# Quality Movies In Which \*Nobody\* Dies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2004, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340 "2004-05-03T20:48:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/21 "2004-05-03T22:05:07Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > _This Is Spinal Tap_ I have one word for you: Drummers. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/22 "2004-05-03T22:07:24Z")
_Star Trek IV._ The only time a phaser is even used is when Kirk melts the lock on a door. There is no gunplay, nobody gets shot, and although Chekov is injured, he is fixed up as good as new. ---
**Author:** ![Saturnine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Saturnine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturnine)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/23 "2004-05-03T22:22:24Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > Failing that, try _Grave of the Fireflies_ or _Barefoot Gen_. A couple of animated family movies from Japan. Trust me. \>;D Oh yeah, no one dies in _those_ movies. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/24 "2004-05-03T22:37:39Z")
I don’t recall any death in _Shakespeare in Love_. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/25 "2004-05-03T23:12:34Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > “Night of the Living Dead” or “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” > > C’mon…the kid has to learn sometime. Better to rip the bandage off quick than to try to remove it slowly. 😃 > > How about “The Producers” or “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum?” Been too long since I’ve seen _The Producers_ so I don’t remember that, but in _Forum_ Hero at one point decides to commit suicide by going to the nearby gladiator school and joining a slave coffle being used for practice. The half-dozen or so in the line before him are dispatched before Pseudolus can pull him from the line. Also, the OP didn’t specify anything objectionable but death, but there’s all the, um, merchandise next door. _Senex:_ Disgraceful, all that revolting flesh. Just next door… DD ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/26 "2004-05-03T23:27:06Z")
Yep…I forgot the gladiator training. :smack: _Everybody ought to have a maid…"_ ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/27 "2004-05-03T23:30:26Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > This Is Spinal Tap I’m not sure about that. There was frequent mentions of their drummers dying, including the one who drowned on somebody elses vomit. I believe that during the end credits, their current drummer dies as well. ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/28 "2004-05-03T23:40:11Z")
_The Karate Kid_, though I believe there is some mention of the father dying recently (prompting the move to Reseda). The OP might get better suggestions if we knew Sheldon’s age… ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/29 "2004-05-03T23:44:36Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > > [@Crayons](#): > > > > Does anybody die in Shine? > > The last scene has David and Gillian at David’s father’s grave; he expresses his regrets. No problem then. You just have to hit the “STOP” button and say “Ta-dah! The end.” ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/30 "2004-05-03T23:47:22Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > I believe that during the end credits, their current drummer dies as well. You’re right–I forgot about the “current” drummer flaming out. I wasn’t counting the previous drummers because they’re already dead when the timeline of the movie starts. Of course, if we’re excluding any movies with references to those who died in the past, the list would be much shorter. > [@cmkeller](#): > > I don’t recall any death in Shakespeare in Love Christopher Marlowe (Rupert Everett) is killed and his death is announced at the R&J rehearsal. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/31 "2004-05-03T23:53:42Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > I don’t recall any death in _Shakespeare in Love_. Marlowe. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/32 "2004-05-03T23:57:00Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > I don’t recall any death in _Shakespeare in Love_. Except for the news of Christophe Marlowe’s murder, if you think that counts. In _A Bug’s Life_, we not only witness Hopper’s death, we witness it from his point of view. I don’t think anybody dies in _Bringing Up Baby_, speaking of screwball romps. I believe everyone survives _Young Frankenstein_, unless you consider the source of the body parts as exposure to death. Hmmm. this _is_ difficult. Try these: \*When Harry met Sally Look Who’s Talking Nine Months\* (I know. But my wife and I liked it) _Junior_ ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/33 "2004-05-03T23:57:03Z")
_12 Angry Men_ No one dies in the film (though there’s a murder some time before; it’s ranked #21 in the IMDB top 250. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/34 "2004-05-04T00:00:49Z")
_When Night is Falling_. Good movie. No one dies. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/35 "2004-05-04T00:25:07Z")
_Lost In Translation._ ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/36 "2004-05-04T00:35:44Z")
_Modern Times_ _Big_ - it’s been a few years since I’ve seen it, I’m not positive but I can’t recall any deaths. _Ghostbusters_ - I’m pretty sure nobody actually dies in it. _E.T._ - again, it’s been a while but I can’t recall any deaths? _About a Boy_ - Again, I don’t recall any deaths. _Sense and Sensibility_ - it deals with death at the beginning but nobody actually dies in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/37 "2004-05-04T00:37:43Z")
**Almost Famous**. The only death you see in that one is the death of innocence. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/38 "2004-05-04T00:45:14Z")
48 Hours? ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/39 "2004-05-04T00:57:35Z")
> [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > _When Night is Falling_. Good movie. No one dies. _Great_ movie, no one dies. Not even the dog. It does have a bunch of on-screen lesbian sex, though. (Not that I’m complaining.) Depending on how little Sheldon was “sheltered,” this may or may not be a problem. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Long\_Road](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340/40 "2004-05-04T01:20:55Z")
I can think of plenty of good quality, delightfully entertaining movies in which no one dies. Of course, these are all porn flicks but they have zero deaths in them. A couple even promote education by taking place in classrooms. One in particular has a student being quizzed by her teacher and “corrected” when she gives a wrong answer. I bet she won’t make the same mistake twice! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-movies-in-which-nobody-dies/243340.md?page=3)