Movies with the main characters dead in the beginning

bwee · 09-05-2005, 09:57 PM

Not like the Sixth Sense, but more like... Sunset Boulevard, I think. Any other ones like this, where the main characters are dead to begin with and through a series of flashbacks it tells how they got there?

TwoBitHack · 09-05-2005, 10:02 PM

Citizen Kane

Austen · 09-05-2005, 10:12 PM

Drowning Mona? Not a film I would suggest, but doesn't it start out with Mona's death?

TwoBitHack · 09-05-2005, 10:19 PM

A case could be made for POINT BLANK.

vmf · 09-05-2005, 10:47 PM

Wasn't Spacey dead at the beginning of American Beauty? How about DOA?

Biohazard · 09-06-2005, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by vmf

Wasn't Spacey dead at the beginning of American Beauty?

The voice-over is of the dead character, but the person we see in the movie is very much alive. You only get half credit for that answer.

TwoBitHack · 09-06-2005, 08:03 AM

In DOA, Edmond O'Brien's character is still very much alive.

However, he is fatally poisoned and uses his last minutes to report his own murder and recount the circumstances leading up to it.

Simply a brilliant opening and premise.

vmf · 09-06-2005, 09:16 AM

How about Courage under Fire?

P.S. I still say Spacey's character is dead at the absolute beginning of American Beauty and it's all flashback from there.

Ukdecay · 09-06-2005, 09:17 AM

Chris Eccleston is already dead in the opening shot of Shallow Grave.

jellyjilly · 09-07-2005, 10:17 AM

The Constant Gardener comes pretty close. Wifey is dead on page one of the novel, and within the first few mins of the movie.

Laura is another, trickier example.

09-05-2005, 09:57 PM	#1
bwee New User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4	Movies with the main characters dead in the beginning Not like the Sixth Sense, but more like... Sunset Boulevard, I think. Any other ones like this, where the main characters are dead to begin with and through a series of flashbacks it tells how they got there?

09-05-2005, 10:02 PM	#2
TwoBitHack Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,705	Re: Movies with the main characters dead in the beginning Citizen Kane

09-05-2005, 10:12 PM	#3
Austen User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Seattle. Posts: 95	Re: Movies with the main characters dead in the beginning Drowning Mona? Not a film I would suggest, but doesn't it start out with Mona's death? __________________

09-05-2005, 10:19 PM	#4
TwoBitHack Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,705	Re: Movies with the main characters dead in the beginning A case could be made for POINT BLANK.

09-05-2005, 10:47 PM	#5
vmf Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,517	Re: Movies with the main characters dead in the beginning Wasn't Spacey dead at the beginning of American Beauty? How about DOA?

09-06-2005, 08:03 AM	#7
TwoBitHack Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,705	Re: Movies with the main characters dead in the beginning In DOA, Edmond O'Brien's character is still very much alive. However, he is fatally poisoned and uses his last minutes to report his own murder and recount the circumstances leading up to it. Simply a brilliant opening and premise.

09-06-2005, 09:16 AM	#8
vmf Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,517	Re: Movies with the main characters dead in the beginning How about Courage under Fire? P.S. I still say Spacey's character is dead at the absolute beginning of American Beauty and it's all flashback from there.

09-06-2005, 09:17 AM	#9
Ukdecay New User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Uk Posts: 14	Re: Movies with the main characters dead in the beginning Chris Eccleston is already dead in the opening shot of Shallow Grave.

09-07-2005, 10:17 AM	#10
jellyjilly User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 86	Re: Movies with the main characters dead in the beginning The Constant Gardener comes pretty close. Wifey is dead on page one of the novel, and within the first few mins of the movie. Laura is another, trickier example.

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