Empire's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time

[Batman138]

Apparently Empire magazine made another list of the 100 greatest characters of all time. Surprisingly Tyler Durden comes in at number 1, I totally agree here is the rest of the list:

100. Martin Riggs - Lethal Weapon 1-4
99. Hal-9000 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
98. Charles Foster Kane - Citizen Kane
97. Clarice Starling - The Silence Of The Lambs
96. Ethan Edwards - The Searchers
95. Freddy Krueger - A Nightmare On Elm Street 1-6, Wes Craven's New Nightmare
94. Buzz Lightyear - Toy Story 1 & 2
93. Martin Q. Blank - Grosse Pointe Blank
92. Randal Graves - Clerks
91. Scarlett O'Hara - Gone With The Wind
90. The Wicked Witch Of The West - The Wizard Of Oz
89. Princess Leia Organa - Star Wars Episode IV-VI
88. Jessica Rabbit - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
87. Dracula - Dracula
86. Roy Batty - Blade Runner
85. Vincenzo Coccotti - True Romance
84. Agent Smith - The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions
83. Mr. Blonde - Reservoir Dogs
82. Marv - Sin City
81. Wolverine - X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand
80. Norman Bates - Psycho
79. Boba Fett - The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi
78. Axel Foley - Beverly Hills Cop
77. Ed - Shaun Of The Dead
76. Dr. Emmett Brown - Back To The Future 1-3
75. Marge Gunderson - Fargo
74. E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial
73. Jack Torrance - The Shining
72. V - V for Vendetta
71. Snake Plissken - Escape From New York, Escape From L.A.
70. Atticus Finch - To Kill A Mockingbird
69. Keyser Soze - The Usual Suspects
68. Napolean Dynamite - Napolean Dynamite
67. Frank Booth - Blue Velvet
66. The Bride - Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
65. White Goodman - Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
64. Withnail - Withnail & I
63. Wall-E - Wall-E
62. Mathilda - Leon
61. R.P. McMurphy - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
60. Ace Ventura - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
59. Tommy Devito - Goodfellas
58. Rick Blaine - Casablanca
57. Brick Tamland - Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
56. Juno MacGuff - Juno
55. Lt. Frank Drebin - The Naked Gun
54. Luke Skywalker - Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi
53. Luke - Cool Hand Luke
52. George Bailey - It's A Wonderful Life
51. Mal Reynolds - Serenity
50. Quint - Jaws
49. Walter Sobchak - The Big Lebowski
48. Tony Stark - Iron Man
47. Blade - Blade, Blade II, Blade: Trinity
46. Anton Chigurh - No Country For Old Men
45. Amelie Poulain - Amelie
44. Peter Venkman - Ghostbusters
43. The Man With No Name - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
42. Alex DeLarge - A Clockwork Orange
41. Mary Poppins - Mary Poppins
40. Patrick Bateman - American Psycho
39. Marty McFly - Back to The Future 1-3
38. Donnie Darko - Donnie Darko
37. Edward Scissorhands - Edward Scissorhands
36. Harry Potter - Harry Potter 1-6
35. Maximus Decimus Meridius - Gladiator
34. Rocky Balboa - Rocky 1-6
33. Tequila - Hard Bioled
32. Jason Bourne - The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum
31. Aragorn - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
30. Jigsaw - Saw 1-5
29. Daniel Plainview - There Will Be Blood
28. Gandalf - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
27. Tony Montana - Scarface
26. Ron Burgundy - Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
25. Yoda - The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi
24. Ash - Evil Dead I, II & Army of Darkness
23. Harry Callahan - Dirty Harry
22. Ellis 'Red' Redding - The Shawshank Redemption
21. Michael Corleone - The Godfather Parts I-III
20. Forrest Gump - Forrest Gump
19. Jules Winnfield - Pulp Fiction
18. Travis Bickle - Taxi Driver
17. Hans Gruber - Die Hard
16. Neo - The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions
15. Ferris Bueller - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
14. The Terminator - The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
13. Gollum - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Return of the King
12. John McClane - Die Hard 1-4
11. James Bond - Goldfinger
10. Vito Corleone - The Godfather
9. Ellen Ripley - Alien 1-4
8. Captain Jack Sparrow - Pirates Of The Caribbean 1-3
7. The Dude - The Big Lebowski
6. Indiana Jones - Indiana Jones 1-4
5. Dr. Hannibal Lecter - The Silence Of The Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon
4. Han Solo - Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi
3. The Joker - The Dark Knight
2. Darth Vader - Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jed, Revenge of the Sith
1. Tyler Durden - Fight Club

What do you guys think?

http://www.empireonline.com/100-greatest-movie-characters/default.asp?c=1

[Ailite]

Awesome list. I was thinking "where the hell is Jules Winfield?", but he's sitting pretty at number 19.

[Ailite]

The tiniest of tiny problems I have is that Bill from Kill Bill should be on here.

[Batman138]

Yeah, I also think Zoolander should be on there, if the dude from Dodgeball and guys from anchorman are on there then Derek Zoolander should be too. Overall I think its decent, the order could have probably been done differently, but most of my personal favorite characters are on there.

[CTMarshall]

I kinda think Edward Bloom from Big Fish should be on there somewhere, but its still a cool list.

[Anton Djamoos]

Gandalf, Aragorn, and Gollum...no Sam?

[Jessooker]

Gandalf, Aragorn, and Gollum...no Sam?

I thought the same thing!

[fluke182]

I'm sorry, but the Joker at number three is simply ridiculous. Empire clearly loves the Dark Knight way too much after putting the Joker at 3 here and the Dark Knight at number 5 all time.

There's no way in hell Indiana Jones should be any lower than 3. I understand Tyler Durden and Darth Vader finishing ahead of him, but Indy is one of the most legendary characters ever.

[itsmesean0630]

Not a bad list. A lot of my favorites on it.

I love Randall Graves, glad to see him on there.

[williek311]

I feel that Marty should be much higher.

[CTMarshall]

oh and what about John “Bluto” Blutarsky. Gotta love Belushi in that role.

[Adeniz19]

anton chigurh should be higher on that list

[CTMarshall]

and Gene Wilder's version of Willy Wonka?...haha they should have made it the top 150.

[Adeniz19]

Oh, and no Lester Burnham is an automatic fail.

[Rawrr]

Atticus Finch, #70

wut.

[r0ckst4r]

Don't think The Joker should be higher than Hannibal Lecter.

[itsmesean0630]

They went with Connery's Bond in Goldfinger. Interesting. I've never seen it, so I have no opinion, but I love Daniel Craig.

[Rawrr]

Apparently Empire magazine made another list of the 100 greatest characters of all time. Surprisingly Tyler Durden comes in at number 1, I totally agree here is the rest of the list:

94. Buzz Lightyear - Toy Story 1 & 2
92. Randal Graves - Clerks
83. Mr. Blonde - Reservoir Dogs
80. Norman Bates - Psycho
77. Ed - Shaun Of The Dead
70. Atticus Finch - To Kill A Mockingbird
66. The Bride - Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
57. Brick Tamland - Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy

48. Tony Stark - Iron Man
26. Ron Burgundy - Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
24. Ash - Evil Dead I, II & Army of Darkness

19. Jules Winnfield - Pulp Fiction
18. Travis Bickle - Taxi Driver
17. Hans Gruber - Die Hard
12. John McClane - Die Hard 1-4
6. Indiana Jones - Indiana Jones 1-4

1. Tyler Durden - Fight Club


The best.

[Adeniz19]

and i'm kind of offended there is no bruce wayne/batman

[Deadwomb88]

I love tyler durden but i feel he shoudn't be #1 only because he was created in literature first. Should have saved the #1 spot for a completely original character.

[WakingTheMisery]

Fuck Tyler Durden.

[Batman138]

Woah I just noticed Juno is on there at number 56, that does not make any sense. It was a decent movie but I don't think her character is worthy of a top 100 spot or at least not that high.

[about3fitty]

theres a lot of weird choices on this list. im too lazy to say all the ones i disagree with

[aminorthreat55]

This list is even worse than the last shitty list they put together.

[drudo182]

How is Jigsaw number 30?

[stayillogical]

LOL @ Juno even being on the list. Terrible.

[Jake's got woe]

Fuck Tyler Durden.

Seriously. No way the guy deserves the #1 spot.

[Mirrorsandfevers]

I really don't understand why Juno is up there.
I agree with why no Batman/Bruce Wayne?

But where the fuck is Lando?

[Ailite]

Lester Burnham really should be on there

[MIKEY_HORROR]

Det. Paul Specker (William Defeo in Boondock Saints) really needs to be on that list somewhere....it was a great performance..

also Lil'Ze or Benny from City of God should be on there

[Mirrorsandfevers]

No R2-D2 either?!

[josepablo32]

tyler durden kicked ass!

[Dirty Ernie]

I kinda think Edward Bloom from Big Fish should be on there somewhere, but its still a cool list.

Wow great call. I need to watch that again.

I really don't understand why Juno is up there.
I agree with why no Batman/Bruce Wayne?

Agreed on both accounts.

Lester Burnham really should be on there

American Beauty correct? I agree if so.





Also I think arguments lie in the blurred line between the notion of the character itself and the actors performance. I mean Bond is a legendary character, just because Brosnan sucked or didn't suck, or you think Connery is better then Craig doesn't mean the character of Bond shouldn't be in the top 10. For instance the character of the Joker is not top 10 in my eyes, but Ledger's performance is, there needs to be a line drawn somewhere.

[EchoPark]

The Joker from the Dark Knight at #3?? While I won't deny his appeal but rating him above all the others in the list is quite rich.


I notice some serious ommissions from that list as well:

Major Dutch-Predator

Lloyd Christmas-Dumb and Dumber

Uncle Buck

[fluke182]

The Joker from the Dark Knight at #3?? While I won't deny his appeal but rating him above all the others in the list is quite rich.


I notice some serious ommissions from that list as well:

Major Dutch-Predator

Lloyd Christmas-Dumb and Dumber

Uncle Buck
God Dutch is such a badass.

"COME ON! I'M OVER HEAH! COME ON!"

"GET TO THEE CHOPPER!"

I second that vote. Of course, pretty much everyone in that cast is a mega badass, not the least of which is Billy, the Indian warrior who tries to knife fight the Predator on a log bridge. Terrible idea, but awesomely badass.

[mallrat37]

i always thought that ricky fitts from american beauty, lucas from empire records, and jay and silent bob were the greatest movie characters of all time.

[Bryant]

No "Man With No Name"? M-(

[doyouhas?]

The Joker from the Dark Knight at #3?? While I won't deny his appeal but rating him above all the others in the list is quite rich.


I notice some serious ommissions from that list as well:

Major Dutch-Predator

Lloyd Christmas-Dumb and Dumber

Uncle Buck

thats the one i was looking for.

[EchoPark]

God Dutch is such a badass.

"COME ON! I'M OVER HEAH! COME ON!"

"GET TO THEE CHOPPER!"

I second that vote. Of course, pretty much everyone in that cast is a mega badass, not the least of which is Billy, the Indian warrior who tries to knife fight the Predator on a log bridge. Terrible idea, but awesomely badass.


Most of Dutch's unit deserve to be on that list,except Hawkins of course, he was a big nerd.

[Adeniz19]

No "Man With No Name"? M-(
43

[OldJersey]

Bourne should be top 10!

[Bryant]

43
Damn it, I skimmed it twice before posting... maybe I need glasses. :-(

[SockMonkeyRiot]

58. Rick Blaine - Casablanca

I can't believe Rick is behind Juno.

[Talib Scottie]

Neo, lololol.

Laaame

Lot's of WTFs on this list.

[eMart]

58. Rick Blaine - Casablanca

I can't believe Rick is behind Juno.
He should definitely make top 10, plus no mention of Sam Spade makes this an automatic fail.