10 Unintentionally Hilarious Movie Deaths

2. Andrei Sator - Tenet

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There's no denying that the death of Tenet's villain Andrei Sator (Kenneth Branagh) is supposed to be a satisfying fist-pumping moment for the audience, but it probably wasn't meant to be quite so funny.

In the climax, Sator's estranged wife Kat (Elizabeth Debicki) shoots him in the chest, after which she wheelbarrows his corpse over the edge of the boat. 

Here's where the funny part happens - as Sator's head makes brutal contact with the side of the boat, the musical score suddenly cuts out for a brief moment as we witness Sator's body flop into the water. 

Only once it makes contact does the score resume, with a sense of timing that can only really be described as comical.

Not since the Propeller Guy in Titanic has blunt force trauma elicited quite such uproarious laughs, for despite being one of Tenet's most important dramatic moments, Nolan inadvertently made it something you're more likely to guffaw at.

 
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