10 Best Movie Villains of All Time, Ranked

10. Anton Chigurh - 'No Country for Old Men' (2007)

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9. HAL 9000 - '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968)

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8. Nurse Ratched - 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (1975)

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7. Hans Landa - 'Inglourious Basterds' (2009)

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6. The Alien - 'Alien' (1979)

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5. The Wicked Witch of the West - 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939)

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4. Norman Bates - 'Psycho' (1960)

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3. Dr. Hannibal Lecter - 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)

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2. Joker - 'The Dark Knight' (2008)

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1. Darth Vader - original 'Star Wars' trilogy (1977-1983)

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