these are the baddies that we should
hate or at least love to hate but
instead we just love them welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 likeable
movie villains $1,000,000 for this list
we’re taking a look at bad guys from
movies that won the audience over
through their charm Plus and humor we’re
excluding the Dark Knight’s Joker
because while he may have had a dark and
twisted sense of humor we’re not quite
sure we’d be jumping at the chance to go
to a bar with him or fall for his
psychopathic charms number 10 Frank
Costello the departed mother comedy
Francis the departed disguised itself as
a crime drama but we all know it was
secretly a comedy Jack Nicholson scored
the film’s biggest laughs as Frank
Costello an Irish American mobster got
something you wanna ask me it’s hard to
think of a character that managed to be
so likable while also being a complete
bastard
Frank is a flat-out sadist crushing poor
Billy’s already broken hand and laughing
about how his victims fall over after
shooting them as despicable as Frank is
he does everything with such gleeful
confidence that you’ve gotta love the
SOB nobody knows nothing number 9 big
ern McCracken kingpin hey call me Ernie
or big ern huh
Ernie McCracken is an egomaniac pervert
and an all-encompassing jackass
didn’t I tell you to call me Ernie or
big ern whether he’s looking to score a
strike scores
extra cash or score with milfs he’ll
pull just about any cheap hustle what
did I tell you what did I tell you what
did I tell you
well he’s undeniably asinine Ernie never
comes off as mean-spirited sorry even
when he’s insulting somebody and making
unwanted sexual advances it’s unclear if
Ernie is intentionally being a scoundrel
or if he’s an oblivious sociopath I’m
sorry you know for the first couple
years I felt responsible how you been
otherwise
in either case Bill Murray’s deadpan
delivery will have you laughing at every
shameless thing that comes out of
Ernie’s mouth oh that’s not a case at
all the woman’s a stone-faced let’s not
even talk about that I pulled out her
really early on now sorry thanks for
coming number eight bode Point Break
that’s Bodhi they call him the
Bodhisattva for a good portion of Point
Break it’s unclear if Bodhi is with the
bank robbers known as the ex-presidents
by the time bodis true identity is
revealed it doesn’t even matter anymore
undercover agent Johnny Utah has grown
so attached that he considers letting
his bro slip through the FBI’s fingers
can you blame him Bodie is such a cool
guy always standing up for his friends
and acting as a spiritual guru they only
live to give radical I don’t have any
real understanding of the sea so they’ll
never get the spiritual side of it just
staring into this surfer dudes dreamy
blue eyes and let’s not forget his
blonde Beach hair it’s all enough to
convert you to his side it’s a state of
mind it’s that place where you lose
yourself and you find yourself number
seven
Beetlejuice beetle juice although he’s
not as malevolent as your average ghost
you still wouldn’t want Beetlejuice
haunting your house Oh scary this
energetic trickster has no social
boundaries is morbidly disgusting and
attempts to marry an underage girl to
lift the curse on him hey I gotta get
married
well not the ideal houseguest Betelgeuse
is simply a ton of fun for the audience
to watch always cracking one-liners and
serving up inventive frights this
bio-exorcist turns the grim and gruesome
into a mischievous good time
Betelgeuse is so entertaining that he’ll
make you forget he’s technically the
villain okay that happened let’s go by
number six
Vincent collateral look it up if a
contract killer like Vincent got into
your cab you’d be every bit as horrified
as Jamie Foxx’s max still if you’re
gonna be held hostage by anyone at least
Vincent’s a charismatic captor like jazz
star what Jess like jazz Tom Cruise is
clearly having a ball playing a hit man
who will shoot people without batting an
eye he’s intimidating for sure but also
offers a badass rock star quality you
can’t help but cheer on
cool well-spoken and likable despite his
lethal tendencies
Vincent makes collateral an absolutely
thrilling ride for the audience what’s
going what’s my work
let’s see what else number five dr. evil
the Austin Powers franchise dr. evil is
the most wanted man in the world has a
legion of other master criminals like
fat bastard under his pinkie and even
has the word evil for a last name yet
he’s about as threatening as a
ten-year-old okay some of the best
written comedy is derived from
characters that are incompetent but
still come up as powerful in the eyes of
others and when dr. evil gets angry mr.
bigglesworth gets upset and when mr.
bigglesworth gets upset people die the
fact that the childish dr. evil is a
single father in addition to being an
alleged diabolical genius only makes him
funnier and harder to dislike number 4
magneto the x-men franchise they say you
the bad guy there’s that one that’s sad
magneto is slick and witty but those
aren’t the only reasons why he’s such a
compelling antagonist oh it’s not so
surprisingly unlike some villains that
are just one-dimensional evil the
audience actually identifies with
Magneto’s philosophies don’t get any
helmet is the only thing that’s gonna
protect me from the real bad guy hunted
and oppressed for the majority of his
life magneto envisions the world where
his people reign supreme
his methods to rise above humanity might
be unethical but if you were in a mutant
shoes you’d likely see where Magneto’s
hate is coming from we’re not alone he
isn’t just a villain we like but when we
consider fighting beside bring you home
number three Hector Barbossa the Pirates
of the Caribbean franchise hairy
monsters the curse of the Black Pearl
took itself just seriously enough while
also having a sense of humor about it
self offering moviegoers a breath of
fresh air it can’t be the same thing
could be said about Hector Barbossa this
treacherous captain is one foe you
definitely don’t want to encounter on
the seven seas
you’re in one Barbosa has so much fun
with every dastardly action he commits
however that you end up having fun with
him he loves being a rapscallion
pillager and backstabber and we love him
for it
tomorrow will be two immortals locked in
an epic battle until Judgment Day and
trumpets sound number two
Harry Lime and Marv merchants the home
alone franchise we’re the Wet Bandits
the sticky bandits formerly known as the
Wet Bandits are likable in the same vein
as wily coyote and other long-suffering
cartoon characters while Harry and Marv
might not be animated they’re still able
to endure any punishment their nemesis
throws at them you guys give up
oh yeah thirsty for more be it paint
cans bricks or tool chests in the hopes
that they’ll achieve their goal they
never know when to throw the towel in
though and end up running off a cliff to
their doom while these two may never
catch their roadrunner you have to at
least give them props for persistence
dead kid before we get to our top pick
here are some honorable mentions
number one Loki the Marvel Cinematic
Universe I am Loki of Asgard and I am
burdened with glorious purpose Loki is
like a spoiled rich boy who desperately
wants to be taken seriously take away a
scepter and Chitauri army however and
pretty much any avenger can beat him to
a pulp
find a god you dull creature and I will
not be bullied by that regardless there
is something very appealing about Loki
he never stopped scheming lurking in the
shadows and manipulating others like a
Shakespearean villain I was a king
whether he comes out on top or not Loki
executes every plan with sophistication
style and sarcasm that you’re doing a
marvelous job with that as much as the
world loves a hero
sometimes they love a bad boy even more
is it madness
is it
do you agree with our list what movie
villain do you like the most for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com I
mean to rule them
that’s why should I know think yourself
above them
hate or at least love to hate but
instead we just love them welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 likeable
movie villains $1,000,000 for this list
we’re taking a look at bad guys from
movies that won the audience over
through their charm Plus and humor we’re
excluding the Dark Knight’s Joker
because while he may have had a dark and
twisted sense of humor we’re not quite
sure we’d be jumping at the chance to go
to a bar with him or fall for his
psychopathic charms number 10 Frank
Costello the departed mother comedy
Francis the departed disguised itself as
a crime drama but we all know it was
secretly a comedy Jack Nicholson scored
the film’s biggest laughs as Frank
Costello an Irish American mobster got
something you wanna ask me it’s hard to
think of a character that managed to be
so likable while also being a complete
bastard
Frank is a flat-out sadist crushing poor
Billy’s already broken hand and laughing
about how his victims fall over after
shooting them as despicable as Frank is
he does everything with such gleeful
confidence that you’ve gotta love the
SOB nobody knows nothing number 9 big
ern McCracken kingpin hey call me Ernie
or big ern huh
Ernie McCracken is an egomaniac pervert
and an all-encompassing jackass
didn’t I tell you to call me Ernie or
big ern whether he’s looking to score a
strike scores
extra cash or score with milfs he’ll
pull just about any cheap hustle what
did I tell you what did I tell you what
did I tell you
well he’s undeniably asinine Ernie never
comes off as mean-spirited sorry even
when he’s insulting somebody and making
unwanted sexual advances it’s unclear if
Ernie is intentionally being a scoundrel
or if he’s an oblivious sociopath I’m
sorry you know for the first couple
years I felt responsible how you been
otherwise
in either case Bill Murray’s deadpan
delivery will have you laughing at every
shameless thing that comes out of
Ernie’s mouth oh that’s not a case at
all the woman’s a stone-faced let’s not
even talk about that I pulled out her
really early on now sorry thanks for
coming number eight bode Point Break
that’s Bodhi they call him the
Bodhisattva for a good portion of Point
Break it’s unclear if Bodhi is with the
bank robbers known as the ex-presidents
by the time bodis true identity is
revealed it doesn’t even matter anymore
undercover agent Johnny Utah has grown
so attached that he considers letting
his bro slip through the FBI’s fingers
can you blame him Bodie is such a cool
guy always standing up for his friends
and acting as a spiritual guru they only
live to give radical I don’t have any
real understanding of the sea so they’ll
never get the spiritual side of it just
staring into this surfer dudes dreamy
blue eyes and let’s not forget his
blonde Beach hair it’s all enough to
convert you to his side it’s a state of
mind it’s that place where you lose
yourself and you find yourself number
seven
Beetlejuice beetle juice although he’s
not as malevolent as your average ghost
you still wouldn’t want Beetlejuice
haunting your house Oh scary this
energetic trickster has no social
boundaries is morbidly disgusting and
attempts to marry an underage girl to
lift the curse on him hey I gotta get
married
well not the ideal houseguest Betelgeuse
is simply a ton of fun for the audience
to watch always cracking one-liners and
serving up inventive frights this
bio-exorcist turns the grim and gruesome
into a mischievous good time
Betelgeuse is so entertaining that he’ll
make you forget he’s technically the
villain okay that happened let’s go by
number six
Vincent collateral look it up if a
contract killer like Vincent got into
your cab you’d be every bit as horrified
as Jamie Foxx’s max still if you’re
gonna be held hostage by anyone at least
Vincent’s a charismatic captor like jazz
star what Jess like jazz Tom Cruise is
clearly having a ball playing a hit man
who will shoot people without batting an
eye he’s intimidating for sure but also
offers a badass rock star quality you
can’t help but cheer on
cool well-spoken and likable despite his
lethal tendencies
Vincent makes collateral an absolutely
thrilling ride for the audience what’s
going what’s my work
let’s see what else number five dr. evil
the Austin Powers franchise dr. evil is
the most wanted man in the world has a
legion of other master criminals like
fat bastard under his pinkie and even
has the word evil for a last name yet
he’s about as threatening as a
ten-year-old okay some of the best
written comedy is derived from
characters that are incompetent but
still come up as powerful in the eyes of
others and when dr. evil gets angry mr.
bigglesworth gets upset and when mr.
bigglesworth gets upset people die the
fact that the childish dr. evil is a
single father in addition to being an
alleged diabolical genius only makes him
funnier and harder to dislike number 4
magneto the x-men franchise they say you
the bad guy there’s that one that’s sad
magneto is slick and witty but those
aren’t the only reasons why he’s such a
compelling antagonist oh it’s not so
surprisingly unlike some villains that
are just one-dimensional evil the
audience actually identifies with
Magneto’s philosophies don’t get any
helmet is the only thing that’s gonna
protect me from the real bad guy hunted
and oppressed for the majority of his
life magneto envisions the world where
his people reign supreme
his methods to rise above humanity might
be unethical but if you were in a mutant
shoes you’d likely see where Magneto’s
hate is coming from we’re not alone he
isn’t just a villain we like but when we
consider fighting beside bring you home
number three Hector Barbossa the Pirates
of the Caribbean franchise hairy
monsters the curse of the Black Pearl
took itself just seriously enough while
also having a sense of humor about it
self offering moviegoers a breath of
fresh air it can’t be the same thing
could be said about Hector Barbossa this
treacherous captain is one foe you
definitely don’t want to encounter on
the seven seas
you’re in one Barbosa has so much fun
with every dastardly action he commits
however that you end up having fun with
him he loves being a rapscallion
pillager and backstabber and we love him
for it
tomorrow will be two immortals locked in
an epic battle until Judgment Day and
trumpets sound number two
Harry Lime and Marv merchants the home
alone franchise we’re the Wet Bandits
the sticky bandits formerly known as the
Wet Bandits are likable in the same vein
as wily coyote and other long-suffering
cartoon characters while Harry and Marv
might not be animated they’re still able
to endure any punishment their nemesis
throws at them you guys give up
oh yeah thirsty for more be it paint
cans bricks or tool chests in the hopes
that they’ll achieve their goal they
never know when to throw the towel in
though and end up running off a cliff to
their doom while these two may never
catch their roadrunner you have to at
least give them props for persistence
dead kid before we get to our top pick
here are some honorable mentions
number one Loki the Marvel Cinematic
Universe I am Loki of Asgard and I am
burdened with glorious purpose Loki is
like a spoiled rich boy who desperately
wants to be taken seriously take away a
scepter and Chitauri army however and
pretty much any avenger can beat him to
a pulp
find a god you dull creature and I will
not be bullied by that regardless there
is something very appealing about Loki
he never stopped scheming lurking in the
shadows and manipulating others like a
Shakespearean villain I was a king
whether he comes out on top or not Loki
executes every plan with sophistication
style and sarcasm that you’re doing a
marvelous job with that as much as the
world loves a hero
sometimes they love a bad boy even more
is it madness
is it
do you agree with our list what movie
villain do you like the most for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com I
mean to rule them
that’s why should I know think yourself
above them
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