100 Greatest Movie Villains Of All Time

67. Count Orlok - Nosferatu

nosferatu 300x600 Played By: Max Schreck Max Schreck's iconic performance in the silent classic has been imitated countless times in the 90-plus years since its release but not even Klaus Kinski (who played Count Dracula in Werner Herzog's stylised remake) matches the fright of Schreck. Everything from the shape of his face to his eyes makes him an almighty fright that has gone underappreciated in the modern era of cinema. Schreck's performance as the infamous vampire is a triumphant masterclass in horror and it's all done without saying a word.

66. Asami Yamazaki - Audition

Audition Played By: Eihi Shiina Takashi Miike's film is a masterpiece of savagery full of harshness and prolonged brutality. At the centre of the brutality is the quiet and sweet Asami who not for a moment do you consider capable of the horrendous acts she commits. The conceit that gets Asami involved with the protagonist Shigeharu is irredeemably sleazy but he never deserved what Asami and her bag of tools had waiting for him. The iconic torture sequence is deeply unsettling and one of the finest torture scenes in film. Asami's actions are also cinema's greatest argument for joining a priesthood never to return.

65. Ivan Drago - Rocky IV

Drago Played By: Dolph Lundgren Rocky IV is probably America's most blatant anti-Communist film as Drago epitomises the American belief that all Soviet's were ruthless, emotionless killers and Drago is seen injecting steroids also to emphasise to the audience that Communists are evil people and cheaters. What Sly Stallone and co forgot to do was actually make Drago evil and unlikeabke, instead he is one of cinema's coolest villains with homoeroticism in abundance and the testosterone just dripping off his rippling muscles. Drago was Rocky's finest nemesis and their climactic showdown is the best in the franchise outside of the first movie. The movie and the creation of the character may have been pure propaganda but Lundgren's unstoppable fighter has become the stuff of fanboy lore and incredibly popular amongst younger cinema fans.
 
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