when did Saruman the wise abandon reason
for madness there the Benedict Arnold’s
of the screen welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 movie traitors
for this list we’ve chosen fictitious
villains that have betrayed their
country’s friends and families all for
their own selfish pursuits warning as
you would expect this list contains huge
spoilers so watch at your own risk with
that said let’s kick off the list of
two-faced backstabbers the fear of loss
is a path to the dark side number 10
Obadiah Stane Iron Man well I’m not Tony
Stark he’s a business tycoon who can’t
stand being in second place once a
mentor and friend to genius billionaire
playboy philanthropist Tony Stark Stane
decides to cut off his only competition
by means of kidnapping and execution by
higher terrorists yeah ordered the kid
on you when that fails he steals the
plans for the Iron Man suit to become
Iron Monger
so he can take care of matters in a more
personal way
ironic Tony kinda rid the world of
weapons you gave us best one ever
now I’m gonna kill you with it
number nine Benny total recall this
acclaimed sci-fi thriller eyed features
many twists but the biggest is when
hapless taxi driver Benny is revealed to
be working for the head honcho who’s out
to snuff Arnold Schwarzenegger and his
smoking-hot assistant a selfish mutant
who’s inconsistent lies roll off the
tongue he tries to kill our hero on
multiple occasions
congratulations clay you led us right to
him
it almost works too until army decides
to put the screws to him
number 8 Carter Burke aliens Tom Burke
Carter Burke I work for the company but
don’t let this fool you I’m really an
okay guy Burke is hypocritical
bureaucrats at their worst since he’s
all about the green and very willing to
sacrifice lives so his cowardly ass can
make off with the prize in this case a
xenomorph embryo you know Burke I don’t
know which species is worse you don’t
see that fucking each other over for a
goddamn percentage Burke series of dick
moves against our macho space heroes
seemed endless but take comfort in this
after locking them in an alien infested
room he finds himself closer to his
prize than he expected
number seven Saruman the Lord of the
Rings trilogy you did not see the
subject
could contend with a will of southern
one of the most dangerous traders in all
of cinema Christopher Lee’s white wizard
abandons all hope and joins the Dark
Lord Sauron in the destruction of
middle-earth his malicious deeds include
kicking Gandalf the greys ass creating
an army of orc and goblin hybrids called
Erik I then releasing an army of 10,000
on the human settlement of Helm’s Deep
you don’t mess with this sorcerer there
will be no door for men number 6
Dennis Nedry Jurassic Park Dennis our
lives are in your hands and you have
butterfingers the moral here never trust
the greedy computer nerd this Jurassic
Park employee only has money on the
brain well dad in milkshakes fine
battery check the vending machines and
to make his fortune he steals dinosaur
embryos out from under the boss’s nose
but his greed puts lives in danger when
he cuts the parks power to make a quick
escape turning his co-workers into
dinosaur chow luckily he gets his
comeuppance at the hands of one
pissed-off
really Dino number five Anakin Skywalker
the Star Wars prequel trilogy but if I
done while most fans consider the
prequels a betrayal of the original
trilogy and Lando Calrissian as the
traitor to end all traitors it’s
undeniable that Anakin’s turned to the
dark side is the milestone that shapes
the future Empire we all love and fear
Anakin has turned to the dark side hey
at least they try to make his
transformation shocking he kills
younglings gets an evil eye and
strangles his wife actually we’re almost
convinced then he starts talking I have
brought peace and security to my new
empire yeah are you Darth Vader yet
number four mr. orange reservoir dogs’
listen more – I’m a cop he’s the only
traitor on our list who’s technically a
good guy an undercover cop in deep with
a criminal group mr. orange spends most
of the film bleeding out only uncovering
his true colors to save another officer
from a sociopaths blade mr. orange
finally confesses to the wounded mr.
white the only one he formed a
friendship with this confession however
proves to be his last
hey are you away
number three Alec Trevelyan Goldeneye
I trusted you Alec just what a quaint
idea for England
not for this rogue agent once
double-oh-seven s companion Trevelyan
fakes his own death and sets in motion a
plan to topple Britain’s economy using
the secret weapon known as Goldeneye why
well a childhood riddled with war-torn
tragedy and betrayal by the British
government leads Trevelyan to return the
favour tenfold see you in Hell James
he almost succeeds until bonds timely
intervention leaves him hanging guess
you really do only live twice poor
England James
number two cipher
the matrix somebody up there still likes
me living in civilizations ruins can
take its toll that’s why this member of
Morpheus is cyber hacker crew decides
he’d rather live in a virtual fantasy
rather than face reality
I’m tired this war tired of fighting
tired this ship being cold leading the
same goddamn group every day making a
deal with sinister agent Smith he
murders nearly all of the
Nebuchadnezzar’s crew and hands Morpheus
to the agents however his plan does come
to a grinding halt note to all future
traders make sure they’re dead after you
shoot them believe it or not number one
Fredo Corleone The Godfather Part two hi
yeah Freddie Corleone talk about a bad
case of inadequacy like everybody says
like the second eldest son in the
Corleone family
Fredo is constantly walked over by his
far more intellectual and imposing
younger brother Michael who’s taken his
position as head of the family desperate
for respect Fredo
aids a rival gangster in launching an
attempt on Michael’s life when
confronting his brother force betrayal
Michael has a few choice words ain’t
nothing to me
another brother you know a friend I
don’t want to know you or what you do do
you agree with our choices who is your
favourite traitor be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com for more entertaining
top 10s you’re asking me to do something
why are you asking this of me
for madness there the Benedict Arnold’s
of the screen welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 movie traitors
for this list we’ve chosen fictitious
villains that have betrayed their
country’s friends and families all for
their own selfish pursuits warning as
you would expect this list contains huge
spoilers so watch at your own risk with
that said let’s kick off the list of
two-faced backstabbers the fear of loss
is a path to the dark side number 10
Obadiah Stane Iron Man well I’m not Tony
Stark he’s a business tycoon who can’t
stand being in second place once a
mentor and friend to genius billionaire
playboy philanthropist Tony Stark Stane
decides to cut off his only competition
by means of kidnapping and execution by
higher terrorists yeah ordered the kid
on you when that fails he steals the
plans for the Iron Man suit to become
Iron Monger
so he can take care of matters in a more
personal way
ironic Tony kinda rid the world of
weapons you gave us best one ever
now I’m gonna kill you with it
number nine Benny total recall this
acclaimed sci-fi thriller eyed features
many twists but the biggest is when
hapless taxi driver Benny is revealed to
be working for the head honcho who’s out
to snuff Arnold Schwarzenegger and his
smoking-hot assistant a selfish mutant
who’s inconsistent lies roll off the
tongue he tries to kill our hero on
multiple occasions
congratulations clay you led us right to
him
it almost works too until army decides
to put the screws to him
number 8 Carter Burke aliens Tom Burke
Carter Burke I work for the company but
don’t let this fool you I’m really an
okay guy Burke is hypocritical
bureaucrats at their worst since he’s
all about the green and very willing to
sacrifice lives so his cowardly ass can
make off with the prize in this case a
xenomorph embryo you know Burke I don’t
know which species is worse you don’t
see that fucking each other over for a
goddamn percentage Burke series of dick
moves against our macho space heroes
seemed endless but take comfort in this
after locking them in an alien infested
room he finds himself closer to his
prize than he expected
number seven Saruman the Lord of the
Rings trilogy you did not see the
subject
could contend with a will of southern
one of the most dangerous traders in all
of cinema Christopher Lee’s white wizard
abandons all hope and joins the Dark
Lord Sauron in the destruction of
middle-earth his malicious deeds include
kicking Gandalf the greys ass creating
an army of orc and goblin hybrids called
Erik I then releasing an army of 10,000
on the human settlement of Helm’s Deep
you don’t mess with this sorcerer there
will be no door for men number 6
Dennis Nedry Jurassic Park Dennis our
lives are in your hands and you have
butterfingers the moral here never trust
the greedy computer nerd this Jurassic
Park employee only has money on the
brain well dad in milkshakes fine
battery check the vending machines and
to make his fortune he steals dinosaur
embryos out from under the boss’s nose
but his greed puts lives in danger when
he cuts the parks power to make a quick
escape turning his co-workers into
dinosaur chow luckily he gets his
comeuppance at the hands of one
pissed-off
really Dino number five Anakin Skywalker
the Star Wars prequel trilogy but if I
done while most fans consider the
prequels a betrayal of the original
trilogy and Lando Calrissian as the
traitor to end all traitors it’s
undeniable that Anakin’s turned to the
dark side is the milestone that shapes
the future Empire we all love and fear
Anakin has turned to the dark side hey
at least they try to make his
transformation shocking he kills
younglings gets an evil eye and
strangles his wife actually we’re almost
convinced then he starts talking I have
brought peace and security to my new
empire yeah are you Darth Vader yet
number four mr. orange reservoir dogs’
listen more – I’m a cop he’s the only
traitor on our list who’s technically a
good guy an undercover cop in deep with
a criminal group mr. orange spends most
of the film bleeding out only uncovering
his true colors to save another officer
from a sociopaths blade mr. orange
finally confesses to the wounded mr.
white the only one he formed a
friendship with this confession however
proves to be his last
hey are you away
number three Alec Trevelyan Goldeneye
I trusted you Alec just what a quaint
idea for England
not for this rogue agent once
double-oh-seven s companion Trevelyan
fakes his own death and sets in motion a
plan to topple Britain’s economy using
the secret weapon known as Goldeneye why
well a childhood riddled with war-torn
tragedy and betrayal by the British
government leads Trevelyan to return the
favour tenfold see you in Hell James
he almost succeeds until bonds timely
intervention leaves him hanging guess
you really do only live twice poor
England James
number two cipher
the matrix somebody up there still likes
me living in civilizations ruins can
take its toll that’s why this member of
Morpheus is cyber hacker crew decides
he’d rather live in a virtual fantasy
rather than face reality
I’m tired this war tired of fighting
tired this ship being cold leading the
same goddamn group every day making a
deal with sinister agent Smith he
murders nearly all of the
Nebuchadnezzar’s crew and hands Morpheus
to the agents however his plan does come
to a grinding halt note to all future
traders make sure they’re dead after you
shoot them believe it or not number one
Fredo Corleone The Godfather Part two hi
yeah Freddie Corleone talk about a bad
case of inadequacy like everybody says
like the second eldest son in the
Corleone family
Fredo is constantly walked over by his
far more intellectual and imposing
younger brother Michael who’s taken his
position as head of the family desperate
for respect Fredo
aids a rival gangster in launching an
attempt on Michael’s life when
confronting his brother force betrayal
Michael has a few choice words ain’t
nothing to me
another brother you know a friend I
don’t want to know you or what you do do
you agree with our choices who is your
favourite traitor be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com for more entertaining
top 10s you’re asking me to do something
why are you asking this of me
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