Top Ten Movie Psychopaths

The Top Ten
1 Hannibal Lecter - The Silence of the Lambs 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.

HOW IS HE NOT THE #1?! Dr. Hannibal Lecter is legend, like seriously, the books are maginfecent and the movie, though disturbing... was beautifully made. HANNIBAL LECTER FOR 2014!

2 Norman Bates - Psycho Norman Bates is a character created by writer Robert Bloch as the main character in his novel Psycho, and portrayed by Anthony Perkins as the primary antagonist of the 1960 film of the same name directed by Alfred Hitchcock and its sequels.

Classic film, classic thriller film and classic psychopath
He is one of the most best villains ever.

Amazing,

3 The Joker - The Dark Knight 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.

How is this guy not number one? He is the best.
The best movie villain ever. The dark knight is one of the best movies ever, great acting

R.I. P Heath ledger. You were a great actor
Still the best super hero movie ever.
Get this voted up to number 1.

I salute you, Heath Ledger.

4 Patrick Bateman - American Psycho Patrick Bateman, is an American, serial killing, yuppie, villain protagonist, who debuted in the rules of attraction, by Bret Easton Ellis. ...read more.
5 Alex DeLarge - A Clockwork Orange

Most likeable.

6 Jack Torrance - The Shining John Daniel Edward "Jack" Torrance is the main antagonist of Stephen King's horror novel The Shining.

The only psychopath who talk with me at every night of my life

7 John Doe - Se7en

He is one of the most iconic psychopaths ever

Se7en is a pretty good film to be quite honest.

8 Annie Wilkes - Misery Anne Marie Wilkes Dugan, usually known as Annie Wilkes, is a character in the 1987 novel Misery, by Stephen King.

Stephen king makes some of the most creepiest films and stories ever.

She is one of the most aggressive villains ever.

9 Anton Chigurh - No Country for Old Men Anton Chigurh is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel, "No Country for Old Men." In the 2007 film adaptation of the same name, he is portrayed by Javier Bardem.

Ruthless and insane.

10 Frank Booth - Blue Velvet

He is a creepy guy who treats people like play things.
He rapes his victims
Kills his victims and he also
Drugs himself, so sicko this film is.

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11 Max Cady - Cape Fear Max Cady is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of the John D. MacDonald novel The Executioners. He was portrayed by Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear and Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear.

He does a lot of brutal murder

Creepy weirdo

12 Buffalo Bill - Silence of the Lambs
13 Tommy DeVito - Goodfellas Tommy DeVito, portrayed by Joe Pesci, is a character in the film "Goodfellas." He is a violent and impulsive member of the mob, known for his short temper. Tommy's unpredictable behavior and disregard for authority contribute to the film's portrayal of organized crime. Joe Pesci's portrayal earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
14 Mr. Blonde - Reservoir Dogs Mr. Blonde is a character from the 1992 film 'Reservoir Dogs', directed by Quentin Tarantino. He's known for a scene in the movie where he tortures a cop.
15 Billy Loomis - Scream
16 Arthur Fleck / Joker - Joker
17 Colonel Kurtz - Apocalypse Now
18 Carrie White - Carrie
19 Two-Face/Harvey Dent - The Dark Knight
20 Toothless Man - Deliverance
21 Mountain Man - Deliverance
22 Evelyn Draper - Play Misty for Me
23 Alex Forrest - Fatal Attraction
24 Regan / The Devil - The Exorcist
25 Michael Myers - Halloween 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. ...read more.
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