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Villains and Bad Guys
18.9k voters29 Movie Villains Who Were Probably Right All AlongYou know the villain as the Big Bad, the truly horrible no-good person who has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. But as many grea...
2.9k votersThe Best Movies Where The Bad Guy WinsWhat is it that makes a psychological thriller even better than having an ending where the villain wins? Maybe it’s because it’s a...
45 voters15 Times Villains Created The Hero Who Took Them DownA hero is only as good as their villain, right? And in many cases, a villain is only as bad as the heroes that oppose them. In fac...
148 votersThe Smartest Villains In Superhero Movie HistorySuperheroes usually end up winning at the end of the day, but the smartest supervillains in film history deserve their day in the ...
252 votersTruly Evil Villains Who We Still Love And Want To Be Our FriendsAs it turns out, not every villain is an ugly, unlikeable monster. Some actually possess a few redeeming qualities, some are just ...
1.0k votersAwesome Movie Villains Who Get Defeated Way Too EasilyThis history of cinema is littered with super scary and powerful villains who end up getting bumped off in a way that is either an...
2.9k voters17 Characters Who Broke Bad (Other Than Walter White)Change is one of the few commonalities virtually all good fictional characters share. The journey of how they change is what makes...
496 voters14 Villains Who Messed Up Their Own Plans By MonologuingWhat is it with villains and monologues? No matter how certain their success is, how close they are to tasting victory, they still...
550 votersTV Villains You Didn't Realize Were Real PeopleIn the era of fairly accurate historical dramas like The Crown and Downton Abbey, it’s no secret that many television characters a...
5.6k votersThe Most Likable Movie AntiheroesWhat makes an antihero cool? Well, they’re usually pretty multi-dimensional. They possess villainous qualities, yes, but there are...
5.9k votersThe Best Villain Performances By Actors Who Always Play The HeroActors are often typecast as a specific type of character. Those who become defined as "good guys (or girls)" and "heroes" wind up...
275 votersIrredeemably Evil Villains With Nothing To Sympathize WithCinema history has presented audiences with some antagonists that can truly only be described as pure evil villains. This type of ...
31.2k views15 Classic Examples of Chaotic Evil Characters“Chaotic evil (CE) creatures act with arbitrary violence, spurred by their greed, hatred, or bloodlust.” - Dungeons and Dragons Ba...
7.3k viewsBreaking Good: TV Characters Who Went From Antagonist To HeroOne goal of writing television characters is to make them feel as three-dimensional as possible. Just as real people can change an...
28.7k votersThe Greatest Female VillainsThe best female villains include women whose roles are truly iconic and evil. Some of the greatest movie and television villains e...
14.1k votersThe Best TV Villains Of All TimeThe best TV villains of all time rank among some of the greatest TV characters of all time as well as some of the creepiest TV cha...
248 votersThe Villains Who Hurt Us The Most Over The 2010sThe 2010s might just have been the “Decade of the Villain.” That period of 10 years brought fans across multiple mediums and genre...
1.0k votersExtremely Evil Villains Who Are Legitimately FunnyVillains are some of our favorite characters. They allow the audience to escape from their own lives for a little while and take a...
164 voters12 Movie Villains Who Couldn't Stay Villains Because They Were Too CoolEvery good protagonist has an equal and opposing antagonist(s). A good villain should be just as complex as the hero, with an empa...
1.1k votersThe Most Useless Henchmen In Movie HistoryMovies have featured a tremendous number of henchmen who are truly terrible at their jobs. While some second-tier baddies end up o...