due to the Nakatomi corporation’s legacy
of greed around the globe they are about
to be taught a lesson
in the real use of now if you’re not
talking to these guys about money don’t
talk to them at all here’s $500
tell me something worth hearing its
money’s yours
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movie villains motivated by greed for
this list we’re looking at villainous
characters even if some of them are the
main characters of their respective
films this means that they don’t have to
be the antagonist in the film’s they
appear in as long as they are generally
evil and motivated by greed you’re gonna
trust some monkey in a Bahamian bank
with 20 million your hard-earned dollars
come on don’t be a schmuck however you
won’t be seeing someone like dr. evil
here because he’s more interested in
world domination than cold hard cash why
make trillions when we couldn’t make
billion number 10 Tony Montana Scarface
I always tell the truth even when I lie
we know what you’re thinking hey Tony
Montana isn’t a villain he’s the main
character and you’re right he’s an
antihero if ever there was one
but his quest for cash and clout
transformed him from a simple Cuban
immigrant into an evil drug lord what
this little girl me vessel when Tony
starts working for big-time drug kingpin
Alejandro Sosa he himself begins to deal
drugs and obsessively snort cocaine and
the more money Tony earns the more
ruthless he becomes this country you
gotta make the money
then where you get the money you get a
phone
can we get a power then you get the
woman trying his darndest to keep his
multi-million dollar empire intact
Scarface eventually becomes increasingly
paranoid which alienates his friends and
his trophy wife and ultimately leads him
to hurt those he loves the most
what we’re becoming
we’re not winners oh and um do not agree
to meet his little friend
number 9 Henry F Potter it’s a wonderful
life George I am an old man most people
hate me but I don’t like them either so
that makes it all even a classic miser
in a classic Christmas film Henry Potter
is always trying to make his wallet
fatter $500 and you asked me to lend you
a thousand nine he needs more money mr.
Potter is already rich from his work as
a banker mill owner and
less-than-stellar landlord yet he still
tries to get what he wants from any
business deal and he’s particularly good
at it I may lose a fortune but I am
willing to guarantee your people to his
sinister demeanor is especially
prevalent next to a man like the
upstanding George Bailey which becomes
even more obvious when Potter offers
Bailey a high-paying glamorous job but
only because Bailey’s businesses are
threatening the success of his own
assets
what are you with a warped frustrated
young man miserable little clerk
crawling in here on your hands and knees
and begging for help
while he almost never fails to
intimidate his competition to get what
he wants ultimately this heartless
villain gets his your would more dead
than the life number eight Count Olaf
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate
Events now that we’re family I can make
it up to you I can be the oh damn it
desperate to inherit the vast fortune
entrusted to the Baudelaire children
their closest living relative Count Olaf
employs as many dirty tricks as possible
hoping that is witty personality and
clever tricks will be enough to fool
them all I ask in return is that you do
each and everything pops into my head
will I enjoy the enormous fortune your
parents left behind
he tries posing as an Italian scientist
and as a sailor but it never quite works
out for him as they see right through
his disguises you see Klaus violet and
Sonny are pretty intelligent kids you
won’t get a cent until violet turns 18
oh really
says who the law look it up but even if
the Baudelaire kids are not fond of Olaf
in any way his determination to get his
hands on some green helps them stand out
among other greedy movie villains get
you no matter where you go no matter
what you do or find you owe us Oh
deceased number seven evany Czar Scrooge
The Muppet Christmas Carol bah humbug
in case you weren’t aware Scrooge is the
number one killer when it comes to the
Christmas spirit he must be so lonely he
must be so sad he goes to extremes to
convince us whereas most people are more
generous around the holidays
this classic Dickens antihero is more
motivated than ever to keep his profits
as a moneylender flowing in if I could
work my will every idiot who goes about
with Merry Christmas on his lips would
be cooked with his own turkey hmm and
buried with a stake of Holly through his
heart
shown in this Muppet version as child
friendly but still sinister Scrooge
refuses to give to charity reluctantly
gives his employees a day off for
Christmas and as we learn from the ghost
of Christmas past even let money get in
the way of his relationship with the
woman he loved I love you bill
you did once
lucky for Scrooge he’s given the chance
to change his ways I’m prepared to
follow and to learn with a thankful
heart but there once was a time that
Evan easer Scrooge was a mean old miser
with more money than heart what right
have you to be merry you’re poor enough
what right have you to be dismal you’re
rich enough number-6 auric Goldfinger
Goldfinger
what night mr. ball last names a dead
giveaway but if that didn’t warn you
about this guy’s greedy tendencies all
you chemistry buffs probably recognized
that his first name also means gold this
is gold Mr Bond all my life I’ve been in
love in its color brilliance it’s divine
heaviness auric Goldfinger is a
successful businessman but just because
a guy has wealth doesn’t stop him from
wanting more
forgive me Mr Bond but I must arrange to
separate my goal from the late mr. solo
Goldfinger is ingenious in his
money-making schemes he strategically
smuggles gold and makes a fortune at it
operation Grand Slam is his next step
and if it comes to fruition this Bond
villain would have access to some of the
only valuable gold in the world two
words you may have overheard which
cannot possibly have any significance to
you
we’re doing the new organization cruel
and sadistic as well as greedy
Goldfinger will capture anyone who tries
to thwart his plans and while he may not
expect them to talk he will expect them
to die you expect me to talk now Mr Bond
I expect you to die
number five Jordan Belfort the wolf of
Wall Street every day dozens of money
crazed kids beat a path to my door
losing your job sucks and it may lead
you to wonder what to do with your life
if you’re anything like Jordan Belfort
you’ll pick yourself up dust yourself
off and stay on the same path by
starting your own brokerage firm to make
a bunch of money it wasn’t long before
Forbes magazine a flagship of Wall
Street called to do a profile on Belfort
has that certain something about him
that can get almost anyone listening to
subscribe to a signature brand of
corruption one that’s full of cars drugs
women drugs yachts drugs and more drugs
and for a while that’s how he thrives
pick up the phone and start dialing I
want you to deal with your problems by
becoming rich he may consider slowing
things down on his father’s advice but
the money and everything it buys keep
calling his name this dude’s addicted to
the green well the green and quaaludes
took 90 minutes for these little fuckers
to kick in but once they did POW number
four Hans Gruber die hard I wanted this
to be professional efficient about
cooperative not enough to I’ll just cuz
the guy wears a nice suit and speaks
with an accent doesn’t mean he’s not out
for dolla dolla bills I’m going to count
to three
there will not be four give me the code
this German mastermind sure is
sophisticated what with his use of
learned quotes at all no machine gun oh
oh oh
while he may pretend to believe in a
higher ideology his ultimate goal is a
lot more grounded he’s after the cash or
640 million dollars worth of bearer
bonds well I need the code key because I
am interested in the six hundred and
forty million dollars in negotiable
bearer bonds that you have locked in
your fault and the computer controls yep
he’s just your normal everyday crook
albeit a stylish and smart one who makes
stealing loads of money look like a
simple hobby but as John McClane proves
it’s not the clothes that make the man
or the shoes happy trails hands number
three daniel plainview there will be
blood I have a competition in me I want
no one else to succeed I hate most
people
Daniel day-lewis doesn’t always play
characters that are driven by dollar
bills but when he does they’re very
motivated and terrifying he’ll ocean of
oil on drop
no one can get at it except for me
starting out as a prospector but
eventually working his way to become a
bonafide genuine oil man Plainview
amasses his wealth by acquiring as much
of the oil-rich California land as he
can
leading every square foot of the
territory dry in order to line his own
pockets
I assure you ladies and gentlemen no
matter what the others promise to do
when it comes to the showdown they won’t
be there to do this
Plainview has to resort to some less
than moral means which include lying
humiliation and oh yeah straight-up
murder one thing’s for sure do not piss
this guy off if you’re near any bowling
pins
number two Gordon Gekko Wall Street
greed is right greed works this
character is so motivated by greed he’s
become a pop-culture symbol of it the
point is ladies and gentlemen that greed
for lack of a better word is good a
typical example of Wall Street avarice
in the 80s the fast-talking Gekko lives
life based on the philosophy that greed
is the key to success money itself isn’t
lost or made it simply transferred from
one perception to another and it works
for him while your typical stockbroker
does pretty well geckos got the clothes
the cars and the corner office that most
only dream of and when he meets bud box
an eager upstart with insider info he
can exploit we can practically see the
dollar signs in his eyes I’m gonna make
you rich bud Fox while other characters
in the film stand for morality and the
value of working for your money Gordon
Gekko represents the idea that greed is
good for better or worse that proved
inspirational for many what’s worth
doing is worth doing for money it’s a
bad bargain nobody games before we look
at our most money hungry movie villain
here are some honorable mentions
I’m Evan back and they’ll get the train
to that road that was full roll pause
hmm
tell him the good part the good part
William is that no matter where there
are clients make money or lose money the
Duke & Duke get the commissions you
don’t know what you’re tampering with
work what’s to know it’s big it’s shiny
it’s gonna make us all rich
number one Lex Luthor Superman all right
Luthor where’s the gas pellet somewhere
in the back of my mind actually Lex
Luthor in any incarnation puts up a good
fight against Superman his weapons of
choice
aside from Kryptonite Luthor uses his
smarts and his loads of money to defeat
his enemies you were great in your day
Superman but it just stands to reason
when it came time to cash in your chips
this old diseased maniac would be your
banker for example in 1978 Superman Lex
plans on buying large pieces of land
near the united states west coast so
he’ll make a mint on the real estate
market people are no damn good but they
will always need land and they’ll pay
through the nose to get it remember my
father said Lanta right it’s a pity that
he didn’t see from such humble
beginnings how I’ve created this Empire
well that seems pretty reasonable
actually oh that’s cuz we forgot to
mention that he also plans to sync
California with a nuclear missile
so his land will ultimately become the
new west coast and will increase in
value exponentially we all have our
little falls mines in California clearly
putting innocent people in danger won’t
stop Lex as long as his pockets are
sufficiently lined he’s satisfied I
believe you now no hard feelings do you
agree with our list which movie villain
do you think was the greediest you’re
gonna war
four more greedy top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com mr. Daniel
I’m finished
of greed around the globe they are about
to be taught a lesson
in the real use of now if you’re not
talking to these guys about money don’t
talk to them at all here’s $500
tell me something worth hearing its
money’s yours
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movie villains motivated by greed for
this list we’re looking at villainous
characters even if some of them are the
main characters of their respective
films this means that they don’t have to
be the antagonist in the film’s they
appear in as long as they are generally
evil and motivated by greed you’re gonna
trust some monkey in a Bahamian bank
with 20 million your hard-earned dollars
come on don’t be a schmuck however you
won’t be seeing someone like dr. evil
here because he’s more interested in
world domination than cold hard cash why
make trillions when we couldn’t make
billion number 10 Tony Montana Scarface
I always tell the truth even when I lie
we know what you’re thinking hey Tony
Montana isn’t a villain he’s the main
character and you’re right he’s an
antihero if ever there was one
but his quest for cash and clout
transformed him from a simple Cuban
immigrant into an evil drug lord what
this little girl me vessel when Tony
starts working for big-time drug kingpin
Alejandro Sosa he himself begins to deal
drugs and obsessively snort cocaine and
the more money Tony earns the more
ruthless he becomes this country you
gotta make the money
then where you get the money you get a
phone
can we get a power then you get the
woman trying his darndest to keep his
multi-million dollar empire intact
Scarface eventually becomes increasingly
paranoid which alienates his friends and
his trophy wife and ultimately leads him
to hurt those he loves the most
what we’re becoming
we’re not winners oh and um do not agree
to meet his little friend
number 9 Henry F Potter it’s a wonderful
life George I am an old man most people
hate me but I don’t like them either so
that makes it all even a classic miser
in a classic Christmas film Henry Potter
is always trying to make his wallet
fatter $500 and you asked me to lend you
a thousand nine he needs more money mr.
Potter is already rich from his work as
a banker mill owner and
less-than-stellar landlord yet he still
tries to get what he wants from any
business deal and he’s particularly good
at it I may lose a fortune but I am
willing to guarantee your people to his
sinister demeanor is especially
prevalent next to a man like the
upstanding George Bailey which becomes
even more obvious when Potter offers
Bailey a high-paying glamorous job but
only because Bailey’s businesses are
threatening the success of his own
assets
what are you with a warped frustrated
young man miserable little clerk
crawling in here on your hands and knees
and begging for help
while he almost never fails to
intimidate his competition to get what
he wants ultimately this heartless
villain gets his your would more dead
than the life number eight Count Olaf
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate
Events now that we’re family I can make
it up to you I can be the oh damn it
desperate to inherit the vast fortune
entrusted to the Baudelaire children
their closest living relative Count Olaf
employs as many dirty tricks as possible
hoping that is witty personality and
clever tricks will be enough to fool
them all I ask in return is that you do
each and everything pops into my head
will I enjoy the enormous fortune your
parents left behind
he tries posing as an Italian scientist
and as a sailor but it never quite works
out for him as they see right through
his disguises you see Klaus violet and
Sonny are pretty intelligent kids you
won’t get a cent until violet turns 18
oh really
says who the law look it up but even if
the Baudelaire kids are not fond of Olaf
in any way his determination to get his
hands on some green helps them stand out
among other greedy movie villains get
you no matter where you go no matter
what you do or find you owe us Oh
deceased number seven evany Czar Scrooge
The Muppet Christmas Carol bah humbug
in case you weren’t aware Scrooge is the
number one killer when it comes to the
Christmas spirit he must be so lonely he
must be so sad he goes to extremes to
convince us whereas most people are more
generous around the holidays
this classic Dickens antihero is more
motivated than ever to keep his profits
as a moneylender flowing in if I could
work my will every idiot who goes about
with Merry Christmas on his lips would
be cooked with his own turkey hmm and
buried with a stake of Holly through his
heart
shown in this Muppet version as child
friendly but still sinister Scrooge
refuses to give to charity reluctantly
gives his employees a day off for
Christmas and as we learn from the ghost
of Christmas past even let money get in
the way of his relationship with the
woman he loved I love you bill
you did once
lucky for Scrooge he’s given the chance
to change his ways I’m prepared to
follow and to learn with a thankful
heart but there once was a time that
Evan easer Scrooge was a mean old miser
with more money than heart what right
have you to be merry you’re poor enough
what right have you to be dismal you’re
rich enough number-6 auric Goldfinger
Goldfinger
what night mr. ball last names a dead
giveaway but if that didn’t warn you
about this guy’s greedy tendencies all
you chemistry buffs probably recognized
that his first name also means gold this
is gold Mr Bond all my life I’ve been in
love in its color brilliance it’s divine
heaviness auric Goldfinger is a
successful businessman but just because
a guy has wealth doesn’t stop him from
wanting more
forgive me Mr Bond but I must arrange to
separate my goal from the late mr. solo
Goldfinger is ingenious in his
money-making schemes he strategically
smuggles gold and makes a fortune at it
operation Grand Slam is his next step
and if it comes to fruition this Bond
villain would have access to some of the
only valuable gold in the world two
words you may have overheard which
cannot possibly have any significance to
you
we’re doing the new organization cruel
and sadistic as well as greedy
Goldfinger will capture anyone who tries
to thwart his plans and while he may not
expect them to talk he will expect them
to die you expect me to talk now Mr Bond
I expect you to die
number five Jordan Belfort the wolf of
Wall Street every day dozens of money
crazed kids beat a path to my door
losing your job sucks and it may lead
you to wonder what to do with your life
if you’re anything like Jordan Belfort
you’ll pick yourself up dust yourself
off and stay on the same path by
starting your own brokerage firm to make
a bunch of money it wasn’t long before
Forbes magazine a flagship of Wall
Street called to do a profile on Belfort
has that certain something about him
that can get almost anyone listening to
subscribe to a signature brand of
corruption one that’s full of cars drugs
women drugs yachts drugs and more drugs
and for a while that’s how he thrives
pick up the phone and start dialing I
want you to deal with your problems by
becoming rich he may consider slowing
things down on his father’s advice but
the money and everything it buys keep
calling his name this dude’s addicted to
the green well the green and quaaludes
took 90 minutes for these little fuckers
to kick in but once they did POW number
four Hans Gruber die hard I wanted this
to be professional efficient about
cooperative not enough to I’ll just cuz
the guy wears a nice suit and speaks
with an accent doesn’t mean he’s not out
for dolla dolla bills I’m going to count
to three
there will not be four give me the code
this German mastermind sure is
sophisticated what with his use of
learned quotes at all no machine gun oh
oh oh
while he may pretend to believe in a
higher ideology his ultimate goal is a
lot more grounded he’s after the cash or
640 million dollars worth of bearer
bonds well I need the code key because I
am interested in the six hundred and
forty million dollars in negotiable
bearer bonds that you have locked in
your fault and the computer controls yep
he’s just your normal everyday crook
albeit a stylish and smart one who makes
stealing loads of money look like a
simple hobby but as John McClane proves
it’s not the clothes that make the man
or the shoes happy trails hands number
three daniel plainview there will be
blood I have a competition in me I want
no one else to succeed I hate most
people
Daniel day-lewis doesn’t always play
characters that are driven by dollar
bills but when he does they’re very
motivated and terrifying he’ll ocean of
oil on drop
no one can get at it except for me
starting out as a prospector but
eventually working his way to become a
bonafide genuine oil man Plainview
amasses his wealth by acquiring as much
of the oil-rich California land as he
can
leading every square foot of the
territory dry in order to line his own
pockets
I assure you ladies and gentlemen no
matter what the others promise to do
when it comes to the showdown they won’t
be there to do this
Plainview has to resort to some less
than moral means which include lying
humiliation and oh yeah straight-up
murder one thing’s for sure do not piss
this guy off if you’re near any bowling
pins
number two Gordon Gekko Wall Street
greed is right greed works this
character is so motivated by greed he’s
become a pop-culture symbol of it the
point is ladies and gentlemen that greed
for lack of a better word is good a
typical example of Wall Street avarice
in the 80s the fast-talking Gekko lives
life based on the philosophy that greed
is the key to success money itself isn’t
lost or made it simply transferred from
one perception to another and it works
for him while your typical stockbroker
does pretty well geckos got the clothes
the cars and the corner office that most
only dream of and when he meets bud box
an eager upstart with insider info he
can exploit we can practically see the
dollar signs in his eyes I’m gonna make
you rich bud Fox while other characters
in the film stand for morality and the
value of working for your money Gordon
Gekko represents the idea that greed is
good for better or worse that proved
inspirational for many what’s worth
doing is worth doing for money it’s a
bad bargain nobody games before we look
at our most money hungry movie villain
here are some honorable mentions
I’m Evan back and they’ll get the train
to that road that was full roll pause
hmm
tell him the good part the good part
William is that no matter where there
are clients make money or lose money the
Duke & Duke get the commissions you
don’t know what you’re tampering with
work what’s to know it’s big it’s shiny
it’s gonna make us all rich
number one Lex Luthor Superman all right
Luthor where’s the gas pellet somewhere
in the back of my mind actually Lex
Luthor in any incarnation puts up a good
fight against Superman his weapons of
choice
aside from Kryptonite Luthor uses his
smarts and his loads of money to defeat
his enemies you were great in your day
Superman but it just stands to reason
when it came time to cash in your chips
this old diseased maniac would be your
banker for example in 1978 Superman Lex
plans on buying large pieces of land
near the united states west coast so
he’ll make a mint on the real estate
market people are no damn good but they
will always need land and they’ll pay
through the nose to get it remember my
father said Lanta right it’s a pity that
he didn’t see from such humble
beginnings how I’ve created this Empire
well that seems pretty reasonable
actually oh that’s cuz we forgot to
mention that he also plans to sync
California with a nuclear missile
so his land will ultimately become the
new west coast and will increase in
value exponentially we all have our
little falls mines in California clearly
putting innocent people in danger won’t
stop Lex as long as his pockets are
sufficiently lined he’s satisfied I
believe you now no hard feelings do you
agree with our list which movie villain
do you think was the greediest you’re
gonna war
four more greedy top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com mr. Daniel
I’m finished
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