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The Joker (The Dark Knight)1463

The worldwide ranking generated by 4.2k votes

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The Joker (The Dark Knight)1463

James Bond1407

Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)1383

Anakin Skywalker – Darth Vader (Star Wars)1374

Gandalf (The Lord of the Rings)1373

Peter Parker – Spider-Man1349

Sirius Black (Harry Potter)1342

Voldemort (Harry Potter)1335

Maximus (Gladiator)1320

#10

Severus Snape (Harry Potter)1312

#11

Aragorn (The Lord of the Rings)1306

#12

Rocky Balboa (Rocky)1303

#13

Tony Stark – Iron Man (MCU)1301

#14

Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump)1296

#15

Gollum (The Lord of the Rings)1293

#16

Jules Winnfield (Pulp Fiction)1286

#17

Emmett Brown – Doc (Back to the Future)1278

#18

Tony Montana (Scarface)1276

#19

Hans Landa (Inglourious Basterds)1271

#20

Jack Torrance (The Shining)1270

#21

Marty McFly (Back to the Future)1270

#22

Neo (The Matrix)1269

#23

Vito Corleone (The Godfather)1262

#24

T-800 (Terminator)1256

#25

Thanos (MCU)1254

#26

Captain America – Steve Rogers (MCU)1251

#27

Vincent Vega (Pulp Fiction)1242

#28

Will Turner (Pirates of the Caribbean)1238

#29

Beatrix Kiddo (Kill Bill)1237

#30

Yoda (Star Wars)1236

#31

Mia Wallace (Pulp Fiction)1234

#32

Otto Octavius (Spider-Man)1234

#33

Jordan Belfort (The Wolf of Wall Street)1233

#34

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)1221

#35

R2-D2 (Star Wars)1219

#36

Red (The Shawshank Redemption)1214

#37

Jimmy Conway (Goodfellas)1213

#38

Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver)1211

#39

Jack Dawson (Titanic)1210

#40

Léon (Léon: The Professional)1207

#41

Sauron (The Lord of the Rings)1206

#42

Indiana Jones1205

#43

Calvin Candie (Django Unchained)1199

#44

Hector Barbossa (Pirates of the Caribbean)1199

#45

Han Solo (Star Wars)1198

#46

Detective David Mills (Se7en)1187

#47

Django (Django Unchained)1185

#48

Alan Grant (Jurassic Park)1181

#49

Ian Malcolm (Jurassic Park)1180

#50

Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)1177

#51

Sebastian Wilder (La La Land)1176

#52

Tyler Durden (Fight Club)1155

#53

Mia Dolan (La La Land)1154

#54

Tommy DeVito (Goodfellas)1150

#55

Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)1149

#56

Frodo Baggins (The Lord of the Rings)1149

#57

Rose DeWitt Bukater (Titanic)1144

#58

Ellen Ripley (Alien)1143

#59

Dr. King Schultz (Django Unchained)1140

#60

Adonis Creed (Creed)1139

#61

The Dude – Jeffrey Lebowski (The Big Lebowski)1138

#62

Jack Conrad (Babylon)1115

#63

Biff Tannen (Back to the Future)1113

#64

Sergeant Sean Dignam (The Departed)1112

#65

Stephen (Django Unchained)1099

#66

Harvey Dent (The Dark Knight)1096

#67

Will Hunting (Good Will Hunting)1095

#68

Dominic Toretto (Fast and Furious)1093

#69

Ellie Sattler (Jurassic Park)1089

#70

Detective William Somerset (Se7en)1079

#71

Frank Costello (The Departed)1076

#72

Sean Maguire (Good Will Hunting)1071

#73

John Hammond (Jurassic Park)1065

#74

Andy Dufresne (The Shawshank Redemption)1061

#75

Caledon Hockley (Titanic)1035

#76

Captain Oliver Queenan (The Departed)1016

#77

Joseph Cooper (Interstellar)1012

#78

Terence Fletcher (Whiplash)1010

#79

Donnie Azoff (The Wolf of Wall Street)1006

#80

Andrew Neiman (Whiplash)950

What the community says

The Joker (The Dark Knight) leads the Movie Characters ranking with 1485 ELO points over 168 duels, ahead of James Bond and Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean).

The gap at the top is stark: 54 ELO points separate The Joker (The Dark Knight) from James Bond in second place, a margin that underscores the enduring impact of Heath Ledger's portrayal. Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean) sits third with 1421 ELO points, followed closely by Anakin Skywalker – Darth Vader (Star Wars) at 1387 and Gandalf (The Lord of the Rings) at 1385. The top five reveals a community drawn to iconic antagonists and complex figures, with The Joker winning 71% of its duels. At the opposite end, Andrew Neiman (Whiplash) ranks 80th with 950 ELO points and a 22% win rate, suggesting that compelling performances do not always translate into favorite characters. The presence of both Whiplash leads at the bottom hints at a preference for heroes over deeply flawed protagonists.

The ranking draws from 4142 duels contributed by 19 players across 80 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. Whether you lean toward the chaos of The Joker or the elegance of James Bond, your vote shapes the hierarchy. Head to the Movie Characters TopList and cast your duels to move your favorites up the ranks.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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