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Villains

There are plenty of great and terrifying fictional villains, but nothing is scarier than movie villains who actually existed. Imagine walking out of Friday the 13th and realizing that Jason is actually real. Well, with a lot of historical dramas depicting horrific villains, that&#39;s actually the case. As they say, truth is stranger than fiction (but luckily, villains aren&#39;t the only <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/historical-movie-characters-that-actually-existed/stephanroget" target="_blank">movie characters that are real</a>).&nbsp;

In general, going to the movies is an escape from the real world. A chance to get away from the horrors of life. But the films on this list offer quite the opposite;&nbsp;they serve to showcase what the absolute worst of humanity has to offer.&nbsp;

Cold-Blooded Movie Villains You Didn't Realize Were Real

Person

Cold-Blooded Movie Villains That Actually Existed

Jake Brian Williams

Comic Books & Characters

There are few superhero tropes more interesting to watch over and over than rage monster characters. These are the characters that, like the Hulk, behave and appear one way until they get angry. Then, once the anger starts pumping through their veins, all bets are off. They get bigger, meaner, and more aggressive. Some of these characters get so big and mean, in fact, that they could possibly <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/non-marvel-heroes-who-could-beat-hulk/stephanroget" target="_blank">even take on the Hulk.</a>&nbsp;

It&#39;s fun when a villain has anger-based superpowers - and incredibly interesting when a hero has them. The person inside the monster wants to save the world and protect the innocent, but all bets are off once the rage monster takes over.&nbsp;

14 Rage Monsters We'd Love To See Throw Hands With The Hulk

Fictional Character

14 Fictional Rage Monsters Who Could Fight The Hulk

Action

The best-choreographed action movies treat their fights like a stand-up comedian performing -&nbsp;they save their best punch(lines) for last. The finishing move is just that, it&#39;s the big finish. Because of this, it needs to have a certain amount of thought put into it to ensure that it works on multiple levels. The finishing move shouldn&#39;t just be a fun way for the fight to end, it should properly symbolize the thematic victory happening as the protagonist defeats the antagonist.&nbsp;

The importance of good finishing moves in movies can&#39;t be overstated. Imagine The Karate Kid without the Crane Kick&nbsp;or Revenge of the Sith without Obi-Wan cutting off Anakin&#39;s limbs. Whether it&#39;s a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movie-fight-scenes-with-real-punches/jessica-bedewi" target="_blank">fight scene that uses actual punches</a>, or a laser battle over lava - finishing strong makes the movie better as a whole.&nbsp;

The Most Impressive Finishing Moves In Action Movies

Film

The Most Impressive Action Movie Finishing Moves

Superheroes

Tony Stark isn&#39;t the only billionaire inventor who created a suit of armor that grants superpowers (he may have <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-greatest-iron-man-armor-of-all-time/benjamin-dunn" target="_blank">created the most suits of armor&nbsp;though</a>). In all honesty, armored superheroes are a dime a dozen, and Iron Man isn&#39;t even the most powerful out of them. Across the various fictional galaxies and multiverses, there are suits of armor that incorporate alien technology to create a finished product that can shake up entire galaxies.&nbsp;

Tony Stark is a brilliant inventor for a human, but there are a lot of high-tech civilizations out there. Whether it&#39;s the Blue Beetle with his Scarab or Tech Jacket in the Invincible universe, alien tech just makes for superior armor.&nbsp;

14 Armored Characters That Would Give Iron Man A Run For His Money

14 Armored Characters As Strong As Iron Man

Wolverine

To figure out how Logan would fare in various Wolverine vs&nbsp;DC villains matchups, one first needs to look to the comics to see who defeated Wolverine in the Marvel Universe. Wolverine may be hard to kill, but it&#39;s not impossible (not to mention the things that have been done to Wolverine&nbsp;that are <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-painful-things-done-to-wolverine/stephanroget" target="_blank">worse than death</a>).&nbsp;

Wolverine has a lot of key weaknesses that can be exploited by certain villains over at DC. Similar to a Pokemon battle, it&#39;s all about getting the right type of matchup if you want to destroy this X-Men staple. For example, Wolverine doesn&#39;t do well in water, so if only there was a certain DC villain who has&nbsp;achieved a mastery over the oceans. Whether a villain wants to destroy Wolverine or all of reality around Wolverine, there are ways to get the job done.&nbsp;

14 DC Villains Who Could Test The Limits Of Wolverine's Healing Ability

Comic Book Character

14 DC Villains Who Could Beat Up Wolverine

Marvel Comics

Gotham should consider itself lucky that Batman is protecting them, because the most <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/awful-batman-villain-acts/jacobybancroft" target="_blank">dangerous Batman villains</a> could overpower entire worlds if they were put in a dimension without the Dark Knight. Every hero has their rogues&#39; gallery, but Batman has some particularly horrific ghouls he faces off with across the very mean Gotham streets. Batman is often teased by fans for how often he lets Gotham get destroyed, but his foes would destroy entire countries if they were put in the MCU.&nbsp;

For one second, imagine Joker being allowed in the PG-13 all-ages world of the MCU. The heroes wouldn&#39;t even know what to do with a being that chaotic and demented. One shudders to imagine Tom Holland&#39;s Spider-Man having to spend even a single second facing off against the Joker depicted in the comics. The MCU simply isn&#39;t ready for Batman&#39;s rogues&#39; gallery.&nbsp;

Which Batman Rogue Would Wreak The Most Havoc In The MCU?

14 Batman Villains Who Would Mess Up The MCU

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Selfish superheroes seem like an oxymoron, but there are plenty of buff dudes in spandex in various fictional worlds who make saving people more about themselves than the people they&#39;re saving. Whether they&#39;re trying to impress a girl&nbsp;or achieve fame, sometimes a hero is saving others while only thinking about themselves. One has to then wonder if their motivations outweigh their actions -&nbsp;or does any of that really matter as long as people are getting rescued?&nbsp;

If every superhero was separated into the various Harry Potter houses, there would be plenty of DC and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/mcu-characters-sorted-into-slytherin/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">Marvel characters in Slytherin</a>. This may come as a surprise, seeing as the Harry Potter books and movies paint&nbsp;every Slytherin as a one-note villain, but a smart Slytherin would understand that the best way to control others and stroke their ego would be to become a hero.

15 Superheroes Who Would Totally Be Slytherins

Underrated

There&#39;s a reason that jailbreak movies have endured over the years. It&#39;s a simple premise: A&nbsp;character is locked up somewhere, and they would very much like to not be locked up. From there, the character gets their mastermind on to figure out a way out of their imprisonment, and then there&#39;s a fun action scene as they actually break out. <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-prison-breaks/jessika-gilbert?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Breaking out of prison</a> is a fantasy many have thought about in their lives, and these movies allow the audience to live that out (without having to perform a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/historic-prison-escapes/tracey-graham" target="_blank">real-life prison escape</a>).&nbsp;

Thrilling escape movies have it all. There&#39;s the drama of the protagonist being captured, the tension as they plan their escape, and the action as they actually break out. What more could you ask for?&nbsp;

Underrated Escape Movies That Deserve A Taste Of Freedom

Underrated Escape Movies Worth A Rewatch

Entertainment

Movies where the villain is a pure evil avatar of destruction are fine, but movies where the villain is a friend will always hit harder. These are the films where the hero and the villain start on the same side, but over time, they have to watch as their views force them further and further apart. Maybe they are&nbsp;brothers who grew up together but now find themselves on different sides of the battlefield, or maybe one of them had a secret agenda and they were never really friends&nbsp;to begin with.&nbsp;

There&#39;s nothing quite like a big reveal where a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/characters-with-heel-turns-in-movies/ezra-hendren" target="_blank">character thought to be a friend comes out as evil</a>. If done right, this is an utterly shocking moment that bonds the audience even further with the film&#39;s protagonist. There&#39;s no pain quite like realizing we can&#39;t trust the people closest to us, and putting that kind of betrayal into a movie is playing off of a core fear in every human being.&nbsp;

14 Movies Where Heroes And Villains Start Out On The Same Side

14 Movies Where The Hero And Villain Start Out On The Same Side

The best tournament films span all genres, from kung fu tournament movies to films about Texas teens competing in a local Bandslam. There&#39;s something about the framing of a tournament that makes all personal beef in a film that much more dramatic. Oh, you have a problem with <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movie-protagonists-who-arent-the-main-character/zack-howe?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the main character</a>? Well, how about you beat him down in a live televised event with all of your friends and family watching?

Tournaments might just be the most perfect film framing device. There&#39;s the call to action with the character being invited to a tournament, the break into Act 2 as the tournament actually begins, the rising action as the protagonist fights their way to the final round, and then the climactic final fight. Cinema and tournaments were made for each other, which is probably why so many tournament movies have been made, and thus why&nbsp;so many great ones have slipped through the cracks.&nbsp;

14 Underrated Tournament Movies That Deserve A Championship

To really get an audience cheering, movie villain deaths need to fit the crime of the villain in question. If a villain isn&#39;t such a bad guy, maybe they can perish sacrificing themselves at the last second after a timely change of heart. But&nbsp;if the villain is a real jerk, they <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-deserved-sci-fi-villain-ends/jake-williams" target="_blank">need a death that makes them pay</a>. This brings us to villains who lost arms (or other appendages) in films. These villains are normally so notorious that the only way to give them a satisfying send-off is if the audience sees them suffer before they finally exit stage left.&nbsp;

Villains losing their limbs is a common occurrence, from <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/comic-book-characters-who-lost-limbs/stephanroget" target="_blank">comic book blockbusters</a> to children&#39;s cartoons to action films. Honestly, insurance companies should stop representing villains altogether, or at the very least, raise their premiums.&nbsp;

14 Movie Villains Who Lost Limbs

Homelander

How strong is Homelander really? Watching The Boys television series, Homelander is clearly strong enough to strike fear into the hearts of his fellow&nbsp;supers, but he seems noticeably weaker than certain heroes in other franchises. (It should be noted that his own comic book counterpart appears to be stronger and more on par with Superman - one of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/messed-up-the-boys-comics-moments/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">many differences between the comic and the show</a>.)&nbsp;So, could the Homelander of the show face off against Superman or Invincible, or would he finally be put in his place?

It&#39;s interesting to think about Homelander facing off against other similarly&nbsp;powered individuals from other franchises. Still, there are also a fair amount of Homelander weaknesses&nbsp;that other <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-superheroes-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comic book characters</a> could exploit. There are certain characters who no one would assume could beat Homelander, but because of one little power (or weakness), they could take down the terror of Vought.&nbsp;

14 Comic Book Superheroes Who Could Put Homelander In His Place

14 Comic Book Superheroes Who Could Beat Homelander

Performances

While cameos can sometimes be maligned as egregious or fan service, there are a lot of movies that end with a cameo that use said cameo to enrich the film or pay homage to movies that have come before. Some films use the cameo to tease future villains or heroes, and some films use the cameo to insert the previous star of whatever film is being rebooted. Or, occasionally, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/small-cameos-by-famous-actors/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">films use a big-name star</a> to cameo towards the end of the film as a final punch during the finale, something to really push things over the edge.&nbsp;

All in all, cameos are a lot of fun. Especially when it&#39;s a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/secret-movie-star-cameos/josh-plainse" target="_blank">big-name star that the studio managed to keep secret</a> until they&#39;re revealed onscreen. Sure, a cameo may be a cheap way to drag out emotion or nostalgia from the audience, but they are incredibly effective at doing that, so what&#39;s the harm?&nbsp;

14 Movies That End With An Unexpected Cameo

Comedy Movies

Special effects in comedy movies aren&#39;t always good, but some movies go above and beyond to sell their jokes. There are certain films in certain circumstances that simply wouldn&#39;t be funny if the VFX crew wasn&#39;t able to sell the effects in the film. For instance, Spaceballs couldn&#39;t convincingly parody Star Wars if their own special effects didn&#39;t look halfway decent.&nbsp;

Sometimes, though, filmmakers crafting a comedy end up&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-special-effects-bad-movies/eric-vega" target="_blank">spending a lot on special effects and still don&#39;t make a good movie</a>. As it turns out, flash isn&#39;t a good substitute for substance. But, when the two work together in tandem, there&#39;s nothing better - or, in these instances, funnier.&nbsp;

14 Silly Comedies With Special Effects That Had No Business Being So Good

Comedies With Great Special Effects

Sad scenes in comedies may seem out of place, but comedies that make you cry often stick with an audience much longer than a film that just goes for laughs. Oftentimes, comedy and tragedy go hand-in-hand, and to ignore one aspect of that equation is to make an inauthentic film. Honestly, achieving the biggest laughs can often be accomplished by taking an audience on a journey through sadness, just to then use a laugh as a release valve allowing for catharsis (but occasionally,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/saddest-comedy-final-scenes/julian-hoffman" target="_blank">comedies decide to end on an emotional/sad note</a>&nbsp;and not release that tension).&nbsp;

Anyone who&#39;s watched Pixar&#39;s Inside Out knows that emotions can&#39;t exist separate from each other. The same exact scenarios that make you laugh in one context can make you cry in another. A great director knows when to make an audience do both.&nbsp;

14 Silly Movies That Have No Business Getting So Sad

14 Comedies That Have No Business Getting So Sad

All about those interstellar big game hunters, the Yautja, and their runs-in with humanity, the most dangerous game.

If It Bleeds...

Monsters

Compared to a human being, the mighty Yautja seem strong and fearsome,&nbsp;but how powerful is a Predator in the grand scheme of things? There are many mighty alien species across the cinematic landscape, but how many of them would be made prey by a Predator?&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/predator-best-action-movie-ever/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">Predator is one of the best action films of all time</a>, and the best Predator moments are right up there with any sci-fi killing machine. On&nbsp;the flipside, Alien vs. Predator doesn&#39;t quite hit the same cinematic high points, but it is <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-movies-to-watch-while-drinking/anncasano?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fun to watch</a> the Yautja face off against another great sci-fi monster. The Predator hunting various sci-fi monsters makes sense, too, because the Yautja are a proud warrior race to which hunting is everything. Yautja achieve&nbsp;status in their clans&nbsp;and get their pick of a mate&nbsp;based on what alien races they&#39;re able to best in combat. There&#39;s nothing a Yautja likes more than worthy prey, so if they had their pick over any sci-fi monster, what species would make for the best hunt?&nbsp;

Dangerous Movie Aliens And Creatures The Predators Would Love To Hunt

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Movie Creatures That The Predators Should Hunt

Ever since movie studios started ramping up their inclusion of post-credits scenes in studio films, there have been a plethora of surprising post-credit scenes those studios hoped you forgot about. Movies take years to film, and sometimes plot threads teased in one film simply don&#39;t hold up over the years that follow. Or, more often than not, a sequel never even happens, which makes&nbsp;the inclusion of a post-credits scene in the first place seem like the ultimate act of cinematic hubris.&nbsp;

While the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-mcu-post-credit-scenes/stephanroget" target="_blank">MCU is pretty good at calling its&nbsp;shots</a> and following through, the DC and X-Men universes are chock-full of post-credit scenes you forgot about. Take, for instance, the post-credits scene in which Deadpool is revealed to still be alive at the end of X-Men&nbsp;Origins: Wolverine. Or the teased supervillain team-up in Justice League (or the teased supervillain team-up in Amazing Spider-Man 2).&nbsp;

In Hollywood, no film is a surefire thing until it&#39;s literally in a theater. Until that point, anything can change. So, for every time a post-credits scene actually pays off in later films, there are&nbsp;a dozen loose ends that never get cleared up.&nbsp;

14 Post-Credits Scenes That Never Paid Off

Thanos

Who could defeat Thanos from the DC Universe? Well, as it turns out, a lot of people (and other mystical entities). The heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe are tough, to be sure, but there are some serious heavy-hitters over at DC who&nbsp;could&nbsp;give any of those characters a run for their money.&nbsp;

Thanos has had some powerful and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-disturbing-thanos-comics/zack-howe" target="_blank">deeply disturbing moments</a>. However, whether we&#39;re talking about Darkseid (who&#39;s basically the DC version of Thanos) taking on the Mad Titan, or any of the other characters who can bend reality in some way, there are&nbsp;plenty of characters who could&nbsp;defeat Thanos without his famed Infinity Gauntlet, and even some who could&nbsp;defeat&nbsp;him with it on.&nbsp;

14 DC Characters Who Could Beat Thanos

Things you (probably) didn't know about the people, places, creatures, droids, organizations, and other things in the Star Wars universe.

Deep in the Galaxy

Sci-Fi

Some Extended Universe material has referenced there being hundreds of thousands of planets belonging to the Galactic Republic, so writing a Star Wars planet guide would be nearly impossible. But, luckily, even though the films exist in a vast universe, they seem fairly obsessed with just about five or so core planets. This decision to go deeper instead of broader has given audiences a lot of facts about the planets the Skywalker Saga does choose to feature.&nbsp;

The Star Wars fandom has no shortage of information to learn. Fans can learn an infinite amount about all sorts of aspects of the universe, whether <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/star-wars-sith-fun-facts/jonathan-kantor" target="_blank">it&#39;s the&nbsp;Sith</a>, the Jedi, the starships, or the planets themselves that pique their interest. There&#39;s even more information about Star Wars than details put forth about LOTR by&nbsp;The&nbsp;Silmarillion, as Lucas has decided to enlist the help of hundreds of writers to help flesh out his universe. At this point, the planets in Star Wars have almost as much history as a country on Earth.&nbsp;

14 Things You Didn't Know About 'Star Wars' Planets

Total Nerd

An audience member watching a Marvel movie never has to guess what <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/mcu-villains-most-disturbing-moments/stephanroget" target="_blank">made the bad guy so bad</a> - because MCU villain origins play out right on the screen. Marvel, DC, and anyone adapting comic books seems to feel the need to make sure audiences are there for every big moment of the lives of their heroes and villains. Characters don&#39;t show up fully formed;&nbsp;audiences have to watch as heroes and villains alike gain their powers and set out on new missions in life, nefarious or otherwise.&nbsp;

To add some dramatic tension to its&nbsp;films, the MCU is quite fond of having its&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/mcu-villains-created-by-heroes/williamsbrianjake" target="_blank">heroes create their own villains</a>. Whether it&#39;s Tony Stark literally building Ultron, or Tony Stark screwing over his employee, or Tony Stark screwing over his other employees, or Tony Stark&#39;s weapons creating enemies for him in other countries - these heroes (read: Tony Stark) seem to cause as much evil as they do good.&nbsp;

The Exact Moments MCU Villains Were Born

The greatest, funniest, most cringeworthy, heartwarming, and heartbreaking moments in MCU history.

Great Moments in the MCU

The most evil MCU villains radiate an energy so sinister, they don&#39;t even have to kill to prove to an audience how twisted and cruel they are. Sure, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-evil-mcu-villain-moments/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">they all do plenty of killing</a>, but the point is that their evil nature permeates all aspects of their lives. Whether they&#39;re dealing with an underling, a business partner, or a hero - they&#39;re going to act in ways that a normal person wouldn&#39;t. For the vast majority of these villains, they simply aren&#39;t able to turn it off.&nbsp;

As the cliche goes, there are some fates worse than death, and&nbsp;these MCU villains seem hellbent on discovering every last one of them. Whether it&#39;s breaking up relationships, revealing dark secrets, or straight-up tormenting their foe,&nbsp;there seems to be no level an MCU villain won&#39;t stoop to in order to get what they want.&nbsp;

Over-The-Top Evil MCU Moments That Don't Involve Killing Someone

Friendship

There are few things that take more of an emotional toll on an audience than friends splitting up in movies. Sad movies about friends growing up strike such a universal chord that the pain portrayed within their frames can be felt by just about every viewer. Everyone in the world has felt the pain of growing apart from a close friend and having&nbsp;to put their childhoods behind them.&nbsp;

Just because <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sad-movies-where-everyone-lives/anncasano" target="_blank">no one dies in a movie</a> doesn&#39;t mean it isn&#39;t sad. Watching two people realize they have to grow up and aren&#39;t right for each other can be as hard as watching someone get hit by a bullet. There&#39;s a reason there are&nbsp;so many great coming-of-age films -&nbsp;it&#39;s because that&#39;s a naturally cinematic point in a person&#39;s life. The movies on this list can bring&nbsp;even the most <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-tearjerker-movies-that-make-men-cry" target="_blank">hardened man or woman to tears</a>.&nbsp;

The Most Heartbreaking Movie Endings Where Friends Go Their Separate Ways

Heartbreaking Movie Endings Where Friends Break Up

Looking at the plans & plots of bad guys & gals.

Dastardly Deeds

The best movie betrayals are so shocking and feel so real, they make you question your own friends as you exit the theater. There&#39;s nothing more exciting in a film than a good twist, and making the lead character&#39;s sidekick secretly&nbsp;a villain is a tried and true method to surprise one&#39;s audience. There are so many ways to mix up this trope to keep it exciting. For instance, sometimes the traitor was bad the whole time, sometimes they slowly turn against the hero, sometimes they&#39;re in it for money, and sometimes they are actually ideologically opposed to the protagonist&#39;s goals.&nbsp;

Everyone loves a good traitor, especially <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-satisfying-traitor-ends-in-movies/brent-sprecher" target="_blank">when that traitor gets what they deserve</a>. These are typically characters that upset that audience so much that the director needs to take them out, lest they face the ire of the masses.&nbsp;

12 Movie Sidekicks Who Betray The Hero

Survival

Movies about boats at sea often manage to do the impossible: They&#39;re equal parts quiet psychological dramas and thrilling action films. There&#39;s nothing like the mixture of long, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/underrated-movies-stranded-in-middle-of-nowhere/mike-mcgranaghan" target="_blank">quiet, isolated</a> hours at sea and fighting off a storm to add some variety to a film. And&nbsp;seeing how characters (and the actors who&nbsp;play them) handle both scenarios makes for some must-watch cinema.&nbsp;

Ocean survival movies are especially interesting for boating fanatics seeking&nbsp;a glimpse at how others might handle their worst nightmare scenarios. Oftentimes, these seafaring films have an added element of intrigue in that <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-underrated-historical-action-epics/mike-mcgranaghan" target="_blank">they&#39;re based on real historical events</a>. Some of these films are even <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/personal-stories-of-famous-disasters/gordon-cameron" target="_blank">based on actual firsthand accounts</a>.&nbsp;

Underrated Adventure Movies About Trying To Survive On The High Seas

Underrated Adventure Movies About Surviving The High Seas

Dark <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-fairytale-movies?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fairy tale movies</a> are able to play with their audience in a way standard horror films aren&#39;t, simply because they&#39;re able to go back to an audience member&#39;s own childhood by twisting a story they&#39;ve heard their whole lives. Playing with these established characters and tropes allows a filmmaker easier access to a viewer&#39;s psyche. A horror movie where a kid is devoured by a witch is scary enough, but make it an even darker take on Hansel and Gretel, and your audience will be eating it out of your hand.&nbsp;

Taking an old fairy tale and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-r-rated-fantasy-movies/ranker-film" target="_blank">modernizing it with an R-rating</a>&nbsp;is fairly cliche at this point, but because&nbsp;there have&nbsp;been so many, some genuinely good ones have managed to slip between the cracks.&nbsp;

Underrated Movies That Treat Fairy Tales Seriously

Just because someone is fictional, deceased, or an entire universe doesn't stop Ranker from tossing them into Battle Royale-type tournaments against their worthiest foes.

Choose Your Fighter

Fantasy

Which&nbsp;malevolent magic-wielder comes to mind when you think about the most powerful fantasy villains of all time?&nbsp;Humankind has told stories of powerful magic-users misusing their abilities since the dawn of time, so there are plenty to choose from.

The best fantasy villains are generally incredibly powerful tyrants whose vast knowledge has allowed them to take control of their respective lands. They&#39;re normally then taken down by a hero foretold by prophecy - but what if that prophecy was thrown out the window? What if, instead of a hero winning with the &quot;power of love&quot; or whatever deus ex machina the writer thought up, these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/overpowered-invincible-anime-villains/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">overpowered villains</a> had to fight each other? Vote up your top picks for the strongest fantasy villains.

The Most Powerful Fantasy Villains, Ranked

A villain hasn&#39;t really shuffled off the mortal coil unless you see the body, and for the Marvel villains on this list, that might not even be true. In the world of Marvel comics, death is merely an intermission, meaning any of these deceased&nbsp;Marvel villains could come back to life.&nbsp;

Comic book characters are constantly resurrected because their&nbsp;stories are forever ongoing. A character will perish, but five years later, a writer will have an idea for that character again, and suddenly they&#39;re not so deceased. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is past 20 films now, and it&#39;s on track to be as ongoing as the comics it&#39;s based on. As the films keep coming out, the writers may decide <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fatal-flaws-of-mcu-villains/williamsbrianjake" target="_blank">some villains got cut out a little too soon</a>, and they want to play with them some more.&nbsp;

Here&#39;s a list of the most likely <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/strongest-mcu-villains/jonathan-kantor" target="_blank">Marvel villains</a> to return from the great beyond. Some of these characters are clearly kaput&nbsp;but have a comic book precedent to come back to life; others have caused fans to theorize about whether they ever really passed at all.&nbsp;

MCU Villains, Ranked By How Likely It Is They'll Come Back In Another Movie

MCU Villains, Ranked By How Likely They’ll Come Back To Life

Villain superpowers in comic books are vast, varied, and almost never work exactly how one might assume. Getting into comics is an endless rabbit hole, and there are decades upon decades of facts one could study about all the different powers in the different <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-coolest-places-in-comics/analise.dubner?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comic book universes</a>. Of course, a lot of those facts contradict each other, making it even harder to establish exactly whose&nbsp;superpowers work in what way.&nbsp;

Villains, heroes, and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/supervillains-you-forgot-were-villains/stephanroget" target="_blank">villains who everyone forgot were villains</a>, all must feel misunderstood by the sheer amount of false facts and rumors that have sprung up about their powers. For instance, the Green Goblin isn&#39;t just a deranged man with pumpkin-themed gadgets;&nbsp;he has super-strength. Kingpin is secretly all muscle under his white suit. It seems just about every villain has a few nuances to their powerset the average fan would be more than a little surprised by.&nbsp;

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Lists that rank the best, most hilarious films that will make you laugh so hard, you'll wake up the whole neighborhood.

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Let&#39;s get one thing straight:&nbsp;Comedy is harder than drama. And to make a parody that&#39;s better than the original?&nbsp;Well, that&#39;s harder than making a comedy or a drama. To deftly combine the best aspects of two distinct genres into one incredible film - to expertly parody and subvert a genre while simultaneously adding a noteworthy film to the genre&#39;s canon? Hard to do, but for the movies on this list, clearly not impossible.

Part of what makes this cinematic feat&nbsp;doable is inherent to the nature of parody itself. Ask comedians or comedy writers what they like to spoof, and you&#39;ll generally&nbsp;find they choose subjects they genuinely love. So, a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-horror-parody-movies/ranker-film" target="_blank">comedian making a horror movie</a> knows enough about the genre to subvert the audience&#39;s&nbsp;expectations; by that same token, they know enough about the genre to simply make a good film within its formula.

Here&#39;s a list of films that have done it best. Vote up the movies you think best parody&nbsp;a genre while being just as good as the real thing.

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