Decided to watch An American Werewolf in London last night because I don't know if I've ever watched the movie. I knew how it ended because it's 45 years old and there's been plenty of videos on it, but I had never actually watched it. It was quite enjoyable.

It got me thinking about how many good movies end with the main hero/protagonist(s) dying. I can think of quite a few great movies off the top of my head, but I wanted to hear from Lemmy on their favorites!

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Needless to say, every answer on this list spoils the movie. But, really, how it happens is as essential as what happens.

Everyone

  • Melancholia (one of the saddest movies I've seen)

  • Knowing (a little Nicholas Cage never hurt anybody)

  • Don't Look Up (so well done, great soundtrack)

  • On the Beach (1959, classic!)

  • Sunshine (Alex Garland's swing)

Religious undertones

  • Constantine ("coffin nail")

  • Dogma (God/Alanis Morissette is the real hero)

  • Meet Joe Black (the first death is the hardest)

Anti-Heroes

  • Logan (heroes never die, right?)

  • White Heat (1949, classic!)

  • Kiss Me, Deadly (film noir, "the great whatsit")

  • Dancer in the Dark (Björk, another saddest film)

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