# Movies where there are no good guys

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**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [April 3, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-there-are-no-good-guys/939349 "2021-04-03T21:41:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-there-are-no-good-guys/939349/58 "2021-04-04T18:47:38Z")

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We kinda did this a couple weeks ago.

> [@Good movies with bad protagonists (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-movies-with-bad-protagonists-open-spoilers/938357):
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> The thread about The Searchers and Red River has me thinking about good movies with bad protagonists. Bad as in bad people, not badly acted or written. Most stories have main characters you can root for, even if they have flaws. But the main characters in some movies are deliberately awful. Some of these stories have hints of redemption at the end (The Searchers is like this), but occasionally there’s one where the protagonist remains horrible throughout. One such movie is In the Company of Men.…

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