Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Scenes where characters sacrifice themselves for another character, i.e. by staying behind to keep the monsters off or jumping in the line of fire to protect another character. These are often times incredibly sad and for people with anxiety, or people who has had a close one die from a similar scenario, this can be extremely hard to watch.
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Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
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howdywrites
Technically yes, a line cook does
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
123
No
25
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cetacn
episode two: [ spoiler ] tess sacrifices herself in order to save joel and ellie. she sets fire to the capitol building to eliminate the infected. she is inside when this happens. it happens at around 50:00.
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
108
No
2
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KamiSteele
There is a scene where two elderly folks ritualistically jump off a cliff, with one not dying on impact and needing to be euthanized with a mallet. The context is that, past a certain age, traditionally villagers opt to die for religious reasons. There's a later scene with two villagers volunteering to be ritualistically sacrificed via immolation as part of their culture's traditions, but later shots imply they regretted their decision before death.
Movie Report
Yes
103
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0
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
93
No
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Anonymous
they don't die, but wednesday is shot with an arrow to protect someone
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
77
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5
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KARINdipity
[SPOILERS]
I saw the ending as the main character sacrificing herself so she doesn’t hurt another character
I saw the ending as the main character sacrificing herself so she doesn’t hurt another character
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
70
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biirthdaybread
It's debated whether it was suicide or a sacrifice
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
62
No
5
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
58
No
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3
Mike attempts to sacrifice himself to save Dustin but is saved
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
56
No
10
5
Vitya
S6
E6
This is Supernatural, someone always sacrifices themself
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
53
No
17
2
tinyturtle
It appears as if Jake is going to sacrifice himself, but he is interrupted
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
47
No
0
5
Kiki_the_cat
The main character sacrifices themselves to safe the city
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
44
No
0
5
JustJessee
The woman who sacrifices herself is not shown dying, it is implied.
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
42
No
5
11
Everyman
SPOILERS: One character asks another to set fire to an artifact which they believe will save the family. The second character refuses, and the first burns the artifact, inadvertently killing the other.
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
41
No
16
2
Anonymous
a character who is already terminally bit allows himself to be eaten alive to buy another character time
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
40
No
0
3
MaskedCorvid
S3
E3
There's only one time where a character sacrifices themself and dies, Season 3 episode 1
There's also several scenes where a character tries to sacrifice themselves: the last 2 episodes of season 1, Season 2 Episode 7, Season 2 episode 19, and Season 2 episode 21.
There's also several scenes where a character tries to sacrifice themselves: the last 2 episodes of season 1, Season 2 Episode 7, Season 2 episode 19, and Season 2 episode 21.
Video Game Report
Yes
38
No
0
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fadedecho
ranboo in hitting on sixteen, tommy in his finale streams
Movie • 2001 Report
Yes
38
No
0
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Pantalones
There are two separate instances of self-sacrifice.
The first is Harry's parents dying to protect him from Voldemort.
The second is during a life-sized game of chess, a character sacrifices himself so his friends can win the game. He is knocked out but not killed.
The first is Harry's parents dying to protect him from Voldemort.
The second is during a life-sized game of chess, a character sacrifices himself so his friends can win the game. He is knocked out but not killed.
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
37
No
8
5
bonkersbinch
They don't die, but they offer themselves up to a character to take out her frustration and is beaten to a pulp
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
37
No
2
3
NepetaLeijon
In the season 1 finale
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
37
No
6
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malovela
Not completely. Two persons try to rescue someone else, knowing that they're risking their own life to a greater or lesser extent: one of them by going back into a terrifying and dangerous place after escaping; the other by helping someone to escape, thus slowing themselves down somewhat. Neither dies as a direct result of their semi-sacrifice.
Movie • 1997 Report
Yes
37
No
3
1
saste12
In a way, yes. Some characters choose to embrace death and just drown rather than try to get on the life boats.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
37
No
0
6
During a flashback, Uncle Aaron sacrifices himself for Miles after he spares him. In addition it’s also implied that in the final sequences of the movie, Jefferson died protecting his family in an alternate universe.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
36
No
35
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icallitjustice
Actually, yes. The young boy clearly throws himself at both his mum and his older sister to save his younger sister, which consequentially leads to him being killed instead of the little sister.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
36
No
5
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TBN1994
I’d classify it as no. All the deaths are violent and not voluntary, at best some characters resign themselves to their fate rather than sacrifice
Podcast Report
Yes
35
No
0
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Kriz
Multiple characters sacrifices themselves or others, as well as the topic offhandedly mentioned throughout the story
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
34
No
0
2
howdywrites
SPOILER: one of the dads does
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
33
No
3
2
Invalidbeast
Multiple times
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
33
No
1
4
cjamie71
in one of the early seasons, a character sacrifices himself to save someone else from being hit by a bus
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
33
No
2