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Movie & TV Killers

Best movie killers

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The worldwide ranking generated by 540 votes

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Hannibal1396

Dexter1362

The Joker1336

Ghostface1333

Negan1331

Freddy Krueger1304

Anton Chigurh1292

Muse1282

Alex DeLarge1269

#10

Frank D'Amico1268

#11

Jack Torrance1267

#12

The Blind Man1265

#13

The White Death1263

#14

John Kramer1262

#15

John Doe1260

#16

Dahmer1259

#17

Jason Myers1256

#18

Paddy1256

#19

The Pig1250

#20

Buffalo Bill1250

#21

Victor Zsasz1246

#22

Norman Bates1242

#23

Cooper1239

#24

Ben Willis1238

#25

Marquis de Gramont1238

#26

The Kingpin1236

#27

Zemo1232

#28

Lex Luthor1230

#29

Le Chiffre1226

#30

Art the Clown1225

#31

Jean Vilain1224

#32

The Riddler1222

#33

Lyutsifer Safin1218

#34

John Tombs1217

#35

Frank Butterman1217

#36

Sweeney Todd1216

#37

Tyler Durden1216

#38

The Menendez Brothers1213

#39

Lloyd Hansen1212

#40

Elle Driver1212

#41

The Seminary Killer1212

#42

The Governor1209

#43

Patrick Bateman1209

#44

Castor Troy1208

#45

Chef Slowik1206

#46

James Moriarty1205

#47

Garland Greene1205

#48

Candyman1203

#49

The Grabber1198

#50

Carnage1197

#51

Vincent Sinclair1195

#52

Mallory Knox1194

#53

Villanelle1194

#54

George Harvey1192

#55

Esther1191

#56

Kilgrave1190

#57

Jack the Ripper1190

#58

Josef Heiter1189

#59

Slater King1189

#60

Erwan de Kersaint1187

#61

Bill the Butcher1186

#62

Harry Warden the Miner1186

#63

Amy Dunne1185

#64

Mr. Earl Brooks1184

#65

Poppy1182

#66

Fantomas1182

#67

Steve1181

#68

Mr. Sophistication1181

#69

Justine1180

#70

Catherine Tramell1179

#71

Miles Bron1178

#72

Michael Corleone1177

#73

Arthur Leigh Allen the Zodiac Killer1176

#74

Vanessa Lehman1175

#75

Marc Véry1174

#76

Robert Turner1171

#77

Vincent1171

#78

Joe1171

#79

Longlegs1169

#80

Black Mask1169

#81

Andrei Sator1168

#82

Hans Beckert1167

#83

Ra's al Ghul1167

#84

Keyser Söze1166

#85

David1166

#86

Franz Oberhauser1166

#87

Buddy1164

#88

Charles Ambrose1163

#89

Ed Gein1163

#90

The Armitage Family1162

#91

Ezio Burntwood1161

#92

Marie1161

#93

Lord Blackwood1161

#94

Victoria Vinciguerra1160

#95

Silva1159

#96

Maximilian Morton1159

#97

Ann Sue1157

#98

Charles Sobhraj1156

#99

Max Zorin1156

#100

Dr. Martin Whitly1155

What the community says

Discover the ultimate ranking of the most iconic killers from movies & TV: psychopaths, serial killers, and legendary antiheroes…

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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