Cinephiles Are Discussing Movies Where The Good Guy Loses In The End

I love when a movie deviates from the basic plot structures. Especially when the ending isn’t wrapped up with a little bow. Good guy wins…roll credits.

There are a lot of really fantastic movies where the good guy doesn’t win in the end. In fact, there are a lot where no one wins at all. Just like real life!

Reddit user u/un-original420420420 posed the question, “What are some of the best movies where the good guy doesn’t win in the end.”

While there is some discussion below about the movies in this thread, here is a list of the ones mention. Did they miss any?

The Departed

Empire Strikes Back

Cool Hand Luke

No Country For Old Men

Se7en

Unforgiven

The Green Mile

Pan’s Labyrinth

Carlito’s Way

12 Monkeys

The Mist

The Thing

Oldboy

Cabin in the Woods

Arlington Road

Here is what movie fans had to say about these movies:

Cool Hand Luke

The Green Mile

Pan’s Labyrinth

The Departed

No Country For Old Men

Oldboy

Arlington Road

Se7en

Unforgiven

Chinatown

A Bridge Too Far

Fallen

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

Man On Fire

The Mist

Empire Strikes Back

Big Lebowski

The Thing

The Cabin In The Woods

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