8 Films That Killed The Main Character Early

8. Psycho

There’re a few pretty famous examples on this list, but Psycho has to be the most well known of them all. With Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) getting stabbed to death in the shower halfway through the film, we’re forced to veer sharply from a runaway movie into a murder mystery, famed for its incredible twist.

Hitchcock was never afraid to break convention, and actively sought to do so. Murdering his protagonist 47 minutes in was a pretty impressive way to keep things fresh for the era.