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Jul 8, 2024 · 21 Of The Most Unlikable Movie Characters Of All Time. You're going to need to do some deep, meditative breathing to get through this list of characters.
- Buzzfeed Contributor
- 15 Jake Lamotta
- 14 Jordan Belfort
- 13 Daniel Plainview
- 12 The Lieutenant
- 11 Patrick Bateman
- 10 Travis Bickle
- 9 Llewyn Davis
- 8 Johnny Fletcher
- 7 Rupert Pupkin
- 6 Alexander Delarge
Raging Bull
The main character in Raging Bullis the most obnoxious human being you'll ever see in cinema. The life of Jake LaMotta was anything but easy from his early years. In the movie, we see him grow to become a champion. Still, his unsavory relationships with the mob and the love/hate relationship he has with everyone who genuinely cares for him drives him to the bottom of the barrel. He would finish his days overweight, alone, and doing time for engaging in sexual activities with an underage girl....
The Wolf of Wall Street
Jordan Belfort is quite the character in real life. The Wolf of Wall Streetis a chronicle of the first half of his life on this Earth, and we get only a sample of all the horrible stuff this man did during his time as a penny stock trader: embezzlement, racketeering, monetary fraud. Every single crime you can commit with money in the finance world is this man's rap sheet. Even the movie telling his story has a shady background as the financing obtained to do it was (allegedly) the means to la...
There Will Be Blood
Some people are driven by greed in ways that should scare other people. In the world of oil and how it became the primary commodity in the world, people like Edward L. Doheny played a significant role. Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Bloodis an idealized version of the real-life figure, and he comes across as a deplorable human being. His unending greed overshadows his contempt for weakness. Daniel doesn't trust anyone because he sees no usefulness in any human beingother than himself. He...
Bad Lieutenant
The Lieutenant, played by Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant, has no redeeming qualities. You never catch the name of this womanizer, predator, and manipulator, as the film omits it as a show of brilliance so we can focus on his actions despite being a policeman. A man defined by his multiple vices such as drinking, drugs, and gambling, these are the lesser of his sins, yet the ones that end up costing him his life. During the movie, we can see him tampering with evidence, twisting facts, steali...
American Psycho
American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman is rather a strange case. Created by novelist Bret Easton Ellis as a scathing satire of the American “yuppie” culture of the late 1980s, the film version (played by Christian Bale) has become something of a pop culture icon (more on this from VICE). However beloved the character may be by certain internet subcultures, the fact remains that Patrick Bateman is a seriously bad dude. Whether he’s unlikable may be up for debate, but his wildly over-the-top egotism...
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driveris the most misunderstood film tackling the topic of male loneliness, next to American Psycho. Travis is a man with a heavy load in his conscience after serving in Vietnam. His loneliness, lousy eating habits, and erratic sleeping schedule have detached him from reality. He's so out of touch that he fails to realize how wrong it is to take a girl to watch a porn flick in the theater in the open since that's what's normal for him. Travis perceives the world as a cesspool because he...
Inside Llewyn Davis
Put simply, Llewyn Davis is a jerk. He also happens to be extremely (and sometimes comically) unlucky, which helps to explain his poor attitude and constant frown. But this doesn’t make it any easier to root for him. Llewyn commits more gaffes in a week than most people do in a year, and treats the people around him like pawns. For viewers who like to identify with their protagonists, Inside Llewyn Davisposes a real problem.
Naked
Mike Leigh’s 1993 drama Nakedmay be a brilliant film, but its main character, Johnny Fletcher, is a despicable person. He is, variously, a scatterbrained conspiracy theorist, a serial liar, a rapist, and a thief. It seems throughout the film that he can do no right, and, as a form of karmic retribution, precious little right is done to him. Fletcher gets back what he puts into the world, which is a whole lot of misery and not much else.
The King of Comedy
There is, of course, nothing wrong with seeking fame in and of itself. It’s the way you go about it that counts. Rupert Pupkin from Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedywill do whatever it takes to achieve stardom, even if that means kidnapping a beloved comedian. He then forces networks to air his (Pupkin’s) act on television. it's not your typical hostage negotiation, but one that the disturbed Pupkin believes to be worth a six-year prison sentence. The lesson? Sometimes the price of fame is...
A Clockwork Orange
With his white garb, black derby hat, and cane, A Clockwork Orange’s Alexander DeLarge is one of the most visually memorable characters in cinema history. He’s also a very bad dude. Though he gets a form of comeuppance midway through the film, a majority of his actions before this point are wholly inexcusable. It is then little wonder that he gets hauled off to prison and subjected to extreme behavioral “therapy” in the form of the Ludovico technique. Kubrick made fans hate the character of D...
- Derek Vinyard – American History X (1998) This is a tricky one.
- Billy Brown – Buffalo ’66 (1998) Say what you will about the always-provocative Vincent Gallo – his feature film directorial debut, which he also co-wrote and stars in, is as fascinating as it is unconventional.
- Freddie Quell – The Master (2012) While many found this film to be tedious, enigmatic, and tough to understood, there can be no doubt that it looks amazing and boasts impressive performances all around (hence its three Oscar nominations for acting).
- Rupert Pupkin – The King of Comedy (1983) Another Scorsese antihero, Robert De Niro’s aspiring stand-up comic would be sympathetic if he weren’t so insane.
Sep 6, 2018 · Sometimes film characters just really make your blood boil and you just love to hate them. From Bella Swan to Lord Voldemort, here are some of the most unlikable movie characters...
- Benjamin Button (The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button) Benjamin Button is a character from “The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button”, played by Brad Pitt.
- Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump) Despite his low IQ, Forrest Gump showed his greatness through his involvement in important events, with the help of his friends and his moral character that gives him impeccable charm and adoration.
- Dr. Caligari (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” is a 1920 horror film by Robert Wiene. Playing in a silent movie, Dr. Caligari was portrayed by emphasizing his devious smirks and petrifying facial expressions, which give hints to his darkness.
- The Joker (The Dark Knight) The Joker is an iconic and essential character in the Batman universe, and is one of the most famous supervillains in comic book history.
Apr 18, 2022 · If there's anything better than having a well-written character that's sole purpose is to make the protagonist's job harder at every turn, it's the unexpected redemption at the end of their...
Jun 15, 2024 · John Noble's Unhinged And Ineffective Ruler. From Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter to Biff Tannen from Back to the Future, these are 10 of the most hated characters in movies today.
