Most Influential Movie Characters
The Joker is a fictional super villain created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman (April 25, 1940) published by DC Comics. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for the Joker's design, while acknowledging Finger's writing contribution. Although the Joker was planned to be killed off during his initial appearance, he was spared by editorial intervention, allowing the character to endure as the archenemy of the superhero Batman. The Joker has also been included in many other platforms such as the Arkham game series, the DC animated universe, Young Justice, graphic novels, and ...read more. No character besides maybe Bane, provokes so much emotion than Heath Ledger's Joker does.
Antonio Raimundo "Tony" Montana is a fictional character and the villain protagonist of the 1983 film Scarface. There will never be another Scarface like Scarface 1982 nor a character like Montana played by the iconic Al Pacino.
Everybody wants to live like Tony.
Darth Vader is a Star Wars character and the main antagonist of the first three original Star Wars films and the main protagonist of the Star Wars prequel trilogy under his original name Anakin Skywalker. He had been trained as a Jedi but defected to the Sith lord and Galactic Chancellor Palpatine. He adopted the name Darth Vader, and was placed in a suit after his legs were cut off and his body was burned after a fight with his former master Obi-Wan Kenobi on the planet of Mustafar. He returned to the light side upon feeling conflict when finding his son Luke and turned stopped the now emperor Palpatine from killing him. In the original trilogy, Vader was physically portrayed by David Prowse ...read more. Who hasn't done a Darth Vader impression once in their life
Vito Andolini Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and in Francis Ford Coppola's film series based on the novel, where he was portrayed by Marlon Brando in The Godfather and, as a young man, by Robert De Niro in The Godfather Part II.
Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a character in a series of suspense novels by Thomas Harris. Lecter was introduced in the 1981 thriller novel Red Dragon as a forensic psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer.Let's hope none of us follow in this kid's footsteps one day. he's a rapist for gosh sakes!
Michael Myers is a character from the Halloween series of slasher films. He first appears in John Carpenter's Halloween as a young boy who murders his older sister, then fifteen years later returns home to murder more teenagers.
In October 2018, a sequel to the original Halloween was released, following 20 years after Michael Myers’s story. Leather face and Norman Bates may have left their mark. But Michael Myers revolutionized it, he made the slasher genre what it is, and kickstarted the slasher craze of the 80's (even though the movie came out in 1978). There is no other horror movie icon as important or influential as Michael Myers.
One of if not THE innovator of the slasher genre.
Monsters can be villains. Only difference, no talk just destruction.
I love all of them but Ripley is so cool. I can't ignore her. Ellen Ripley was the first female hero and she's still the first!
One of the first true heroines.
Forrest Gump is a fictional character who first appears in the 1986 novel by Winston Groom. Forrest Gump also appeared on screen in the 1994 film of the same name directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Katniss Everdeen is a fictional character and the protagonist of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. She is portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in the film adaptation franchise.
I need to be more careful of who I'm engaged with. especially when it comes to marridge!
Women can be dangerously evil.
Travis Bickle, a 26-year-old honorably discharged U.S. Marine, is a lonely, depressed young man living on his own in New York City. He becomes a taxi driver to cope with his chronic insomnia, driving passengers every night around the city's boroughs. He also spends time in porn theaters and keeps a ...read more.
Harry James Potter is the title character of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter, who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard.
Inspector Harold Francis Callahan, nicknamed Dirty Harry, is a fictional character and protagonist of the Dirty Harry film series.
Robert "Rocky" Balboa is the title character of the Rocky film series. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who also portrayed him in all six Rocky films and two Creed movies.
Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., often shortened to "Indy", is the titular character of the Indiana Jones franchise. Created by George Lucas, Indiana Jones is an archeologist adventurer. His signature fedora and whip have become fixtures in popular culture. Indiana Jones is portrayed by Harrison ...read more.
John McClane is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Die Hard film series. He is portrayed by Bruce Willis. I was shocked when didn't see him on the list. The first Die Hard movie inspired so many other films. I can call more than 200 rip offs. McClane is cool, always has been and always will be. Superb franchise!
Some people hate her, some people love her but the truth is that Alice is memorable and influential. I love the way she kicks asses
Popeye the Sailor is a fictional American cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. The character first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929, and Popeye became the strip's title in later years.
Regan Teresa MacNeil is a fictional character from William Peter Blatty's horror novel and film adaptation The Exorcist as a supporting character and its first sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic and the sequel television series, The Exorcist, as one of the main protagonists in season one. In both films, she was portrayed by Linda Blair and in the television series, she was played by Geena Davis. This just proves that non scary things like little girls can sometimes be the scarriest.
John Daniel Edward "Jack" Torrance is the main antagonist of Stephen King's horror novel The Shining.This is without a doubt the movie with the greatest performances of all time. Peter Finch's Howard Beale won him an Oscar and inspired many other actors.