Movies Where The Good Guy Loses.

docchimpydocchimpy Join Date: 2003-07-19 Member: 18266Members
edited November 2003 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Recommend any?</div> Woah...I almost spelt any as anie. Scary.


Anyway, I haven't seen any good movies where the protagonist(<--big word=pwn) loses at the end. Ha anyone seen any that they'd recommend? Well, Gladiator featured the good guy dying at the end. But I mean like, the bad guy wins.

Edit: Probably should have been more specific, I meant action/sci-fi movies. (Bday party next weekend! w00tcookies!)
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  • PulsePulse To create, to create and escape. Join Date: 2002-08-29 Member: 1248Members, Constellation
    Well, I don't know if Tony Montana can be considered a "good guy" but Scarface is a great movie in which the main character dies.
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    OH SH*T!!!

    this one WWI movie!!!!!

    OIOFFOOMFMOOMGOMFGMOFOGF I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAAAAME

    DX

    er... saving private ryan, ONE of the protags dies.. that's obviously famous at these forums..

    Leon, protag deathage... but like SPR, it's a happy ending still..

    that first one is truly a protag death movie.

    i'll try to remember the title.. someone help me out, tho!! WWI? hero dies? =\
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Road to Perdition.

    Saving Private Ryan... but that's just 6 of the 8 men dieing, hella sad though.
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    Liku, i think we're going at this the wrong way.

    leon, SPR, road to perdition, etc..

    the protagonist, though he DIES, is still <i>WINNING</i>...



    he wants protags LOSING. hmm...
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Well... ok... OH!!!!

    Of Mice and Men

    Read the book too.
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  • TorgoTorgo Join Date: 2002-12-30 Member: 11626Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Liku+Nov 4 2003, 08:59 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ Nov 4 2003, 08:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Well... ok... OH!!!!

    Of Mice and Men

    Read the book too. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    All he wanted to do was tend the rabbits! Was that too much to ask?
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    The Empire Strikes back ended on a downer. Han Solo was frozen, Luke's dad is Darth (who chopped off his hand), and Leia lost her cinnamin buns.
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  • Marik_SteeleMarik_Steele To rule in hell... Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9466Members
    edited November 2003
    Memento is the first example that popped into my head, but there's a better one. Possibly the best answer to this question.
    Shakespeare's <i>Othello</i>. You can't get much more classic, and you can't find many more evil characters than Iago.

    [edit]Action/sci-fi? That changes things a bit. Chances are most answers will end up being a horror/sci-fi blend because protagonists never seem to "win" in better horror films
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Torgo+Nov 4 2003, 06:02 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Torgo @ Nov 4 2003, 06:02 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Liku+Nov 4 2003, 08:59 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ Nov 4 2003, 08:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Well... ok... OH!!!!

    Of Mice and Men

    Read the book too. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    All he wanted to do was tend the rabbits! Was that too much to ask? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I know! Oh god why!? *Cries*
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  • TenSixTenSix Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7932Members
    Arlington Road, maybe one of the first movies where the baddies win. Damn those white middle class terrorists!
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    OHHHHH!!!!!!!!

    christian bale's foray into the big-films bizz!!!

    american psycho... he really <i>does</i> lose, at the end.
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  • PulsePulse To create, to create and escape. Join Date: 2002-08-29 Member: 1248Members, Constellation
    edited November 2003
    Funny... I don't remember the protagonist dying in Memento, anyways, Scarface is still the best example. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
    [edit] Except not... I completely forgot about American Psycho. [/edit]
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  • Marik_SteeleMarik_Steele To rule in hell... Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9466Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Pulse+Nov 4 2003, 08:18 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Pulse @ Nov 4 2003, 08:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Funny... I don't remember the protagonist dying in Memento, [...] <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It's just one of those movies where everybody loses. Heck, I don't even know if there <i>is</i> a clear protagonist -- everyone's either evil or a jerk in their own personal way. Not too much unlike regular people, actually...
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  • SirusSirus Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8466Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Hm.

    Well. Although it may not fit, I suggest seeing "The Game" simply because it's a good movie.

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  • Bosnian_CowboyBosnian_Cowboy Join Date: 2003-06-07 Member: 17088Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Pulse+Nov 4 2003, 06:18 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Pulse @ Nov 4 2003, 06:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Funny... I don't remember the protagonist dying in Memento, anyways, Scarface is still the best example. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
    [edit] Except not... I completely forgot about American Psycho. [/edit] <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No, the protagonist doesn't die, but the guy who turns out to be good does. At least, I think he was good.
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  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    edited November 2003
    (cue bad singing voice) Tiiiiimmme is on my side. Oh yes it is. Tiiiimmmme is on my side.

    The only movie I've ever seen where the protagonist loses everything at the end...<span style='font-family:Impact'><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:orange'>Fallen</span></span></span>

    [edit]

    And the World War I film is All Quiet On The Western Front.
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  • Lord_Fanny-MacHLord_Fanny-MacH Join Date: 2003-10-28 Member: 22072Members
    Ever seen Citizen Kane? There's a classic protagonist-losing film. Other than that... You're in luck! I'm in a noir film class!

    Lessee... Out of the Past sticks out pretty strongly, I really liked that one because Robert Mitchum was such a badass in it. Double Idemnity as well. Criss Cross is supposed to be good, I haven't seen it. Also check out The Third Man, which was written by Graham Greene, so it has really awesome dialogue (compare it to Double Idemnity, for example).

    If you want something more recent, that's tougher, as there aren't many films with bad turns nowadays. U-Turn was the most annoying movies I've ever seen (stupid Oliver Stone), but it was a reasonably effective noir parody (watch out for J Lo's terrible acting).
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  • MadCowMadCow Join Date: 2003-02-10 Member: 13398Members
    edited November 2003
    "The Fallen" the protagonist clearly loses in that movie. Was a pretty good movie, makes you angry at cats.

    Edit: I am retarded and do not read 2 posts up before replying. <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo-->

    -MadCow
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  • BadKarmaBadKarma The Advanced Literature monsters burned my house and gave me a 7 Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8260Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Lord Fanny-[MacH]+Nov 4 2003, 09:31 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Lord Fanny-[MacH] @ Nov 4 2003, 09:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> (watch out for J Lo's terrible acting). <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    She aint lookin half bad though. And 2001 Space Odessy is Sci/FI and buddy didnt do too well.
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin--Zig+Nov 4 2003, 06:55 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Zig @ Nov 4 2003, 06:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> this one WWI movie!!!!!

    OIOFFOOMFMOOMGOMFGMOFOGF I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAAAAME <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    All Quiet On The Western Front?
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    Theres some mel gibson movie where he gets frozen in a capsule in a WWII experiment.... his aging stops but soon as he gets back out he starts aging again then dies at the end. Er.. I can't remember.. he either dies or just gets really old. Decent movie. He doesn't really actually lose though.
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  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    The Usual Suspects... um... sorta... not really..... nevermind.
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  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    Almost any serious anime. I'd name serieses, but that would spoil them.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    The Green Mile?
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  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--DOOManiac+Nov 4 2003, 10:23 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Nov 4 2003, 10:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Zig+Nov 4 2003, 06:55 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Zig @ Nov 4 2003, 06:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> this one WWI movie!!!!!

    OIOFFOOMFMOOMGOMFGMOFOGF I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAAAAME <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    All Quiet On The Western Front? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yep thats it, lol everyone dies in that one.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    I had to read that book in English class, I hated that book.

    How about Little Nickey? I mean, he is the son of the devil... That makes him bad rite?
    Or Donnie Darko?...
    Or Jeepers Creepers...
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  • Lord_Fanny-MacHLord_Fanny-MacH Join Date: 2003-10-28 Member: 22072Members
    I think he means the protagonist LOSING, rather than DYING. Dying doesn't necessarily mean that the hero loses.
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  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    edited November 2003
    Other movies with unhappy/depressing endings or the main character dies.

    Ok EDITED by request so i dont give way endings <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Aguirre the Wrath of God
    Event Horizon
    The Picture of Dorian Grey
    All Quiet on the Western Front
    ALIEN 3
    American Beauty
    The Fallen
    Needful Things
    Dante
    Das Boot
    Dr.Strangelove
    Appleseed
    Lord of the Rings 1
    Resident Evil
    The way of the Gun
    Romeo and Juliet
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
    The Alamo
    Black Hawk Down
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  • ArcadiusArcadius Join Date: 2003-04-14 Member: 15491Members
    I don't think anyone mentioned it yet, but Braveheart would fall under this category. It's one of my favorite movies.
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  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    FOR FREEDOM!

    Davis, may I recommend editing the post and just having the titles, as the summaries kind of ruin it?
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