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439 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...

775 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...

4.7k votersMovie Villains Who Suffered A Fate Worse Than DeathWhether you love to hate them or just straight-up hate them, movie villains have to be defeated to give a film a satisfying ending...

746 voters19 Great Female Villains Who Were Wolves In Sheep's ClothingThe annals of horror and thriller films are filled with plenty of memorable bad guys - but they're also home to more than a few su...

2.4k votersMovie Villains Who Didn’t Deserve Their PunishmentIn the end, crime never pays, but occasionally, movies feature villains who deserve better than the extreme amounts of "justice" t...

417 votersCold-Blooded Villains Who Say Something Unmistakably True Or WiseMovie villains are known to go on and on about their evil plans and how cruel the world can be - but sometimes that leaves audienc...

446 voters14 Movie Villains Who Were Doomed By Their GreedThe greediest villains throughout film history often meet their death by materialism. These villains are so single-minded in their...

1k voters18 Movie Villains Who Totally Get Away With ItTraditional logic says the good guys always triumph in the end, but there are some notable cases of movie villains who win. These ...

778 voters13 Movie Villains Who Sought Immortality - And Nearly Got ItTo quote the Vision from Avengers: Age of Ultron, “A thing isn’t beautiful because it lasts.” Mind you, he was talking about human...

334 voters13 Hero-To-Villain Transformations That Actually Broke Our HeartsNo one sets out to be the villain of a story. But, sometimes, there are heroes who become villains by the time it is all said and ...

579 voters12 Movie Sidekicks Who Betray The HeroThe best movie betrayals are so shocking and feel so real, they make you question your own friends as you exit the theater. There'...

630 voters16 Movie Villains Who Use A Secret Identity To Hide In Plain SightOne of the great joys of watching a movie is finding oneself genuinely surprised by a clever twist. Sometimes twists are plot-rela...

1.7k voters12 Movies Where The Protagonist Winds Up Being The VillainSome of the most satisfying movies ever are the ones that wholly subvert our expectations during the final reel. There's perhaps n...

120 voters17 Movies Where The Villain Outshines The HeroMovie villains have all the fun. Without the villain, there would be no hero. Here are a number of villains who steal the show.Une...