The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall: The 20 Most Epic Criminal Downfalls

By Rahsheeda Ali

August 11, 2013 / 9:00 AM

Sonny Wortzik

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Reservoir Dogs

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Deadly Viper Assassination Squad

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George Bluth, Sr.

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James Darmody

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Nick McCauley

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Nino Brown

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Carlito Brigante

Marsellus Wallace

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Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell

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George Jung

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Frank Abagnale, Jr.

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Samuel "Ace" Rothstein

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

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Frank Lucas

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Bonnie and Clyde

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Henry Hill

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Tony Montana

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Tony Soprano

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Michael Corleone

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With Breaking Bad's final episodes beginning to air tonight, fans are anticipating — or perhaps dreading — Walter White's inevitable undoing. But he wouldn't be the first antihero to topple after a rise to power.

Check out our gallery of the biggest criminal fails in TV and film.

Even when you're kind of rooting for the bad guys, you secretly want to see them get their comeuppance — especially when they take some classic missteps.

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