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Aug 19, 2022 · Movie villains are essential pieces to great movies. And some — like the Joker, Anton Chigurh, and Annie Wilkes — have become iconic. Here are the best movie villains of all time, ranked.
- Jason Guerrasio
Nov 14, 2014 · It seems that the origin of evil can vary and it is always a puzzling mystery to people. In literature, cinema and other forms of art we encounter many illustrations of evilness in humanity. The following films all portray “evil” – in many different ways – characters.
- Kayla Caldwell
- Hannibal Lecter. Hannibal Lecter is a brilliant former forensic psychiatrist, who was well-respected before his incarceration. Before his arrest, Lecter was a member of Baltimore's high society, and would frequently host dinner parties, where he prepared gourmet meals from his victims, feeding them to his guests without their knowledge.
- Nurse Ratched. A former World War II army nurse, Ratched runs the Salem State Hospital with an iron fist, and an utter lack of empathy for her fellow human beings.
- Palpatine. Emperor Palpatine, the Dark Lord of the Sith, is the benefactor and cause of the First Order's existence. Darth Maul, Count Dooku, and Darth Vader all report to Palpatine.
- Calvin Candie. Another Quentin Tarantino villain, Calvin Candie is a despicable and sadistic slave owner who owns a large plantation called Candyland. He enjoys forcing male slaves to fight to the death, viciously killing anyone who tries to get out of it.
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- The Alien. 'Alien' (1979) As far as unnamed antagonists go, none are better than the titular alien from 1979's Alien. This acclaimed Ridley Scott movie has a premise that's about as direct as sci-fi/horror movies come, given it follows a crew on board a spaceship trying to survive a deadly alien life form that's roaming around the craft, deadset on taking out every human being in the vicinity one by one.
- Hans Landa. 'Inglourious Basterds' (2009) Quentin Tarantino has made several great crime/thriller movies, but with 2009's Inglourious Basterds, he proved he could also make an all-time great war movie.
- Nurse Ratched. 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (1975) Jack Nicholson might be well known for playing villains, but in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, he got to be the film's central protagonist.
- HAL 9000. '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968) An influential science-fiction classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a film without a traditional villain, at least for the first two of its four main sections.
- Michael Corleone - 'The Godfather: Part II'
- Norman Bates - 'Psycho'
- Tony Montana - 'Scarface'
- Amy Dunne - 'Gone Girl'
- Alonzo Harris - 'Training Day'
- Patrick Bateman - 'American Psycho'
- Lou Bloom - 'Nightcrawler'
- Daniel Plainview - 'There Will Be Blood'
- Alex Delarge - 'A Clockwork Orange'
- Hannibal Lecter - 'The Silence of The Lambs'
The events of The Godfather led to Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) taking over as the head of the Corleone crime family after the death of his father Vito. While Michael was seen as one of the more levelheaded members of the family, the sequel (and the third film) portray his downfall as he becomes a ruthless killer and crime lord. Throughout The Godf...
Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is a nice boy. He owns his own business and looks after his mother, who is also his best friend. The only problem is his mother is dead, and Norman dresses as her while murdering the unfortunate travelers who spend the night at his motel. Alfred Hitchcock's most popular movie, Psycho remains a highly influential film ...
Al Pacino has a habit of playing evil men that audiences cannot help but like, and Tony Montana remains one of his most beloved characters. Beginning in 1980, Cuban refugee Tony arrives in America without a dollar to his name and indulges in a life of crime to support the rich lifestyle he yearns for. Starting as a petty enforcer, Tony works his wa...
Stuck in a collapsing marriage with an unfaithful husband, Amy Dunne fakes her own murder in order to escape the life she despises. Leaving her husband Nick (Ben Affleck) to take the fall for her fake crime, Amy reveals her sociopathic tendencies as she weaves a web of malicious intent that captures the nation. Playing Amy was a breakout role for R...
Portraying a day in the life of the LAPD's narcotics department, Training Day follows veteran detective Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) as he is tasked with showing the ropes to rookie officer Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke). Initially excited at the prospect of working with someone as highly decorated as Harris, Hoyt soon realizes his superior is a corr...
One of the most popular 'evil protagonists' in film history, Patrick Bateman has remained a staple of popular culture since his debut over twenty years ago. Bateman is an egotistical investment banker, living a wealthy lifestyle as he begins to indulge in his homicidal tendencies. American Psycho was the breakout film for Christian Bale, and the ac...
Focusing on the world of late-night amateur film crews who chase accidents to sell the footage to news channels, Nightcrawler stars Jake Gyllenhaalin the best performance of his career. He plays Lou Bloom, a petty thief who excels in his new-found profession as a cameraman to the horrors of society. Bloom is a master manipulator, coercing those aro...
Set during the American oil boom of the early 20th century, There Will Be Bloodfollows the life of ruthless tycoon Daniel Plainview over the course of thirty years. Cold and calculating, Plainview treats others merely as tools to obtain wealth and will stop at nothing in his pursuit of oil and the land that provides it. Daniel Day-Lewis is regarded...
A Clockwork Orange proved highly controversial at release due to its focus on graphic violence, and its case was not helped by the fact its lead character is a murdering rapist. Malcolm McDowell plays Alex DeLarge, the leader of a teenage street gang that torments innocent people in a dystopian Britain. Alex's crime spree eventually catches up to h...
While FBI agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is the central protagonist of The Silence of the Lambs, convicted cannibal Hannibal Lecter is undoubtedly a key figure in the film. His involvement in the plot only grows with each subsequent film in the series, until he finally becomes the leading man in Hannibal Rising. A brilliant psychiatrist who ...
Jan 20, 2023 · It's a remarkable horror ending, and whether the Devil is incarnate or not, there's no denying the sinister edge even the mere evocation of his name lends to the proceedings. 15. A Dark Song. IFC ...
Oct 23, 2022 · The Best Movie Villains Of All Time. by James White |. Updated on 23 10 2022. We put out a call for you to vote for your best movie villains of all time and you went at it like Hannibal...
