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The 10 Best Movie Villains of All Time, Ranked
From cold, calculating psychopaths to tragic galactic tyrants, here are the 10 greatest cinematic villains who completely stole the movie.
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The 10 Best Movie Villains Of All Time, Ranked
10. Patrick BatemanThe vain Wall Street banker hides a bloodthirsty psychotic double life.
9. Amy DunneThe diabolical mastermind fakes her murder to frame her unfaithful husband.
8. Norman BatesThe mild-mannered motel clerk conceals a deadly, deeply fractured psyche.
7. Hans GruberThe suave West German thief elevated action cinema with sophisticated villainy.
6. Hans LandaThe polyglot SS colonel terrorizes enemies with cheerful, terrifying intellect.
5. Anton ChigurhThe relentless hitman leaves victims' fates entirely to a coin toss.
4. ThanosThe Mad Titan wipes out half of existence with grim conviction.
3. Hannibal LecterThe refined cannibal psychiatrist manipulates investigators with terrifying psychological insight.
2. Darth VaderThe fallen Jedi commander rules the galaxy with unmatched mechanical dread.
1. The JokerThe agent of pure chaos pushed Gotham and Batman beyond limits.
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