12 Horrific Movie Animal Deaths You Haven't Recovered From

10. The Lion King - Mufasa

Mufasa's death hit everyone hard and many still haven't recovered from watching his poor lifeless body lay crumpled on the ground when you thought he was just having a tactical nap. Because you know, running is tiring. And then there was Simba, not understanding what was going on and melting every single heart in the audience. Of course, it was obviously his fault in the first place because Mufasa told him not to play there but did he listen? Of course not, and he basically ended up responsible for his father's dramatic death. Well, not entirely, as he didn't push him off that cliff. The sight of Simba nuzzling into his dead father's face was horrific at the time, particularly since Disney had traditionally kept death off screen, though it did make the ultimate vengeance against Scar all the sweeter.