top 50 villains in movies

[Thirteen]

a list from the AFI starting at #1

AMERICA's GREATEST
HEROES & VILLAINS

THE 50 VILLAINS

RANKED

(For 50 Heroes, click here)
 



DR. HANNIBAL LECTER (Anthony Hopkins) in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Orion, 1991)

NORMAN BATES (Anthony Perkins) in  PSYCHO (Paramount, 1960)

DARTH VADER (David Prowse/James Earl Jones) in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (20th Century Fox, 1980)

THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST (Margaret Hamilton) in  THE WIZARD OF OZ (MGM, 1939)

NURSE RATCHED (Louise Fletcher) in  ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (United Artists, 1975)

MR. POTTER (Lionel Barrymore) in  IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (RKO, 1946)

ALEX FORREST (Glenn Close) in FATAL ATTRACTION (Paramount, 1987)

PHYLLIS DIETRICHSON (Barbara Stanwyck) in  DOUBLE INDEMNITY (Paramount, 1944)

REGAN MacNEIL (SATAN) (Linda Blair) in THE EXORCIST (Warner Bros., 1973)

THE QUEEN (voice of Lucille LaVerne) in  SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (Disney, 1937)

MICHAEL CORLEONE (Al Pacino) in  THE GODFATHER PART II (Paramount, 1974)

ALEX DeLARGE (Malcolm McDowell) in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (Warner Bros., 1971)

HAL 9000 (voice of Douglas Rain) in  2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (MGM, 1968)

THE ALIEN (Bolaji Badejo) in ALIEN (20th Century Fox, 1979)

AMON GOETH (Ralph Fiennes) in  SCHINDLER'S LIST (Universal, 1993)

NOAH CROSS (John Huston) in  CHINATOWN (Paramount, 1974)

ANNIE WILKES (Kathy Bates) in MISERY (Columbia, 1990)

THE SHARK in  JAWS (Universal, 1975)

CAPTAIN BLIGH (Charles Laughton) in MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (MGM, 1935)

MAN in BAMBI (Disney, 1942)

MRS. JOHN ISELIN (Angela Lansbury) in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (United Artists, 1962)

T-1000 (Robert Patrick) in TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (Tri-Star, 1991)

EVE HARRINGTON (Anne Baxter) in  ALL ABOUT EVE (20th Century Fox, 1950)

GORDON GEKKO (Michael Douglas) in WALL STREET (20th Century Fox, 1987)

JACK TORRANCE (Jack Nicholson) in THE SHINING (Warner Bros., 1980)

ARTHUR "CODY" JARRETT (James Cagney) in WHITE HEAT (Warner Bros., 1949)

MARTIANS in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (Paramount, 1953)

MAX CADY (Robert Mitchum) in CAPE FEAR (Universal-International, 1962)

REVEREND HARRY POWELL (Robert Mitchum) in  THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (United Artists, 1955)

TRAVIS BICKLE (Robert DeNiro) in  TAXI DRIVER (Columbia, 1976)

MRS. DANVERS (Judith Anderson) in  REBECCA (United Artists, 1940)

CLYDE BARROW & BONNIE PARKER (Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway) in  BONNIE AND CLYDE (Warner Bros., 1967)

COUNT DRACULA (Bela Lugosi) in DRACULA (Universal, 1931)

DR. SZELL (Laurence Olivier) in MARATHON MAN (Paramount, 1976)

J. J. HUNSECKER (Burt Lancaster) in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (United Artists, 1957)

FRANK BOOTH (Dennis Hopper) in BLUE VELVET (DEG, 1986)

HARRY LIME (Orson Welles) in  THE THIRD MAN (Selznick, 1949)

RICO (ENRICO CAESAR BANDELLO) (Edward G. Robinson) in LITTLE CAESAR (MGM, 1930)

CRUELLA DE VIL (voice of Betty Lou Gerson) in ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS (Disney, 1961)

FREDDY KRUEGER (Robert Englund) in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (New Line, 1984)

JOAN CRAWFORD (Faye Dunaway) in MOMMIE DEAREST (Paramount, 1981)

TOM POWERS (James Cagney) in THE PUBLIC ENEMY (Warner Bros., 1931)

REGINA GIDDENS (Bette Davis) in THE LITTLE FOXES (RKO/Goldwyn, 1941)

"BABY" JANE HUDSON (Bette Davis) in WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (Warner Bros., 1962)

THE JOKER (Jack Nicholson) in BATMAN (Warner Bros., 1989)

HANS GRUBER (Alan Rickman) in DIE HARD (20th Century Fox, 1988)

TONY CAMONTE (Paul Muni) in SCARFACE (United Artists, 1932)

ROGER "VERBAL" KINT (Kevin Spacey) in THE USUAL SUSPECTS (Columbia TriStar, 1995)

AURIC GOLDFINGER (Gert Frobe) in GOLDFINGER (United Artists, 1964)

DETECTIVE ALONZO HARRIS (Denzel Washington) in TRAINING DAY (Warner Bros., 2001)
 

[Thirteen]

here's how they decided

Hero - Sometimes mythic figures, sometimes ordinary people who prevail in extreme circumstances, heroes dramatize a sense of morality, courage and purpose often lacking in our everyday world. Heroes do what is good, just and right; and even though they may be ambiguous or flawed characters, they often sacrifice themselves to show humanity at its best and most humane. For voting purposes, AFI defined a "hero" as a single character, a duo or a team of characters.


Villain - Characters that movie goers love to hate - and hate to love. Villains are characters whose wickedness of mind, selfishness of character and will to power are sometimes masked by beauty and nobility. Others rage unmasked. Daring the worst to gain the most, the movie villains we remember best can be horrifically evil, merely sleazy or grandiosely funny, but are usually complex, moving and tragic. For voting purposes, AFI defined a "villain" as a single character, a duo or a team of characters.


Cultural Impact - Characters that have made a mark on American society in matters of style and substance.


Legacy - Characters that elicit strong reactions across time, enriching America's film heritage and inspiring artists and audiences today.


Feature Length Feature Films - Only feature-length American films released before January 1, 2002 were considered. AFI defined a feature-length film as a motion picture of narrative format that is typically over 60 minutes in length. AFI defined an American film as an English language film with significant creative and/or financial production elements from the United States.

[7even]

lol... they put Michael Corleone in this list. Punks. The definition of a hero in movies is _not_ a do-gooder.

[Sikotic™]

I like this list. Very well done.

[J Bananas]

proper list

[JMan]

yeah

[westkoastanostra]

lol... they put Michael Corleone in this list. Punks. The definition of a hero in movies is _not_ a do-gooder.

well michael corleone did have his brother killed ....so that makes him a villain...

[Acgrundy]

shit what about Bishop (Pac) in juice?  that was one cold mutha fucka

[Don Jacob]

i dont' get how Travis Bickle is a villian....dude saved the little jody foster whore chick

[AlerG]

where's Jason Voorhies 

peace.

[Throwback]

THE SHARK in  JAWS (Universal, 1975)

MAN in BAMBI (Disney, 1942)

made me smile.

[Compton Casanova]

tony montana did kill his best friend, might as well killed his sister, and greatly upseted his mother and wife. 

[ωεεźγ ғ]

umm dey fogot Dr. Evil

[Sikotic™]

tony montana did kill his best friend, might as well killed his sister, and greatly upseted his mother and wife. 

Anyone that calls Scarface a hero needs help morally lol

[Ali Tha Great]

lol