Image Credit: Miramax Films.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNo Country for Old Men<\/em> is a Western crime thriller about a man named Moss who stumbles upon the scene of a drug deal gone wrong. There, he finds a briefcase filled with cash, which he steals. But soon, a hired hitman is on his trial, ultimately ending in his death. The film continues for at least four more major scenes to wrap up the story without Moss’ presence.<\/p>\n2. Alien (1979)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: 20th Century Studios.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis iconic space sci-fi horror film follows a team of astronauts returning to Earth when they stumble upon a strange alien vessel. The main characters die off one by one after they disrupt an alien’s nest on the ship, leaving one survivor to understand her unknown enemy and become the film’s sole protagonist.<\/p>\n
3. Game of Thrones (2011-2019)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: HBO Entertainment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGame of Thrones<\/em> is a medieval fantasy series about two warring kingdoms who each crave omniscient power over the vast kingdoms. This epic series is known for killing off major characters when fans least expect it. Watch the first season finale to get a good idea of how the brutal show progresses.<\/p>\n4. Psycho (1960)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: Paramount Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAlfred Hitchcock’s famous horror film Psycho<\/em> begins with the story of a woman on the run with a massive chunk of change she stole from her job. When she finds a motel to stop at for the night, the hotel manager kills her while she takes a shower. Not even halfway through the film, the protagonist is dead.<\/p>\n5. Midnight Mass (2021)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: Intrepid Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis psychological horror miniseries follows Riley, an ex-con who recently got out of prison after accidentally killing a young woman while drunk driving. He returns to his hometown, an isolated island with a bustling Catholic population. But the young new priest in town begins acting strange. Eventually, he reveals a secret to Riley that kills him before the series’ fifth episode begins.<\/p>\n
6. The Lovely Bones (2009)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: Paramount Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Lovely Bones<\/em> is a heart-wrenching drama film about a 14-year-old girl whose neighbor lures her into an underground den and brutally murders her within the film’s first fifteen minutes. As her family frantically searches for their missing daughter, the girl watches them from the afterlife while keeping an eye on her killer.<\/p>\n7. The King’s Man (2021)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: Twentieth Century Fox.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhen a group of brave spies attempts to disrupt a group of terrible tyrant’s plans for taking over the world, they risk their lives to protect future generations from a terrible fate. When one of the men poses as a soldier in the war, a man targets his fake identity and kills him in the process.<\/p>\n
8. Hereditary (2018)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: A24.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHereditary<\/em> is a twisted horror film about a family who uncovers sinister family secrets after the grandmother dies. A husband, wife, and their two kids cope with the loss of the family matriarch only to be forced to grieve another family member after a tragic and surprising death left the film’s viewers shocked about thirty minutes in.<\/p>\n9. To Live and Die in LA (1985)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: MGM\/UA Entertainment Co.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis action-packed crime thriller follows a secret service agent on a mission to avenge his old partner’s death. As he and his new partner seek out the criminal, they’re led down a sinister path of death and destruction that takes the protagonist’s life and leaves his partner to complete the mission himself.<\/p>\n
10. Deep Blue Sea (1999)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: Warner Bros.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhen the executive of a deep-sea research facility takes a routine trip to investigate a project to use shark brains to cure Alzheimer’s, one minor mishap leads to a breach that frees the intelligent sharks, which begin to prey on the researchers. About halfway into the film, the executive becomes one shark’s lunch, and other characters are left behind to continue the story.<\/p>\n
11. The Hunt (2020)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: Universal Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Hunt<\/em> is a thrilling horror film about a group of people who become the targets of a sick game. When twelve strangers wake up in a field, they begin to be killed from all angles. Whenever the audience starts to believe someone is safe because they’re the main character, viewers get a shocking surprise.<\/p>\n12. Full Metal Jacket (1987)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis drama brings the realities of war to the big screen by killing major characters when you least expect it. It’s about a group of Marine Corps recruits who undergo basic training before some are sent to fight in Vietnam.<\/p>\n
13. Soul (2020)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA middle school band teacher with dreams of becoming a professional jazz musician dies within the first 15 minutes of this family-friendly Pixar film. When he dies, he’s transported to the afterlife, where he helps a lonely spirit discover her deepest passion.<\/p>\n
14. Barbarian (2022)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: 20th Century Studios.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBarbarian<\/em> is a shocking horror film about a woman who rents a home to stay in for an out-of-town job interview. But when she arrives, she realizes the rental was double-booked by a strange man. The two grow closer when they happen upon a terrifying corridor in the basement, where one of their lives ends in a sudden, brutal twist.<\/p>\n15. The Crow (1994)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: Miramax Films.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhen a man and his fianc\u00e9 are found dead after a gruesome murder, no one expects the dead man to become the film’s main character. But one year after his death, the man rises from the grave as a feathered creature with supernatural abilities to avenge his and his fianc\u00e9’s deaths.<\/p>\n
16. Promising Young Woman (2020)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: Focus Features.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPromising Young Woman<\/em> is a dark thriller about a woman whose best friend was assaulted in high school and later took her own life. At the time, the perpetrator of the assault received no legal consequences and was about to get married. Disturbed by the injustice, the woman goes on a mission to exact revenge in her late best friend’s name, but she’s killed when her plan goes wrong.<\/p>\n17. Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: 20th Century Fox.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBad Times at the El Royale<\/em> is a compelling thriller about guests staying at the El Royale hotel years after its heyday. A shocking series of twists and turns causes the strangers staying at the hotel to come together in mysterious ways, resulting in one main character’s early demise.<\/p>\n18. Bridge to Terabithia (2007)<\/h2>\nImage Credit: Summit Entertainment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis tragic family-friendly fantasy adventure is about two friends who invent a fantasy world in the woods by their homes to cope with bullies and life’s challenges. But when one of the friends dies when their rope swing snaps, the other engulfs himself in the fantasy world they created together.<\/p>\n
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