they main lack of beating heart but it
doesn’t mean they’re heartless I’ve
always loved you
tit Oh welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 movies where the lead
character is dead for this list we’ve
chosen the best movies where the main
character is deceased that’s correct
Jesus Christ stop me if you read this
one Jesus Christ walks into a hotel
these characters which can include
ghosts zombies angels and other undead
phenomena have to be dead for the
majority of their movies to be eligible
vampires no matter how great the movie
may be are not included as we already
covered them in another list I’m flesh
and blood but not human I haven’t been
human for 200 years
also since the fact that some of these
characters are dead is a climactic point
in their respective movies a spoiler
alert is definitely in order Oh are they
still here oh they’re still here they’re
just hiding out number 10 heaven can
wait finally looking awful good hey even
angels make mistakes when a star
quarterback is seriously injured before
the Super Bowl an overzealous agent of
heaven takes Joe Pendleton spirit anyway
even though it’s not as time mr.
Pendleton you cannot board before your
turn yeah well I don’t need a turn cuz
I’m not gonna get on that book no I
don’t think you understand realizing his
mistake the angel sends Joe back to
earth in another man’s body since his
was already cremated where’s my body
where they cute oh dear cream rare to
see high jinks obviously ensue when he
tries to win the big game and convince
people that he is indeed Pendleton in
the body of a wealthy industrialist
while 1941 s here comes mr. Jordan and
2001’s down to earth starring Chris Rock
we’re also based on the same Harry Segal
stage play it’s 1978’s heaven can wait
that’s our pick for the madcap comedy
with heart there’s a reason for
everything there’s always a plan and by
the end you’re not even bothered that
the main character is dead
am I missing number nine warm bodies am
i doing with my life I’m so pale I
should get out more adapted from Isaac
Marion’s novel and loosely based on
Romeo and Juliet warm bodies is an
innovative spin on the overwrought
zombie genre it tells the story of our a
zombie in the aftermath of an apocalypse
who has somehow retained some human
emotions
this is my best friend my best friend I
mean we occasionally grunt and stare
awkwardly at each other though he can’t
speak and still appears undead his inner
voice narrates the movie describing his
existential predicament he wanders
around the wasteland eating brains that
impart memories to him until he meets
Julie an unaffected human he becomes
drawn to in what you could call a
complete zombie 180 it turns out that
love will keep us alive or in this case
bring you back to life as Julie’s
interest in our ultimately helps him
rediscover his humanity
yeah
number eight the lovely bones dad she’s
dead isn’t she
this Peter Jackson directed drama could
not be further from the Lord of the
Rings when it comes to its subject
matter but there was one thing my
murderer didn’t understand he didn’t
understand how much a father could love
his child the lovely bones is about a
young teen that is lured into an
underground shelter by her neighbor who
intends to kill her luckily she escapes
before anything bad can happen
or does she
yes the movie tricks us as Suzy actually
does die in the shelter it’s only her
spirit that escapes to a bridged world
where she watches her family deal with
the outcome of her death she’s here
what Suzy Suzy Cindy in between the
lovely bones is a deeply melancholic and
visually stunning film that merges
themes of loss with fantasy in a way
that leaves us satisfied I wasn’t lost
or frozen or gone I was alive I was
alive in my own perfect world number
seven Carnival of Souls
Carnival of Souls is the original dead
all along movie which is a twist that’s
become a horror staple mm-hmm are you
all right how’d you get out the film
opens with a drag race in which a group
of women lose control of a car and
plunge into a river one woman Mary
survives though we’re not shown how and
that is the first clue mary is then
plagued by supernatural phenomena she
becomes invisible for periods of time
she sees no reflection and creepy people
follow her around the explanation is
revealed in the final scene when the car
is pulled out of the river and her body
is among the dead a moment which set the
stage for generations of movies to
follow a similar exhilarating formula
course still over there and then a
footprints leading up to here
and then nothing number six the others
sometimes I plead held by a stunning
Nicole Kidman performance the others is
about a heavily religious mother who
lives in a house with her son light
sensitive children children have a very
serious allergy tonight their
photosensitive and they must never be
exposed to any light much stronger than
this she soon fears that the house is
haunted after noticing cliched
paranormal occurrences
it’s revealed in the climactic sale
scene however that she and her children
are the actual ghosts while the presumed
ghosts are the new and very alive
residents of the house please let us
leave this house all right we will leave
tomorrow morning she also learns the
truth that she killed her children and
herself in a fit of mania after her
husband died and they are now doomed to
haunt the house forever lord s great
mercy was kidding me
number five ghost
whenever anything good in my life
happens I’m just afraid I’m gonna lose
it what would you do if you were
senselessly murdered in the street and
in the afterlife discovered that your
fiance was in danger would you seek out
a psychic to help you communicate with
your loved one
that’s what Sam weed does in this
romantic fantasy thriller tome a we’re
in trouble so you gotta help me
hey we who’s we only the psychic he
finds is more con artist than medium or
so she thinks you have to do what
exactly do I have to do although Patrick
Swayze and Demi Moore are not even on
the same plane of existence for the
majority of this movie their chemistry
transcends life and death making this
not only an exciting murder mystery but
also one of the most romantic movies
ever somebody above all else this
beautiful film demonstrates that love
never dies
Oh
number four The Nightmare Before
Christmas Christmas town hmm this Tim
Burton conceived film about a skeleton
that discovers Christmas is renowned for
its visual effects music and eclectic
cast of characters and especially the
nightmare himself Jack Skellington great
Halloween everybody I believe it was our
most horrible gift thank you everyone
though thanks to you jack
as the name cleverly suggests the
pumpkin king is a skeleton he’s also the
head of Halloween celebrations in
Halloweentown
which is a pretty important job when you
live in a city populated by the likes of
monsters ghosts ghouls goblins vampires
werewolves and witches I am the clown
with the tearaway face flash
and he’s perfect for the role as he’s
just his macabre figure as you’d ever
like to meet what with his ability to
remove his own limbs and all I can take
off my head to recite Shakespearean
quotation and let’s not forget he’s got
a pet ghost dog – no zero not now number
three the crow is that gasoline I smell
no man no the crow is one of the darkest
comic-book adaptations ever made based
on the series by James O Bar the film is
about Eric Draven a young man who’s
murdered by thugs in a vicious attack
whitsett attack also leaving his
soon-to-be wife raped and killed I don’t
know what I am I need you to tell me
what happened to us oh you took a
six-story swan dive out of a window
she beaten and raped died at the
hospital
a year later a supernatural crow
resurrects Eric then uses his undead
powers and immortality to avenge his
fiance’s death
the revenge is Swift extravagant and
brutal as Eric murders every member of
the group and becomes the definitive
antihero in a bitter piece of irony
Brandon Lee the Crowes main actor and
the son of Bruce Lee was accidentally
killed during filming making this a
melancholy entry on our list thirty
hours of pain number two
Beetlejuice go ahead make my millennium
beetlejuice doesn’t stop at one dead
main character nope this Tim Burton
vehicle is crawling with paranormal
creatures including the lead couple
played by Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin
and Beetlejuice himself unhappy with
eternity having difficulty adjusting
Cole baitul guys after the couple dies
in an accident
their spirits become bound to their
house the subsequent intrusion by the
new living owners compels them to summon
Beetlejuice a bio-exorcist ghost they
hope will drive the living out never
trust the living with a genius blend of
horror fantasy and humor chaos
unsurprisingly ensues and the result is
a film that only Tim Burton could have
directed oh boy
you gotta really come most lobsters are
jack before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions
why did these things always happen to me
what kind of a host invites you to his
house for the weekend and dies on you
how would you guys relax out here
tonight we’ll eat alfresco hey sounds
great who’s with you I kind of miss
myself there
used to be what were you like I was
at a time whole human life is just a
heartbeat here in heaven then we’ll all
be together forever I should have said
the words
because I know now that love we hold
back is the only pain here
number one the sixth sense this
supernatural horror thriller contains
one of the greatest twists in cinematic
history back when M night Shyamalan
storytelling abilities matched the
quality of his stories the sixth sense
affected viewers like few movies had
before hey you are not a freak okay
don’t you believe anybody that tries to
convince you that following a child
psychologist who’s assigned a patient
that can see ghosts the film builds
suspense and intrigue and masterfully
then levels of bomb of a revelation
the psychologist was a ghost all along
and the child patient was his key to
understanding this after reconciling
with his grieving wife the psychologist
crosses over to the other side while
Shyamalan crossed over to mediocrity are
you a good doctor I used to be do you
agree with our list
what’s your favorite dead all along
movie nights you should definitely meet
her and my father too we should go and
see them right now tastic idea for more
haunting top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
coach quad I don’t think we survive that
crash how did you guess
doesn’t mean they’re heartless I’ve
always loved you
tit Oh welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 movies where the lead
character is dead for this list we’ve
chosen the best movies where the main
character is deceased that’s correct
Jesus Christ stop me if you read this
one Jesus Christ walks into a hotel
these characters which can include
ghosts zombies angels and other undead
phenomena have to be dead for the
majority of their movies to be eligible
vampires no matter how great the movie
may be are not included as we already
covered them in another list I’m flesh
and blood but not human I haven’t been
human for 200 years
also since the fact that some of these
characters are dead is a climactic point
in their respective movies a spoiler
alert is definitely in order Oh are they
still here oh they’re still here they’re
just hiding out number 10 heaven can
wait finally looking awful good hey even
angels make mistakes when a star
quarterback is seriously injured before
the Super Bowl an overzealous agent of
heaven takes Joe Pendleton spirit anyway
even though it’s not as time mr.
Pendleton you cannot board before your
turn yeah well I don’t need a turn cuz
I’m not gonna get on that book no I
don’t think you understand realizing his
mistake the angel sends Joe back to
earth in another man’s body since his
was already cremated where’s my body
where they cute oh dear cream rare to
see high jinks obviously ensue when he
tries to win the big game and convince
people that he is indeed Pendleton in
the body of a wealthy industrialist
while 1941 s here comes mr. Jordan and
2001’s down to earth starring Chris Rock
we’re also based on the same Harry Segal
stage play it’s 1978’s heaven can wait
that’s our pick for the madcap comedy
with heart there’s a reason for
everything there’s always a plan and by
the end you’re not even bothered that
the main character is dead
am I missing number nine warm bodies am
i doing with my life I’m so pale I
should get out more adapted from Isaac
Marion’s novel and loosely based on
Romeo and Juliet warm bodies is an
innovative spin on the overwrought
zombie genre it tells the story of our a
zombie in the aftermath of an apocalypse
who has somehow retained some human
emotions
this is my best friend my best friend I
mean we occasionally grunt and stare
awkwardly at each other though he can’t
speak and still appears undead his inner
voice narrates the movie describing his
existential predicament he wanders
around the wasteland eating brains that
impart memories to him until he meets
Julie an unaffected human he becomes
drawn to in what you could call a
complete zombie 180 it turns out that
love will keep us alive or in this case
bring you back to life as Julie’s
interest in our ultimately helps him
rediscover his humanity
yeah
number eight the lovely bones dad she’s
dead isn’t she
this Peter Jackson directed drama could
not be further from the Lord of the
Rings when it comes to its subject
matter but there was one thing my
murderer didn’t understand he didn’t
understand how much a father could love
his child the lovely bones is about a
young teen that is lured into an
underground shelter by her neighbor who
intends to kill her luckily she escapes
before anything bad can happen
or does she
yes the movie tricks us as Suzy actually
does die in the shelter it’s only her
spirit that escapes to a bridged world
where she watches her family deal with
the outcome of her death she’s here
what Suzy Suzy Cindy in between the
lovely bones is a deeply melancholic and
visually stunning film that merges
themes of loss with fantasy in a way
that leaves us satisfied I wasn’t lost
or frozen or gone I was alive I was
alive in my own perfect world number
seven Carnival of Souls
Carnival of Souls is the original dead
all along movie which is a twist that’s
become a horror staple mm-hmm are you
all right how’d you get out the film
opens with a drag race in which a group
of women lose control of a car and
plunge into a river one woman Mary
survives though we’re not shown how and
that is the first clue mary is then
plagued by supernatural phenomena she
becomes invisible for periods of time
she sees no reflection and creepy people
follow her around the explanation is
revealed in the final scene when the car
is pulled out of the river and her body
is among the dead a moment which set the
stage for generations of movies to
follow a similar exhilarating formula
course still over there and then a
footprints leading up to here
and then nothing number six the others
sometimes I plead held by a stunning
Nicole Kidman performance the others is
about a heavily religious mother who
lives in a house with her son light
sensitive children children have a very
serious allergy tonight their
photosensitive and they must never be
exposed to any light much stronger than
this she soon fears that the house is
haunted after noticing cliched
paranormal occurrences
it’s revealed in the climactic sale
scene however that she and her children
are the actual ghosts while the presumed
ghosts are the new and very alive
residents of the house please let us
leave this house all right we will leave
tomorrow morning she also learns the
truth that she killed her children and
herself in a fit of mania after her
husband died and they are now doomed to
haunt the house forever lord s great
mercy was kidding me
number five ghost
whenever anything good in my life
happens I’m just afraid I’m gonna lose
it what would you do if you were
senselessly murdered in the street and
in the afterlife discovered that your
fiance was in danger would you seek out
a psychic to help you communicate with
your loved one
that’s what Sam weed does in this
romantic fantasy thriller tome a we’re
in trouble so you gotta help me
hey we who’s we only the psychic he
finds is more con artist than medium or
so she thinks you have to do what
exactly do I have to do although Patrick
Swayze and Demi Moore are not even on
the same plane of existence for the
majority of this movie their chemistry
transcends life and death making this
not only an exciting murder mystery but
also one of the most romantic movies
ever somebody above all else this
beautiful film demonstrates that love
never dies
Oh
number four The Nightmare Before
Christmas Christmas town hmm this Tim
Burton conceived film about a skeleton
that discovers Christmas is renowned for
its visual effects music and eclectic
cast of characters and especially the
nightmare himself Jack Skellington great
Halloween everybody I believe it was our
most horrible gift thank you everyone
though thanks to you jack
as the name cleverly suggests the
pumpkin king is a skeleton he’s also the
head of Halloween celebrations in
Halloweentown
which is a pretty important job when you
live in a city populated by the likes of
monsters ghosts ghouls goblins vampires
werewolves and witches I am the clown
with the tearaway face flash
and he’s perfect for the role as he’s
just his macabre figure as you’d ever
like to meet what with his ability to
remove his own limbs and all I can take
off my head to recite Shakespearean
quotation and let’s not forget he’s got
a pet ghost dog – no zero not now number
three the crow is that gasoline I smell
no man no the crow is one of the darkest
comic-book adaptations ever made based
on the series by James O Bar the film is
about Eric Draven a young man who’s
murdered by thugs in a vicious attack
whitsett attack also leaving his
soon-to-be wife raped and killed I don’t
know what I am I need you to tell me
what happened to us oh you took a
six-story swan dive out of a window
she beaten and raped died at the
hospital
a year later a supernatural crow
resurrects Eric then uses his undead
powers and immortality to avenge his
fiance’s death
the revenge is Swift extravagant and
brutal as Eric murders every member of
the group and becomes the definitive
antihero in a bitter piece of irony
Brandon Lee the Crowes main actor and
the son of Bruce Lee was accidentally
killed during filming making this a
melancholy entry on our list thirty
hours of pain number two
Beetlejuice go ahead make my millennium
beetlejuice doesn’t stop at one dead
main character nope this Tim Burton
vehicle is crawling with paranormal
creatures including the lead couple
played by Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin
and Beetlejuice himself unhappy with
eternity having difficulty adjusting
Cole baitul guys after the couple dies
in an accident
their spirits become bound to their
house the subsequent intrusion by the
new living owners compels them to summon
Beetlejuice a bio-exorcist ghost they
hope will drive the living out never
trust the living with a genius blend of
horror fantasy and humor chaos
unsurprisingly ensues and the result is
a film that only Tim Burton could have
directed oh boy
you gotta really come most lobsters are
jack before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions
why did these things always happen to me
what kind of a host invites you to his
house for the weekend and dies on you
how would you guys relax out here
tonight we’ll eat alfresco hey sounds
great who’s with you I kind of miss
myself there
used to be what were you like I was
at a time whole human life is just a
heartbeat here in heaven then we’ll all
be together forever I should have said
the words
because I know now that love we hold
back is the only pain here
number one the sixth sense this
supernatural horror thriller contains
one of the greatest twists in cinematic
history back when M night Shyamalan
storytelling abilities matched the
quality of his stories the sixth sense
affected viewers like few movies had
before hey you are not a freak okay
don’t you believe anybody that tries to
convince you that following a child
psychologist who’s assigned a patient
that can see ghosts the film builds
suspense and intrigue and masterfully
then levels of bomb of a revelation
the psychologist was a ghost all along
and the child patient was his key to
understanding this after reconciling
with his grieving wife the psychologist
crosses over to the other side while
Shyamalan crossed over to mediocrity are
you a good doctor I used to be do you
agree with our list
what’s your favorite dead all along
movie nights you should definitely meet
her and my father too we should go and
see them right now tastic idea for more
haunting top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
coach quad I don’t think we survive that
crash how did you guess
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