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20 Movies Where the Bad Guys Win: Vulture

You know the story: A hero journeys into a strange land, discovers a strange new item, uses it to defeat a villain, then returns home victorious. But what if the hero didn't win, and instead was crushed by the evil forces arrayed against him? Then you'd have a film worth celebrating in the list below. First, some caveats. Slasher films were out entirely, since there the villain almost always wins. So were films where an anti-hero wins (Hannibal) and films where the bad guys are defeated by other, bigger bad guys (Cabin in the Woods). We also tried to avoid films where the bad guy merely doesn't lose, or where a seemingly good guy reveals himself as the villain at the last minute. In other words, we wanted movies where the hero and the villain squared off with battle lines clearly drawn, and the hero took the L anyway. Suffice it to say, this list includes major spoilers.
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
2
Alien: Covenant (2017)
Alien: Covenant (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
3
The Vanishing (1988)
The Vanishing (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
5
Basic Instinct (1992)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
6
Arlington Road (1999)
Arlington Road (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
7
No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
8
Body Heat (1981)
Body Heat (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
9
The Wicker Man (2006)
The Wicker Man (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   15%
10
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
11
The Omen (1976)
The Omen (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
12
Se7en (1995)
Se7en (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
13
Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
14
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
15
Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
16
Fallen (1998)
Fallen (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   40%
17
Funny Games (1997)
Funny Games (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
18
Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
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Creep (2014)
Creep (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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The Neon Demon (2016)
The Neon Demon (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
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