Movies featuring characters whose actions aim to prevent the triumph of good over evil usually serve up a great deal of action. This is precisely why antagonists often grow to our hearts.
Which 10 movie villains are most memorable to movie fans? If you haven't seen any of the films before, we suggest that you close your eyes a little during the description.
Aaron Stampler
Edward Norton deserves all the praise for his portrayal of the young and shy Aaron Stampler, who is accused of a gruesome murder. Aaron, although he was caught on camera running away from the scene of the crime covered in blood, claims he does not remember the details of the murder. Richard Gere shines in the role of his lawyer in the film Primal Fear (Primal Fear, 1996).
Agent Smith
The main antagonist of the film series The Matrix was portrayed by Hugo Weaving. The character we know as a thorn in the heel of the main character Neo (Keanu Reeves) was transformed into a special program for transmitting viruses after his death.
Detective Alonzo Harris
Denzel Washington won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2002 for his role as Detective Alonzo Harris in Training Day (2001). Alonzo welcomes young Jake Hoyt into his ranks, who immediately introduces him to the dirty business of a Los Angeles detective.
Ammon Goethe
The character of Amon Goethe is based on Amon Leopold Göth, who served as commandant in the Krakow-Plaszow concentration camp during the Holocaust. Actor Ralph Fiennes perfectly portrayed a Nazi killer who enjoyed killing and torturing Jews in the film Schindler's List (1993).
Anton Chigurh
The antagonist of the film No Country for Old Men (2007) wants to hunt down Llewelyn Moss, who ran away with a suitcase full of money. Javier Bardem is willing to kill anyone on his way to his goal without hesitation.
Auric Goldfinger
Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe) tries to stand up to James Bond in the 1964 film of the same name. Sean Connery thwarts the plans of a gold smuggler who seeks to rob the American treasury at Fort Knox in an epic confrontation.
Calvin Candie
Leonardo DiCaprio tried his hand at playing the villain in Django Unchained (2012). The owner of the Candie Land plantation is confronted by Dr. King Schultz (Christoff Waltz) and Django (Jamie Foxx), who are willing to do anything to save Django's wife from hell.
Darth Vader
Darth Vader or Anakin Skywalker certainly belongs to the company of the most recognizable villains in film history. A character from the Star Wars film series serves the sinister galactic empire.
Hannibal Lecter
Psychologist Hannibal Lecter is better known in the film world as a cannibalistic serial killer. Anthony Hopkins won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1991 for his excellent portrayal of the evil criminal.
Roger “Verbal” Kint/Keyser Soze
A disabled man, played by Kevin Spacey in the film The Usual Suspects (1995), miraculously survived the massacre on a merchant ship in the port of Los Angeles. The detectives believe that the mysterious Keyser Soze is behind the crime, but later discover a dark secret.
