Top 10 Greatest Supervillain Movies Ever Made

When villains like these take center stage, everyone wins. Well, maybe not the hero. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the movies starring a supervillain. Our countdown of the best supervillain movies includes “Brightburn”, “Split”, “X-Men: First Class”, and more! Which supervillain do you think deserves their own franchise? Let us know in the comments below.
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[@JackTheWind]

Megamind, but a REAL franchise

[@seanpatrickcain2]

Magneto

[@hunterrousseau3770]

Joker

[@thekrabgamer4080]

How was this comment taken before the video 😳

[@MovieEndCredits2222]

Polka Dot Man (the suicide squad)

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Still waiting for a live action Darkseid movie of him searching for the anti life equation

[@wuka6720]

Maybe Mr Miracle movie about his escape from Apokopolis? (it could introduce Darkside)

[@moviegamefan1]

Oh man, if you think Thanos is ruthless, just ask Mr. Miracle about his experience in the Omega Sanction. Trapped in a pocket dimension where you die over and over, and each death is even worse than the last

[@mriganabhkashyap1564]

A live action Darkseid movie involving his ruthless pursuit as well as his obsession with the anti life equation would be very interesting! Perhaps similar to Darth Vader pursuing luke in the empire strikes back or Emperor Palpatine pursuing his plans of galactic domination in the prequels? I seriously can't wait to see that in live action

[@waheedabdullah6371]

@@mriganabhkashyap1564 And with a little bit of Infinity War vibes of how Thanos is looking for things

[@Jaime.Lannister]

He ain't gonna find it in live action. He should keep looking

[@JorenMyers]

The sound editing in this video was super distracting. I usually am not actively watching the screen while I play these videos, so the constant sound effects overlapping with the narration was confusing and weird.

[@michaelmonthey5974]

I don’t see “V for Vendetta” as a supervillain movie, but a superhero movie. Because clearly, the true villains in this movie are the Nazis who control the government and V is merely a freedom fighter.

[@benlevan5645]

Yeah, V is more an antihero along the lines of Punisher with a Phantom of the Opera visual gimmick. With a bit of Riddler for the way he talks.

[@sethgoldberg8432]

Need a movie Lex Luther that is intimidating and developed character like the comics not this last one which was kind of let down.

[@anton1990]

Ahem… Arthur Fleck is not a supervillain. He’s just a psychopath with a gun.

[@darth_smooth81]

Same could be said of Lex Luthor. And I guess Batman, Punisher, & Iron Man aren’t super heroes because they’re just guys with money and tech?

[@frantictoast3741]

​@darth_smooth81 stop playing what aboutisms

[@Dobbythecat123]

Just said the definition of a villain

[@frantictoast3741]

@@Dobbythecat123 okay but a villain is not a super villian. They're two different things lol

[@anton1990]

@@frantictoast3741 Hear, hear.

[@JordanCesaroni93]

Really love venom and joker and can’t wait for venom 3 and joker 2 later this year

[@danwarner7816]

Same here

[@thenerdynetwork1]

I think Warner Bros should try again at a Catwoman movie. And this time making it a proper Catwoman film.

[@dakkuri1]

I think that would be a good idea. This time stick with the source material

[@John.Excelsior1999]

​@@dakkuri1 they might fuck it up again like they did with the Flash.

[@albesk]

I think we cannot consider Joaquin Phoenix Joker a super villain. The whole movie as a whole is way out of the super hero genre!

[@keanureeves676]

Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker is amateur criminal. Heath Ledger’s Joker is a super villain

[@Dobbythecat123]

Soon they both will be supervillains

[@haydenvandenburg6158]

We still need a Doctor Doom movie. That seems like the only way to portray him right. Instead of making him a side character that becomes evil in one movie. I'm praying The MCU does that before they put him in a fantastic four movie.

[@JP91979]

Loved Brightburn, its sad it wasnt as popular with critics and others.

[@darth_smooth81]

I know I’m in the minority, but I found nothing likable about Joker. I went in with an open mind, but I never once thought “oh man, I can’t wait for when he turns into the Joker”……I never felt sorry for Fleck, nor was cheering for his inevitable turn into Joker. And the worst offense: They made his laugh a medical condition?!? Joker’s laugh is iconic in that it’s like he’s always finding something funny - not that it’s just an uncontrollable condition.

[@darth_smooth81]

I’m open for a discussion: tell me WHY you think Joker is a good/great movie. I really wanted to like it, but I just couldn’t.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

​@@darth_smooth81"I never felt sorry for Fleck". You're the problem, not the movie.

[@darth_smooth81]

@@jesseowenvillamor6348 : yet you can’t tell me why you like it…..you just deflect…..

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

@@darth_smooth81 It's just a good movie, and you're the problem for not liking it. That's just it. Straight to the point.

[@jackwilkes8699]

Everyone is allowed an opinion without being called a "problem". Personally I also wasn't a big fan of this movie, I feel it leaned too much into making him a sympathetic character and for me personally that's not what the joker is. For me if this was just a psychological story it would be better but with the joker name attached to it just doesn't do it for me

[@cja32492]

Avengers Infinity War really should be on that list. I get it is supposed to be about the Avengers but let's face it that is Thanos's movie

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

The way the High Evolutionary was portrayed made him one of the most vile villains ever the actor made you want to do something to the character. A movie about him with the same actor would definitely be worth watching

[@austindrake4697]

Joker is no super Villain in Todd Philips world any random Joe on the street can knock Phoenix's Jokers teeth out.

[@jimbo9208]

well it sure not a hero

[@luislovera2351]

But he has presentations

[@austindrake4697]

@jimbo9208 yup .. joker is just mental disorder the movie. Just a villain or avg joe with make up on.

[@austindrake4697]

@@luislovera2351 just think a Super Villain is someone that would require more than a single officer to put them in cutts. haha

[@jimbo9208]

@@austindrake4697 so he is a villain

[@b_rad5651]

The bar scene in X-Men: First Class is amazing! Perfect introduction to the lengths that Erik will go for vengeance. Absolutely chilling scene 👏

[@jamesmendonca2900]

THE Suicide Squad is my favourite film from 2021. It is funny, action-packed, aesthetically pleasing to the eye and lives up to its name with the unexpected deaths from villains on both sides. I would love there to be another installment by James Gunn.

[@davcharley5001]

Best ones 2 me are: The Suicide Squad 🍿 The Joker 🍿 X-Men Fiest Class 🍿 Megamind 🍿

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

Brightburn was a amazing movie it could have started it's own little movie universe especially with the other powerful people being teased at the end. It's way way better than the credit it got.

[@user-vq6rx5wg4t]

Joker is easily the best supervillain movie of all time and it's not even close though 🔥

[@javiersantanaaviles5885]

Joker is a movie about a man that finally founds the call of his life bringing hapiness to the masses, he is no villain

[@Finite-Tuning]

I borderline hated the first joker movie. I point blank want nothing to do with the second! Cheers 🍻

[@invaderjae]

He wasn't even the Joker. Just a mentally ill guy who happened to kill a few people. Throwing makeup on him doesn't make him the Joker. Add in that it's YEARS before Batman is a thing makes it dumber.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

​@@invaderjaeWhat a stupid comment.

[@Finite-Tuning]

@@invaderjae: Agreed. But I still hated the first rendition of the so called JOKER.

[@invaderjae]

@@Finite-Tuning Yeah, and I'm with you. I have less than zero interest in the second Joker movie.

[@Finite-Tuning]

@@invaderjae: Cheers 🍻

[@Kneedragon1962]

You missed one absolute classic. Hannibal Lecter. Fiction has a love affair with 'the Evil Genius.' Mostly, that's an oxymoron. If you're a genius, you don't need to lie cheat & steal. All the Bond movie villains fall over this way. But Hannibal doesn't. Hannibal went through a trauma in his childhood that changed him completely, and once you know about it, all that follows makes perfect sense. Hannibal is a genius, but he's a very broken and twisted genius.

[@hayeonkim7838]

Thanks for meaningful and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

[@caolanmcflynn2412]

We better get a solo Dr doom or magneto film at some point

[@Dobbythecat123]

X-Men First Class was pretty much a magneto film

[@heavybre]

They should do a reboot of Wanted basing it off the comic

[@danALMIGHTY2010]

My favorite supervillain movies are well... CHRONICLE & VENOM!😊❤

[@blackamerican40]

Where's the Batman and Robin film of 1966?! You had the Joker, Penguin, Riddler, and Catwoman battling the dynamic dou and a weird United Nations water and dust storyline. OMG!! Does Mojo know anything pre 2000s?! Please broaden your list past the new millennium!!

[@DJGamingSmash]

Chronicle is criminally underappreciated these days after the controversial things happening around people involved with it. Still gut-wrenching (pun intended). Though not a supervillain, other villain movies I can think of with really irredeemable protagonists who are the antagonist include Brighton Rock, There Will Be Blood, Maniac, No Country For Old Men (I consider Antoine Sigur the protagonist given that he has the most screen time), Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Benny's Video, and Nightmare Alley. There are semi-redeemable examples, some of which feel like a cop out to the brutality of the darker nature of what the film is billed as, those include cop-out ones I speak of are mostly Disney films like the Malificent films or even the second half of Cruella. Ones that have more complex protagonists that are still antagonists but with some humane and redeemable values include Nitram, After School, American Psycho, My Friend Dahmer, and The Player

[@TITANMAN251]

11:10 Really Wanna Wish James Gunn the Best of Luck to the new DC Universe next year. Starting with Superman.

[@davcharley5001]

Best ones 2 me are: Megamind 🍿 The Suicide Squad 🍿 Joker 🍿

[@RachelNobody]

Jokers an incredible movie. One of my all time favorites actually. But he did not have powers so I dont consider him a villian really.

[@davidmiller8812]

Doctor Doom, Kang the Conquer, Posion Ivy and Riddler need their own villain movies. (I would love Mister Freeze to.).

[@thehourlycookie1123]

Who the heck at Watchmojo HQ keeps sabotaging the editing by putting sound bites and stock sounds over the clips bruh, stop

[@deandrephillips624]

Vincent D'Onofrio"s Kingpin story was masterfully told during Netflix's Daredevil run, but it would've been even better as a movie -- show more of his rise to infamy.

[@ETG715]

Let's see how the Joker sequel ruins the popularity of the First one

[@gregoryannicchiarico3570]

McAvoy's strongest form in Split is actually called The Hoarde, not beast.

[@KaliU-ix2kf]

DarkKnight Trilogy Special DarkKnight Heath Ledger Best of Best Joker ❤

[@sashi138]

OK.. WHAT about ** The Dark Knight" ** ?? not even an honorable mention of THAT film? Don't sit there and tell me that the audiences didn't leave ROOTING for Actor Heath Ledger's Joker from that movie.. yes I know the title was about the batman, but Heath Ledgers fantastic performance of the joker, ( and add in the extra support of the actor Aaron Eckhart that played 2 face; batman ( at least in my eyes ) all but became a first string supporting character. And in Joker.. the laugh was a "Medical condition?? that's downright DUMB!

[@TITANMAN251]

I Like Venom when he become a Savage Avenger with Wolverine, the Punisher, and Conan the Barbarian and others in the Comics.

[@okidokicreations1075]

I've just finished rewatching X-men first class.. Magneto was amazing

[@johnnydripp]

The Suicide Squad is better than Joker

[@charlestyner8631]

Brightburn was a great movie that is underappreciated.

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Awesome list 🖤

[@WatchMojo]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ClockworkEngineer]

You seem to have forgotten that Thanos was the protagonist of Infinity War.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

Nah. He's not. We're just given his point of view. But he's still the villain.

[@ClockworkEngineer]

@@jesseowenvillamor6348Villain and protagonist are not mutually exclusive.

[@lorddarkraix6863]

Top 10 best evil/villain protagonists in movies

[@victorgonzalezgallo9194]

What? No Hannibal Lecter movies, one of the most iconic villians of all time?

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

An argument could be made for Empire Strikes Back. The entire OT is basically the redemption of Anakin Skywalker. The prequels were the fall of Anakin and the sequels just sucked.

[@cainman5807]

Peacemaker needs his own movie.

[@WENOTMEPRODUCTIONS]

How Thanos didn’t make the list?

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

There isn't really a movie with him as the main character.

[@tukbol1]

If The Joker makes it to the list then Rex of the movie "The Vanishing" should also make it

[@stingrey1571]

brightburn is basically if zod was sent to earth first.

[@bishbashpotatopriest8310]

Suicide Squad 2016 wasn't a "flop," i mean it made wayyy more money than 2021"s.

[@samueladey8801]

Not enough people are talking about how bad the sound editing was in this.

[@manoftheusajones5147]

TOP 10 Ugliest Robots

[@Freiheit-XXL]

we need a movie with Klaus Schwab and Bill Gates in it. would be Nr. 1 forever...

[@ephraimbenyamen2428]

Where’s morbius

[@krizwatcher]

Does V really count as a superVILLAIN? He's more an anti-hero than anything else. Try again.

[@gundamw3490]

Matrix+Deadpool

[@KEN-1991]

As a fan of X-Men, Hollywood never gets Magneto right in films. Michael Fassbender is way too Irish to play a Polish-German guy. Also, he looks more like Matt Murdock/Daredevil.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

So what?! Just read your comics if you're so toxic.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

@@KEN-1991 No, no, no. You're toxic. Shut up.

[@KEN-1991]

@@jesseowenvillamor6348 I'm not toxic, just critical. I only criticize depictions and casting choices that make 0% sense. My all-time favorite villain that took a different turn from the comics was Heath Ledger & Joaquin Phoenix's Jokers. Ledger though, he carried the entire TDK trilogy that I care nothing about (I'm team Burton-verse 110%).

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

@@KEN-1991 No, no, no. You are toxic. Shut up.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

@KEN-1991 No, no, no. You're just toxic. That's it.

[@LJ808]

Could yall stop with the sound effects in the background while the narrator is talking? It's very distracting.

[@LucasGnagy]

What’s with all the random stock sound effects in the middle of the narration lately? (ie the glass shatter at 9:05)

[@brandonious7732]

Why aren't the Disney villain movies on this list. I put both cruella and maleficent ahead of the joker

[@lordomiotek]

megamind shouldve been top 3

[@noelabuela8248]

Can you include The Terminator?

[@josh72456]

I’ve not seen Brightburn and Minions: Rise Of Guru.

[@CodyFairlessLee]

I like MEGAMIND and I love VENOM.

[@gundamw3490]

X-Men First class Split. James do great job Onslaught ready to go ❤ Vs Logan+Deadpool ❤❤❤

[@victoruribe2465]

Arthur Fleck AKA Joker is the greatest supervillain ever!

[@Craigalicioususa]

Megamind is underrated. lol, it should be in the top 5. Oh, V for vendetta should be #1. Lastly my unpopular take... Joker is Overrated and should be where Megamind is.. #8+

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

Nah. It's not overrated.

[@Craigalicioususa]

@@jesseowenvillamor6348 it is

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

@@Craigalicioususa It's not. Don't push it.

[@Craigalicioususa]

@@jesseowenvillamor6348 it is

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

@@Craigalicioususa Now you're just seeking attention.

[@jacobrojas8156]

At least you acknowledged that the kid from Chronicle was done wrong👍

[@user-fy3jy2ee5l]

U must be insane for saying suicide squad 2016 is a flop

[@RatchetHR]

How did you guys miss Infiniti war? And thanos

[@BobbyMoore2-mp8wb]

The 2016 suicide squad movie wasn’t a flop

[@TITANMAN251]

12:46 Hope the Sequel is Good!!

[@cliffcorson4000]

1, 2, 3 should have been Joker, Despicable Me, Megamind

[@BobbyMoore2-mp8wb]

Joker number one

[@frantictoast3741]

That joker isn't a super villian?

[@BelldandyAsuna]

I didn't care too much for Suicide Squad 2021. Because of John " toilet seat" Cena. Joker has always been my favorite villian. Jack, Joaquin, Jared, Ceasar, and the voice talent of Mark Hamill. The Joker needs his own franchise.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

What a dumb comment.

[@Luke-ko8hq]

Faust: Love of the damned ???

[@Animeguy300]

Joker from 2019 is awesome

[@sabari.anand.312]

Infinity war should have been in the list.

[@nemya9586]

Despite it being AVENGERS Infinity War it was very much Thanos' film... you'd think they'd know this 😅

[@jimbo9208]

@@nemya9586 but it not a movie just about him

[@just-a-cupcake]

Seriously, no Dr. Frankenfurter?? LOL Rocky Horror Picture Show was a great movie with a villain! 😅 And Heath Ledger's Joker will always be the gold standard.

[@Crosby4ever]

Godzilla??

[@ugeniuswilliamsjr3366]

Brightburn was before it's time and COVID messed that up. I loved the movie and was hoping for a sequel

[@G1Grimlock94]

Thanos much better and stronger

[@mhajan8298]

Alien

[@ViewerOnline101]

Shouldn't Revenge Of The Sith qualify?

[@jimbo9208]

and why should it

[@darth_smooth81]

@@jimbo9208: Anakin’s transition to Darth Vader. But overall, it wasn’t a supervillain movie. Sure it was the origin of Darth Vader, but the movie wasn’t centered around him. Although, with that logic then XMen First Class shouldn’t be on their list either….

[@bheast86]

no, not JOKER - way overrated; not particularly credible even for a comic book. Rather obvious cash-in. GOLDFINGER - enough about him and his identity to count as a supervillain movie. Some DRACULAs? Can't really count any Fu Manchus. SHE (Helen Gargan or Ursula Andress). Some versions of TREASURE ISLAND (1971?), and quite a few pirate movies (they were after killing people and taking their stuff, as were quite a few supposedly sympathetic protagonists in costume adventures).

[@jamalvargas6146]

Invader Zim Enter The Florpus (2018) Invader Zim (2001-2006) Is one the few Nick cartoons I still like others Include Danny Phantom (2004-2007) and Kablam (1996-2001) glad Jhonen Vasquez got to bring the character back

[@johnbzn6508]

< do you know what would be cool a lady death movie a live action Lady death movie that would be the coolest thing ever

[@brandonious7732]

JOKER SHOULD NOT BE NUMBER ONE. IT'S A SNOOZE FEST

[@tylergoodman3560]

Joker is my favorite villain movie. 🎉

[@rhinox3474]

John Carpenters "The Thing"

[@gundamw3490]

Masterpiece ❤

[@EvilNecroid]

7:46 well that sounds woke as shit and im left

[@christophergriffiths262]

The Joker movie the Joker not a villain he’s an anti hero.

[@jimbo9208]

name 1 hero thing he did in the movie

[@CandiceVidito]

Nah Joker is a villain through and through

[@austindrake4697]

he is no super Villain either.. pretty much anyone, a random Joe could kick his teeth in with ease.

[@jimbo9208]

@@austindrake4697 yes they can just like the real joker

[@FabianDiazGutierrez]

#RELEASETHEAYERCUT.

[@theunknowndude1159]

👍

[@flowey2896]

#1 is Madame web

[@Shahriyararin63]

Venom was garbage, it shouldn't be on the list