Before you dive into this article, go pop some popcorn… and grab the Kleenex while you’re at it too. Over 28,000 Reddit commenters shared which movie death scenes have deeply impacted them—ranging from classics and action movies to childhood favorites. Prepare for lots of feels and spoilers.
1) Wanted: a Vesper martini
“Eva Green’s character drowning in Casino Royale. Having James Bond watching her as she about to drown horribly has always stuck with me."
2) Baseball kid... if you know, you know
“Probably the kid in Doctor Sleep, first time I've seen a child so brutally murdered in a movie like that, was shocking.”
Is child actor Jacob Trembley okay? Between Doctor Sleep and Room, this talented bub has portrayed some heavy s*** in his career.
3) Little dino, big impact
“Little Foot's mom in The Land Before Time. When I first saw it as a kid it was the first time that I realized that my parents could die. That thought had never even really occurred to me at that point. Even now as an adult that scene where he thinks he sees her but it's just his shadow and the narrator says, "Then Little Foot knew for certain he was alone." is still burned in my memory."
4) “The Unsinkable Titanic”
Lots of mentions of Titanic in the thread.
“The one in titanic that gets me is the random person the falls from the ship onto the propeller, it’s the noise I think."
“Ida and Isiodore Strauss. They're the uncredited old couple who drown holding each other on the bed as their cabin fills. While not covered, their true backstory is that Ida had a spot on a life boat but Isiodore did not. Her last known words were "Where you go, I go."”
- Drix22
“In Titanic, when first officer Murdoch shoots himself and his body falls into the sea. Seeing that as a kid was quite jolting.”
It’s been 24 years since the release of Titanic, and we’re all still traumatized.
5) The Neverending nightmare in the Swamp of Sadness
“Artax, in The Neverending Story. Completely wrecked 7-year-old me.”
Would this even be a listicle of horrendous movie deaths if we didn’t mention this scene? Watch at your own discretion.
6) When the "Circle of Life" blows ass
“Mufasa... Lost my dad at a very young age."
7) Brutal Christmas movies
“Frosty melting into a puddle. I was inconsolable.”
- milesmac
“Those older Xmas movies were brutal. I remember one with a bunny and his mom and a snowstorm came and they didn't get shelter. So the mom wrapped herself around her baby bunny while it snowed. Then spring came and the baby bunny crawled from under his mom and tried to wake her, but she was dead. I cried for hours.”
*Turns out it was a donkey, not a rabbit, and the movie is called Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey.
8) The big boat home
Several Saving Private Ryan death scenes scarred many Redditors, and rightfully so, it is considered to be one of the most realistic portrayals of WWII combat.
“The death scene in Saving Private Ryan where the knife slowly goes into the guys chest. It's still hard to watch even now.”
“For me the scene from this movie I can't get out of my mind is from the landing sequence. The first moment when the transport door falls open and a whole bunch of men are just sitting there as large caliber machine gun fire floods the boat and shreds all the men. Body parts and blood flying everywhere. I can't ever forget that scene.”
“[the] medic death was intense. Shot in the liver and knew he was going to die. The actor played that so well.”
9) "Oh my captain, my captain."
“The suicide scene in Dead Poets Society."
“Kurtwood Smith’s voice when he finds Neil’s body. Just thinking about it now is giving me chills. So much sorrow and desperate regret; his character spent the entire movie being a classic mid-century abusive and autocratic father, and then he just breaks into pieces when he realizes his son is now permanently beyond his reach. He’ll never chastise him again, never guide him, never see him smile or hear him slam the door to the fridge or see him graduate or get married or have kids. And in that one moment, in his voice, you can hear him realising that it wasn’t worth it, that the price was too high and he’d take it all back if he could." CrouchingDomo
10) "I didn't know that the sponge was supposed to be wet."
“When Percy executes Del by using dry sponge in The Green Mile.”
- gambit_-
Percy, you’re the WORST. Also, the death scene of the pet mouse Mr Jingles deserves an honorable mention.
11) So much Harry Potter
"I loved Sirius Black and was so sad when he died. But honestly. the HP film death that struck me most was Cedric Diggory. I didn't care much for the character but when his dad discovers he's dead and starts screaming "My boy!!!!" I honestly start tearing up a little thinking about it now."
"Fred."
"I had people I'd been friends with for a decade see me cry for the first time when Dobby died. And I wasn't just sniffling either, I was loudly weeping in the cinema lol."
12) GOOOSE!!!!
“Goose in Top Gun. He’s all happy with his family playing great balls of fire on the piano and then he’s dead.”
13) A sight for saur eyes
“The death of the personal assistant in that Jurassic world movie. A complete side character that did nothing wrong, barely in a few scenes, gets likely the most graphic and prolonged death in the entire franchise. They really made sure to show you how terrified she was and how brutally she died. It was literally like 90 seconds on screen watching her struggle in agony and terror before being swallowed. It was honestly kinda fucked up. Especially because there was a comedic moment immediately before and after the scene. It’s like they want you to somehow enjoy watching this completely innocent side character die horribly.”
“The toilet guy in jurassic park 1.”
14) "Brooks Was Here"
"Brooks’s death in Shawshank Redemption, can’t get it out of my head."
15) The one time I hate bees
“Culkin in My Girl”
“His glasses! He can’t see see without his glasses!!”
16) An unforgettable scene
"The f****** baby in Trainspotting. Jesus f******* Christ.
- CSWoods9
17) Mom's dark sense of humor
“In Silence of the Lambs when Hannibal gets a hold of the guard in his cage-cell and starts biting his face. Nine year old me was not ready for that, and I was less ready to hear my mom start laughing hysterically at the scene, I guess she just found it absurd.”
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