Movies Where the Villain Wins

Wetts1012Wetts1012
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Just watched the movie "Buried" and loved the ending. Any movie where the ending is completely realistic and unhappy is good filmmaking.

Any other ones out there?

Im not talking about sad endings, just endings where the hero loses.

I can think of:

Arlington Road
Seven
The Departed.

Go......

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  • MiloMilo
    The Mist . . .

    Usual Suspects.

    Memento . . . that's all I got.
  • djgolfcandjgolfcan
    American Beauty
    Romeo and Julliet
    West Side Story
  • Wetts1012Wetts1012
    djgolfcan wrote: »
    Romeo and Julliet

    err, this was more sad (lovers / suicide / mishap) than it was shocking.

    I wasnt left feeling like OMG THAT JUST HAPPENED.
  • MiloMilo
    djgolfcan wrote: »
    American Beauty
    Romeo and Julliet
    West Side Story

    Your last two are pretty much the same thing. Forgot all about Beauty, though . . .
  • MiloMilo
    Wetts1012 wrote: »
    Just watched the movie "Buried" and loved the ending. Any movie where the ending is completely realistic and unhappy is good filmmaking.

    Any other ones out there?

    Im not talking about sad endings, just endings where the hero loses.

    Go......

    Last Season's Stanley Cup Finals?
  • CerberusCerberus
    Milo, I owe you a beer next time I see you :)
  • kwstevekwsteve
    Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
    Rocky
    Godfather Part III
  • Hellmuth's MoleHellmuth's Mole
    One of my favourites and a must see for all degens....

    Grifters
  • moosemoose
    Book of Eli
    Schindlers List
    Titanic
    Old Yeller
    Quicksand
    Empire Strikes Back
    The Wild Geese
    Casino
    Forest Gump
  • actyperactyper
    Heat
  • Hellmuth's MoleHellmuth's Mole
    Pay It Forward was all like "WTF! No way!" for me.



    EDIT: Primal Fear and Fight Club! 2 Great roles for Ed Norton.

    Also Silence of the Lambs.
  • moosemoose
    The Crying Game
  • UnknownUnknown
    New jersey city drive
  • CerberusCerberus
    The Karate Kid
  • waltsfriendwaltsfriend
    Hellmuth's Mole wrote: »
    Pay It Forward was all like "WTF! No way!" for me.



    EDIT: Primal Fear and Fight Club! 2 Great roles for Ed Norton.

    Also Silence of the Lambs.

    You could add American History X to that list as well.

    I should include Bring it On as well. I hope that didn't spoil it for those of you who have not seen the Kirsten Dunst cheerleader movie.
  • trigstrigs
    +1 to primal fear, seven, and arlington road

    i'll suggest brazil as well. great post apocalyptic movie. also fallen with denzel washington.

    EDIT: oh man, how could i forget one of my favorites - quarantine - if you like zombie type movies.
  • kwstevekwsteve
    The Cincinnati Kid
  • moosemoose
    The Wicker Man
  • waltsfriendwaltsfriend
    Ocean's 11, the original version with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and the rest of the Rat Pack. The remake took great advantage of those who saw the original and used its ending to provide a surprising and crucial twist in the new version.
  • SharantyrSharantyr
    +1 to Fallen Trigs. That was the one I thought of too. Never listened to "Time is on my side" the same way ever again lol.

    Also, The Game with Michael Douglas.
  • CerberusCerberus
    Holy ****! Shar's alive!
  • MiloMilo
    moose wrote: »
    Book of Eli
    Schindlers List

    Book of Eli - Protagonist dies, but the villain does not win.
    Schindler's List - He saved as many as he could, didn't he?
  • HammerDadHammerDad
    I want to say Mr. Frost with Jeff Goldblum, as I believe he win's in the end. But it's been a long time since I saw the flick.
  • trigstrigs
    thought of some more:
    • one flew over the cuckoo's nest
    • memento
    • natural born killers
    • a clockwork orange
    • blair witch and blair witch 2 (i know what you're thinking, but i actually thought the sequel wasn't too bad)
  • TheMillTheMill
    There Will Be Blood. Daniel Day Lewis, best male actor in the universe
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