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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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    Joker

    Batman, The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest, The Dark Knight More
  2. 2
    Up 2234
    Down 391

    Darth Vader

    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, The Benchwarmers More
  3. 3
    Up 1671
    Down 383

    Hannibal Lecter

    Hannibal, The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon More
  4. 4
    Up 930
    Down 490

    Jack Torrance

    The Shining, Terror in the Aisles
  5. 5
    Up 969
    Down 808

    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 972
    Down 793

    Agent Smith

    The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions
  7. 7
    Up 856
    Down 582

    Freddy Krueger

    Freddy vs. Jason, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child More
  8. 8
    Up 838
    Down 518

    The Predator

    Predator, Predator 2
  9. 9
    Up 967
    Down 574

    Alien

  10. 10
    Up 744
    Down 466

    Magneto

    Magneto, X-Men: First Class, X-Men More
  11. 11
    Up 858
    Down 481

    T-1000

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Wayne's World
  12. 12
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    Down 510

    Hans Gruber

    Die Hard
  13. 13
    Up 734
    Down 494

    Anton Chigurh

    No Country for Old Men
  14. 14
    Up 599
    Down 463

    Norman Bates

    Psycho II, Psycho, Psycho More
  15. 15
    Up 817
    Down 468

    Hans Landa

    Inglourious Basterds
  16. 16
    Up 814
    Down 458

    Sauron

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  17. 17
    Up 780
    Down 503

    Scar

    The Lion King
  18. 18
    Up 519
    Down 256

    Palpatine

    Once Upon a Jedi, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: The Clone Wars More
  19. 19
    Up 688
    Down 424

    T-800

    Terminator Salvation
  20. 20
    Up 474
    Down 310

    Jaws

    Moonraker, The Spy Who Loved Me
  21. 21
    Up 352
    Down 165

    Terminator

    The Terminator, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator 2: Judgment Day More
  22. 22
    Up 456
    Down 188

    Bane

    The Dark Knight Rises, Justice League: Doom
  23. 23
    Up 526
    Down 414

    Michael Myers

    Halloween II, Halloween 6, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers More
  24. 24
    Up 466
    Down 403

    Count Dracula

    Dracula, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Count Dracula More
  25. 25
    Up 203
    Down 80

    Jack Napier/The Jocker

    Batman
  26. 26
    Up 522
    Down 439

    HAL 9000

    2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010: The Year We Make Contact
  27. 27
    Up 329
    Down 198

    Tony Montana

    Scarface
  28. 28
    Up 543
    Down 357

    John Doe

  29. 29
    Up 459
    Down 355

    Annie Wilkes

    Misery
  30. 30
    Up 287
    Down 172

    Michael Corleone

    The Godfather, The Godfather Part III, The Godfather Part II
  31. 31
    Up 381
    Down 220

    Alex Delarge

  32. 32
    Up 382
    Down 318

    Jason Voorhees

    Friday the 13th, Freddy vs. Jason, Friday the 13th More
  33. 33
    Up 395
    Down 338

    Nurse Ratched

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  34. 34
    Up 441
    Down 416

    Wicked Witch of the West

  35. 35
    Up 234
    Down 143

    Pennywise the Dancing Clown

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  36. 36
    Up 278
    Down 179

    Patrick Bateman

    American Psycho
  37. 37
    Up 268
    Down 175

    Gollum

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Return of the King, The Hobbit More
  38. 38
    Up 299
    Down 192

    Ra's al Ghul

    Batman: Under the Red Hood, The Dark Knight Rises, Batman Begins
  39. 39
    Up 352
    Down 222

    Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting

    Gangs of New York
  40. 40
    Up 228
    Down 171

    Buffalo Bill

    The Silence of the Lambs
  41. 41
    Up 418
    Down 384

    Dr. Evil

  42. 42
    Up 196
    Down 115

    The Emperor

    Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
  43. 43
    Up 341
    Down 288

    Mr. Blonde

    Reservoir Dogs
  44. 44
    Up 78
    Down 43

    Alien

  45. 45
    Up 117
    Down 57

    Darth Maul

    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II, Once Upon a Jedi More
  46. 46
    Up 174
    Down 132

    Maleficent

    Sleeping Beauty
  47. 47
    Up 266
    Down 282

    Khan Noonien Singh

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  48. 48
    Up 40
    Down 21

    Loki

    Thor, Thor: The Dark World, The Avengers More
  49. 49
    Up 78
    Down 45

    Saruman

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey More
  50. 50
    Up 366
    Down 368

    Biff Tannen

    Back to the Future Part III, Back to the Future, Back to the Future Part II More

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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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