Top 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time

These movie characters are iconic! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most compelling, iconic, entertaining, and unforgettable characters ever seen on film. Our countdown of the greatest movie characters of all time includes Tyler Durden/Narrator, Ron Burgundy, Scarlett O’Hara, Wolverine, Ellen Ripley, and more! Did your favorite movie character make the list? Let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

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[ojack]

100. Tyler Durden (Fight Club)
99. Benoit Blanc (Knives Out franchise)
98. Hiccup (How to Train Your Dragon franchise)
97. Cher Horowitz (Clueless)
96. Sean Maguire (Good Will Hunting)
95. Detective Alonzo Harris (Training Day)
94. It/Pennywise (It franchise)
93. Alex DeLarge (A Clockwork Orange)
92. Marge Gunderson (Fargo)
91. Cinderella (Cinderella)
90. Clark Kent/Superman (Superman franchise)
89. WALL-E (WALL-E)
88. Annie Hall (Annie Hall)
87. Axel Foley (Beverly Hills Cop franchise)
86. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
85. Borat Sagdiyev (Borat franchise)
84. Philip Marlowe (The Big Sleep)
83. Kiki (Kiki's Delivery Service)
82. Gordon Gekko (Wall Street)
81. Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
80. Andy Dufresne (The Shawshank Redemption)
79. Ron Burgundy (Anchorman franchise)
78. Pinocchio (Pinocchio)
77. Gomer Pyle (Full Metal Jacket)
76. Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games franchise)
75. Nurse Ratched (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
74. Jack Torrance (The Shining)
73. Kevin McCallister (Home Alone franchise)
72. John Kramer/Jigsaw (Saw franchise)
71. Captain James Hook (Peter Pan franchise)
70. E.T. (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
69. Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride)
68. John Wick (John Wick franchise)
67. Patrick Bateman (American Psycho)
66. Dr. Evil (Austin Powers franchise)
65. Ip Man (Ip Man franchise)
64. Anton Chigurh (No Country for Old Men)
63. Regina George (Mean Girls)
62. Han Solo (Star Wars franchise)
61. Scarlett O'Hara (Gone with the Wind)
60. Chihiro Ogino/Sen (Spirited Away)
59. Ferris Bueller (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
58. Harry Callahan (Dirty Harry franchise)
57. George Bailey (It's a Wonderful Life)
56. Dr. Strangelove (Dr. Strangelove)
55. Rick Blaine (Casablanca)
54. Buddy the Elf (Elf)
53. Marty McFly (Back to the Future franchise)
52. Tony Montana (Scarface)
51. Daniel Plainview (There Will Be Blood)
50. Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski (The Big Lebowski)
49. Woody (Toy Story franchise)
48. Michael Myers (Halloween franchise)
47. Maximus Decimus Meridius (Gladiator)
46. Holly Golightly (Breakfast at Tiffany's)
45. Miranda Priestly (The Devil Wears Prada)
44. Ethan Hunt (Mission: Impossible franchise)
43. Willy Wonka (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)
42. Elle Woods (Legally Blonde franchise)
41. HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey)
40. Caesar (Planet of the Apes franchise)
39. Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Spider-Man franchise)
38. Yoda (Star Wars franchise)
37. King Kong (King Kong franchise)
36. Tetsuo Shima (Akira)
35. Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmatians franchise)
34. Shrek (Shrek franchise)
33. Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean franchise)
32. Jules Winnfield (Pulp Fiction)
31. Frankenstein's monster (Frankenstein franchise)
30. Neo (The Matrix franchise)
29. Wolverine (X-Men franchise)
28. Harry Potter (Harry Potter franchise)
27. Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump)
26. Hans Landa (Inglourious Basterds)
25. Godzilla (Godzilla franchise)
24. Gandalf (The Lord of the Rings franchise)
23. The Terminator (Terminator franchise)
22. Beatrix Kiddo/The Bride (Kill Bill franchise)
21. John McClane (Die Hard franchise)
20. Tony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
19. The Man with No Name (Dollars Trilogy)
18. Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins)
17. Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise)
16. Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver)
15. Bruce Wayne/Batman (Batman franchise)
14. Genie (Aladdin)
13. Ellen Ripley (Alien franchise)
12. Charles Foster Kane (Citizen Kane)
11. Count Dracula (Dracula franchise)
10. The Joker (Batman franchise)
9. The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin's films)
8. Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal Lecter franchise)
7. Rocky Balboa (Rocky franchise)
6. Norman Bates (Psycho)
5. Dorothy Gale (The Wizard of Oz)
4. Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones franchise)
3. Vito Corleone (The Godfather franchise)
2. Darth Vader (Star Wars franchise)
1. James Bond (James Bond franchise)

[carlthomas]

Luke Skywalker is definitely unforgettable, Buzz Lightyear is an icon, Gollum is the standout villain in the LOTR franchise, and Doc Brown was a great friend to Marty. Thanks for the video Watch Mojo ❤️

[Gor]

So many iconic characters! Superman, Cinderella, Axel Foley, Kevin McCalister, Luke Skywalker, Bruce Wayne, Godzilla, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, ET, Yoda, Han Solo, Joker, Gandalf, Terminator, John Mcclane, Wolverine, James Bond, Darth Vader, Peter Parker, Shrek, Genie, John Wick, Neo, Marty McFly. And more. Total icons! Thanks for this. Watched to 50

[mriganabhkashyap]

Vader is such a well-written and epic character!

[tylergoodman]

Ellen Ripley is a national treasure. ❤🎉

[Thomas_H._Smith]

Atticus Finch, that's all I'm gonna say.

[GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

I have so many favorites! One of them is on the thumbnail: Woody!

[CandiceVidito]

I've always liked Count Dooku and General Grevious even though they're side characters 😊

[palmmahir]

Here are my 10 favorite movie characters:
1. Ethan Hunt
2. Sydney Prescott
3. Caesar
4. Mad Max & Furiosa
5. Chucky
6. Sarah Conor
7. Logan
8. Woody from Toy Story
9. Marty McFly
10. Hiccup from HTTYD

[hayeonkim]

Thanks for interesting and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

[theacousticelectriccompany]

Where’s Atticus Finch, Lawrence of Arabia, Shane, Tom Joad & Cool Hand Luke?

[POPINCONEJO]

Im surprised Dominic Toretto from the Fast and Furious franchises didnt make the list

[FirstLast-bnnl]

Statistically the number one can only be JAMES BOND (27 blockbuster films over 60 years!)

[thereallg]

*Heath ledger as the joker will always be iconic.*

[rubygracemoseley]

My list of favorite characters is:
1. Gilbert Blythe (Anne of Green Gables series)
2. Rudy Steiner (The Book Thief)
3. Liesel Meminger (The Book Thief)
4. Aragorn (The Lord of the Rings trilogy)
5. Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables series)
6. Sybil Branson (Downton Abbey)
7. Newt (The Maze Runner trilogy)
8. Darth Vader (Star Wars series. He’s also my favorite villain of all time)
9. Regina Mills (Once Upon A Time series)
10. Wanda Maximoff (MCU)
11. Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean series)
12. The Phantom of the Opera (The Phantom of the Opera)
13. Peter Pan (any version but Robbie Kay’s Once Upon A Time portrayal is my favorite)
14. Lucy Pevensie (The Chronicles of Narnia)
15. Galadriel (The Lord of the Rings trilogy)
16. Fred and George Weasley (The Harry Potter series)
17. Alice Cullen (The Twilight Saga)
18. Luna Lovegood (The Harry Potter Series)
19. Captain America (The MCU)
20. Christine Daae (The Phantom of the Opera)
21. Christian (Moulin Rouge)
22. Westley/The Man In Black (The Princess Bride)

[Obi-Wan-Kenobi_]

Glad James bond took top spot honestly thought it be Vader. I'd definitely have Joker top 5, batman a little higher, Godzilla and Kong way higher and have luke skywalker on the list

[EmanuelAdenuga]

Top 100 Animated Series
1. The Simpsons
2. Avatar The Last Airbender
3. Batman: The Animated Series
4. Looney Tunes Franchise:-
5. SpongeBob SquarePants
6. South Park
7. Tom and Jerry Franchise:-
8. Invincible
9. Rick and Morty
10. Scooby-Doo Where Are You
11. The Flintstones
12. Arcane
13. X-Men 97’/ X-Men: The Animated Series
14. Star Wars: The Clone Wars
15. TMNT 2012
16. Bojack Horseman
17. Adventure Time
18. Family Guy
19. Samurai Jack
20. Transformers
21. Ducktales
22. Arthur
23. Regular Show
24. Teen Titans
25. Gravity Falls
26. Futurama
27. Ben 10
28. Steven Universe
29. Phineas and Ferb
30. Beavis and Butthead
31. The Amazing World of Gumball
32. Primal
33. Animaniacs
34. Bob’s Burger
35. Batman Beyond
36. Archer
37. Justice League
38. Darkwing Duck
39. Kim Possible
40. The Powerpuff girls
41. The Jetsons
42. Over the Garden Wall
43. Blue eye Samurai
44. Young Justice
45. The Venture Bros
46. Ed, Edd and Eddy
47. Scavenger’s reign
48. Star Vs The Force of Evil
49. The Legend of Korra
50. Kippo and The Age of Wonderbeast
51. The Owl House
52. King of The Hill
53. Hey Arnold
54. What If
55. Superman: The Animated Series
56. Todd McFarlane Spawn
57. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
58. Castlevania
59. Spider-Man: The Animated Series
60. Harley Quinn
61. Muppet Babies
62. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
63. Gargoyles
64. Wolverine and the X-Men
65. Rugrats
66. Voltron Legendary Defender
67. The Smurfs
68. Infinity Train
69. He-Man and the masters of the Universe
70. Spectacular Spider-Man
71. Metapocalypse
72. Recess
73. Alvin and The Chipmunks
74. Danny Phantom
75. Invader Zim
76. Daria
77. The Proud Family
78. Thundercats
79. Fairly Oddparents
80. The Boondocks
81. American Dad
82. Robot Chicken
83. Captain Planet and the planeteers
84. The Ren and Stimpy show
85. Clone High
86. F is for Family
87. She-ra and the princesses of power
88. Amphibia
89. Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends
90. Johnny Bravo
91. Dexter’s Laboratory
92. Courage the cowardly Dog
93. The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy genuis
94. Pinky and the Brain
95. We Bare bears
96. Doug
97. The Pink Panther Show
98. The Real Ghostbusters
99. Chowder
100. Big Mouth
What u guys think??? Pls reply if u have any problem or show that should be on the list

[jomc]

Scarlet O'Hara, George Bailey, and Rick Blaine should have been higher on this list.

[Theprophet]

Bond is gonna get number 1, calling it now.

Called it