History AnyoneCanDie / Film

* ''Film/TheProfessional / Léon''. Practically everyone except Mathilda is dead by the end: TheHero, the BigBad, most of the Big Bad's goons and the entirety of Mathilda's family.

** And then ''Wesker'' died at the end of ''[[Film/ResidentEvilAfterlife Afterlife]]''. [[UnexplainedRecovery He got better somehow]], but still. He's finally put down for good in ''[[Film/ResidentEvilTheFinalChapter The Final Chapter]]''

** And then ''Wesker'' died at the end of ''[[Film/ResidentEvilAfterlife Afterlife]]''. [[UnexplainedRecovery He got better somehow]], but still.

* The ''Film/FinalDestination'' movies. NOBODY EVER LIVES! Clear Rivers survives the first one but is killed in a gas explosion near the end of the second one. Kimberly Corman and Thomas Burke survive the second one and are revealed to have died by falling into a woodchipper at the end of the third film. The franchise has a 0 survivor rate.

* Australian movie ''Film/{{Boytown}}'' has '''all''' the main characters die in a plane crash towards the end.

* Australian movie ''Boy Town'' has '''all''' the main characters die in a plane crash towards the end.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Nine}}''. Just... damn.
** Just to put it into context, out of the fifteen or so named characters, only ''four'' (the number, [[CuteMute not]] [[SinglemindedTwins the]] [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace character]]) survive.
*** This movie, by the way, was put in the "Kids and Family" category. If the children aren't traumatized by the doll/spider/snake (Seamstress), they'll be depressed by all the cute dying ragdolls.
* ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'': no character was safe - even Anton Chigurh. And the movie lets you know it.

** ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'': While it doesn't feature a ton of main character deaths - the TNG cast comes out intact - the universe does lose the recurring villains Lursa and B'etor, and oh, by the way, ''[[YouShouldKnowThisAlready James T. Kirk.]]''

* ''Film/CloudAtlas'': And thanks to the [[ActingForTwo shared cast]], some of them arguably die ''multiple'' times.

* In most slasher movies, it's not "anyone can die", it's "(mostly) everyone WILL die"

* The majority of people who saw ''Disney/TheLionKing'' for the first time probably didn't expect Scar to succeed at killing Mufasa so easily.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Nine}} 9]]''. Just... damn.

* Only two of the eponymous bodyguards gathered to protect Sun Yat Sen in ''Bodyguards and Assassins'' are still alive by the time that he leaves Hong Kong (roughly two hours after arriving).

*** In fact the original script DID have the alien kill Ripley, then do the log entry in her voice. The producers nixed this idea, a case of Executive Meddling [[TropesAreNotBad done right]].

* ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' has a massive body count to it, with several characters dying over the course of the film. In order: Thanos kills Heimdall and then Loki, Gamora is thrown to her death by Thanos to procure the Soul Stone, Thanos rips the Mind Stone out of Vision's head and kills him, then finally, Thanos uses the power of all six Infinity Stones to exterminate half of all life in the universe. Among those lost when Thanos's plan comes to fruition are the Winter Soldier, Black Panther, Scarlet Witch, Falcon, Groot, Mantis, Drax, Star-Lord, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Maria Hill, and Nick Fury. Among the casualties of the Snap retroactively confirmed in later movies or by the directors are Hope van Dyne/Wasp, Hank Pym, Janet van Dyne (these three in the mid-credits scene of ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp''), Betty Ross, Lady Sif, Laura Barton and her three children, Sharon Carter, Erik Selvig, Shuri, May Parker, Ned Leeds, Michelle Jones, Flash Thompson, Betty Brant, Jason Ionello, and the "Galaga Guy" from ''Film/TheAvengers''.

* ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' has a massive body count to it, with several characters dying over the course of the film. In order: Thanos kills Heimdall and then Loki, Gamora is thrown to her death by Thanos to procure the Soul Stone, Thanos rips the Mind Stone out of Vision's head and kills him, then finally, Thanos uses the power of all six Infinity Stones to exterminate half of all life in the universe. Among those lost when Thanos's plan comes to fruition are the Winter Soldier, Black Panther, Scarlet Witch, Falcon, Groot, Mantis, Drax, Star-Lord, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Maria Hill, and Nick Fury.

** Between those two movies came the LighterAndSofter ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp''. And yes, the movie itself lives up to its BreatherEpisode appearance. Then the post-credits scenes roll, and the effects of the Gauntlet take out Hank Pym, Janet van Dyne, and Hope van Dyne/Wasp. Scott Lang/Ant-Man himself lives, but given [[TrappedInAnotherWorld his circumstances]], that's not much better.

* ''Film/ShinGodzilla'' isn't shy about its nature of being DarkerAndEdgier than normal for usual ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' fare, featuring the an aversion of InfantImmortality as a family is shown dying when Godzilla first comes on land, and the Prime Minister and most of the Cabinet die when Godzilla unleashes his Atomic Breath on Tokyo following being injured by bunker busters.

* ''Film/{{Volhynia}}''. No one can feel safe, InfantImmortality does not apply, and everyone, regardless of age and gender, can die in a very brutal way. ForegoneConclusion given the [[UsefulNotes/VolhynianSlaughter historical events]] it was based on.

* The Hong Kong Kung Fu flick ''Film/DuelToTheDeath'' is a film about a duel between the best swordsmen in China and Japan for bragging rights between the two nations. By the end everyone is dead except for the two leads, (well, aside from one character who has undergone a BreakTheHaughty experience and possibly [[FreakOut gone insane]] as a result) and both of ''them'' are dying from wounds suffered in the duel as the credits roll.

* ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' doesn't have as many deaths as ''Infinity War'', but it's made clear beyond all doubt that the few characters that do die have no chance whatsoever of being resurrected.

** The next film in the franchise is the LighterAndSofter ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp''. And yes, the movie itself lives up to its BreatherEpisode appearance. Then the post-credits scenes roll, and the effects of the Gauntlet take out Hank Pym, Janet van Dyne, and Hope van Dyne/Wasp. Scott Lang/Ant-Man himself lives, but given [[TrappedInAnotherWorld his circumstances]], that may not be much better.

* ''Franchise/{{Saw}}''. Seven movies in total, and the only recurring character to survive to the end of it all is Lawrence Gordon, who only appeared in the [[Film/SawI first]] and [[Film/Saw3D last]] ones.
** [[spoiler: Hoffman]] is technically alive at the end of the last film. He is the only character in the entire series to appear in more than two movies and survive. [[spoiler: And even then, he's locked in the bathroom from the first film with no hope of escape, with the implication being that he's going to die soon.]]

* ''Franchise/{{Scream}}''. Any character regardless of the actor in the role can (and does) die in the first ten minutes. This is also referenced in ''Scream 3'' by resident horror movie buff Randy: In the third movie all bets are off and anyone can die. True to form the film proves this by killing off Cotton Weary, a major character from the first two, right off the bat.

* Creator/DarioArgento's films seem to be rather fond of this, killing most of the main cast and rarely ever having a survival count higher than 2. The most egregious example of this being ''Film/{{Suspiria}}'', where once the main heroine kills the head witch (Suspirorum, the Mother of Size), the building starts to collapse, and the moment she leaves, it bursts into flames, supposedly killing every single person within the building except for the main heroine (thankfully, the students were watching a play in the theatre, so they weren't there).

** ''Film/{{Alien 3}}''. The survivors of the previous film, after fighting through all of ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' and surviving, all die right in the beginning, except for Ripley. The prisoners are all killed one by one, with a lot of them completely unexpected. Clemens, the only sympathetic and interesting character in the film is among them. Ripley herself even dies at the end.

** ''Film/StarTrek'' (2009): [[EarthShatteringKaboom The planet Vulcan]], including Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson, who may be a more appropriate example for this page. Especially shocking due to the finger it gave to StatusQuoIsGod: you thought it would be your standard {{Prequel}} and then they go and do ''that.''

* ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' has a massive body count to it, with several characters dying over the course of the film. In order: Thanos kills Loki and has Heimdall killed, Gamora is thrown to her death by Thanos to procure the Soul Stone, Thanos rips the Mind Stone out of Vision's head and kills him, then finally, Thanos uses the power of all six Infinity Stones to exterminate half of all life in the universe. Among those lost when Thanos's plan comes to fruition are the Winter Soldier, Black Panther, Scarlet Witch, Falcon, Groot, Mantis, Drax, Star-Lord, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Maria Hill, and Nick Fury.

* By the time the credits roll on ''Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes'', only five characters with names and personalities are left in Caesar's tribe of apes are left, Maurice, Rocket, Bad Ape, Nova, and Cornelius. Everyone else is dead, including [[TheHeroDies Caesar]].

* ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' has a massive body count to it, with several characters dying over the course of the film. In order: Thanos kills Loki and has Heimdell killed, Gamora is thrown to her death by Thanos to procure the Soul Stone, Thanos rips the Mind Stone out of Vision's head and kills him, then finally, Thanos uses the power of all six Infinity Stones to exterminate half of all life in the universe. Among those lost when Thanos's plan comes to fruition are the Winter Soldier, Black Panther, Scarlet Witch, all of the Guardians of the Galaxy save for Rocket and Nebula, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Maria Hill, and Nick Fury.

* By the time the credits roll on ''Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes'', only five characters with names and personalities are left in Caesar's tribe of apes are left, Maurice, Rocket, Bad Ape, Nova, and Cornelius. Everyone else is dead, including [[TheHeroDies Caesar]].