The greatest villains of all time

This Harry Potter teacher, Dolores Umbridge, reminds us of every teacher we hated. No one is rooting for her and everybody hates her. We see her impersonating our childhood fears about detention, bad grades and nasty punishments. Not even he who must not be names is as hated as this character.

This character portrayed by Anthony Hopkins is one of the most peculiar villains of all time. In the movies, doctors fail to diagnose him and just call him a sociopath because they don’t know what he is. To the audience he is deeply intriguing and that is why he has a place on the most beloved villains of all time.

He gave you nightmares for weeks. This horror movie character is famous for terrifying a whole generation of pre-teens, teens and young adults. He could even kill you in your dreams. No one will ever forget him.

One the most classic movies had to have one of the most classic villains. He is as human as anybody and is only trying to protect his clan and make a good life for his family.

We hate him but we want to understand him. On the Saw movies these bad guy makes people go through tests. Of course, these tests are horrible and gets almost everyone killed. But as much as we hate him we want to know what made him like that.

At first he seems like a crazy young man that just hates the world and wants to inflict pain. But as the movie develops so does Alex’s character. In the end that violent souls has us all wondering how much like him we are. He is one of the greatests villains because he reminds us of our human imperfection.

He is so awful that we love him. According to Quentin Tarantino, Hans landa is one of the greatest characters he has ever written. He is a character that understands how the world works and everything he does or says is driven by self-interest.

Tony Montana is played by the genious, Al Pacino. He is the star of bad boys and drug lords. Because of the character’s weight he has become one of the most iconic figures in modern films.

This character is one of the greatest villains because it is so weird. A toy that is possessed by an evil spirit and kills people. If you watched this movie as a kid you can understand why he is one of the greatest villains.

This role portrayed by Ralph Fiennes has no chill. He is one of the most terrifying and evil characters of all time. This is not a character we identify with but the role will be forever in our minds.

He is the antagonist of the film and the novel Psycho. Anthony Perkins gives life to this emotionally abused character. His disturbing actions is what earned him a place in the villains list that everybody loves, even though they are not lovable.

As a child you could not conceive how someone would want to kill 101 dogs just to have a pretty coat. She is one of the greatest villains because even after we grew up we remember the elegant lady that wanted to kill the cute puppies.

He is a lovable character because we become The Grinch as we grow up. Maybe we don’t hate christmas but it’s funny how The Grinch rejoices on his solitude and ability to do nothing. He is one of the greatest kid’s characters that even adults love.

He is the antagonist of the psychological thriller Seven. He is a middle aged man obsessed with the seven deadly sins. Kevin Spacey delivered such a powerful performance that the character has become one of the most acclaimed villains.

The film gangs of New York follows the gang leader Bill “The Butcher” as he strolls through the city in his crime boss role. Daniel Day Lewis’s portrayal of this character earned him numerous nominations for best actor.

Nothing makes a better villain than a character that wins our hearts just to destroy them. Audience is so shook by his true intentions that they hate him.

He is the go to lovable villain. He is not really villain, he is just a character with a lot of human flaws. That it why people feel identified with him.

She is the main antagonist in Misery and is played by the famous actress Kathy Bates. She is a mentally unstable woman that kidnaps her favorite writer.