Kill Counts Database

We track Hollywood's on-screen deaths the way Box Office Mojo tracks dollars.

Every count is labeled ✓ sourced or ≈ estimate — how we count.

78
Films Analyzed
0.81/min
Average Kills/Minute
11
Conflicts Compared
0.050/min
Avg U.S. Deaths/Minute
Moderate

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

859
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
4.7/min
$2,797,501,328
Box Office

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

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Severe

The Last Samurai (2003)

628
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
4.1/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: War, Action
Director: Unknown

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Extreme

300 (2006)

600
On-Screen Deaths
≈ estimate
5.1/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Zack Snyder

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Platoon (1986)

277
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
2.3/min
$138,545,632
Box Office

Genre: War
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

The Mummy (1999)

253
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
2.0/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Stephen Sommers

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Extreme

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

243
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
1.4/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Drama, War
Director: Steven Spielberg

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Severe

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

227
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
2.0/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Drama, History
Director: Michael Mann

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Moderate

Dune (1984)

213
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
1.6/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: David Lynch

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Moderate

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

187
On-Screen Deaths
≈ estimate
1.6/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Director: David Twohy

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Severe

Braveheart (1995)

184
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
1.0/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Director: Mel Gibson

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Severe

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

180
On-Screen Deaths
≈ estimate
1.3/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Mel Gibson

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Severe

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

175
On-Screen Deaths
≈ estimate
1.4/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Horror
Director: George A. Romero

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Moderate

Pearl Harbor (2001)

153
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.84/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Drama, History
Director: Michael Bay

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Moderate

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

140
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
1.3/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Severe

Commando (1985)

137
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
1.5/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Extreme

Black Hawk Down (2001)

135
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.94/min
$173,086,001
Box Office

Genre: War
Director: Unknown

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Severe

Extraction (2020)

130
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
1.1/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Severe

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

125
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.81/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Adventure
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

124
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.75/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Moonraker (1979)

118
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.94/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

118
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.82/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

The Fifth Element (1997)

110
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.87/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

True Lies (1994)

109
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.77/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Severe

Angel Has Fallen (2019)

108
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.89/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Nobody (2021)

101
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
1.1/min
$57,488,976
Box Office

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

94
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.88/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Extreme

Lone Survivor (2013)

89
On-Screen Deaths
≈ estimate
0.74/min
$154,802,912
Box Office

Genre: War
Director: Unknown

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Severe

Die Hard 2 (1990)

89
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.72/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Aeon Flux (2005)

87
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.94/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Director: Unknown

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Severe

Collateral Damage (2002)

86
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.80/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Extreme

The Raid: Redemption (2011)

85
On-Screen Deaths
≈ estimate
0.84/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Gareth Evans

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Severe

John Wick (2014)

84
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.83/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Chad Stahelski

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Severe

Death Wish 3 (1985)

84
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.91/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Severe

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

81
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.63/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Fantasy
Director: Unknown

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The Matrix (1999)

78
On-Screen Deaths
≈ estimate
0.57/min
$467,222,824
Box Office

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Extreme

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

76
On-Screen Deaths
≈ estimate
0.68/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Quentin Tarantino

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Moderate

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

76
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.63/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Severe

Wanted (2008)

76
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.69/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Dunkirk (2017)

74
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.70/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: War
Director: Unknown

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Severe

Bad Boys II (2003)

74
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.50/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Severe

Desperado (1995)

71
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.68/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

F9: The Fast Saga (2021)

71
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.50/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Severe

Kraven the Hunter (2024)

70
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.55/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director: Unknown

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American Sniper (2014)

68
On-Screen Deaths
≈ estimate
0.51/min
$547,426,372
Box Office

Genre: War
Director: Unknown

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Extreme

Atomic Blonde (2017)

68
On-Screen Deaths
≈ estimate
0.59/min
$100,014,151
Box Office

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Bad Boys for Life (2020)

63
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.51/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Apocalypse Now (1979)

62
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.42/min
$78,800,000
Box Office

Genre: War
Director: Unknown

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Full Metal Jacket (1987)

51
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.44/min
$46,357,676
Box Office

Genre: War
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

48
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.39/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Western
Director: Unknown

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Severe

The Protégé (2021)

48
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.44/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Severe

The Equalizer 3 (2023)

47
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.43/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Unknown

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Extreme

Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

46
On-Screen Deaths
≈ estimate
0.52/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Thriller
Director: Adrian Grunberg

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Moderate

Batman Begins (2005)

43
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.31/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

X2 (2003)

40
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.30/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Severe

A Working Man (2025)

40
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.34/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Romeo Must Die (2000)

37
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.32/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Plane (2023)

36
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.34/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Severe

The Corruptor (1999)

35
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.32/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Crime
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

The Legend of Zorro (2005)

34
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.26/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Adventure
Director: Unknown

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Severe

The Mechanic (2011)

33
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.35/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)

33
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.20/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

The Deer Hunter (1978)

28
On-Screen Deaths
≈ estimate
0.15/min
$48,979,328
Box Office

Genre: War
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Attack the Block (2011)

28
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.32/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

The Mask of Zorro (1998)

27
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.20/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Adventure
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Licence to Kill (1989)

27
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.20/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Adventure
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

24
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.19/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Bad Boys (1995)

24
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.20/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Spider-Man (2002)

24
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.20/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Die Hard (1988)

23
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.17/min
$140,700,000
Box Office

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Terminator 2 (1991)

23
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.17/min
$520,000,000
Box Office

Genre: Action
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

The Godfather Part II (1974)

21
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.10/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Crime, Drama
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

The Equalizer 2 (2018)

16
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.13/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Thriller
Director: Unknown

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Mild

The Ice Road (2021)

14
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.13/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Thriller
Director: Unknown

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Moderate

Blown Away (1994)

13
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.11/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Action, Thriller
Director: Unknown

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Mild

Scream (1996)

8
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.072/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Unknown

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Mild

The Princess Bride (1987)

6
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.061/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: Rob Reiner

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Mild

Hell or High Water (2016)

4
On-Screen Deaths
✓ sourced
0.039/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Unknown

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None

Toy Story (1995)

0
On-Screen Deaths
≈ estimate
0/min
Box Office: N/A

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director: John Lasseter

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Deaths Per Minute: Hollywood vs. Reality

Hollywood packs violence into 2-hour experiences. How does this compare to the death rates of actual US wars?

🎬 Hollywood's Deadliest Films

300 (2006)

5.1/min
600 deaths in 117 min

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

4.7/min
859 deaths in 181 min

The Last Samurai (2003)

4.1/min
628 deaths in 154 min

Platoon (1986)

2.3/min
277 deaths in 120 min

⚔️ Actual War Death Rates

American Civil War

0.24/min
1861-1865
620,000 U.S. deaths

World War II

0.16/min
1941-1945
418,500 U.S. deaths

World War I

0.11/min
1917-1918
116,516 U.S. deaths

Korean War

0.017/min
1950-1953
36,574 U.S. deaths

Vietnam War

0.012/min
1965-1973
58,220 U.S. deaths

Mexican-American War

0.0084/min
1846-1848
13,283 U.S. deaths

Spanish-American War

0.0047/min
1898
2,446 U.S. deaths

💡 The Hollywood Effect

300 sustains 5.1 deaths/minute for its entire runtime — about 417× the 0.012/min rate at which Americans died in the Vietnam War, averaged across two decades. Entertainment compresses and amplifies violence in ways that desensitize audiences to real human cost.

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