take my hand if you want to live I’d
rather die what is wrong with dude it’s
not a comic book real life welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten scenes
where the hero saves the villain but
you’ll die nothing can stop that no for
this list we’re taking a look at scenes
in movies where the good guy has a
chance to let the baddie die but decides
to try and rescue him or her instead
your other hand honey I can’t hang
through the hero doesn’t necessarily
need to succeed in saving the villain as
long as the effort is there since we’ll
be talking about several life-or-death
scenarios here a spoiler alert is
probably called for he’s just as
brilliant as you are and infinitely more
devious we’ll see about that
number 10 save Trask save the world
x-men Days of Future past good afternoon
everyone hello thank you for coming
if this superhero franchise has taught
us anything it’s that the line between
being a hero and being a villain can be
quite blurry with this weapon there will
be no human collateral damage I turn it
on the system couldn’t even activate in
here while scientist Bolivar Trask is
technically a bad guy he built the
Sentinels with good intentions unless
there’s a mutant to protect her fellow
mutants mystique assassinates Trask with
good intentions in the long run however
everyone’s good intentions result in
disaster now enemies must unite to
travel back in time and save Trask Raven
while Trask’s death is prevented in this
exhilarating scene from x-men Days of
Future past the fate of the world is
still uncertain number nine
Kenji falls rush hour three to nine time
zones in Prague the climax of rush hour
3 takes our heroes to the top of the
Eiffel Tower where Chief Inspector Lee
faces off with an old friend turned
enemy already the two engage in a well
choreographed sword fight that results
in both literally hanging on for dear
life
despite being on opposite sides of the
law
Lee makes a genuine effort to save kenji
to be realizing that there’s no way both
of them are getting out of this alive
the villain decides to let go in a final
act of redemption goodbye Lee
Kenji plummets to his demise but at
least Lee still has a brother from
another mother
in Carter
number eight one little cherry the Fifth
Element
by creating a little destruction hey
cherry I’m in fact encouraging life
Zorich presents himself as an
untouchable crime lord but he’s only
human
in reality you and I are in the same
business George thus he can die in the
most simplistic way such as choking on a
cherry zorg almost hilariously bites the
dust
halfway through the fifth element unable
to find the right button to call for
help
Joerg fate lies in the hands of father
Vito Cornelius where’s the robot to pat
you on the back for the engineer seeing
how Cornelius is a priest he can’t bring
himself to just sit back and watch him
die of course he does toy with the
villain a little before slapping him on
the back alley was taught Empire
destruction comes crashing down all
because of one little cherry number 7
Lockwood hangs Sherlock Holmes
it was never any magic
Emma comes in kicks when Sherlock Holmes
is on the case even the craftiest of
villains doesn’t stand a chance
although Holmes is cocky there is a
principled side to him the death of
Standish was a real mystery until you
used the same compound to blow up the
wharf an odorless tasteless flammable
liquid he’d rather see a villain hanged
by the courts than do the deed himself
because of this he decides to save
Blackwood at the very last minute
following a lengthy monologue
psycho Blackwood seizes this opportunity
to retrieve the axe that saved him and
finish Holmes so long from the robot as
the Raven lurking around for shadows
though black woods days are numbered one
way or another he’s gonna be hung out to
dry
number 6
Snyder can’t let go Indiana Jones and
the Last Crusade we have got it the
downfall of virtually every Indiana
Jones villain stems from their obsession
with legendary artifacts and a conquest
for power Elsa Schneider is no exception
if our indie you’re within blend Elsa
don’t cross the seal a knight warned us
not to take the ground as the temple
collapses in the Last Crusade Schneider
is given a crucial choice she can either
take Indy’s hand or reach for the Holy
Grail
don’t Elsa she goes for the gold and
pays the ultimate price
our hero soon winds up in the same
situation as his father extends his hand
and delivers the film’s most touching
line Indiana Indiana
inde realizes that some things are more
valuable than treasure
number five the Draco who lived Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows part-2
well well
opens you hit pulse’ ever since their
first day at Hogwarts Harry Potter and
Draco Malfoy have been adversaries and
their rivalry only grows more heated as
the years go by you have something of
mine I’d like you back during the Battle
of Hogwarts Draco and his cronies
confront Harry in the Room of
Requirement when fire breaks out and
Harry escapes on a broomstick he could
easily leave Draco behind to burn along
with Goyle
we can’t leave them he’s joking right
being the good hearted soul he is Harry
turns around and rescues his longtime
enemy hey guy for that Mari I’m gonna
kill you
the two may never be friends but Draco
can’t help but have some admiration for
Harry
after his noble actions
number four a backstabbing bear Toy
Story 3
saving the villain might be the ethical
thing for the hero to do but it doesn’t
always mean the two will kiss and make
up look I can see daylight we’re gonna
be okay I don’t think that’s daylight as
Woody Buzz and the rest of the gang face
incineration in Toy Story 3 they go out
of their way to save the dastardly lot
so
the strawberry-scented bear gets to
safety but he’s not so eager to return
the favor
although he could save Andy’s toys with
a simple press of a button
Lotso chooses to let him fry
fortunately the almighty claw rescues
our heroes while Lotso is taken out with
the trash number three Anakin turns to
the dark side Star Wars Episode three
Revenge of the Sith Anakin I chose you
to come to the issue most of the other
heroes on this list save the villain due
to their uncompromising morality in this
case however Anakin throws his morality
out the window
along with mace Windu I am going to end
this once and for all you can’t you must
stand trial as mace attempts to
apprehend the traitorous Chancellor
Palpatine manipulates Anakin into
believing he can save padme’s life just
help me save padme’s life Anakin decides
to give Palpatine a hand by chopping
mesas off
Palpatine finishes the job and the young
Jedi vows his allegiance to the future
emperor
from this moment forward anakin forsakes
his hero status and assumes a new
identity as Darth Vader you’re
fulfilling your destiny Anakin number
two
the Joker’s last laugh the dark knight
speak you know as you know how I got
these scars no but I know how you got
big the Knights of Gotham lived by a
strict no killing policy in Batman
Forever
Robin makes the honorable choice to save
two-face although this kind of backfires
the back has taught him very well no
more stupid but doable in Batman Begins
Bruce Wayne decides that he’s no
executioner rescuing Ra’s al Ghul if
there were ever a villain The Dark
Knight probably should have let die
however it’s the Joker you just couldn’t
let me go could you after tossing the
Clown Prince of Crime to his apparent
doom Batman grapples onto him
so he can be brought to justice I took
Gotham’s White Knight and I brought him
down to our level it wasn’t hard sea
madness as you know is like gravity all
it takes is a little much while the
villains been captured and Batman has
maintained his one rule it still feels
like the Joker’s gotten the last laugh
in the end
before we get to our top pick here are
some honorable mentions get up loud
get you loose if you touch me I’ll shoot
you understood do right and live through
this spell commander to a Protestant I’m
not sending him away oh don’t see it Leo
he’s a felon I can’t do this by
ourselves not without a guide I need you
on my side I’m on your side mr. Foyle
I’m not gonna fight you you’re my friend
my mission number one which to the
rescue Pulp Fiction want that gun is it
Pulp Fiction is full of characters that
do terrible things but many of them are
trying real hard to be the shepherd
after nearly killing each other
butch in Marsellus Wallace find
themselves in the most bizarre hostage
crisis imaginable butch manages to get
away and leaving Marcellus behind would
likely solve all his problems his
conscience gets the better of him though
and butch saves the gangster with his
weapon of choice after butch slices up
the store owner
Marcellus vows to get medieval on Zed’s
ass after all Marcellus Wallace is
nobody’s bitch you hear me talking
hillbilly boy I do with you my damn
sight i’ma get medieval on your ass in
exchange which gets his freedom and a
chopper this chopper these days Zed’s
who said sans dead baby dead dead do you
agree with our list what’s your favorite
hero saving the villain scene no you’re
coming with me I’ll not leave you here
I’ve got to save you already for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
everybody was kung foo buddy
that man was cast as lat
rather die what is wrong with dude it’s
not a comic book real life welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten scenes
where the hero saves the villain but
you’ll die nothing can stop that no for
this list we’re taking a look at scenes
in movies where the good guy has a
chance to let the baddie die but decides
to try and rescue him or her instead
your other hand honey I can’t hang
through the hero doesn’t necessarily
need to succeed in saving the villain as
long as the effort is there since we’ll
be talking about several life-or-death
scenarios here a spoiler alert is
probably called for he’s just as
brilliant as you are and infinitely more
devious we’ll see about that
number 10 save Trask save the world
x-men Days of Future past good afternoon
everyone hello thank you for coming
if this superhero franchise has taught
us anything it’s that the line between
being a hero and being a villain can be
quite blurry with this weapon there will
be no human collateral damage I turn it
on the system couldn’t even activate in
here while scientist Bolivar Trask is
technically a bad guy he built the
Sentinels with good intentions unless
there’s a mutant to protect her fellow
mutants mystique assassinates Trask with
good intentions in the long run however
everyone’s good intentions result in
disaster now enemies must unite to
travel back in time and save Trask Raven
while Trask’s death is prevented in this
exhilarating scene from x-men Days of
Future past the fate of the world is
still uncertain number nine
Kenji falls rush hour three to nine time
zones in Prague the climax of rush hour
3 takes our heroes to the top of the
Eiffel Tower where Chief Inspector Lee
faces off with an old friend turned
enemy already the two engage in a well
choreographed sword fight that results
in both literally hanging on for dear
life
despite being on opposite sides of the
law
Lee makes a genuine effort to save kenji
to be realizing that there’s no way both
of them are getting out of this alive
the villain decides to let go in a final
act of redemption goodbye Lee
Kenji plummets to his demise but at
least Lee still has a brother from
another mother
in Carter
number eight one little cherry the Fifth
Element
by creating a little destruction hey
cherry I’m in fact encouraging life
Zorich presents himself as an
untouchable crime lord but he’s only
human
in reality you and I are in the same
business George thus he can die in the
most simplistic way such as choking on a
cherry zorg almost hilariously bites the
dust
halfway through the fifth element unable
to find the right button to call for
help
Joerg fate lies in the hands of father
Vito Cornelius where’s the robot to pat
you on the back for the engineer seeing
how Cornelius is a priest he can’t bring
himself to just sit back and watch him
die of course he does toy with the
villain a little before slapping him on
the back alley was taught Empire
destruction comes crashing down all
because of one little cherry number 7
Lockwood hangs Sherlock Holmes
it was never any magic
Emma comes in kicks when Sherlock Holmes
is on the case even the craftiest of
villains doesn’t stand a chance
although Holmes is cocky there is a
principled side to him the death of
Standish was a real mystery until you
used the same compound to blow up the
wharf an odorless tasteless flammable
liquid he’d rather see a villain hanged
by the courts than do the deed himself
because of this he decides to save
Blackwood at the very last minute
following a lengthy monologue
psycho Blackwood seizes this opportunity
to retrieve the axe that saved him and
finish Holmes so long from the robot as
the Raven lurking around for shadows
though black woods days are numbered one
way or another he’s gonna be hung out to
dry
number 6
Snyder can’t let go Indiana Jones and
the Last Crusade we have got it the
downfall of virtually every Indiana
Jones villain stems from their obsession
with legendary artifacts and a conquest
for power Elsa Schneider is no exception
if our indie you’re within blend Elsa
don’t cross the seal a knight warned us
not to take the ground as the temple
collapses in the Last Crusade Schneider
is given a crucial choice she can either
take Indy’s hand or reach for the Holy
Grail
don’t Elsa she goes for the gold and
pays the ultimate price
our hero soon winds up in the same
situation as his father extends his hand
and delivers the film’s most touching
line Indiana Indiana
inde realizes that some things are more
valuable than treasure
number five the Draco who lived Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows part-2
well well
opens you hit pulse’ ever since their
first day at Hogwarts Harry Potter and
Draco Malfoy have been adversaries and
their rivalry only grows more heated as
the years go by you have something of
mine I’d like you back during the Battle
of Hogwarts Draco and his cronies
confront Harry in the Room of
Requirement when fire breaks out and
Harry escapes on a broomstick he could
easily leave Draco behind to burn along
with Goyle
we can’t leave them he’s joking right
being the good hearted soul he is Harry
turns around and rescues his longtime
enemy hey guy for that Mari I’m gonna
kill you
the two may never be friends but Draco
can’t help but have some admiration for
Harry
after his noble actions
number four a backstabbing bear Toy
Story 3
saving the villain might be the ethical
thing for the hero to do but it doesn’t
always mean the two will kiss and make
up look I can see daylight we’re gonna
be okay I don’t think that’s daylight as
Woody Buzz and the rest of the gang face
incineration in Toy Story 3 they go out
of their way to save the dastardly lot
so
the strawberry-scented bear gets to
safety but he’s not so eager to return
the favor
although he could save Andy’s toys with
a simple press of a button
Lotso chooses to let him fry
fortunately the almighty claw rescues
our heroes while Lotso is taken out with
the trash number three Anakin turns to
the dark side Star Wars Episode three
Revenge of the Sith Anakin I chose you
to come to the issue most of the other
heroes on this list save the villain due
to their uncompromising morality in this
case however Anakin throws his morality
out the window
along with mace Windu I am going to end
this once and for all you can’t you must
stand trial as mace attempts to
apprehend the traitorous Chancellor
Palpatine manipulates Anakin into
believing he can save padme’s life just
help me save padme’s life Anakin decides
to give Palpatine a hand by chopping
mesas off
Palpatine finishes the job and the young
Jedi vows his allegiance to the future
emperor
from this moment forward anakin forsakes
his hero status and assumes a new
identity as Darth Vader you’re
fulfilling your destiny Anakin number
two
the Joker’s last laugh the dark knight
speak you know as you know how I got
these scars no but I know how you got
big the Knights of Gotham lived by a
strict no killing policy in Batman
Forever
Robin makes the honorable choice to save
two-face although this kind of backfires
the back has taught him very well no
more stupid but doable in Batman Begins
Bruce Wayne decides that he’s no
executioner rescuing Ra’s al Ghul if
there were ever a villain The Dark
Knight probably should have let die
however it’s the Joker you just couldn’t
let me go could you after tossing the
Clown Prince of Crime to his apparent
doom Batman grapples onto him
so he can be brought to justice I took
Gotham’s White Knight and I brought him
down to our level it wasn’t hard sea
madness as you know is like gravity all
it takes is a little much while the
villains been captured and Batman has
maintained his one rule it still feels
like the Joker’s gotten the last laugh
in the end
before we get to our top pick here are
some honorable mentions get up loud
get you loose if you touch me I’ll shoot
you understood do right and live through
this spell commander to a Protestant I’m
not sending him away oh don’t see it Leo
he’s a felon I can’t do this by
ourselves not without a guide I need you
on my side I’m on your side mr. Foyle
I’m not gonna fight you you’re my friend
my mission number one which to the
rescue Pulp Fiction want that gun is it
Pulp Fiction is full of characters that
do terrible things but many of them are
trying real hard to be the shepherd
after nearly killing each other
butch in Marsellus Wallace find
themselves in the most bizarre hostage
crisis imaginable butch manages to get
away and leaving Marcellus behind would
likely solve all his problems his
conscience gets the better of him though
and butch saves the gangster with his
weapon of choice after butch slices up
the store owner
Marcellus vows to get medieval on Zed’s
ass after all Marcellus Wallace is
nobody’s bitch you hear me talking
hillbilly boy I do with you my damn
sight i’ma get medieval on your ass in
exchange which gets his freedom and a
chopper this chopper these days Zed’s
who said sans dead baby dead dead do you
agree with our list what’s your favorite
hero saving the villain scene no you’re
coming with me I’ll not leave you here
I’ve got to save you already for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
everybody was kung foo buddy
that man was cast as lat
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