28. John Doe - Se7en
Played By: Kevin Spacey For the majority of David Fincher's dark and disturbing masterpiece, we do not see John Doe, but once he steps out of the shadows we get to see the psycho behind the gruesome acts we have been following. One of the most imaginative killers to grace a cinema screen, Doe says very little, preferring his actions to say all that needs to be said, and when he does talk it is in the calmest and most unnerving tone imaginable. John Doe appears as a rational, unassuming man but in reality, he is the complete opposite. That horrifying feeling when you realise his masterplan has come together will always feel like a punch to the liver.
27. Tyler Durden - Fight Club
Played By: Brad Pitt Tyler Durden is an evil, overpowering man. No act of terror or imorality is beyond him, whether that is contaminating food, bombing corporations or starting an anarchist group to terrorise Capitalist corporate America. Tyler Durden is a much loved character of cinema, his face is on a million bedroom walls and his dialogue is quoted as often as any other character and that's essentially what makes his one of the best villains to appear on a cinema screen. He's endlessly charismatic, has the body of a Greek God, dangerously cool and to top it off, he's Brad Pitt, so looks like perfection too. Durden is a force of nature and a monster and is what every man wants to be - free. No matter how crazy the film gets, Durden keeps you captivated and its impossible not to love this villain - and for good reason - he looks like how you want to look and makes love like you want to make love.
26. Bill The Butcher - Gangs of New York
Played By: Daniel Day-Lewis Daniel Day-Lewis' Bill the Butcher is a devastating man who holds the audience hostage with his demanding screen presence. Bill is deadly and cruel and he likes to exert power and dominance whenever possible, best exemplified when he beats and embarrasses Leonardo DiCaprio's Amsterdam in front of a crowd of people. Bill also symbolises the horrors and prejudices that come with nationalism, as his hatred for immigrants is unrivalled. Daniel Day-Lewis' performance is one of pure power and he captures perfectly the stature and status of a man who loves power.