From John Coffey in The Green Mile to Marley in Marley & Me to Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain – Ten Famous Movie Deaths

With all the major twists and turns, TV shows sure do like playing with our emotions. But some take it too far and break our hearts by killing off a central character –just when you've gotten invested in them. Remember when you broke down in tears when your favourite character fell to their death, slipped into a black hole, or got stubbed by their evil clone?

Well, it might be a thrill to watch a villain pay for their bad deeds at the end of a movie, but movie deaths aren't just reserved for the bad guys. Heroes can provide a memorable exit as well. Throughout cinematic history, there have been several fictional deaths that have left a mark on audiences. Below are a few of them, but be fair warned: spoilers await you....

John Coffey - The Green Mile

This movie features an inmate by the name John Coffey, who's accused of raping and killing two girls. Coffey seems to possess a supernatural gift and his honesty, kindness, and compassion for others make Paul (a guard on death row) question if he's truly guilty.

Unfortunately, Paul is forced to order Coffey's death. The heart-wrenching scene comes during his execution, where even the guards are seen crying due to what they're being forced to do. We learn of Coffey's innocence and, the cruel and unfair nature of his death is hard to shake off even after the movie ends.

Tony Montana – Scarface

Tony Montana, a Cuban immigrant-turned drug lord, meets his death when he refuses to assassinate a journalist and his family on behalf of kingpin Alejandro Sosa. Cornered in his mansion but defiant to the end, he comes out guns blazing.

Tony gets shot many times before a shot in the back sends him plunging into his fountain. Tony's death in Scarface has proved to be one of the craziest shootout scenes in cinema history –at least he went out with a bang.

Marley - Marley & Me

It's easy to empathise when people die in films. Sometimes humans do bad things, leading us to believe they deserve tragic endings. Animals, on the other hand, are nearly always innocent and don't deserve nasty fates. In this film, Marley gets old, tired, and develops a condition that renders him unable to do things that dogs love doing.

The owners decide to put the poor dog to sleep. As sad as it may be, dogs don't live as long as we do. This death hits so hard because it's an experience every pet owner can eventually relate to.

Mufasa - The Lion King

This movie is an emotional roller coaster that teaches about the animal food chain. One of the most memorable things about this animated classic is the heartbreaking death of Mufasa.

Mufasa dies while trying to save his son Simba from a stampede of wildebeest –an evil plot by his brother Scar to overthrow him as king. Seeing Simba cradle his father's corpse can bring anyone to tears. Mufasa's death touches on many children's greatest fear, which is losing a parent and a protector.

Jack Dawson – Titanic

When it comes to epic love stories ever told on the screen, Titanic is often the first to come to mind. The movie follows a young couple who find love aboard the infamous cruise ship.

As the boat begins to sink, Rose is able to safeguard herself on top of a wardrobe door. Unfortunately, Jack can't fit on it and ends up freezing to death by her side. The audience couldn't hold their tears as they watched Jack die. Some still hold a grudge over the fact that there was enough room to fit both of them.

Kong - King Kong

Kong is cinema's most favourite giant primate. When he's captured and taken to New York, he manages to break free and climbs with Ann on top of the Empire State Building. There, he tries to fight off as biplanes shoot at him.

They eventually overwhelm him and Kong's lifeless body falls to the streets below. This scene is always emotional, making it one of the most famous movie endings of all time. Any animal death is just as bad, if not worse, as human life.

Russell Franklin - Deep Blue Sea

The film features a team of scientists searching for the cure of Alzheimer's disease by conducting tests on a group of sharks. When the sharks break loose, Russell Franklin (Samuel L. Jackson) tries to rally the survivors with a dramatic speech.

But a shark jumps out of the water and bites him halfway through his speech. Jackson is usually the biggest name in a film, so to see him get killed off so early came as a real shock.

Thomas J. - My Girl

This is probably the most unexpected deaths in cinema history. Tragedy occurs when Thomas J returns to the wood to find Vada's lost mood ring. Unfortunately, several bees sting him and he ends up dying because he's incredibly allergic to bee stings.

Vada has a difficult time adjusting, especially since she's still dealing with the loss of her mother. The open casket scene is emotionally difficult to watch as Vada ends up yelling at other mourners for not bothering to put Thomas' glasses on. The death of a young child is always hard to take.

Ned Stark - Game of Thrones

It seems like more characters in this film are dead than alive. Game of Thrones is filled with several death scenes that will break your heart, but the one that first shocked viewers was the sudden de-headification of Ned Stark. Although his death happened just a few episodes in, he'd been the main character up until then and the show's moral centre.

Fans got to learn a valuable lesson that any character in this film, regardless of how important they may seem to the storyline, can be killed off.

Jack Twist - Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain is one of the most wildly controversial love stories in cinema history. The film is a love story between two cowboys and the struggles they face in a place and time when these kinds of feelings could get you killed. In the movie, Ennis finds out through a postcard that Jack (his friend and lover) was killed when a tire he was changing exploded.

Ennis is, however, seen visualising Jack's murder as a hate crime –where a man is violently beaten to death due to his sexual preferences. Watching this brings out a lot of emotions as it portrays real-life violence that a lot of people face due to prejudice.

Whilst mourning the death of a movie character can be emotional, the loss of a close relative or loved one can be very distressing. If you dealing with bereavement you can read the article from UK Care Guide on the 21 steps to take when someone passes away.

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