Top 20 Saddest Movie Deaths Ever 

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Michael Clark Duncans line "Dont put me in the dark boss, I's afraid of the dark" is the moment I started almost sobbing. Such a terrific actor and a heartbreaking scene. RIP big man, you were a legend. ♥

Rest in peace Michael Clarke Duncan , and Robin Williams

The mom screaming “he’s alright” over and over will never stop bringing tears no matter how many times you’ve seen that movie.

Boromir. The movies kinda make him out to be a jerk sometimes, but in the end he sacrificed himself and took at least twenty orcs (at least the book says so) with him trying to protect the hobbits

John Coffey’s execution is by far the most devastating death in all of cinema. It was the first time and only time I have ever sobbed in a theatre, but everyone else was too.

Boromir going into beast mode to save merry and pippen gets me every time

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and The Green Mile messed me up as a kid. And it's probably what informs my ideals to this day, for better or worse.

Honorable mentions: Emma Greenway, Terms of Endearment (1983): She dies of cancer, and her last words with her children is soooooo sad. Harry Stamper, Armageddon (1998): He gave his life to destroy an asteroid at the last minute...and he had one last word with his only daughter. Mr. Spock, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982): Even when he uses logic to sacrifice his life, it doesn't make his loss any easier. LLAP. Sam Wheat, Ghost (1990): It was sad to see him die so early in the film, and even sadder when it finally time for him to go to heaven. Maximus, Gladiator (2000): Claudius fatally wounds him, he clobbers the SOB to death in the ring, and dies heroically. May we see him in another life, but not yet.

Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment and Julia Roberts in Steel Magnolias are some of the toughest movie deaths I’ve seen. Real tear-jerkers!!!!

Wasn’t expecting Johnny’s death from The Outsiders to be on the list, let alone the top 3. It deserves its spot for sure.

The death of John Coffey is the saddest deaths in cinema history and sticks with me to this day and reminds me of how ugly the world truly is.

Something more positive about Top Gun: The actors who played Iceman and Goose also voiced the fighter jets Echo and Bravo in Planes. In Planes, the jets help Dusty find the aircraft carrier and in addition to being voiced by the same actors, they’re also animated wearing the characters’ helmets. Echo wears Goose’s helmet while Bravo wears Iceman’s helmet!

20) Yondu (Guardians of the Galaxy 2) 19) Satine (Moulin Rouge) 18) The Terminator (T2: Judgment Day) 17) Ricky Baker (Boyz N' The Hood) 16) Gwen Stacy (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) 15) Neil Perry (Dead Poets Society) 14) Goose (Top Gun) 13) Maggie Fitzgerald (Million Dollar Baby) 12) Thomas J. Sennett (My Girl) 11) Bruno and Shmuel (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) 10) Tony Stark/Iron Man (Avengers: Endgame) 9) Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) 8) Rue (The Hunger Games) 7) Brooks (The Shawshank Redemption) 6) Wolverine (Logan) 5) Jenny (Forrest Gump) 4) Guido Orefice (Life is Beautiful) 3) Johnny Cade (The Outsiders) 2) Jack (Titanic) 1) John Coffey (The Green Mile)

It’s been 5 years since ‘Logan’ came out and it still one of my top 8 most favorite non-MCU movies of all time.

Dumbledore’s death is even more heartbreaking when you learn that him and Snape secretly planned the entire thing all along in order to keep Harry safe

I think Doby deserved his own place in the list. Everyone who read Harry Potter loved Doby. He had been Harry's almost secret helper throughout the books. It's a crime he didn't get the same attention in the movies, but it all ended the same way. Doby was a loyal friend to Harry and his friends and gave his life for him. Not only is it a shock with reading the books, but knowing that it's coming when watching the movies is even worse. Not to mention the sad somber music playing and the brilliant acting by Daniel Radcliff to show Harry's panic and sadness in the moment. My parents were upset for months when they first read Deathly Hallows, and both cried their eyes out when they started reading the words on the page. Dumbledore's death was tragic. Cedric's death was a wake up to the dark turn the series would take. But Doby's death was heart-wrenching and left people in shambles.

King Kong’s and Mufasa’s death are always sad. However, I’d add Leia’s death in TROS. Not only were we saying goodbye to Leia, we were saying goodbye to Carrie. Not to mention Chewie’s heartbreaking reaction. Even Luke’s death always brings a tear

Leslie Burke from Bridge to Terabithia. Sure we don't see her die but the aftermath of Jesse finding out left me in tears. It was the first time I cried at the cinema.

Giovanni Ribisi in Saving Private Ryan, to me, was probably the most brutal passing I've seen in a film.

I would argue that Snape's death had way more of an impact than Dumbledore's does.

Those are all good choices. The ones that get me everytime areWilliam Wallace in Braveheart, Russle Crow in Gladiator and Tom Hanks in Philadelphia.

Apollo Creed in Rocky 4, Dewey Riley in Scream 5, everyone in the car in The Mist, Ellie in Up, Marley in Marley and Me

I'm surprised James Bonds death in No Time To Die wasn't on here

One more thing to Note, When Dumbledore said “Severus, Please” before Severus killed him, those who hadn’t read the books were initially thinking that Dumbledore was wanting to stop Severus from killing him. But as we learn in the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Dumbledore wanted Severus to kill him to gain Severus Voldemort’s trust and find a weakness, so it makes a surprising twist but also makes it more harrowing that Dumbledore’s death HAD TO Happen so that Harry could win.

The Green Mile and Philadelphia got me chocked up big time. I haven’t sobbed that hard in years.

The death of Richie in Labamba was the first death of a movie character that really hit me growing up...can never forget that scene with Bobby yelling out "Richie!"

We never saw it happen... but the death of Mama Coco from Coco tore me up, that movie was so sad, we absolutely needed all of the comic relief that was in it!

When the dad finds his son had committed suicide in Dead Poet's Society that tore me up

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.” - General George S. Patton

I watched ER with my wife it was a rerun but when Dr Green died of a brain tumor it was a very sad moment.. when Dr Carter read the note to the staff and then at the end he was lying in bed with headphones on listening to music I guess maybe dreaming as he was passing away..👨‍⚕️😢👩‍⚕️

ET's "death" tore me up in the theater!!!!!

The Green Mile , Terminator 2 Judgement Day , Forrest Gump , The Crow and Logan is one of the movies that made me cry . Logan was such an amazing finale of the X-Men and the end of Logans Journey and i couldn’t stop cry because it was the last time Hugh Jackman would play Logan / Wolverine . The Crow hit me hard also because Brandon Lee died and it made the movie memorable and sad to know it was his last movie 😢.

Even though it was last place, I’m glad Yondu made the list. That was the very first movie that made me cry.

The brachiosaurus from Fallen Kingdom makes me bawl all the time! 😭😭😭

The Brachiosaurus in Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom. You know the scene

This list had me crying like a baby. 😭

You forgot Bridge to Terabithia Leslie that was heart blowing up sad 😭😭

Seddrick in Harry Potter... 😭😭😭 The Dad's gutteral wailing gets me every time

Also I feel like the dad from Train To Busan should’ve been here. That scene fucking crushed me, and many, many other people. Literally every reaction I’ve seen of the movie ends up making the people cry. Truly devastating.

I cried for John Coffey I just couldn’t believe how a good man had to die for a misunderstanding

I feel like Sirius Black death was way sadder than Dumbledore, because he was a more likeable person who had already been screwed by life. Plus, Harry reaction when he died in the movie was so heartbreaking.

The death of Tom Hanks' Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia" was, by far, the toughest film death with which to deal. It was heartbreaking. Plus, I'm surprised that there was no mention of Disney's "Bambi." Bambi's mother's killing was a very tough death to digest.

#7 Brooks is the one that hit me the hardest 😭

Don't know about everyone else, but Dobby's death hit me so much harder than Dumbledore's.

Mickey in Rocky 3

Trevor. Pay it forward. That shit wounded my soul.

As soon as I saw the title, I was like "if Optimus Prime ain't on this list and the number 1, imma be pissed."

Bruce Willis- Armageddon 🥺 Queen Latifah- Set it Off 🥺 Tom Hanks- Philadelphia 🥺

Danny's death from American History X should've been at least an honorable mention. His death kills me every time.

johnny's death will always make me cry. it really makes you think. people take living and waking up every morning for granted. and the letter scene fully breaks me. johnny just wanted dally to see a sunset and to know that there was still good in the world. but dally couldn't. johnny was the only thing that dally ever loved and when johnny died, he had nothing else to live for. i can relate to losing someone who's so close to you that you think your life is meaningless without them. i used to and still sometimes think about ending it all, i just don't want to be miserable anymore. my father was the only person who understood me, the only person who comforted me when my mom was yelling at me for God knows what. i love my mom but she will never replace the bond i had with my dad. in the poem when it says "nothing gold can stay", i think of it as, as soon as life gets good and gold, it can disappear like that. my life was wonderful i remember just last summer when my whole family was out at a restaurant and my dad was still here. i had never been happier. things got good, and then it was all ripped away from me. the only person i truly loved was taken away. i lie to myself that things will be okay and eventually things will get better, but even i don't believe me. i just can't take it anymore. i know i should just stop feeling sorry for myself and get my life together, but i just can't. i don't want to move on in life without my dad. sorry for the vent, i just needed to get some shit off my chest. i hope that everyone reading this has a great day/night.

I really didn't get choked up at all for most of those, but John Coffey (like the drink but spelled different) had me losing it. I thought Ben's (Will Smith) death in Seven Pounds was really sad with all of the circumstances around it - his self sacrifice, his friend (Barry Pepper did it beautifully) breaking down, the music, the transplant......really got me.

Stay gold Pony Boy.

I’ve been watching these top movie lists for the past 7 years and This is the first time that I actually don’t agree with the list! To think Bridge to terabithia wasn’t even mentioned on this list actually made me spill my popcorn 😅 Although the list was good, action/comedy movie deaths are far less emotional than some of the other fictional and romantic movies that could have been placed.

Other notable death scenes -Newt from Maze Runner Death Cure -Aslan from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe -Uncle Ben from Spider man 2 -Sirius Black from The Order of the Phoenix

EVERY JEWISH DEATH IN SCHINDLER'S LIST ITS THE SADDEST OF ALL TIME

What really hits you in the Feels is that Harry had made Doby promise never to save Harry’s Life again.

After watching Forrest Gump for the first time, I cried my heart out. I can’t explain it

Ive never cried during a sad movie before but not gonna lie watching green mile brought tears to my eyes one of the saddest movies ive ever watched

It's fitting and depressing how Ewan McGregor had to lose two satines, first in Moulin Rouge then in star wars the clone wars.

In my opinion there are 4 other characters who deaths that should had been on this list. Snape of Harry Potter arguably deserved a spot because while he did loath Harry as he reminded him so much of his late father James, Snape did deep down care for Harry but only for the sake of his old flame Harry’s mother Lily as he indirectly caused her death via Voldemort and wanted to make up for his mistake. And his death in Deathly Hallows part 2 was well done by Alan Rickman especially his final words saying to Harry he has mother’s eyes. Another Harry Potter character is Sirius Black as he was Harry’s only loving relative and was like a father figure to Harry. For Harry to see Bellatrix kill him was very heartbreaking and Daniel Radcliffe’s ‘crying’ was dubbed out as it was deemed too depressing and traumatic. Joseph Merrick of The Elephant Man should had been on this list too as the film ended in a bittersweet moment with him having severe head disfigurements sleeping normally as his dying wish and it is implied the film ends with his soul reuniting with his mother in heaven. But the one character that should made the list is Anakin Skywalker. Sure he was most famous as Darth Vader but even he couldn’t bear to see his own son Luke get killed by Palpatine and sacrifices himself by ridding of Palpatine fulfilling the prophecy of bringing balance to the force and dies after seeing Luke unmasked as well as a redeemed Jedi.

Maximus' death in the gladiator also got me..

I'm not gonna lie. The saddest deaths that made me cry a lot were Yondu (Guardians Of The Galaxy 2), Satine (Moulin Rouge), The Terminator (Terminator 2: Judgement Day), Gwen Stacy (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Goose (Top Gun), Tony Stark/Iron Man (Avengers: Endgame), Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince/Harry Potter 6), Rue (The Hunger Games), Brooks (The Shawshank Redemption), Logan/Wolverine (Logan 2017), Jenny (Forrest Gump), Johnny Cade (The Outsiders), Jack (Titanic), and John Coffey (The Green Mile).

John Coffey as number one is totally right , it's basically impossible not to cry

2 that weren't on the list but really got me were Star Lord's mother in Guardians of the Galaxy and Aunt May in Spider-Man: No Way Home. There is context to it. When GOTG came out, my own mother had died the year before and my father a few months before the movie came out. And when I saw No Way Home I knew I was going to lose my husband a month later. He had Alzheimer's and opted for euthanasia instead of letting the disease run its course. The death of Guido in La Vita e Bella was similar to me, because not long before my grandmother had died, who was like a second mother to me. Though I am sure even without that context the impact would have been similar. Regardless, when you are still coping with the loss of a loved one, these scenes hit extra hard.

I cried at the end of T2. 30 years later my son did too. Man...

Death scenes are made all the more emotional by the reactions of the actors around them. - Billy Flynn (John Voight) at the end of The Champ. Ricky Schroder crying and yelling, "Wake up, champ!" will tear your heart out. - Spock (Leonard Nimoy) near the end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. Kirk's reaction to his friend's death is some of the best acting William Shatner ever did. - Cedric Diggory (Robert Pattinson) near the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The way the scene goes from celebration to tragedy in less than a minute hits hard. - Alberto Parker (Gil Birmingham) in Hell or High Water. That death broke Marcus (Jeff Bridges) a bit. Marcus and Alberto had this peculiar relationship but Alberto's death made Marcus realize just how important his partner was to him.

Wait. Dumbledore said please so snape would do it and to make it seem like he was begging for his life

Maximus in the film GLADIATOR brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it. He goes through hell and back…. but revenge is always costly.

That moment you realize Obi Wan loses 2 Satines

Great list. I would have shuffled the order a bit, and I would have added Boromir, but good job!

just mentioning johnny makes me teary. i had to read the outsiders for 7th grade and i remember being a little rat and skipping to a random pge on the first day and still crying seeing tat johnny died. i wasnt expecting it at all on this list. good movie, even better book

Snape dying was more heartbreaking than Dumbledore.

I thought I was going to last longer in this vid, but you had to put the Terminator at the top of the list!

Just came here to cry, thank you

Beautiful work, thank you for sharing

I didn't look at Tony's death as the "out with the old in with the new" at first, but now I see it.

Good call on Neil Perry, Maggie Fitzgerald, Brooks and Johnny Cade. Biggest omission: Randal P. MacMurphy - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Some others: Charlie Malloy - On The Waterfront, Evelyn Mulray - Chinatown

There were a few more impactful deaths that should’ve/ could’ve made this list. Julian from Less than Zero Darwin from X-Men First Class Havok from X-Men Apocalypse Doc Holiday from Tombstone Boromir from Lord of the Rings FOTR And the quasi deaths of Alex Murphy from Robocop (still sad). The X-Men from X-Men Days of Future Past. All in all a good list. Goose, Yondu, and Logan still impact me today.

Boys N The Hood ... in Ricky Baker situation... there were many many Ricky Bakers. Who died tragically.. they were honestly good young men.. who just wanted to get a good education and just do the right thing.. but the world didn't see all young black men good just because of their skin color and the neighborhood they grew up in.. it's sad and John Singleton brought this movie to life. Coming from L.A. to go to college for filmmaking and telling his stories on the big scene.... Rest Well John Singleton... thank you for your stories in a real light of urban living ...

Now what's missing is a Top 100 version of this list.

Ewan McGregor’s crying over Satine’s death in Moulin Rouge is one of the only times characters were crying over another character’s death as much as I was watching it. His acting in that scene was so good and so heartbreaking.

Shelby’ death in Steel Magnolias always makes me cry.

I'm happy to see that Jack's death from Titanic made this list, when it comes to that scene it's impossible to not cry.

Judy Traherne (played by Bette Davis) in "Dark Victory" will always be the saddest on-screen death, and it's not even close.

RIP to 2 great actors

Never ending story messed me up as a kid haha that horse is burned into my brain still.

How can you leave out Spock in Star Trek 2: wrath of khan ?? The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one. His sacrifice was such a deep blow to every fan

You should do a top 20 saddest TV shows deaths, maybe I'm the scifi genre. I can think of quite a few.

Well thats ruined my Sunday morning. I predicted Brookes and Coffey would be on the list. Unconventional honourable mention: Vasquez and Gorman in Aliens.

the death of John Coffey in The Green Mile always makes me cry. in Titanic there was plenty of room on the door for Jack. why wasn't the character Ruth from Fried Green Tomatoes not on this list? her death was tragic as well.

When Satine is only #19, you know this list is about to get reeeeeally sad! 😭

You missed Capt. Miller in Saving Private Ryan, who tells Ryan as he (Miller) is dying with the war raging all around them: "Earn this." There were too many deaths in that film to just pick out Miller, though. It was a heartbreaking film.

The death of Thomas J. in My Girl gets me everytime. I watch the funeral scene and I immediately start sobbing.

I’m surprised Aunt May’s death isn’t included in this video, that shit traumatised me

Fruitvale Station has one of the most tragic and upsetting deaths in it, all the more so because it actually happened

I cried my heart out during The Green Mile...One of the best movies I've ever seen (and one of the best books I've ever read as well)

I know people didn’t like the movie, but leias from the rise of skywalker was such a sad moment, I still tear up everytime I watch it.

Am I the only one crying while watching this video?

I cryed for Thorin and Boromir, you forgot them!