Greatest Performance of a Movie Villain

[Breh Obama]

Fassbender was a better magneto in DoP

I didn't consider him much of a villain per say as he wasn't a villain much of the movie

 

[MartyMcFly]

Ledger

 

[ciubaca]

kevin spacey in se7en
ralph fiennes in schindler's list
christoph waltz in inglorious basterds

 

[Hopeofmypeople]

No debate Heath Ledger takes this one, he was phenomenal in that role and surprised the fukk out of me.

 

[Standing on business]

Heath ledger was legendary in that role, facial expressions, mannerisms and everything

 

[surv2syn]

Denzel in Training Day

 

[CROM]

Joker (Ledger) and Anton Chigurh from No Country for Old Men

Of this list, definitely Ledger. Javier Bardem should be on the list. Anton Chigurh is one of the most menacing characters in film history. Also loved Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood. That performance was flawless.

 

[mr x]

Laughton as captain bligh
Eddie G as the sea wolf
Bogey in the caine mutiny

 

[ECA]

Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood is up there

 

[Slic Ric]

I know Ledger gets all the glory and due (rightfully) but Tom Hardy deserves major props for Bane. Somehow his performance has become underrated and more known as a meme than how good he was

 

[Bryan Danielson]

Forgot about C Waltz

That’s it right there then...... sorry Heath stans

Leo in Django too..... dude really cut himself on that dinner scene and didn’t break character

Martha

 

[YakSpiller]

Robert Patrick as T-1000, straight ruthless, no-soul cold ass mothafukka out for bodies.

Patrick played that shyt.

 

[Breh Obama]

I know Ledger gets all the glory and due (rightfully) but Tom Hardy deserves major props for Bane. Somehow his performance has become underrated and more known as a meme than how good he was

He definitely provided a great aesthetic for Bane but I feel his portrayal as a villain in The Revenant was better

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

OP you definitely have to add Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber and Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa. Two I really liked were Christopher Lee in the lord of the rings and Brian Cox as Agamemnon in Troy. How does the film room feel about Geoffrey Rush in curse of the black pearl?

 

[Slic Ric]

He definitely provided a great aesthetic for Bane but I feel his portrayal as a villain in The Revenant was better

Disagree, He was legit menacing and gave Batman the beats. I truly believe him being a henchmen at the end single handily ruined the movie and character for most