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Best Characters of All Time

Cinema has offered several hilarious, terrifying and eccentric villains, heroes, anti-heroes or plain indifferent to what is happening around them individuals. It is amazing to see the breadth of influence that film characters can have on society, pop culture and the cinema itself. Here is a compilation of our favorite/best movie creations along with a trademark quote of theirs and the body of work in which they appeared.

  • Dredd (2012) - Olivia Thirlby

    Judge Anderson

    That's funny. I was gonna ask you that. Bitch“

    Dredd (2012)

  • Rosario Dawson in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof as Abernathy

    Abernathy

    The reason Cecil hasn't had a girlfriend in six years, is because girls will fuck him. And if you fuck Cecil, you don't become one of his girlfriends. Not to say I want to be his girlfriend, but if I did want to be his girlfriend, if I fucked him, I wouldn't be his girlfriend, I'd be one of his regulars. And I'm getting too fucking old for that shit.

    Death Proof (2007)

  • Rocky (1976) - Sylvester Stallone

    Rocky Balboa

    Adrian!

    Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky V (1990), Rocky Balboa (2006), Creed (2015), Creed II (2019)

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - Geoffrey Rush

    Hector Barbossa

    I disincline to acquiesce your request. Means no.

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

  • The Insider (1999) - Al Pacino

    Leonard Bergman

    Is it newsworthy? Yes. Are we gonna air it? Of course not. Why? Because he's not telling the truth? No. Because he is telling the truth!

    The Insider (1999)

  • The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Dessert (1994) - Terence Stamp

    Bernadette

    Now listen here, you mullet. Why don't you just light your tampon, and blow your box apart? Because it's the only bang you're ever gonna get, sweetheart!

    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Dessert (1994)

  • david-carridine-kill-bill-volume-2

    Bill

    No, I said I’ll do my best. That’s hardly a promise.

    Kill Bill Vol.1 (2003), Kill Bill Vol.2 (2004)

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    Bison

    For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday

    Street Fighter (1994)

  • Balde II (2002) - Wesley Snipes

    Blade

    Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill

    Blade (1998), Blade II (2002), Blade Trinity (2004)

  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - Clint Eastwood

    Blondie

    You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.”

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) - Brad Pitt

    Cliff Booth

    Yeah sorry about that.

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

  • Carlito's Way (1993) - Al Pacino

    Carlito Brigante

    Why don't you get lost? Go a head, snatch a purse. Come on, take a fuckin' walk.

    Carlito’s Way (1993)

  • Mortal Kombat (1995) - Linden Ashby

    Johnny Cage

    I'm in a hostile environment, I'm totally unprepared, and I'm surrounded by a bunch of guys who probably want to kick my ass. It's like being back in high school!

    Mortal Kombat (1995)

  • Dirty Harry (1971) - Clint Eastwood

    Harry Callahan

    “You've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?

    Dirty Harry (1971), Magnum Force (1973), The Enforcer (1976), Sudden Impact (1983), The Dead Pool (1988)

  • Tango and Cash (1989) - Kurt Russell

    Gabrielle Cash

    Because it is not raining and he is standing in a puddle.

    Tango and Cash (1989)

  • Wayne's World (1992) - Tia Carrere

    Cassandra

    Yeah, and if a frog had wings it wouldn't bump its ass when it hopped.

    Wayne’s World (1992), Wayne’s World 2 (1993)

  • The Man From Nowhere (2010) - Won Bin

    Cha Tae-sik

    I only live for today. I'll show you just how fucked up that can be.

    The Man From Nowhere (2010)

  • True Romance (1993) - Christopher Walken

    Vincenzo Coccotti

    I haven't killed anybody since 1984.“

    True Romance (1993)

  • Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) - James Earl Jones

    Darth Vader

    No, I am your father!

    Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) , Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), Star Wars Rogue One (2016)

  • Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Gary Oldman

    Dracula

    Listen to them: the children of the night. What sweet music they make.

    Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

  • Brandon Lee as Eric Draven in The Crow

    Eric Draven

    Victims, aren’t we all?

    The Crow (1994)

  • Judge Dredd (2012) - Karl Urban

    Judge Dredd

    Mama is not the law. I am the law!

    Dredd (2012)

  • Fight Club (1999) - Brad Pitt

    Tyler Durden

    We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars, but we won't. We're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.

    Fight Club (1999)

  • Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) - Rachel McAdams

    Sigrit Ericksdóttir

    The elves went too far!

    Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)

  • Chungking Express (1994) - Faye Wong

    Faye

    The louder the better. Stops me from thinking.

    Chungking Express (1994)

  • School of Rock (2003) - Jack Black

    Dewey Finn

    I'm a teacher. All I need are minds for molding.

    School of Rock (2003)

  • Beverly Hill Cop (1984) - Eddie Murphy

    Axel Foley

    Get the fuck out of here!

    Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Beverly Hills Cop II (1986), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)

  • Wall Street (1987) - Michael Douglas

    Gordon Gekko

    The point, ladies and gentlemen is that greed, for a lack of a better word, is good.

    Wall Street (1987), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

  • Aladdin (1992) - Robbin Williams

    Genie

    Thank you for choosing Magic Carpet for all your travel needs. Don't stand until the rug has come to a complete stop. Thank you. Goodbye now. Goodbye. Goodbye. Thank you. Goodbye.

    Aladdin (1992)

  • Scream - Ghostface

    Ghostface

    What’s your favorite scary movie?

    Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000), Scream 4 (2011), Scream (2021), Scream VI (2023)

  • The Birdcage (1996) - Robbin Williams

    Armand Goldman

    A woman is said to be worth her weight in hens. And a man's wealth is measured by the size of his cock.

    The Birdcage (1996)

  • Jurassic Park (1993) - Sam Neil

    Alan Grant

    Hammond, after careful consideration, I've decided, not to endorse your park.

    Jurassic Park (1993), Jurassic Park III (2001), Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)

  • Die Hard (1988) - Alan Rickman

    Hans Grubber

    Who said we were terrorists?

    Die Hard (1988)

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    Vincent Hanna

    Who? What are you, a fucking owl?

    Heat (1995)

  • Last of the Mohicans (1992) - Daniel Day Lewis

    Hawkeye

    In case your aim is better than your judgment.

    Last of the Mohicans (1992)

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    Himura Kenshin

    In a world with memories, there are no need for strangers

    Rurouni Kenshin (2012), Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014), Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014), Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021), Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)

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    Doc Holliday

    Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave.

    Tombstone (1993)

  • Aliens (1986) - Bill Paxton

    Hudson

    Game over man! Game over!

    Aliens (1986)

  • The Dark Knight (2008) - Heath Ledger

    Joker

    I am gonna make this pencil disappear!

    The Dark Knight (2008)

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) - Billy Nigh

    Davy Jones

    Life is cruel. Why should the afterlife be any different?

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

  • ian-mcdiarmid-star-wars-episode-vi-return-of-the-jedi

    Emperor Palpatine

    So be it…Jedi.

    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983), Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Harrison Ford

    Indiana Jones

    It belongs in a museum!

    Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull (2008), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

  • Hercules (1997) - James Woods

    Hades

    Let's get ready to RUMBLLLLLLE!

    Hercules (1997)

  • Ip Man (2008) - Donnie Yen

    Ip Man

    Moral standards should apply to everyone!

    Ip Man (2008), Ip Man 2 (2010), Ip Man 3 (2015), Ip Man 4 (2019)

  • Solomon Kane (2009) - James Purfoy

    Solomon Kane

    If I kill you, I am bound for hell. It is a price I shall gladly pay.

    Solomon Kane (2009)

  • uma-thurman-kill-bill-volume-1

    Beatrix Kiddo

    Bitch, you do not have a future!

    Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)

  • And Justice For All (1979) - Al Pacino

    Arthur Kirkland

    You’re out of order!

    And Justice For All (1979)

  • Warriors of Virtue (1997) - Angus McFayden

    Komodo

    Still nothing to sayyyyyy? Then I shall be your voice!

    Warriors of Virtue (1997)

  • Bullet Train (2022) - Ladybug

    Ladybug

    Have you tried these smart toilets? They're a pleasure to the senses. If I had one in the chamber, I would rock this bad boy right now.

    Bullet Train (2022)

  • Inglourious Basterds (2009) - Hans Landa

    Hans Landa

    Has a rat ever done anything to you to create this animosity you feel towards them?

    Inglourious Basterds (2009)

  • The Big Lebowski (1998) - Jeff Bridges

    Jeff Lebowski

    This aggression will not stand man!

    The Big Lebowski (1998)

  • Enter the Dragon (1973) - Bruce Lee

    Lee

    Boards don't hit back.

    Enter the Dragon (1973)

  • The Fifth Element (1997) - Milla Jovovich

    Leeloo

    Leeloo Dallas! Multipass!

    The Fifth Element (1997)

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    Loki

    This is MY bargain, you mewling quim!”

    Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark world (2013), Thor Ragnarok (2017), The Avengers: Infinity War (2018), The Avengers: Endgame (2019), Loki (2021-Present)

  • Run Lola Run (1998) - Franka Potente

    Lola

    I'd throw you into the ocean... Shock therapy.

    Run Lola Run (1998)

  • Jurassic Park (1993) - Jeff Goldblum

    Ian Malcolm

    You didn't earn the knowledge for yourselves, so you don't take any responsibility for it.

    Jurassic Park (1993), The Lost World (1997), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)

  • Desperado (1995) - Antonio Banderas

    El Mariachi

    Let’s play.

    Desperado (1995), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

  • Moana (2016) - Dwayne Johnson

    Maui

    If you wear a dress, and have an animal sidekick, you're a princess.

    Moana (2016)

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    The Merovingian

    Choice is an illusion between those with power and those without.

    The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

  • mystique-rebecca-romijn-x-men

    Mystique

    You know, people like you are the reason I was afraid to go to school as a child.

    X-Men (2000), X-Men 2 (2003), X-Men The Last Stand (2006)

  • The Fisher King (1991) - Mercedes Reuhl

    Anne Napolitano

    I've been dating longer than I've been driving!

    The Fisher King (1991)

  • The Matrix (1999) - Keanu Reeves

    Neo

    Guns. Lots of guns.

    The Matrix (1999), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

  • The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) - Lee Byung-hun

    Park Chang-yi

    People must know that they're going to die, and yet they live as though they never will. Hilarious.”

    The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)

  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) - Luke Goss

    Prince Nuada

    We die and the world will be poorer for it.

    Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008)

  • John Travolta as Chili Palmer in Get Shorty

    Chili Palmer

    I want you to look at me the way I'm looking at you

    Get shorty (1995), Be Cool (2005)

  • kurt-russell-escape-from-new-york

    Snake Plissken

    Call me Snake…

    Escape from New York (1981), Escape from L.A. (1996)

  • Con Air (1997) - Nicolas Cage

    Cameron Poe

    On any other day that might seem strange

    Con Air (1997)

  • Scream (2021) - Neve Campbell

    Sidney Prescott

    Don’t fuck with the original!

    Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000), Scream 4 (2011), Scream (2021)

  • Mortal Kombat (1995) - Raiden

    Raiden

    The fate of billions will depend upon you! Hahahaha…..Sorry.

    Mortal Kombat (1995)

  • First Blood (1982) - Sylvester Stallone

    John Rambo

    Don't push it! Don't push it or I'll give you a war you won't believe. Let it go. Let it go!

    First Blood (1982), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Rambo III (1990), Rambo (2008), Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

  • Scream 4 (2011) - Hayden Panettiere

    Kirby Reed

    Halloween, uh, Texas Chainsaw, Dawn of the Dead, The Hills Have Eyes, Amityville Horror, uh, Last House on the Left, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare On Elm Street, My Bloody Valentine, When A Stranger Calls, Prom Night, Black Christmas, House of Wax, The Fog, Piranha. It's one of those, right?

    Scream 4 (2011)

  • Lethal Weapon (1987) - Mel Gibson

    Martin Riggs

    Well I been chasing more cars lately and uh, y'know, when I try and lick my balls I keep falling off the couch.

    Lethal Weapon (1987), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Lethal Weapon 3 (1993), Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

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    Ellen Ripley

    Did IQs just drop sharply while I was away?

    Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), Alien Resurrection (1997)

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) - Noomi Rapace

    Lisbeth Salander

    Come and get it, you cunt!

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009), The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009), The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (2009)

  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) - Johnny Depp

    Agent Sands

    Are you a Mexican or a Mexican’t?

    Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

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    Akira Sato

    “…“

    The Fable (2019), The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill (2021)

  • Batman Returns (1992) - Christopher Walken

    Max Schreck

    Who'd have thought Selina had a brain to damage.

    Batman Returns (1992)

  • Semmi

    Semmi

    "Now let's see if you can defend yourself, you sweat from a baboon's balls"

    Coming to America (1988), Coming 2 America (2021)

  • Beverly Hills Cop (1984) - Bronson Pinchot

    Serge

    I feel that it's my personality, my philosophy, that everything must conform to the three P's, which is Protection, Prestige, and Pretty!

    Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)

  • Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) - Toshiyuki Morikawa

    Sephiroth

    I thought of a wonderful present for you. Should I give you despair?

    Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)

  • Serpico (1973) - Al Pacino

    Serpico

    You know, you're pretty fuckin' weird for a cop.

    Serpico (1973)

  • deckard-shaw-jason-statham

    Deckard Shaw

    Dominic Toretto. You don't know me, but you're about to.

    Fast 6 (2013), Furious 7 (2015), Fast of the Furious (2017), Hobbs and Shaw (2019), Fast 9: The Fast Saga (2021), Fast X (2023)

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    Jack Sparrow

    You want you to find this, because the finding of this finds you incapacitorially finding and or locating in your discovering the detecting of a way to save your dolly belle, ol' what's-her-face.

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chester (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

  • Leon: The Professional (1994) - Gary Oldman

    Stansfield

    Do you like music? I am going to play you some.

    Leon: The Professional (1994)

  • Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof

    Stuntman Mike

    You know how people say "you're okay in my book" or "in my book, that's no good"? Well, I actually have a book, and everybody I ever meet goes in this book, and now I've met you and you're going in the book. Only I'm afraid I must file you under chicken shit.

    Death Proof (2007)

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    Lydia Tar

    The problem with enrolling yourself as an ultrasonic epistemic dissident is that if Bach’s talent can be reduced to his gender, birth country, religion, sexuality, and so on, then so does yours.

    Tar (2022)

  • mortal-kombat-cary-hiroyuki-tagawa

    Shang Tsung

    Your soul is mine!

    Mortal Kombat (1995)

  • Michael Wincott as Top Dollar in The Crow

    Top Dollar

    You see gentlemen, greed is for amateurs….Disorder, chaos, anarchy…Now that’s fun!

    The Crow (1994)

  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - Eli Wallach

    Tuco

    When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.”

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

  • The Matrix Reloaded (2003) - Adrian and Neil Rayment

    Twins

    We are getting aggravated.

    The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

  • hugo-weaving-v-for-vendetta

    V

    A building is a symbol, as is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by people. Alone, a symbol is meaningless, but with enough people, blowing up a building can change the world.“

    V for Vendetta (2005)

  • Aliens (1986) - Jenette Goldstein

    Jenette Vasquez

    No. Have you?

    Aliens (1986)

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    Vincent Vega

    I think it’s like a wax museum with a pulse.“

    Pulp Fiction (1994)

  • Ghostbusters (1984) - Bill Murray

    Peter Vengman

    Yes, it’s true your honor. This man has no dick.

    Ghostbusters (1984) , Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)

  • Wayne's World (1992) - Mike Myers

    Wayne

    Asphinctersayswhat?

    Wayne’s World (1992), Wayne’s World 2 (1993)

  • John Wick (2014) - Keanu Reeves

    John Wick

  • The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) -  Jackie Chan

    Lu Yan

    He who speaks, does not know; He who knows, does not speak. Surely you're masterful.

    The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

  • the-fable-fumino-kimura

    Yoko

    Try and find out.

    The Fable (2019), The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill (2021)

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