowDog'': Ends with Nansal and her family packing up the yurt and heading off to new nomadic grazing land, her father having finally agreed to let her keep the dog.
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* ''Film/UmbertoD'': After the InterruptedSuicide, Umberto coaxes Flike back to him. They go walking away from the camera together, as Umberto plays games with his dog.
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* Disney's ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' has the newly awakened Snow White riding sidesaddle on Prince Charming's white horse, while he leads them on foot toward his golden palace in the distance.
* ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'' ends with a shot of the crows waving goodbye to Dumbo while the train he and his mother are on rides into the distance.
* ''[[WesternAnimation/MaxFleischersGulliversTravels Gulliver's Travels]]'' ends with Gulliver sailing away from Lilliput on his new ship and disappearing into the mist.
* ''Disney/TheRescuers'' ends with a shot of Orville flying into the distance carrying Bernard and Bianca off to another rescue mission.
* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' ends with Aladdin and Jasmine kissing while the Magic Carpet flies them into the full moon in the distance.
* ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'' ends with a shot of the crows waving goodbye to Dumbo while the train he and his mother are on rides into the distance.
* ''[[WesternAnimation/MaxFleischersGulliversTravels Gulliver's Travels]]'' ends with Gulliver sailing away from Lilliput on his new ship and disappearing into the mist.
* ''Disney/TheRescuers'' ends with a shot of Orville flying into the distance carrying Bernard and Bianca off to another rescue mission.
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** Disney's ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' has the newly awakened Snow White riding sidesaddle on Prince Charming's white horse, while he leads them on foot toward his golden palace in the distance.
* ** ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'' ends with a shot of the crows waving goodbye to Dumbo while the train he and his mother are on rides into the distance.
* ''[[WesternAnimation/MaxFleischersGulliversTravels Gulliver's Travels]]'' ends with Gulliver sailing away from Lilliput on his new ship and disappearing into the mist.
*** ''Disney/TheRescuers'' ends with a shot of Orville flying into the distance carrying Bernard and Bianca off to another rescue mission.
* ** ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' ends with Aladdin and Jasmine kissing while the Magic Carpet flies them into the full moon in the distance.
** Disney's ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' has the newly awakened Snow White riding sidesaddle on Prince Charming's white horse, while he leads them on foot toward his golden palace in the distance.
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* The final scene of ''Film/SweetSmellOfSuccess'' shows Susan leaving her and J.J.'s apartment and walking off into the streets of New York.
* ''Film/TheLegendOfFrenchieKing'' ends with the titular outlaw and her gang, now numbering a dozen, riding off into the distant prairie.
* ''Film/MadchenInUniform'' ends with the SadistTeacher walking away from the camera down a corridor of the boarding school. She is clearly in shock, just having learning that one of her students almost killed herself over the treatment she received.
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* ''[[WesternAnimationMaxFleischersGulliversTravels ''[[WesternAnimation/MaxFleischersGulliversTravels Gulliver's Travels]]'' ends with Gulliver sailing away from Lilliput on his new ship and disappearing into the mist.
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* ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'' ends with a shot of the crows waving goodbye to Dumbo while the train he and his mother are on rides into the distance.
* ''[[WesternAnimationMaxFleischersGulliversTravels Gulliver's Travels]]'' ends with Gulliver sailing away from Lilliput on his new ship and disappearing into the mist.
* ''Disney/TheRescuers'' ends with a shot of Orville flying into the distance carrying Bernard and Bianca off to another rescue mission.
* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' ends with Aladdin and Jasmine kissing while the Magic Carpet into the full moon in the distance.
* ''[[WesternAnimationMaxFleischersGulliversTravels Gulliver's Travels]]'' ends with Gulliver sailing away from Lilliput on his new ship and disappearing into the mist.
* ''Disney/TheRescuers'' ends with a shot of Orville flying into the distance carrying Bernard and Bianca off to another rescue mission.
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* Near the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' episode "Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'", Rallo and Junior head homeward by having Junior, who is dressed as a sheep, carry Rallo on his back while he walks all fours and hums "Happy Trails".
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* ''Film/EquinoxFlower'' ends with a shot of Hirayama's train puffing off into the distance, as Hirayama leaves for a conciliatory meeting with his daughter and new son-in-law.
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* In ''Film/AFaceInTheCrowd'', Lonesome Rhodes' trademark "Lonesome Road" ending of his ShowWithinTheShow has him walking out of the country store and strolling down a road, with guitar in hand, singing "Just a Closer Walk with Thee," towards the background of the studio set.
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* In ''Film/AFaceInTheCrowd'', Lonesome Rhodes' trademark "Lonesome Road" ending of his ShowWithinTheShow has him walking out of the country store and strolling down a road, road towards the background of the studio set, with guitar in hand, singing "Just a Closer Walk with Thee," towards the background of the studio set.Thee."
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* In ''Film/AFaceInTheCrowd'', the EveryEpisodeEnding of the ShowWithinTheShow has Lonesome Rhodes walking out of the country store and strolling down a road, with guitar in hand, singing "Just a Closer Walk with Thee," towards the background of the studio set.
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* In ''Film/AFaceInTheCrowd'', the EveryEpisodeEnding Lonesome Rhodes' trademark "Lonesome Road" ending of the his ShowWithinTheShow has Lonesome Rhodes him walking out of the country store and strolling down a road, with guitar in hand, singing "Just a Closer Walk with Thee," towards the background of the studio set.
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* In ''Film/AFaceInTheCrowd'', the EveryEpisodeEnding of the ShowWithinTheShow has Lonesome Rhodes walking out of the country store and strolling down a road, with guitar in hand, singing "Just a Closer Walk with Thee," towards the background of the studio set.
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* In ''Film/AFaceInTheCrowd'', the EveryEpisodeEnding of the ShowWithinTheShow has Lonesome Rhodes walking out of the country store and strolling down a road, with guitar in hand, singing "Just a Closer Walk with Thee," towards the background of the studio set.
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* Hannibal Lecter walks away into the crowd at the end of ''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs''.
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* Hannibal Lecter walks away into the crowd at the end of ''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs''.
''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs''.
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* The female lead in ''Film/TheBookOfEli'' walks away at the end on a road towards the setting sun.
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* {{Discussed|Trope}} in the ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' episode "Michael Ellis" when a man is at a WeSellEverything store and the salesman is trying to sell him an ending for the episode they are currently in.
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'''Chris:''' What's that one?\\
''[Dramatic sunset shot on a beach. We can just see the back of Chris and the assistant as they walk together towards the setting sun. The assistant is gesturing and describing it.]''\\
'''Assistant:''' You know ... two lone figures silhouetted against the dying rays of the setting sun. The music swells, you've got a lump in your throat and a tear in your eye...\\
''[Cut back to the store.]''\\
'''Chris:''' Oh no.\\
'''Assistant:''' Oh, pity, I rather like that one.
-->'''Assistant:''' Walking into the sunset?\\
'''Chris:''' What's that one?\\
''[Dramatic sunset shot on a beach. We can just see the back of Chris and the assistant as they walk together towards the setting sun. The assistant is gesturing and describing it.]''\\
'''Assistant:''' You know ... two lone figures silhouetted against the dying rays of the setting sun. The music swells, you've got a lump in your throat and a tear in your eye...\\
''[Cut back to the store.]''\\
'''Chris:''' Oh no.\\
'''Assistant:''' Oh, pity, I rather like that one.
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The story ends with {{The Protagonist}}(s) traveling away into the distance, while the camera remains in a fixed position. Often symbolizes that the protagonist is leaving behind their old life and about to start a new one. May have a happy mood or a somber one, depending on how much they liked their old life and how willingly they're leaving it.
In any case, it says that this is where they and the audience part company; whatever happens next, the audience will not get to see.
RidingIntoTheSunset is a famous SubTrope.
%%[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=dwmizx3l79ye06k0mzsla33c Fly At The Moon Ending]] is also a subtrope, if it ever gets launched.
Compare DoorClosesEnding, ChasedOffIntoTheSunset. Often coupled with ButNowIMustGo.
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[[AC:Film - Animated]]
* The ending of ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' has Manfred, Sid and Diego amble away from the camera, content at having returned the human infant to his father.
* Four of the five heroic monsters from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' ride on the back of Insectasaurus into the distance to save Paris, France from the menace of Escargot. The scene teases at a SequelHook.
* Disney's ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' has the newly awakened Snow White riding sidesaddle on Prince Charming's white horse, while he leads them on foot toward his golden palace in the distance.
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* The female lead in ''Film/TheBookOfEli'' walks away at the end on a road towards the setting sun.
* ''Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' (the movie) ends with Buffy and Pike roaring off toward the horizon on Pike's motorcycle in a romantic scene as Susanna Hoffs's cover of "We Close Our Eyes" plays.
* A favorite trope of Creator/CharlieChaplin.
** His early short ''Film/TheTramp'' ends with the Tramp walking down a road, away from the camera, after he DidNotGetTheGirl. He starts off dejectedly trudging away, but snaps out of it and walks off with his typical cheerful step just in time for the IrisOut.
** ''Film/TheCircus'' ends in a similar fashion, with the Tramp, who DidNotGetTheGirl and is then left behind by the circus, walking away from a static camera after the last circus truck pulls away. The shot is accompanied by an IrisOut.
** ''Film/ModernTimes'' uses this for a surprisingly upbeat ending. The Tramp and the gamin are at the side of the road at dawn, after they were forced to flee from [[DepartmentOfChildDisservices the truant police]]. The gamin breaks down and cries in despair. Charlie tells her "Buck up! Never say die! We'll get along." After she flashes him a smile, the film ends with the two of them walking arm-in-arm down the road, the Tramp swinging his rattan cane.
* ''Film/TheHalfBreed'' ends with a MaybeEverAfter version of this. Eponymous half-white, half-Native American protagonist Lo resolves to go away and find a new home somewhere else, his forest home having burned down. Teresa, the friend that Lo saved from arrest, says she's realized that she's in love with him, and will follow him everywhere and stay with him forever. He walks away, and she follows, and the film ends.
* ''Film/HighNoon'' ends with the carriage containing the hero and his wife rolling away into the distance. (It's not long after noon, so there's no sunset.)
* ''Film/HighPlainsDrifter'' ends with The-Man-With-No-Name riding away into TheWildWest desert until he disappears; it's a complete reversal of the opening, which showed him appearing seemingly out of nowhere and riding into the corrupt little town.
* Steve in ''Film/{{Mommy}}'' running away from the guards.
* ''Film/TheNunsStory'' ends with the protagonist deciding to leave the convent and rejoin the secular world. The camera watches from inside the convent as she walks away.
* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' ends with Captain Jack Sparrow sailing off into the distance in search of a new adventure: "Now, bring me that horizon."
* ''Film/RoosterCogburn'': Marshal Cogburn sits still upon his horse during the rolling credits as Eula Goodnight rides ever further into the distance.
* ''Film/{{Shane}}'': The ButNowIMustGo ending has Shane riding away after defeating the villains, as the little boy who admires him cries "Shane! Come back!"
* Hannibal Lecter walks away into the crowd at the end of ''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs''.
[[AC:Literature]]
* ''Literature/TheDragonWaiting'' by Creator/JohnMFord ends with two of the protagonists departing on horseback: "Without any noise, they rode away, and soon were lost to sight." Notably, although the book is in tight-third, and the viewpoint character in the final scene is one of the characters who rides away, on the final sentence the viewpoint changes; there are no other characters there, so there is no sight for the characters to be lost from except that of the audience.
* Subverted in ''Literature/{{Tigana}}'' by Creator/GuyGavrielKay. At the end, the protagonists ride away around a bend in the road -- and then there is one more sentence about what happened to them around the next bend to make the point that just because the story ends here doesn't mean the characters have nothing left to do.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* The final episode of ''Series/{{CSI}}'' ends with Grissom and Sara heading out to sea on Grissom's boat.
* {{Discussed|Trope}} in the ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' episode "Michael Ellis" when a man is at a WeSellEverything store and the salesman is trying to sell him an ending for the episode they are currently in.
-->'''Assistant:''' Walking into the sunset?\\
'''Chris:''' What's that one?\\
''[Dramatic sunset shot on a beach. We can just see the back of Chris and the assistant as they walk together towards the setting sun. The assistant is gesturing and describing it.]''\\
'''Assistant:''' You know ... two lone figures silhouetted against the dying rays of the setting sun. The music swells, you've got a lump in your throat and a tear in your eye...\\
''[Cut back to the store.]''\\
'''Chris:''' Oh no.\\
'''Assistant:''' Oh, pity, I rather like that one.
* In the final scene of ''Series/VeronicaMars'', Veronica walks away into the rain, signifying the consequences of the series finale being rather crappy (her Dad's facing charges that could land him serious jail time for protecting her, and their primary opponent for her Dad's old job as Sheriff is a corrupt puppet of the Mafia). As the camera pans out, we get the impression that Veronica is upset not only because she inadvertently got her Dad in trouble, but because she knows she'll never change her ways.
[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}'' ends with the player character walking away into the wasteland after being [[spoiler:banished from their home Vault by the Overseer]].
*''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': The final scene of the game's ending shows Ilia at the entrance of Ordon Village, watching as Link rides off in the direction of the Faron Woods.
* ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' and ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' both end with the ''Normandy'' flying off into space.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* The WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry cartoon "Texas Tom" has Jerry Mouse ride upon Tom Cat's back into the distance, keeping Tom at a feline gallop with spurs to the cat's flanks. It's a complete inversion of how the two began the cartoon.
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The story ends with {{The Protagonist}}(s) traveling away into the distance, while the camera remains in a fixed position. Often symbolizes that the protagonist is leaving behind their old life and about to start a new one. May have a happy mood or a somber one, depending on how much they liked their old life and how willingly they're leaving it.
In any case, it says that this is where they and the audience part company; whatever happens next, the audience will not get to see.
RidingIntoTheSunset is a famous SubTrope.
%%[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=dwmizx3l79ye06k0mzsla33c Fly At The Moon Ending]] is also a subtrope, if it ever gets launched.
Compare DoorClosesEnding, ChasedOffIntoTheSunset. Often coupled with ButNowIMustGo.
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[[AC:Film - Animated]]
* The ending of ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' has Manfred, Sid and Diego amble away from the camera, content at having returned the human infant to his father.
* Four of the five heroic monsters from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' ride on the back of Insectasaurus into the distance to save Paris, France from the menace of Escargot. The scene teases at a SequelHook.
* Disney's ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' has the newly awakened Snow White riding sidesaddle on Prince Charming's white horse, while he leads them on foot toward his golden palace in the distance.
[[AC:Film - Live-Action]]
* The female lead in ''Film/TheBookOfEli'' walks away at the end on a road towards the setting sun.
* ''Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' (the movie) ends with Buffy and Pike roaring off toward the horizon on Pike's motorcycle in a romantic scene as Susanna Hoffs's cover of "We Close Our Eyes" plays.
* A favorite trope of Creator/CharlieChaplin.
** His early short ''Film/TheTramp'' ends with the Tramp walking down a road, away from the camera, after he DidNotGetTheGirl. He starts off dejectedly trudging away, but snaps out of it and walks off with his typical cheerful step just in time for the IrisOut.
** ''Film/TheCircus'' ends in a similar fashion, with the Tramp, who DidNotGetTheGirl and is then left behind by the circus, walking away from a static camera after the last circus truck pulls away. The shot is accompanied by an IrisOut.
** ''Film/ModernTimes'' uses this for a surprisingly upbeat ending. The Tramp and the gamin are at the side of the road at dawn, after they were forced to flee from [[DepartmentOfChildDisservices the truant police]]. The gamin breaks down and cries in despair. Charlie tells her "Buck up! Never say die! We'll get along." After she flashes him a smile, the film ends with the two of them walking arm-in-arm down the road, the Tramp swinging his rattan cane.
* ''Film/TheHalfBreed'' ends with a MaybeEverAfter version of this. Eponymous half-white, half-Native American protagonist Lo resolves to go away and find a new home somewhere else, his forest home having burned down. Teresa, the friend that Lo saved from arrest, says she's realized that she's in love with him, and will follow him everywhere and stay with him forever. He walks away, and she follows, and the film ends.
* ''Film/HighNoon'' ends with the carriage containing the hero and his wife rolling away into the distance. (It's not long after noon, so there's no sunset.)
* ''Film/HighPlainsDrifter'' ends with The-Man-With-No-Name riding away into TheWildWest desert until he disappears; it's a complete reversal of the opening, which showed him appearing seemingly out of nowhere and riding into the corrupt little town.
* Steve in ''Film/{{Mommy}}'' running away from the guards.
* ''Film/TheNunsStory'' ends with the protagonist deciding to leave the convent and rejoin the secular world. The camera watches from inside the convent as she walks away.
* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' ends with Captain Jack Sparrow sailing off into the distance in search of a new adventure: "Now, bring me that horizon."
* ''Film/RoosterCogburn'': Marshal Cogburn sits still upon his horse during the rolling credits as Eula Goodnight rides ever further into the distance.
* ''Film/{{Shane}}'': The ButNowIMustGo ending has Shane riding away after defeating the villains, as the little boy who admires him cries "Shane! Come back!"
* Hannibal Lecter walks away into the crowd at the end of ''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs''.
[[AC:Literature]]
* ''Literature/TheDragonWaiting'' by Creator/JohnMFord ends with two of the protagonists departing on horseback: "Without any noise, they rode away, and soon were lost to sight." Notably, although the book is in tight-third, and the viewpoint character in the final scene is one of the characters who rides away, on the final sentence the viewpoint changes; there are no other characters there, so there is no sight for the characters to be lost from except that of the audience.
* Subverted in ''Literature/{{Tigana}}'' by Creator/GuyGavrielKay. At the end, the protagonists ride away around a bend in the road -- and then there is one more sentence about what happened to them around the next bend to make the point that just because the story ends here doesn't mean the characters have nothing left to do.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* The final episode of ''Series/{{CSI}}'' ends with Grissom and Sara heading out to sea on Grissom's boat.
* {{Discussed|Trope}} in the ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' episode "Michael Ellis" when a man is at a WeSellEverything store and the salesman is trying to sell him an ending for the episode they are currently in.
-->'''Assistant:''' Walking into the sunset?\\
'''Chris:''' What's that one?\\
''[Dramatic sunset shot on a beach. We can just see the back of Chris and the assistant as they walk together towards the setting sun. The assistant is gesturing and describing it.]''\\
'''Assistant:''' You know ... two lone figures silhouetted against the dying rays of the setting sun. The music swells, you've got a lump in your throat and a tear in your eye...\\
''[Cut back to the store.]''\\
'''Chris:''' Oh no.\\
'''Assistant:''' Oh, pity, I rather like that one.
* In the final scene of ''Series/VeronicaMars'', Veronica walks away into the rain, signifying the consequences of the series finale being rather crappy (her Dad's facing charges that could land him serious jail time for protecting her, and their primary opponent for her Dad's old job as Sheriff is a corrupt puppet of the Mafia). As the camera pans out, we get the impression that Veronica is upset not only because she inadvertently got her Dad in trouble, but because she knows she'll never change her ways.
[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}'' ends with the player character walking away into the wasteland after being [[spoiler:banished from their home Vault by the Overseer]].
*''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': The final scene of the game's ending shows Ilia at the entrance of Ordon Village, watching as Link rides off in the direction of the Faron Woods.
* ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' and ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' both end with the ''Normandy'' flying off into space.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* The WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry cartoon "Texas Tom" has Jerry Mouse ride upon Tom Cat's back into the distance, keeping Tom at a feline gallop with spurs to the cat's flanks. It's a complete inversion of how the two began the cartoon.
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