We’ve made this gallery as blood-free as possible, but even still, some readers might not be too keen on the way certain movie characters checked out. So be warned, it’s not always pretty from here on in. American Psycho Carson Wells, Shot By Cattle Gun. American Psycho is a 2000 film by...

Movies love to kill people, and actors love to die (preferably slowly and with a great close-up). Yet, more often than not, film fatalities are an accountant’s errand. Just another tally mark in the body count. This isn’t a list celebrating the art of ludicrous squibs and exploding craniums....