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re: Movies where the protagonist didn't survive?

Posted on 9/26/25 at 9:14 am to
Posted by keks tadpole
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Posted on 9/26/25 at 9:14 am to
All Dogs Go To Heaven
Posted by 3nOut
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Posted on 9/26/25 at 9:39 am to
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Tying an unbreakable knot wasn’t good.



i think Angier's wife wanted it that way as well. he got on to them for trying it.
Posted by Triple Bogey
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Posted on 9/26/25 at 9:52 am to
Looper
Posted by FearlessFreep
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Posted on 9/26/25 at 10:40 am to
Gojira (1954)

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Posted by madmaxvol
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Posted on 9/26/25 at 12:36 pm to
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We all know when we watch most movies the protagonist will make it, but when they do not?




The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (and those SOBs were going to bury him without his boots)

12 Monkeys

Atonement

Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
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Posted on 9/26/25 at 2:14 pm to
Independence Day, Randy Quaid
Posted by JumpingTheShark
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Posted on 9/27/25 at 5:44 am to
Jeepers Creepers
Posted by rileytiger
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Posted on 9/28/25 at 12:38 am to
Jesus Christ Superstar
Wrath of Khan (Spock if that counts)
Mask
Posted by keks tadpole
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 8:22 am to
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i think Angier's wife wanted it that way as well. he got on to them for trying it.

Not to spoil anything, but “Fallon” had a real dark side. He could be considered the antagonist of the movie. Anglers was a happily married up and coming magician who loved his profession (and probably considered a threat by evil Fallon) before his wife drowned.
Posted by tigerfan84
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 8:43 am to
Has anybody said Se7en?
Posted by NATidefan
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 2:36 pm to
Fallen, Denzel has done quite a few.
Posted by Bonnie Blue
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 9:35 pm to
Falling Down
Posted by MorbidTheClown
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Posted on 9/30/25 at 7:23 am to
Does Orca count?
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Posted on 9/30/25 at 1:25 pm to
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Where the Crawdads Sing

The main character died peacefully of old age, which is an important part of the story.
This post was edited on 9/30/25 at 5:58 pm
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