I love films in which people destroy themselves. It warms my cold little black heart. But seriously there is something very interesting in seeing a car wreck life slowly unravel. Yes, I'm a rubber necker and I enjoy the spectacle of people self destructing from my armchair. Whether it is through drugs, booze, gambling, sex or merely through a quirk in one's nature or life circumstances, self destruction is compelling. Self destruction in the movies allows us to vicariously live out that path of existence. Our sympathies are usually with the self destructive characters because they are portrayed as victims - a victim of drugs, booze or their own stubborn nature. Self destruction can also be glorified in films with the underlying maxim - "It is better to burn out rather than fade away". But on the whole, film makers - the serious ones - do a good job of portraying the horror of self destruction and its inevitable consequences as seen in the films below.