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The Best Movie Villains of All Time

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These are the greatest, most vile movie characters we love to hate, ranked by the wisdom of the crowd. Anyone can contribute to this list of great villains, which makes this ranking an accurate, real-time reflection of the crowd's collective opinion. Rank your favorites or add whoever (or whatever) you see missing.
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  1. 1
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    Down 487

    Joker

    Batman, The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest, The Dark Knight More
  2. 2
    Up 2272
    Down 402

    Darth Vader

    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, The Benchwarmers More
  3. 3
    Up 1698
    Down 395

    Hannibal Lecter

    Hannibal, The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon More
  4. 4
    Up 946
    Down 501

    Jack Torrance

    The Shining, Terror in the Aisles
  5. 5
    Up 983
    Down 823

    Lord Voldemort

    J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince More
  6. 6
    Up 987
    Down 583

    Alien

  7. 7
    Up 857
    Down 529

    The Predator

    Predator, Predator 2
  8. 8
    Up 874
    Down 591

    Freddy Krueger

    Freddy vs. Jason, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child More
  9. 9
    Up 982
    Down 810

    Agent Smith

    The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions
  10. 10
    Up 754
    Down 479

    Magneto

    Magneto, X-Men: First Class, X-Men More
  11. 11
    Up 874
    Down 487

    T-1000

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Wayne's World
  12. 12
    Up 904
    Down 518

    Hans Gruber

    Die Hard
  13. 13
    Up 613
    Down 469

    Norman Bates

    Psycho II, Psycho, Psycho More
  14. 14
    Up 827
    Down 477

    Hans Landa

    Inglourious Basterds
  15. 15
    Up 827
    Down 468

    Sauron

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  16. 16
    Up 743
    Down 502

    Anton Chigurh

    No Country for Old Men
  17. 17
    Up 793
    Down 515

    Scar

    The Lion King
  18. 18
    Up 534
    Down 264

    Palpatine

    Once Upon a Jedi, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: The Clone Wars More
  19. 19
    Up 225
    Down 87

    Jack Napier/The Jocker

    Batman
  20. 20
    Up 701
    Down 431

    T-800

    Terminator Salvation
  21. 21
    Up 492
    Down 316

    Jaws

    Moonraker, The Spy Who Loved Me
  22. 22
    Up 367
    Down 173

    Terminator

    The Terminator, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator 2: Judgment Day More
  23. 23
    Up 473
    Down 200

    Bane

    The Dark Knight Rises, Justice League: Doom
  24. 24
    Up 541
    Down 419

    Michael Myers

    Halloween II, Halloween 6, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers More
  25. 25
    Up 475
    Down 411

    Count Dracula

    Dracula, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Count Dracula More
  26. 26
    Up 531
    Down 446

    HAL 9000

    2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010: The Year We Make Contact
  27. 27
    Up 472
    Down 360

    Annie Wilkes

    Misery
  28. 28
    Up 343
    Down 204

    Tony Montana

    Scarface
  29. 29
    Up 553
    Down 366

    John Doe

  30. 30
    Up 391
    Down 228

    Alex Delarge

  31. 31
    Up 395
    Down 326

    Jason Voorhees

    Friday the 13th, Freddy vs. Jason, Friday the 13th More
  32. 32
    Up 298
    Down 179

    Michael Corleone

    The Godfather, The Godfather Part III, The Godfather Part II
  33. 33
    Up 411
    Down 342

    Nurse Ratched

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  34. 34
    Up 452
    Down 423

    Wicked Witch of the West

  35. 35
    Up 250
    Down 153

    Pennywise the Dancing Clown

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  36. 36
    Up 283
    Down 190

    Patrick Bateman

    American Psycho
  37. 37
    Up 278
    Down 185

    Gollum

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Return of the King, The Hobbit More
  38. 38
    Up 363
    Down 230

    Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting

    Gangs of New York
  39. 39
    Up 236
    Down 177

    Buffalo Bill

    The Silence of the Lambs
  40. 40
    Up 311
    Down 204

    Ra's al Ghul

    Batman: Under the Red Hood, The Dark Knight Rises, Batman Begins
  41. 41
    Up 92
    Down 47

    Alien

  42. 42
    Up 348
    Down 297

    Mr. Blonde

    Reservoir Dogs
  43. 43
    Up 430
    Down 396

    Dr. Evil

  44. 44
    Up 185
    Down 141

    Maleficent

    Sleeping Beauty
  45. 45
    Up 203
    Down 127

    The Emperor

    Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
  46. 46
    Up 130
    Down 70

    Darth Maul

    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II, Once Upon a Jedi More
  47. 47
    Up 49
    Down 35

    Loki

    Thor, Thor: The Dark World, The Avengers More
  48. 48
    Up 277
    Down 294

    Khan Noonien Singh

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  49. 49
    Up 376
    Down 380

    Biff Tannen

    Back to the Future Part III, Back to the Future, Back to the Future Part II More
  50. 50
    Up 55
    Down 41

    Ivan Drago

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    1. Richard Roundtree
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 12/14/2012 3:30 AM
      Oh, best movie villainsalright.
    2. Hangry Commenter
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 12/06/2012 2:30 PM
      Oh wow, top movie villains.
    3. Rob Cuizon
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 8/23/2012 7:30 AM
      That's really surprising about best movie villains of all time.
    4. Kit Barkie
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 6/25/2012 2:30 AM
      Okay, that's the best villains of all time I think
    5. Gimletmike
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 5/27/2012 3:51 PM
      Two who should be here who are not:
      Ernst Blofeld; "You only live twice" and "Diamonds are forever". I mean come on Dr. Evil is based on the "You only live twice" Blofeld.
      Gutman; "The Maltese Falcon". Understated but brilliantly played by Sydney Greenstreet.
    6. RogerPedersen
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 5/19/2012 3:20 AM
      The joker is the ultimate villain:D I only hope that "The Killing Joke" gets adapted to a movie, animated preferrably, with Mark Hamill as the Joker:D
    7. Nohbdy
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 4/16/2012 1:45 PM
      I woulda voted for joker if they had went with the Jack Nicholson one instead
    8. saurabhchako89
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 1/21/2012 1:43 AM
      thanks for your comments @all ... will update soon :)
    9. ifjirgjerogijw
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 1/04/2012 12:25 PM
      Paul and Peter of Michael Hanekes Funny Games should soooo be on this list
    10. sonicologo
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 5/26/2011 12:51 PM
      and Kayser Söze!!!????????????????
    11. vidmak
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 5/15/2011 3:10 AM
      nice video
    12. silly_sad_machine
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 5/11/2011 11:25 AM
      What about William "the Butcher" Cutting?
    13. hello
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 5/10/2011 8:21 PM
      Clarence Bodicker should be on this list
    14. Squish
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 5/10/2011 7:44 AM
      Incomplete list. THERES NO SHOOTER MCGAVIN.
    15. MJav
      The Best Movie Villains of All Time at 5/06/2011 9:46 AM
      There's one villain you forgot to add :S the minister Frollo, from Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame.

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