you can’t invent villains like this
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movie portrayals of real-life bad guys
you will die Yankee bastard man number
10
Ray Liotta as Henry Hill Goodfellas your
funny guy me do I talk even next to a
dazzling Joe Pesci performance Liotta
shines in the role of real-life gangster
Henry Hill as far back as I can remember
I always wanted to be a gangster no
Martin Scorsese prevented Liotta from
meeting hill until filming was complete
the actor studied recordings of the
gangster helping him nail his character
narrating his story for us Liotta as the
Irish Italian gangster helps us
understand the mob world and what a man
like Hill will do to survive doesn’t
matter because whether he goes to jail
or whether he stays on the street he
beats the case he’s dead man he knows it
you know it number 9
Matt stone as Saddam Hussein South Park
bigger Longer & uncut some people say
that I’m a bad guy he was once the most
dangerous man in the world but you
wouldn’t know it based on this depiction
ah that’s not let’s get busy cartoons
can get away with more and South Park
creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker use
this to their advantage when lampooning
Saddam and his lover Satan this sucks
the only thing that matters to you I
love you though it’s definitely not the
most realistic this portrayal of the
Iraqi dictator is as memorable as they
come
Sadam I am the dark ruler not you black
bitch you gotta see my number eight gary
oldman as Lee Harvey Oswald JFK 32nd
president I didn’t shoot anybody no sir
I’m just a patsy chances are if you
weren’t alive when President Kennedy was
assassinated the picture you have in
your mind of Lee Harvey Oswald is
actually a very old man you know this
man is he an employee this is prison
picture
though the two look remarkably similar
there’s more to this portrayal than
simply appearance Oldman acted as a
detective for his research into the role
which helped him embody in an almost
eerie manner the man accused of killing
the President Lee Harvey Oswald is
brought out like a sacrificial lamb and
nicely disposed up as an enemy of the
people
number seven Johnny Depp is John
Dillinger Public Enemies John villain
robbed banks while many movie gangsters
are simply impersonation of other movie
gangsters this Depp performance is a cut
above portraying the infamous Depression
era bank robber he slaps on his best
sardonic smile and acts with
meticulousness restraint and boldness in
the face of the police and the FBI what
keeps you I’m not supposed to tell you
coffee
coolers ice and not afraid to get his
hands dirty Depp’s Dillinger is cold
calculating and real we’re having too
good a time today we ain’t thinking
about tomorrow
number six Brad Pitt as Jesse James the
assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford I’ll creep up behind
that cashier you know head back like so
while critics agreed this film missed
its mark they were practically unanimous
in their praise of Brad Pitt and his
oscar-nominated co-star Casey Affleck
while the relationship between the two
Wild West figures is what moves the plot
along Pitt deftly personifies the legend
that is the outlaw Jesse James it’s
perfect casting as he’s able to shift
from murderer to loving father to crazy
son of a bitch
seamlessly forgive their names such as
such as enemies okay number five Denzel
Washington as Frank Lucas
American Gangster this was me Ritchie
right here this was all me
this is one performance that proves
gangsters can be cruel and callous as
well as suave and smooth New York drug
lord and crime boss Frank Lucas is known
for his style and flair and his
confidence shines through in every scene
thanks to Washington’s stellar portrayal
you all shoot me fun everybody huh
though the actor tries his hardest not
to glamorize the seedy drug world it’s
hard not to fall for Lucas’s charms
mommy
so brother number four Eric Bana is Marc
chopper Reid chopper how would you
describe yourself now just a black just
a good black Danny’s lack before
becoming an improbable star thanks to a
run of semi autobiographical novels
legendary Australian criminal chopper
Reid was one of the baddest guys from
Down Under
the or or I’m sorry Mike
by studying the criminal up close and
personal and undergoing an intense
physical transformation comedian Eric
Bana is able to use his breakout
performance to channel choppers
instability and fierceness why niggle
meaning we see some mean fits of rage
interspersed with some sad
disappointments yeah tell me this rod
why would I shoot a black bang and then
put him in the bloody car
and whiz him off to the hospital at 100
miles an hour number three Charlize
Theron as Aileen Wuornos monster the
truth is some look and I’m trying to
clean my life up here you know go
straight and Christian and all sent to
death row for seven murders Wuornos is
as far as you get from the spell
Charlize Theron Theron transformed
physically with extra weight makeup and
false teeth but it’s the psychological
transformation that’s most striking
people
each other every day and for what for
politics for religion and their heroes
no no there’s a lot of shit I can’t do
anymore but killings not one of them
Darrin’s mastery over body language and
even eye movements convey more about the
character than words and underneath the
veneer of a mentally disturbed damaged
woman Darrin plays war knows with
empathy and emotion I’m a real I mean
I’m a real hard worker number two
Forrest Whitaker is Idi Amin the Last
King of Scotland they cannot kill me
you see my team winning the Oscar for
his work
Whitaker truly became the feared and
reviled Ugandan dictator charismatic and
crazy Amin possessed characteristics
typical of a beloved leader we an
independent African nation but his
jovial nature quickly transitioned into
violent paranoid behavior and Whitaker
perfectly presents these traits the
British newspapers say I am a man I am a
kind of tracing a means descent into
madness during his murderous and
repressive reign over Uganda the film
and Whitaker himself remind us how scary
the truth can be hold on to your guns
number one bruno ganz as Adolf Hitler
downfall March steps out ten forces set
in the bunker where Hitler died this
German film humanizes the Nazi leader in
a way few thought possible or necessary
control Revere makes me yawn and for
flew all those chicks over Disney
thunders delusional and demanding as
ever
the Fuhrer is brought back to life
uncannily by bruno ganz but instead of
portraying him as unquestionably evil
like so many before him gods gives the
character dimension mixed with his
fanaticism making for an unsettling film
but a stellar performance
try Andre just good gates uno
do you agree with our list which
portrayal of a real-life bad guy
impressed you the most for more top 10s
about your favorite films be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com and until
then I’ll just be
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movie portrayals of real-life bad guys
you will die Yankee bastard man number
10
Ray Liotta as Henry Hill Goodfellas your
funny guy me do I talk even next to a
dazzling Joe Pesci performance Liotta
shines in the role of real-life gangster
Henry Hill as far back as I can remember
I always wanted to be a gangster no
Martin Scorsese prevented Liotta from
meeting hill until filming was complete
the actor studied recordings of the
gangster helping him nail his character
narrating his story for us Liotta as the
Irish Italian gangster helps us
understand the mob world and what a man
like Hill will do to survive doesn’t
matter because whether he goes to jail
or whether he stays on the street he
beats the case he’s dead man he knows it
you know it number 9
Matt stone as Saddam Hussein South Park
bigger Longer & uncut some people say
that I’m a bad guy he was once the most
dangerous man in the world but you
wouldn’t know it based on this depiction
ah that’s not let’s get busy cartoons
can get away with more and South Park
creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker use
this to their advantage when lampooning
Saddam and his lover Satan this sucks
the only thing that matters to you I
love you though it’s definitely not the
most realistic this portrayal of the
Iraqi dictator is as memorable as they
come
Sadam I am the dark ruler not you black
bitch you gotta see my number eight gary
oldman as Lee Harvey Oswald JFK 32nd
president I didn’t shoot anybody no sir
I’m just a patsy chances are if you
weren’t alive when President Kennedy was
assassinated the picture you have in
your mind of Lee Harvey Oswald is
actually a very old man you know this
man is he an employee this is prison
picture
though the two look remarkably similar
there’s more to this portrayal than
simply appearance Oldman acted as a
detective for his research into the role
which helped him embody in an almost
eerie manner the man accused of killing
the President Lee Harvey Oswald is
brought out like a sacrificial lamb and
nicely disposed up as an enemy of the
people
number seven Johnny Depp is John
Dillinger Public Enemies John villain
robbed banks while many movie gangsters
are simply impersonation of other movie
gangsters this Depp performance is a cut
above portraying the infamous Depression
era bank robber he slaps on his best
sardonic smile and acts with
meticulousness restraint and boldness in
the face of the police and the FBI what
keeps you I’m not supposed to tell you
coffee
coolers ice and not afraid to get his
hands dirty Depp’s Dillinger is cold
calculating and real we’re having too
good a time today we ain’t thinking
about tomorrow
number six Brad Pitt as Jesse James the
assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford I’ll creep up behind
that cashier you know head back like so
while critics agreed this film missed
its mark they were practically unanimous
in their praise of Brad Pitt and his
oscar-nominated co-star Casey Affleck
while the relationship between the two
Wild West figures is what moves the plot
along Pitt deftly personifies the legend
that is the outlaw Jesse James it’s
perfect casting as he’s able to shift
from murderer to loving father to crazy
son of a bitch
seamlessly forgive their names such as
such as enemies okay number five Denzel
Washington as Frank Lucas
American Gangster this was me Ritchie
right here this was all me
this is one performance that proves
gangsters can be cruel and callous as
well as suave and smooth New York drug
lord and crime boss Frank Lucas is known
for his style and flair and his
confidence shines through in every scene
thanks to Washington’s stellar portrayal
you all shoot me fun everybody huh
though the actor tries his hardest not
to glamorize the seedy drug world it’s
hard not to fall for Lucas’s charms
mommy
so brother number four Eric Bana is Marc
chopper Reid chopper how would you
describe yourself now just a black just
a good black Danny’s lack before
becoming an improbable star thanks to a
run of semi autobiographical novels
legendary Australian criminal chopper
Reid was one of the baddest guys from
Down Under
the or or I’m sorry Mike
by studying the criminal up close and
personal and undergoing an intense
physical transformation comedian Eric
Bana is able to use his breakout
performance to channel choppers
instability and fierceness why niggle
meaning we see some mean fits of rage
interspersed with some sad
disappointments yeah tell me this rod
why would I shoot a black bang and then
put him in the bloody car
and whiz him off to the hospital at 100
miles an hour number three Charlize
Theron as Aileen Wuornos monster the
truth is some look and I’m trying to
clean my life up here you know go
straight and Christian and all sent to
death row for seven murders Wuornos is
as far as you get from the spell
Charlize Theron Theron transformed
physically with extra weight makeup and
false teeth but it’s the psychological
transformation that’s most striking
people
each other every day and for what for
politics for religion and their heroes
no no there’s a lot of shit I can’t do
anymore but killings not one of them
Darrin’s mastery over body language and
even eye movements convey more about the
character than words and underneath the
veneer of a mentally disturbed damaged
woman Darrin plays war knows with
empathy and emotion I’m a real I mean
I’m a real hard worker number two
Forrest Whitaker is Idi Amin the Last
King of Scotland they cannot kill me
you see my team winning the Oscar for
his work
Whitaker truly became the feared and
reviled Ugandan dictator charismatic and
crazy Amin possessed characteristics
typical of a beloved leader we an
independent African nation but his
jovial nature quickly transitioned into
violent paranoid behavior and Whitaker
perfectly presents these traits the
British newspapers say I am a man I am a
kind of tracing a means descent into
madness during his murderous and
repressive reign over Uganda the film
and Whitaker himself remind us how scary
the truth can be hold on to your guns
number one bruno ganz as Adolf Hitler
downfall March steps out ten forces set
in the bunker where Hitler died this
German film humanizes the Nazi leader in
a way few thought possible or necessary
control Revere makes me yawn and for
flew all those chicks over Disney
thunders delusional and demanding as
ever
the Fuhrer is brought back to life
uncannily by bruno ganz but instead of
portraying him as unquestionably evil
like so many before him gods gives the
character dimension mixed with his
fanaticism making for an unsettling film
but a stellar performance
try Andre just good gates uno
do you agree with our list which
portrayal of a real-life bad guy
impressed you the most for more top 10s
about your favorite films be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com and until
then I’ll just be
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