Samuel L. Jackson recently stated that he would rather keep playing his iconic role as Nick Fury in the MCU than win an Oscar and gave fans yet another reason to love him. He may be criticized for his role preferences but the truth is Jackson has given many outstanding performances throughout his career that do not need the recognition of the academy to be appreciated as spectacular.

Most importantly, Samuel L. Jackson has somehow figured out how to be between the cast of the movies with the most unexpected death scenes. Redditors have caught him not once, or twice, but three times among the most shocking movie deaths.

Chad Feldheimer - Burn After Reading

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 queen_oops mentioned "Brad Pitt in Burn After Reading." and many other Redditors agreed. Chad Feldheimer's death scene is perfectly designed to make everyone believe that he would be able to make it out of the closet, escape and save his life. The Cohen brothers must rejoice over the fact that everybody fell for their fake hints of salvation.

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A common reaction was the one Mollywobbles225 had. He recalled, "I just kind of went "What the f*ck!?" and laughed a little bit once it had sunk in". At least this death was funny for most, even though he was the most likable goofy character of the whole movie.

Marvin - Pulp Fiction

Vincent shoots Marvin in the face in Pulp Fiction

Redditor the funniest quotes of Pulp Fiction, "I just shot Marvin in the face!" and reminded s of this iconic scene where Vincent Vega (John Travolta) is discussing "the miracle" with partner Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and informer Marvin when he accidentally shoots him and splatters the whole car with blood.

IllegalFtb added "Anyone that says they saw that coming is omniscient and clearly magical" and most agree, considering that this death had no previous hints or leads that it would happen. The dialogue between Winnfield and Vega after the manslaughter is absolutely hilarious considering that they talk about it nonchalantly as if they had just spilled wine.

Billy Costigan - The Departed

An image of Billy looking shocked in The Departed

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Everything happens so quickly that it is hard to process the cop massacre. Billy Costigan's death feels more brutal because viewers had gotten to know him deeply throughout the whole movie and he is eliminated in a matter of seconds, with no build-up to his decease.

Leslie Burke - Bridge To Terabithia

Blended image of Leslie (AnnaSophia Robb) smiles as she holds a dog in Bridge to Terabithia

Sunscorcher mentioned "Bridge to Terabithia" and revived the audience's sobbing moments in the movie theaters when Jesse is told by his parents that Leslie tried to cross the river only to fall to her death after the swinging rope broke. This only leads to an even more devastating scene where Jesse, in denial, looks for Leslie in the forest.

Kids and adults who watched the movie were absolutely caught off guard after the whole movie had shown a cheesy and upbeat tone. Just before that heart-wrenching ending most had thought they were watching a movie for children and expected a happy finale, but were met with one of Bridge To Terabithia's best quotes: "It's a terrible thing. It doesn't make any sense".

Russel Franklin - Deep Blue Sea

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StoneballsJackson "Samuel Jackson in Deep Blue Sea. He's mid-speech, when "chomp"; shark food." There is nothing as shocking as seeing Samuel L. Jackson dedicating some motivational and inspiring words of wisdom to his fellow companions only to be eaten and chewed alive by a gigantic shark that pulls him into the water.

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No member of the audience expects a Hollywood movie to interrupt a speech about courage for a jump-scare, but it is because of this same reason that this scene was effective in leaving everyone speechless. This death also succeeded in dragging every viewer through stages of fear, confusion, surprise, and happiness under a minute, given that the scene is as unexpected as it is hilarious.

Stoick The Vast - How To Train Your Dragon 2

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Redditor How to Train Your Dragon has given audiences multiple scenes to cry to, but Stoick the Vast's death has to be the saddest one in the franchise. After all, he was just trying to save his son from his beloved but hypnotized deadly dragon.

Wowtrain added "I cried at "you're as beautiful as the day I lost you". Then I pulled it together. Then that happened and I went off the deep end." which is what happened to everyone who saw the scene. Stoick had gotten the love of his life back, so he wasn't expected at all to leave her side so soon.

Dr. King Schultz - Django Unchained

Django Unchained Dr. King Schultz

The Cohen brothers provide audiences with many unpredictable and random moments throughout all their movies. However, even though it is expected of them to show an unforeseeable death, they still manage to surprise and catch viewers off guard. ParadoxicalFire mentioned "Christopher Waltz's character's death in Django. I wasn't expecting it at all."

JNAtheDUDE agreed to the comment and replied "Yes. I was so sad. His character was absolutely amazing." which Dr. King Schultz proved to be until his last moment, where his brilliance led him to have a final ace up his sleeve.

Fred Weasley - Harry Potter

Molly and Ron Crying over Fred's Body in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II

ComeAlongBlonde mentioned "Fred Weasley". Audiences that started seeing the Harry Potter movies grew up along with the characters, so when the Deadly Hollows finally arrived in theaters and Fred Weasley died, fans were absolutely devastated.

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 broccolibush42 also commented "He was the funny, comical genius with George that should never be separated ever" which emphasizes the unbearable and cruel truth implied in Fred's death. It is painful for any fan to think about how George is supposed to move on after his best friend and twin brother is no longer with him.

Samantha - I Am Legend

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For a lot of people, a dog's death in a movie is even sadder than a human one. Men's furry friends only know how to love and protect their owners, and the importance of their companionship can only take another level of value and meaning in a post-apocalyptic world where there are almost no humans left.

That is why Will Smith's best movies. A dog dying is heart-wrenching enough, but the fact that Robert Neville had to kill Samantha for her own good left many with their hearts on their throats.

Dobby - Harry Potter

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Yet another character's death from the Harry Potter movies left many gasping for air, and Redditor IranianGenius named him: "Dobby". The house-elf had a hard life under Lucius Malfoy's ownership, and his vicious family abused Dobby constantly. Fortunately, Harry freed him, to which he was eternally grateful.

Dobby always proved to be a good-hearted, innocent, and humble little elf. His heart-warming personality successfully stole everyone's heart and that is why when he was killed by Bellatrix, most fans were in absolute shock and couldn't bear the thought of his departure.

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