There is a saying that goes by “a movie is only as good as its villain”. Fortunately, movies based on DC comics are no exception in this field. DC has produced dreadful villains who are well known and been praised by both comic fans and moviegoers. They have created Iconic Villains who give out the most thrilling antagonist vibes of all time. They have gathered a lot of appreciation and have been able to relive the villainous characters of DC comics. Indeed, the journey has been incredibly wild! Especially when a movie maker like Christopher Nolan represented these baddies on-screen, it became much more impactful. Similarly, Richard Donner made us believe humans can fly. Consequently, many more DC movie villains for their history with the characters won billions of hearts. Here, without any further ado let’s look at the list of all DC movie villains, ranked from best to worst.
1. The Joker by Heath Ledger in ‘The Dark Knight’
2. Catwoman by Michelle Pfeiffer in ‘Batman Returns’
3. The Riddler by Jim Carrey in ‘Batman Forever’
4. The Penguin by Danny DeVito in ‘Batman Returns’
5. The Joker by Jack Nicholson in ‘Batman’
6. Lex Luther by Gene Hackman in ‘Superman’
7. Two-Face by Tommy Lee Jones in ‘Batman Forever’
8. Bane by Tom Hardy in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
9. Scarecrow by Cillian Murphy in ‘Batman Begins’
10. General Zod by Terence Stamp in ‘Superman II’
11. Harvey Dent by Aaron Eckhart in ‘The Dark Knight’
12. General Zod by Michael Shannon in ‘Man of Steel’
13. Joker by Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Joker’
14. Catwoman by Anne Hathaway in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
15. Black Mask by Ewan McGregor in ‘Birds of Prey’
16. R’as al Ghul by Liam Neeson in ‘Batman Begins’
17. Poison Ivy by Uma Thurman in ‘Batman & Robin’
18. Lucifer Morningstar by Peter Stormare in ‘Constantine’
19. Victor Zsasz by Chris Messina in ‘Birds of Prey’
20. Maxwell Lord by Pedro Pascal in ‘Wonder Woman 1984’
21. Black Manta by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in ‘Aquaman’
22. Mr. Freeze by Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘Batman & Robin’
23. Lex Luthor by Kevin Spacey in ‘Superman Returns’
24. Sivana by Mark Strong in ‘Shazam!’
25. Barbara Minerva by Kristin Wiig in ‘Wonder Woman 1984’
26. Lex Luthor by Jesse Eisenberg in ‘Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice’
27.Talia al Ghul by Marion Cotillard in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
28. The Joker by Jared Leto in ‘Suicide Squad 2’
29. Doctor Poison by Elena Anaya in ‘Wonder Woman’
30. Erich Ludendorff by Danny Huston in ‘Wonder Woman’
31. Anton Arcane by Louis Jordan in ‘Swamp Thing’
32. Ocean Master by Patrick Wilson in ‘Aquaman’
33. Ares by David Thewlis in ‘Wonder Woman’
34. Selena by Faye Dunaway in Supergirl
35. Laurel Hedare by Sharon Stone in ‘Catwoman’
36. Ross Webster by Robert Vaughn in ‘Superman III
37. Doomsday in ‘Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice’
38. Hector Hammond by Peter Sarsgaard in ‘Green Lantern’
39. Enchantress by Cara Delevingne in ‘Suicide Squad’
40. Quentin Turnbull by John Malkovich in ‘Jonah Hex’
41. Nathaniel Burke by Judd Nelson in ‘Steel’
42. Bane by Jeep Swenson in ‘Batman & Robin’
43. Nuclear Man by Mark Pillow in ‘Superman IV: The Quest for Peace’
44. Steppenwolf by Ciarán Hinds in ‘Justice League’
45. Parallax in ‘Green Lantern’
