The Greatest Movie Villains of All Time

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The Greatest Movie Villains of All Time

Hannibal Lecter: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Norman Bates: Psycho (1960)

Darth Vader: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

The Joker: The Dark Knight (2008)

The Wicked Witch of the West: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Nurse Ratched: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Anton Chigurh: No Country for Old Men (2007)

Hans Gruber: Die Hard (1988)

Amon Goeth: Schindler's List (1993)

HAL 9000: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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The old saying is true: a great hero is only as great as the man he is going to ruin. The most effective screen villains aren't simply an obstacle to the story, they hang around you after the end credits. Whether it's the soft-spoken cannibals or the masked overlords, the best of the best has made an impact in film history, and in a handful of instances, won an Oscar. This is a compilation of 10 of the best villains in film history, and why they are indelible.
 

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