10 Movies With Best Villains You'll End Up Rooting For

10. Ed Rooney from Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Let’s face it: Principal Rooney was a major pain in Ferris’ bottom, and he was literally stalking the kid. Not the most charming fellow, either. But look at it this way: Rooney was literally doing his job! Ferris was actively ruining his and other kids’ future, and all Principal Rooney ever wanted was to get them back to school!

9. Viktor Tupolev from The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Captain Tupolev was chasing Red October with the single goal of destroying it and killing its entire team. Sounds pretty evil — but Tupolev was a naval officer who’d been ordered to bring down a literal traitor. He followed his orders, for one, and had an even more noble goal: to get to his deserter friend before others can.

8. Ivan Korshunov from Air Force One (1997)

Don’t get us wrong on this one: in no way are we willing to justify terrorism. Korshunov’s methods were vile without a doubt, however, his motivation makes total sense. Having had his country devastated by the US, he deemed himself a soldier waging a war — and he never attacked civilian targets, targeting only the POTUS.

7. Tyler Durden from Fight Club (1999)

The king of all the “you missed the point by idolizing them” charts, Tyler Durden was a menace to society, and his radical methods were helping no one. But at the same time, it’s important to point out that he fought a major societal disease, trying to bring down the institutes that made people’s lives a living hell. That’s worth something.

6. Ra's Al Ghul from Batman Begins (2005)

Ra’s Al Ghul was more than willing to sacrifice millions of lives, primarily civilians, to reach his end goal. His methods were ruthless and unjustifiable, but his philosophy made sense. As we saw later, Gotham never changed for the better, and it was, indeed, a cancer growth on America’s and the world’s body. It had to be… Cured.

5. Dalton Russell from Inside Man (2006)

There are few types of criminals people sympathize with as easily as bank robbers, and Russell was one. While creating huge problems for the people and the city, he didn’t care about the money — and did everything to expose a Nazi sympathizer who undeservedly enjoyed luxurious life. For one, he achieved his ultimately noble goal.

4. Jack Doyle from Gone Baby Gone (2007)

As much as we hate kidnappers, good ol’ Jack Doyle was very different. His crime was the perfect example of “the ends justify the means” as the little girl he kidnapped had the worst parents ever, abusive and ignorant. With Doyle and his wife, the girl was happy — and her real parents didn’t even appreciate her return.

3. Steve Hadley from The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

Before you watch the movie, you’ll never believe us when we tell you that the guy who literally sends murderous monsters after children isn’t so bad, but listen. If Hadley wasn’t doing his job as effectively as he was, the Ancient Ones would’ve destroyed the entire Earth, killing everyone. Hadley only did what he had to do.

2. Coriolanus Snow from The Hunger Games ( 2012)

President Snow might look inherently evil, but hey. He didn’t start the Hunger Games: he was maintaining the status quo. He did everything to prevent the civil war. He didn’t bomb District 13 but rather signed a pact with them — which they decided to break. Finally, he even warned Katniss about future President Coin.

1. Wilford from Snowpiercer ( 2013)

As much as Wilford and his train were a metaphor for class inequality and the society’s injustice, Wilford did have a point: under him, the Snowpiercer kept going. His methods were cruel but ensured most people’s survival. Good ol’ Curtis the Protagonist, meanwhile, killed off literally everyone. How is that better?