re: Movies where the protagonist didn&#39;t survive?

Posted by Seldom Seen

Member since Feb 2016

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Posted on 9/24/25 at 9:57 am to travelgamer

Recent movies from this decade:
(Spoilers obviously)

Promising Young Woman
The Virtuoso
The Northman
The Enforcer
Where the Crawdads Sing
Elvis
Wifelike
Don't Worry Darling(amigouis, maybe she lived?)
The Old Way
LaRoy, Texas
Strange Darling
Silent Night
The Substance

Posted by crash1211

Houma

Member since May 2008

3635 posts

Posted on 9/24/25 at 10:17 am to travelgamer

Billy Budd
Cyrano de Bergerac
American Beauty
American Made
Carlito's Way
(technically Beetlejuice)

This post was edited on 9/24/25 at 10:30 am

Posted by sBrodie

Member since Aug 2016

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Posted on 9/24/25 at 10:27 am to 3nOut

quote:
Shawshank

???

The Perfect Storm

Posted by Big Scrub TX

Member since Dec 2013

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Posted on 9/24/25 at 10:31 am to travelgamer

No Country for Old Men (one could argue about who the protagonist actually was)

Posted by Sam Quint

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Posted on 9/24/25 at 10:54 am to Mouth

quote:
Billy the Kid - Young Guns

bro, do you even Young Guns 2?

Posted by Sam Quint

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Posted on 9/24/25 at 10:55 am to Sam Quint

Legends of the Fall

Posted by BlackAdam

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Posted on 9/24/25 at 11:21 am to travelgamer

Brian's Song
Davy Crocket: King of the Wild Frontier

Posted by UnluckyTiger

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Posted on 9/24/25 at 11:24 am to Sus-Scrofa

Arlington Road

Posted by highpockets

Lafayette

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Posted on 9/24/25 at 12:01 pm to travelgamer

Jesus Christ Superstar...wait NVM

Posted by Saint Alfonzo

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Posted on 9/24/25 at 12:33 pm to travelgamer

Children of Men
Training Day

This post was edited on 9/24/25 at 12:36 pm

Posted by SG_Geaux

Beautiful St George, LA

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Posted on 9/24/25 at 12:39 pm to travelgamer

3:10 To Yuma

Posted by Funky Tide 8

Bayou Chico

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Posted on 9/24/25 at 1:13 pm to Saint Alfonzo

quote:
Training Day

Was Denzel the protagonist?

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Posted by Sam Quint

Member since Sep 2022

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Posted on 9/24/25 at 1:16 pm to Funky Tide 8

quote:
Was Denzel the protagonist?

definitely not

Posted by Saint Alfonzo

Member since Jan 2019

28417 posts

Posted on 9/24/25 at 1:27 pm to Funky Tide 8

quote:
Was Denzel the protagonist?

You're right, Jake is the protagonist. But Alonzo is just too likeable in the film. Plus it's Denzel's first role as the bad guy, so there was tons of good faith built up where you wanted to root for him even though it's apparent early on that he's not a good dude. It's a perfect example of playing against type resulting in a spectacular performance.

This post was edited on 9/24/25 at 1:28 pm

Posted by saintsfan92612

Taiwan

Member since Oct 2008

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Posted on 9/24/25 at 1:30 pm to meeple

Thanos survived Infinity War...