If a movie is well-written and characters are well-drawn, losing them can feel like a horrible shock to the system. But when they come out of nowhere, they can leave you feeling shaken to the core.
That’s exactly the case with these 15 cinematic losses. Brace yourself for some possibly devastating movie memories.
#15. Wash (Serenity)
Image Credit: Universal Pictures
This was so unexpected and just so…unnecessary. Still not over it.
#14. Vincent Vega (Pulp Fiction)
Image Credit: Miramax
It was unexpected because of the film’s timeline, and genuinely caught most viewers off guard.
#13. Donna Sheridan (Mamma Mia 2)
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Come on, no way we saw this coming!
#12. Bambi’s Mother (Bambi)
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And oldie but goodie – er, baddie.
#11. John Coffey (The Green Mile)
Image Credit: WarnerBros.
This one had me sobbing all the way home from the theater and for awhile afterward.
#10. Leslie Burke (Bridge to Terabithia)
Image Credit: Disney
This pretty much traumatized an entire generation of kids who then refused to go near tire swings.
#9. Ellie Fredrickson (Up)
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You know you bawled your eyes out. Don’t lie.
#8. Bill Murray (Zombieland)
Image Credit: Columbia Pictures
This was more funny than tragic, but it did catch me off guard.
#7. Billy Costigan (The Departed)
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Sure, like, everyone died, but he was alive when he got in the elevator and dead by the time the doors opened again!
#6. Bruno (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas)
Image Credit: Miramax
Just devastating.
#5. Tadashi Hamada (Big Hero 6)
Image Credit: Disney
This was so not cool.
#4. Neil Perry (Dead Poet’s Society)
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It was as unexpected as it was heart-wrenching and unnecessary.
#3. Goose (Top Gun)
Image Credit: Paramount Pictures
This stunned me. So. Many. Tears.
#2. Emma Morley (One Day)
Image Credit: Focus Features
I think I shouted ‘WHAT’ at the television.
#1. Luke Glanton (The Place Beyond the Pines)
Image Credit: Focus Features
There’s always something jarring about losing the character you’re rooting for in the first act.
Brb crying.
