Movies in which the villian wins?

[Shadi Badi]

Planet of the Apes ( 1968 )

 

[imported_mommy_of_2]

I was going to say Law abiding Citizen but TBH I'm not entirely sure who was the good guy although I felt for Butlers character he did verge on being a bad guy as well.

Foxx's character was at the start one of the bad guys but you kinda ended up feeling for him.

 

[reneerox]

Friday the 13th (1980)

 

[Fasana]

You could argue the same for all 3 of the Star Wars prequels

TFM - Palpatine gets elected to chancellor (which was his goal from the start)
AOFC - Palpatine starts the war and has his army. Anakin is already on the turn to the dark side.

 

[alex_piano1994]

300
Rawhead Rex
Valkyrie

 

[Sarah Cliff]

The only won that comes to mind is The Last Seduction. I think it's Linda Fiorentino best film.

 

[crf250r rider]

Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith - All of Palpatines planning comes to fruition with him taking over the galaxy as Emperor and wiping out almost all of the Jedi

Both versions of the Wicker Man - You can only think of the what if's when you see Howie in the original and Malus in the laughable remake being burnt to a crisp

Cloverfield - Nobody actually saw the creature dying and the people doing the filming were all wiped out during the course of the film

Blair Witch Project - Nobody survived, end of

Night of the Living Dead (original) - Nobody survived

 

[Ebony(anywhoo?)]

"Manchester United: Beyond the Promised Land"

They win the European Cup, the Premiership and the FA Cup.

Sickening.

 

[discoboyzero]

Thats what I was about to say.
One of the few films that I didn't find the good guy highly iritating as well, very frustrating.
Great film though!

 

[reidme422]

A Clockwork Orange.

 

[uncleiniraq]

Good Thread this... My immediate answer is Carlitos Way. Carlito was always trying to be a good guy...

 

[Enoch C]

Great thread surprised no one has said Switchblade romance yet awesome film once you get your head round that ending

Arlington Road has to be my fav one though Jaw dropper of a climax

 

[cornnuts]

a LOT of people have said the film Arlington Road, so I am definately going to give this a try.

Thanks for all the great answers guys

 

[juicyfruit]

Does anyone else actually prefer a movie where the villain wins?

It's unpredictable and usually makes for a better ending imo.

 

[krazy4twilight31]

villians often win in "loner versus the state" films, as in life

Stuff like "Blow Out" maybe - and the trouble is, they leave a sour taste, because its not the right result

 

[fcjgfckgc]

Arlington Road for me too great film.

 

[Kaede]

Not quite .

As the title suggests, it's BEYOND the Promised Land, and it's actually an account of their 1999/2000 season, to see how they cope the year after winning it all.

So no European Cup or FA Cup at the end!

 

[Alissa P]

Swordfish