10 Movie Heroes You Didn't Realise Probably Died Horrible Deaths

9. Alice (Natalie Portman) - Closer

Closer is a particularly nasty little movie where pretty much nobody is likeable, everyone cheats on each other like only good-looking people who dine on betrayal can and a "happy ending" looks unlikely for everyone.

But in Alice (Natalie Portman), we do get an idea of hope for a better future as she escapes her abusive, controlling relationship - which was becoming no more than a cycle of nastiness - and strides out alone in New York.

But Wait...

Closer is based on a play, which it remains very close to, with a notable exception. In the film, Alice is hit by a car in the opening, but in the play, that happens at the end and her ex Dan reveals that she was killed and he has to go and identify her body. Cheerful.

So why does this affect the film, if the adaptation was different? Well, it wasn't, entirely, because - rather ominously - the final shot of the film sees Alice crossing a road in New York and a red "DON'T WALK" sign lit up, suggesting she was indeed hit by a car off-screen too.