Pick Your Least Favorite Movie Villains And We'll Guess Your Gender!

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This probably won't come as a surprise to many of you, but we've spent a lot of our time watching movies in the past and continue to do so today. We think that everybody who wants an idea of the world around them should probably watch a lot of movies as well. You may not believe us, but movies can give you a perfect snapshot into a moment in time as if bringing together so many of the feelings and problems from an era and showing it all to you in one long shot. Sure, they're not all for that, but the ones that are, are worth finding.

One major part of most films is being able to get the audience invested, usually by adding a conflict of some sort. This conflict will usually come into play after it's set in motion by a villain, or accidentally by one of the heroes. Thankfully, some people are very good at writing villains, which is why some people love films based purely on how well written and acted the villain is.

We think that, depending on whether you like or dislike a villain, we can tell whether you're a male or female. It may seem like an insane concept, but all you have to do is go through this quiz and pick yes if you like the villain and no if you don't. Get all the way through and we reckon we can guess if you're either a man or a woman.

Question 1

Hannibal Lecter

Quite possibly the most quoted villain on this list, the fear of the Cannibal didn't come into the minds of many people in the mainstream until they went to watch this villain on the big screen. Hannibal Lecter has a taste for flesh and he won't let anybody get in his way if he wants some of it. While it may seem slightly less taboo now, there are still those who are revolted by the concept of cannibalism rather than just aware that it’s wrong, which is why this guy continues to be scary.

Question 2

Gordon Gekko

The world we currently live in is so unpleasant warped and twisted by money that we reckon some people probably look at this guy in a good light as if what he's doing is just playing the system. That may seem ridiculous to the people out there who actually have a good sense of right and wrong, but it's really true, we promise you. There are some people who think that money is a perfectly good reason to completely destroy lives.

Question 3

Freddy Krueger

While the movies definitely didn't get better, the first Nightmare On Elm Street was suitably scary and helped add various concepts to the slasher genre that would later become the standard for most horror movies. If you watch a horror movie made this year, it's likely that there will be concepts, themes, or motifs thrown in there that have a lot to do with this guy and the film he was in. He’s become somewhat of a parody of himself these days, but at the time, he was scary.

Question 4

The Terminator

Did anybody else get really annoyed when the second Terminator movie turned this guy into a hero? The Terminator is the perfect example of a machine villain, somebody who will stop at nothing to complete their mission and exterminate anybody in their way, something summed up perfectly in the first movie in the franchise. Sadly, this all changed with the second installment, which we think ruined the franchise, despite being a pretty good movie, just not within the context set out by the movie before it.

Question 5

Lord Voldemort

Yet another villain adapted from books, we're amazed that the people making the movie were able to take the grotesque examples given by J.K. Rowling and actually come up with something as creepy in real life. We're not sure how much makeup and CGI this took, but it still feels weird being able to see a human being look so deformed on the big screen, a place usually reserved for the most beautiful human beings on the planet to flaunt their beauty in our face.

Question 6

Norman Bates

If you ask us, there is nothing scarier than a handsome brooding man with serious mommy issues, because that guy could charm you into anything but you just have no idea when it is that he's going to blow. He is a ticking time bomb just waiting to go off, as evidenced by Mr. Norman Bates from the movie Psycho. Just one look at that face and you know that there is evil in that brain, lurking somewhere behind the eyes.

Question 7

Tommy DeVito

Based on a real life mobster, Joe Pesci is able to play a pitch perfect example of a human villain, somebody who has managed to cast off all forms of human empathy and ethics, choosing to do nothing but kill and hurt to further his own needs. Pesci is known for this sort of character, as there is something about his cold voice and quick outbursts of violence that fit perfectly within certain movies. This guy gets it and we’re still watching his old movies.

Question 8

Hans Gruber

Before he was Professor Snape, Hans Gruber was a villain in a film that was much more obsessed with action than it was family-friendly fun. This guy was a total sociopath who showed no care for anyone other than himself, willing to stop at nothing and kill anyone if it meant that he could get his hands on the wealth that he wanted. Obviously, he didn’t succeed, but his disarming smile and his charming voice certainly put many people on the back foot.

Question 9

Gollum

Thanks to the hugely popular series of movies, this villain has become widely recognized as one of the most pitiful and creepy movie characters of all time. While we may understand that he wasn't always a villain, that doesn't mean he hasn't become entirely corrupted by the ring when we join his story. This guy would kill for that piece of jewelry and is as unhinged as you would imagine. While we could probably take him in a fight, we wouldn’t want to see him down a dark alley.

Question 10

Hans Landa

One of the creepiest villains to exist in a modern movie, Hans Landa is a man that isn't driven by pure evil, but an understanding that he can play whatever side he wants. It doesn't turn out too well for him in the end, but it should be said that the guy is a Nazi, so it’s not like anybody in the audience was upset that the guy didn’t live happily ever after. If you’re willing to side with the Nazis to get by, you’re a pretty evil villain.

Question 11

Alien

One of the things that made both this monster and the film great is the fact that it used some of the most sexually aggressive and unpleasant designs that have been placed into a movie. To this day, there hasn't been a film made that continues the tradition of allowing the artwork of someone else to flourish so brilliantly on screen. If you haven’t seen Alien, you owe it to yourself to watch it as soon as possible, as it is still one of the greats.

Question 12

General Zod

There is something so violently imposing about this guy that we just can't keep him off this quiz. Not only that, but he's got a look about him that we know a lot of women out there will find pretty attractive. He may not look like the stereotype of modern attractiveness, but his brooding look and beard are definitely right up some women's street. Would you rather have General Zod or Superman? It’s a question as old as time itself…

Question 13

Anton Chigurh

Quite possibly one of the greatest villains in modern cinema, Anton Chigurh manages to say very little throughout No Country For Old Men and still be one of the most imposing figures. Coen Brothers are known for their ability at writing villains so it was nice to see them turn a character from a book into something that we could see with our own two eyes. We wouldn’t be surprised if it was Chigurh that drew the brothers towards creating this adaptation in the first place.

Question 14

Colonel Kurtz

The brooding villain is something that people take for granted in this modern world of movies we reckon. Everyone seems to enjoy a villain that strikes fear into their hearts through insane screeching or running at them with a weapon. Colonel Kurtz didn't need any of that. Instead, the expert use of lighting and a brooding performance from Marlon Brando was able to turn him into one of the most reserved villains in movie history who is still remembered today.

Question 15

Don Logan

If you haven't seen Sexy Beast yet, you owe it to yourself to watch it, if only to witness the pure brutality of Don Logan, a man whose explosive use of swearing rivals anyone else to ever appear on the big screen. The movie itself is shot beautifully and well-acted, but it's Ben Kingsley who steals the show. Even the way he laughs is stilted and sinister, almost as if the show of joy just doesn’t come naturally to him.

Question 16

Dracula

You know that when a movie villain has become the standard visual shorthand for a particular character that they've acted the part right. If you see anybody dressed up like the Dracula depicted in this image, you know exactly that they're a vampire and what it is they're going to do. That's how you know that this guy is one of the greatest movie villains out there. You can’t do a much better job than that if you ask us.

Question 17

Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

If there is a better anti-war film out there than Full Metal Jacket, we have no idea what it is. This guy is one of the most unpleasant representations of life in the military that we have ever seen. Sure, he's the extreme example, but these people are paid to scream into the faces of younger people in an attempt to break their spirit and shatter their soul. That is the sort of thing that nobody should want to do with their life if you ask us.

Question 18

HAL 9000

As human beings, one of the most terrifying concepts in this world is that machines will one day rise and take us over. That being said, it doesn't even have to go that far. HAL 9000 proved that all you have to do is hand too much power to a machine to prove how terrifying they truly can be. They don't have the same form of ethics or "humanity" as us. They don’t care about you unless they’re programmed to care about you.

Question 19

John Doe

It really speaks to the depth of a movie that the main villain can spend pretty much the entire time away from the camera and yet you can still feel the oppressive and tense nature of their actions dripping from every single scene. When we finally do meet John Doe in Se7en, he is a softly spoken man who refuses to give anything away. He is mysterious and has unknown power. He's terrifying and we are glad we’ve never met anyone like him.

Question 20

The Evil Queen

This really is the purest embodiment of evil that we have on this list but taken to the cartoonish extent that Disney is known for. We're not saying that she isn't intimidating or scary in her own right, but she doesn't have the subtle nuances that others in this quiz have. That being said, she's a top notch villain who is out to do nothing but further herself in this world. Many children were hiding behind the couch when this woman came on screen.

Question 21

Khan

We've never been majorly into Star Trek, but we've been reliably told that this guy is somewhat of a baddie when it comes to big screen villains, so we'll take the Trekkie's word for it. There’s something about even the name Khan that manages to imbue the audience with some knowledge of the kind of evil power this guy can wield. We’re not sure why that is, but we stand by it being a name that carries some serious weight.

Question 22

Leatherface

Somewhat based on Ed Gein, a real life killer who was known for his odd and gruesome experiments with the bodies that he was left with, Leatherface is one of the most iconic villains in all of movie history. Not only is he instantly recognizable, but many of the things that made him such a terrifying villain quickly became the basic tenants of the slasher genre. This grim villain was able to change the face of horror movie history forever.

Question 23

Max Cady

Danny DeVito has played so many memorable characters that sometimes it's easy to forget that he hasn't just appeared in mobster movies with Martin Scorsese. This guy knows how to act, and he was able to bring a creepy yet handsome intensity to this character in a way that nobody else could have. DeVito made this villain his own and his performance still brings a shiver to our spines whenever we sit down to watch the film for yet another time.

Question 24

Nurse Ratched

Quite possibly one of the most parodied movies of all time, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is an amazing film that is based off an even better book. Nurse Ratched was able to sum up exactly what every single one of us doesn't want waiting for us at the hospital. We want somebody who cares, not somebody who is taking her anger out on people who she thinks has done something wrong. Seriously, go watch the movie and read the book.

Question 25

Dean Vernon Wormer

One of the greatest ways to get an audience on the side of the heroes, especially if they're the sort of people with character traits that not everybody will like, is to pit them against some form of an authority figure. As soon as you do this, it becomes about us and them, which surprisingly works for most people watching the movie. Very quickly, you’ve got everyone in the audience to feel how you want them to feel about the characters.

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