50 Greatest Performances In Marvel Movies
24. Jeff Bridges - Obadiah Stane
Iron Man shocked the world when it made a blockbuster movie out of a superhero that most people hadn't even heard of. Robert Downey, Jr. was brilliant as the titular hero, but he needed a convincing villain and Jeff Bridges provided that amply.
The bad guys in the Marvel Cinematic Universe haven't been great on the whole, but Bridges' Obadiah Stane - who became the Iron Monger - was snide, ruthless and downright nasty.