The 14 Best Superhero Movie Villains of All Time

Chaotic agents of anarchy, tragic masterminds, and world-ending threats make the case that the villain steals the show. Cast your vote!

1

Doctor Octopus

Alfred Molina's tragic, tentacled scientist from Spider-Man 2, a benchmark for sympathetic villainy.

1000pts

2

Joker (The Dark Knight)

Heath Ledger's anarchic, Oscar-winning agent of chaos who terrorizes Gotham in Christopher Nolan's masterpiece.

999pts

3

Green Goblin

Willem Dafoe's gleefully unhinged Norman Osborn from Sam Raimi's 2002 Spider-Man.

957pts

4

Thanos

The Mad Titan of the MCU whose quest to wipe out half of all life actually succeeds in Infinity War.

888pts

5

The Riddler

Paul Dano's chillingly methodical serial-killer Riddler from The Batman.

777pts

6

Ultron

James Spader's sardonic rogue AI who decides humanity's extinction is the path to peace.

777pts

7

Mysterio

Jake Gyllenhaal's illusion-spinning fraud who nearly outwits Spider-Man in Far From Home.

777pts

8

General Zod

Michael Shannon's ruthless Kryptonian warlord bent on remaking Earth in Man of Steel.

706pts

9

Hela

Cate Blanchett's commanding Goddess of Death who conquers Asgard in Thor: Ragnarok.

706pts

10

Two-Face

Aaron Eckhart's fallen white knight Harvey Dent, twisted into vengeance in The Dark Knight.

621pts

11

Loki

The silver-tongued Asgardian trickster whose charisma made him the MCU's breakout villain.

621pts

12

Magneto

Ian McKellen's complex mutant supremacist driven by a tragic determination to protect his kind.

621pts

13

Killmonger

Michael B. Jordan's revolutionary antagonist from Black Panther whose grievances feel painfully justified.

621pts

14

Bane

Tom Hardy's hulking, calculating revolutionary who breaks Batman in The Dark Knight Rises.

518pts