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Favorite Characters in Movie History

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8.5

1. Alien (1979)

Ellen Ripley (Perfomance by Sigourney Weaver)

Nakki's rating:

1015

7.6

7.7

2. Barton Fink (1991)

Charlie Meadows (Perfomance by John Goodman)

Nakki's rating:

3383

7.9

8.2

3. The Big Lebowski (1998)

The Dude (Perfomance by Jeff Bridges)

Nakki's rating:

2093

7.7

7.8

4. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

Holly Golightly (Perfomance by Audrey Hepburn)

Nakki's rating:

472

7.6

7.5

5. Bullitt (1968)

Bullitt (Perfomance by Steve McQueen)

Nakki's rating:

1617

8.1

8.4

6. Chinatown (1974)

J.J. Gittes (Perfomance by Jack Nicholson)

2287

7.1

7.6

7. Collateral (2004)

Vincent (Perfomance by Tom Cruise)

Nakki's rating:

973

6.4

6.5

8. Commando (1985)

John Matrix (Perfomance by Arnold Schwarzenegger)

Bennet (Perfomance by Vernon Wells)

Nakki's rating:

5973

8.4

9

9. The Dark Knight (2008)

Joker (Perfomance by Heath Ledger)

Nakki's rating:

287

6.9

7

10. Death Wish (1974)

Paul Kersey (Perfomance by Charles Bronson)

Nakki's rating:

3380

7.7

8.3

11. Die Hard (1988)

John McClane (Perfomance by Bruce Willis)

Nakki's rating:

1146

7.7

7.8

12. Dirty Harry (1971)

Harry Callihan (Perfomance by Clint Eastwood)

Nakki's rating:

1001

7

7.3

13. Dr. No (1962)

James Bond:

Perfomanced by Sean Connery, Roger Moore, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig

Nakki's rating:

2295

7.6

8

14. Ed Wood (1994)

Ed Wood (Perfomance by Johnny Depp)

Nakki's rating:

1034

7

7.2

15. Escape from New York (1981)

Snake Plisken (Perfomance by Kurt Russel)

Nakki's rating:

1503

7.3

7.6

16. The Evil Dead (1981)

Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (Perfomance by Bruce Campbell)

Nakki's rating:

2623

7.8

8.2

17. Fargo (1996)

Gaear Grimsrud (Perfomance by Peter Stormare)

Nakki's rating:

7512

8.4

8.9

18. Fight Club (1999)

Tyler Durder (Perfomance by Brad Pitt)

Nakki's rating:

403

7.7

7.5

19. Get Carter (1971)

Jack Carter (Perfomance by Michael Caine)

Nakki's rating:

4840

8.7

9.2

20. The Godfather (1972)

Don Vito Corleone (Perfomance by Marlon Brando)

Nakki's rating:

2350

8.5

9

21. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Blonde (Perfomance by Clint Eastwood)

Tuco (Perfomance by Eli Wallach)

Nakki's rating:

503

8

7.9

22. Hard Boiled (1992)

Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen (Perfomance by Yun-Fat Chow)

Mad Dog (Perfomance by Philip Kwok)

Nakki's rating:

4262

8

8.7

23. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ar... (1981)

Indiana Jones (Perfomance by Harrison Ford)

Nakki's rating:

4175

8.1

8.3

24. Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Hans Landa (Perfomance by Christoph Waltz)

Nakki's rating:

2476

7.4

7.8

25. Kick-Ass (2010)

Damon Macready / Big Daddy (Perfomance by Nicolas Cage)

Nakki's rating:

457

8

7.9

26. The Killer (1989)

Ah Jong and Insp. Li Ying (Perfomanced by Yun-Fat Chow and Danny Lee)

Nakki's rating:

3466

8.3

8.6

27. Léon: The Professional (1994)

Léon (Perfomance by Jean Reno)

Nakki's rating:

3982

7.4

7.8

28. Lost in Translation (2003)

Bob Harris (Perfomance by Bill Murray)

Nakki's rating:

2134

7.1

7.5

29. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Freddy Krueger (Perfomance by Robert Englund)

Nakki's rating:

3151

7.9

8.2

30. No Country for Old Men (2007)

Anton Chigurh (Perfomance by Javier Bardem)

Nakki's rating:

1304

8.5

8.7

31. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Harmonica (Perfomance by Charles Bronson)

Frank (Perfomance by Henry Fonda)

Nakki's rating:

3453

8.5

8.8

32. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

R.P. McMurphy (Perfomance by Jack Nicholson)

Nakki's rating:

6814

8.3

9

33. Pulp Fiction (1994)

Jules Winnfield (Performance by Samuel L. Jackson)

Nakki's rating:

1587

8.1

8.3

34. Raging Bull (1980)

Jake La Motta (Perfomance by Robert De Niro)

Nakki's rating:

4201

8.2

8.4

35. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Mr. Pink (Perfomance by Steve Buscemi)

Nakki's rating:

423

8.2

8.1

36. Le Samourai (1967)

Jef Costello (Perfomance by Alan Delon)

Nakki's rating:

3131

7.9

8.3

37. Scarface (1983)

Tony Montana (Perfomance by Al Pacino)

''Say Hello to My Little Friend''

Nakki's rating:

956

6.2

6.7

38. Shoot 'Em Up (2007)

Mr. Smith (Perfomance by Clive Owen)

Nakki's rating:

5238

8.2

8.7

39. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Perfomance by Anthony Hopkins)

Nakki's rating:

5342

7.5

8.2

40. Sin City (2005)

Marv (Perfomance by Mickey Rourke)

Nakki's rating:

4911

8

8.8

41. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Darth Vader (Perfomance by David Prowse)

Nakki's rating:

1774

7.4

7.9

42. Taken (2008)

Bryan Mills (Perfomance by Liam Neeson)

Nakki's rating:

2126

8.1

8.1

43. There Will Be Blood (2007)

Daniel Plainview (Perfomance by Daniel Day-Lewis)

Nakki's rating:

1375

7.5

7.9

44. True Romance (1993)

Alabama Whitman (Perfomance by Patricia Arquette)

Nakki's rating:

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Comments

Posted: 3 years, 9 months ago at Sep 12 15:20

Thank goodness. You couldn't have this list without... Bennett!!

Posted: 3 years, 9 months ago at Sep 12 15:20

Now, time to let off some steam...

Hourglass Women

Posted: 3 years, 6 months ago at Nov 23 19:41

Definitely Clint`s best western and his best modern day cop role.

Several of the others were also memorable.

Posted: 2 years, 10 months ago at Aug 3 6:51

A lot of Coen brothers creations!!

Posted: 2 years, 10 months ago at Aug 17 7:19

Alabama

Posted: 2 years, 10 months ago at Aug 17 9:28

Darth Vader!

Posted: 2 years, 6 months ago at Dec 7 17:36

Thank goodness this list isn't littered with any LOTR characters. That's what makes it good!

Posted: 2 years, 2 months ago at Mar 27 12:37

great list...how about william munny from unforgiven?

Posted: 2 years, 2 months ago at Mar 27 13:44

Well, there is already two Clint's characters.

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