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Characters We'll Never Forget

230 votersHeroic Characters Who Come From Evil FamiliesThere is nothing quite like characters who come from evil movie families. A reminder we are more than a product of who raises us, ...

2.9k votersThe Greatest Characters Who Never Actually ExistedThere’s nothing like that jaw-dropping moment in a film that smacks you in the face. It’s the plot twist the audience never saw co...

2.7k votersFictional Characters Who Are Way Younger Than You ThinkIt's not always easy to tell how old a character is on screen, especially since actors don't always play their own age. Still, the...

23.3k votersThe Greatest Female Characters In Literature, RankedSome of the greatest characters in literature are women and girls, but which ones are the very best? From the evil to the undeniab...

6.1k voters10+ Objectively Terrible Fictional Characters Who Totally Don't Deserve Their Happy EndingsGenerally, moviegoers and TV viewers are force fed a protagonist that they're supposed to root for no matter what, even if some of...

101 voters12 Core Franchise Characters Who Weren't Even There At The BeginningNot every major character in a film franchise is there from the beginning. Sometimes, breakout characters aren't introduced until ...

2.5k votersIconic Roles That Nobody Else Should Ever, Ever PlayImagine someone other than Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods, or Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump. It’s impossible because those are two ac...

221 voters15 Extremely Violent Characters Who Are Low-Key Comedic GeniusesA lot of terrifying violence is made cinematically digestible through humor. That certainly extends to all of the villains below. ...

106.2k votersThe Most Annoying TV and Film Characters EverYou know them. You hate them. Honestly, who knows why these characters even exist. Did someone think they were funny? Maybe adorab...

1.5k votersThe Worst Hackers in Film and TelevisionFor years, film and television writers have tried to crystallize what a hacker is and explain it to the technophobes of the world,...

2.1k votersThe Greatest Fictional Characters Leading Double LivesAre you looking for a new book or movie where the fictional character is leading a double life? Browse through this list of the gr...

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3.9k votersFictional Sidekicks You'd Most Want as a Best FriendThis is a votable list of fictional sidekicks you’d most want as a best friend. We’ve picked some of the best sidekicks from TV sh...

4.2k votersWho Is the Most Annoying Kid in Pop Culture History?Some of our favorite shows/films have something terrible in common... a little kid that, we assume, was put in to add vulnerabilit...

2k votersThe Best Fictional TeachersThere are a bunch of movies that feature teachers prominently. In most movies, teachers are a nameless bunch who often times lurk ...

3.5k votersThe Greatest Fictional SingersList of the top fictional singers in television and film. In the last few years, Gleeks and music lovers alike have gone mad for t...

127 votersFictional Doctors With Suspiciously Superhuman Healing SkillsSince the dawn of television and film, doctors have been portrayed as one of two things: They are either psychotic monsters capabl...

2.6k votersThe Greatest Immortal Characters in FictionImmortality is a common theme in fiction. It often explores many different themes, from what it means to live forever, to what it’...

7.9k votersFictional Characters Who Are Way Older Than They LookLooks can be deceiving, especially when it comes to fictional characters. Fantasy and science fiction are full of beings with unus...

1.9k votersFictional Lawyers You'd Most Want Defending YouA list of fictional lawyers you’d most want defending you. Do you know of a movie with a great lawyer in it? Do you wish some of t...

6.3k votersThe Greatest TV Character Losses of All TimeWe all remember losing our favorite characters -- Elliot Stabler (Law & Order SVU), Mark Greene (ER), Diane Chambers (Cheers), Fox...