whoever said there’s no glory in death
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
dramatic movie deaths these are the
cinema deaths that offered up heavy
doses of anguish and theatrics rolled
into one whether through brilliant
dialogue or terrific visuals just to be
clear we’re considering both good and
bad characters however we’re excluding
children’s demises and the deaths of
stop-motion animated characters oh yeah
and you probably guessed it but spoiler
alert number 10 Roy batty Blade Runner
although we get a series of sci-fi
packed action sequences leading up to
this movie’s climate it’s the
mesmerizing monologue that captivates us
most quite an experience to live in fear
though he’s the cold and calculating
replicant fatty for the entirety of the
film Roy saves Deckard’s life and then
expresses to his enemy his sadness about
the fact that all the memories he’s
acquired will be lost moments lost in
time Roy batty then boughs his head and
passes on right after dramatically
letting a dove fly free
number nine walt Kowalski gran torino
mr. Kowalski that’s my name waltz a
resentful widower who’s angry his
community is being overrun by Asian
immigrants however he eventually comes
to care for his neighbors learning the
true value of friendship and your good
man with a gang of thugs terrorizing his
district Walt steps up to confront them
kind of jumpy
due to his reputation as an angry gun
wielding crank we expect him to pull a
piece on the bad guys but no he gives us
some classic Eastwood grilling before
sacrificing himself for the good of his
friends by letting himself be shot in
cold blood
number eight Randall McMurphy One Flew
Over the Cuckoo’s Nest my god a moral
modern science Mack is a criminal who’s
accepted a stint in a mental institution
to avoid real jail time but he
ultimately pumps new energy into the
lives of his Blum fellow patients no
crazier in the average ass fall out
walking around on the streets and that’s
it
however with the oppressive Nurse
Ratched around his tomfoolery is soon
halted by way of a lobotomy escaped the
patient known as the chief can’t bear to
see the empty shell of his friend
silenced and broken so he decides to do
him a kindness and puts Mack out of his
misery number seven the Wicked Witch of
the West The Wizard of Oz
witches are a bitch to kill after
terrorizing them through Oz the Wicked
Witch of the West comes face-to-face
with Dorothy and friends in a climactic
final showdown
Dorothy works on pure instinct when the
witch sets her companion the Scarecrow
on fire tossing a nearby bucket of water
over him in her haste Dorothy
accidentally soaks the witch which is
ironically the easiest way to end her
rule of terror the slow melting and
agonized screams make this depth extra
dramatic what a world indeed
I thought you’re right I told you don’t
put me number six
Tony Montana Scarface when his home and
ultimately the drug empire he has
created are breached Tony Montana also
known as Scarface is cornered in his
office scrambling to protect himself the
only way he knows how
Tony blasts his way out of captivity
with some cinematic charms but this can
only end one way for Scarface
although he’s hit by hails of gunfire
and stays standing Tony is ultimately
finished off by a shotgun blast to the
back number 5 Darth Vader Star Wars
Episode six Return of the Jedi
throughout the majority of the Star Wars
saga Darth Vader is without a doubt the
evil one however when his son Luke
Skywalker ends up locked in battle
against him and the equally villainous
Emperor Palpatine Vader’s paternal
instinct finally kicks in
while getting his hands dirty by
defeating the Emperor himself
Vader incurs fatal wounds this month but
before he succumbs the man once known as
Anakin is able to have a final
father-son chat with Luke you’re coming
with me I’ll not leave you here I’ve got
to save you number four Marion crane
psycho fugitive office worker Marion
crane decides to stop over for a night
in the Bates Motel and to cleanse
herself of her crime she hops in the
shower however when the jealous persona
of Norman Bates mother gets ahold of her
things go a little crazy aside from
being violent and visually stunning this
dramatic movie death is accompanied by
one of the most spine-chilling
soundtracks ever with each slice of a
blade punctuated by ear piercing violin
RAK number three William Wallace
Braveheart
after fighting for the liberation of the
Scots and making many enemies in the
process William Wallace is finally
captured and put on display with
Braveheart laid out crucifix style for
the whole town to see crowds gather to
watch as he’s tortured into begging for
mercy justice
however with his last ounce of
determination and passion he chooses not
to give in and instead proclaims loudly
and proudly what he believes in
but his dramatic final declaration does
not save him from the executioner’s
blade
number two Boromir the Lord of the Rings
the Fellowship of the Ring this
Fellowship member allowed the one rings
dark power to consume him almost leading
him to snatch it from The Hobbit Frodo
to restore himself in the eyes of his
friends Boromir attempts to save the
fellowship from the deadly and grueling
battle with the orc I
and that’s when an arrow finds his chest
with the sound fading and the action
slowing we feel as Boromir begins to
slip away
breathing his last breaths the hero has
a heart-to-heart with
Aragorn before being given an
appropriate send-off
which
before we say goodbye to our number one
pick here are a few honorable mentions
put that gun down now god damn you Joe
number one sergeant Elias platoon
everything that works Elias is the
soldier most likely to do the right
thing but his reputation for moral
strength ultimately leads to his demise
nervous that Eliza’s testimony will see
him court-martialed for an illegal
murder sergeant Barnes ruthlessly guns
him down to cover his tracks making his
downfall even more dramatic is elias’s
last-ditch attempt at survival with his
platoon fleeing Elias runs towards them
stumbling as he sprayed with bullets
from pursuing soldiers punctuated by
slow-motion and dramatic music Elias
finally throws his hands up and succumbs
you agree with our lists which movie
deaf did you think was the most dramatic
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every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
dramatic movie deaths these are the
cinema deaths that offered up heavy
doses of anguish and theatrics rolled
into one whether through brilliant
dialogue or terrific visuals just to be
clear we’re considering both good and
bad characters however we’re excluding
children’s demises and the deaths of
stop-motion animated characters oh yeah
and you probably guessed it but spoiler
alert number 10 Roy batty Blade Runner
although we get a series of sci-fi
packed action sequences leading up to
this movie’s climate it’s the
mesmerizing monologue that captivates us
most quite an experience to live in fear
though he’s the cold and calculating
replicant fatty for the entirety of the
film Roy saves Deckard’s life and then
expresses to his enemy his sadness about
the fact that all the memories he’s
acquired will be lost moments lost in
time Roy batty then boughs his head and
passes on right after dramatically
letting a dove fly free
number nine walt Kowalski gran torino
mr. Kowalski that’s my name waltz a
resentful widower who’s angry his
community is being overrun by Asian
immigrants however he eventually comes
to care for his neighbors learning the
true value of friendship and your good
man with a gang of thugs terrorizing his
district Walt steps up to confront them
kind of jumpy
due to his reputation as an angry gun
wielding crank we expect him to pull a
piece on the bad guys but no he gives us
some classic Eastwood grilling before
sacrificing himself for the good of his
friends by letting himself be shot in
cold blood
number eight Randall McMurphy One Flew
Over the Cuckoo’s Nest my god a moral
modern science Mack is a criminal who’s
accepted a stint in a mental institution
to avoid real jail time but he
ultimately pumps new energy into the
lives of his Blum fellow patients no
crazier in the average ass fall out
walking around on the streets and that’s
it
however with the oppressive Nurse
Ratched around his tomfoolery is soon
halted by way of a lobotomy escaped the
patient known as the chief can’t bear to
see the empty shell of his friend
silenced and broken so he decides to do
him a kindness and puts Mack out of his
misery number seven the Wicked Witch of
the West The Wizard of Oz
witches are a bitch to kill after
terrorizing them through Oz the Wicked
Witch of the West comes face-to-face
with Dorothy and friends in a climactic
final showdown
Dorothy works on pure instinct when the
witch sets her companion the Scarecrow
on fire tossing a nearby bucket of water
over him in her haste Dorothy
accidentally soaks the witch which is
ironically the easiest way to end her
rule of terror the slow melting and
agonized screams make this depth extra
dramatic what a world indeed
I thought you’re right I told you don’t
put me number six
Tony Montana Scarface when his home and
ultimately the drug empire he has
created are breached Tony Montana also
known as Scarface is cornered in his
office scrambling to protect himself the
only way he knows how
Tony blasts his way out of captivity
with some cinematic charms but this can
only end one way for Scarface
although he’s hit by hails of gunfire
and stays standing Tony is ultimately
finished off by a shotgun blast to the
back number 5 Darth Vader Star Wars
Episode six Return of the Jedi
throughout the majority of the Star Wars
saga Darth Vader is without a doubt the
evil one however when his son Luke
Skywalker ends up locked in battle
against him and the equally villainous
Emperor Palpatine Vader’s paternal
instinct finally kicks in
while getting his hands dirty by
defeating the Emperor himself
Vader incurs fatal wounds this month but
before he succumbs the man once known as
Anakin is able to have a final
father-son chat with Luke you’re coming
with me I’ll not leave you here I’ve got
to save you number four Marion crane
psycho fugitive office worker Marion
crane decides to stop over for a night
in the Bates Motel and to cleanse
herself of her crime she hops in the
shower however when the jealous persona
of Norman Bates mother gets ahold of her
things go a little crazy aside from
being violent and visually stunning this
dramatic movie death is accompanied by
one of the most spine-chilling
soundtracks ever with each slice of a
blade punctuated by ear piercing violin
RAK number three William Wallace
Braveheart
after fighting for the liberation of the
Scots and making many enemies in the
process William Wallace is finally
captured and put on display with
Braveheart laid out crucifix style for
the whole town to see crowds gather to
watch as he’s tortured into begging for
mercy justice
however with his last ounce of
determination and passion he chooses not
to give in and instead proclaims loudly
and proudly what he believes in
but his dramatic final declaration does
not save him from the executioner’s
blade
number two Boromir the Lord of the Rings
the Fellowship of the Ring this
Fellowship member allowed the one rings
dark power to consume him almost leading
him to snatch it from The Hobbit Frodo
to restore himself in the eyes of his
friends Boromir attempts to save the
fellowship from the deadly and grueling
battle with the orc I
and that’s when an arrow finds his chest
with the sound fading and the action
slowing we feel as Boromir begins to
slip away
breathing his last breaths the hero has
a heart-to-heart with
Aragorn before being given an
appropriate send-off
which
before we say goodbye to our number one
pick here are a few honorable mentions
put that gun down now god damn you Joe
number one sergeant Elias platoon
everything that works Elias is the
soldier most likely to do the right
thing but his reputation for moral
strength ultimately leads to his demise
nervous that Eliza’s testimony will see
him court-martialed for an illegal
murder sergeant Barnes ruthlessly guns
him down to cover his tracks making his
downfall even more dramatic is elias’s
last-ditch attempt at survival with his
platoon fleeing Elias runs towards them
stumbling as he sprayed with bullets
from pursuing soldiers punctuated by
slow-motion and dramatic music Elias
finally throws his hands up and succumbs
you agree with our lists which movie
deaf did you think was the most dramatic
for more spectacular top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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