these are the characters that will
inspire generations for years to come
welcome to watchmojo.com characters that
will become iconic in the future for
this list we're looking at modern movie
characters that we think will have a
lasting impact on audiences so that this
just doesn't end up being an MC UDC list
no comic book superheros allowed sorry
Tony we'll be discussing key plot
details so a spoiler warning is now in
effect number 10 cliff booth once upon a
time in Hollywood
Rick sure Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot
Robbie killed it as Rick Dalton and
Sharon Tate respectively but the
highlight of Tarantino's film was Brad
Pitt's laconic worldly character cliff
Boothe a war veteran and stunt double in
60s Hollywood booth was based on several
real-life stuntmen as well as actor Tom
Laughlin character Billy Jack a cool
calm and collected lone hero type you
know you're kind of pretty for a
stuntman that's what they tell me
cliff served as the perfect foil for the
stressed out Rick with their
relationship forming the heart of the
movie in a land of phonies and wannabes
cliff is content with the little he has
living in a trailer with his pitbull
brandy
he stole the show and held his own
against some iconic Hollywood figures in
the process number 9 Daniel Plainview
there will be blood I want no one else
to succeed
driven by the pursuit of power the lead
of Paul Thomas Anderson's masterpiece
represents the darkest aspects of
humanity of course it doesn't hurt that
he's portrayed with fanatical precision
by Daniel day-lewis who want his second
Oscar for the role
Plainview presents himself as a family
man running an oil business with his
adopted son but under the surface lurks
a man who will stop at nothing to
achieve his goals and whose
single-mindedness is matched only by his
inability to experience happiness
oh excuse region excuse him gentlemen
you'll never forget the way he explains
the process of drainage to the pasture
Eli there's something utterly absorbing
about the character's descent into
madness your milkshake I freaked it up
number eight
Terrence Fletcher whiplash there are no
two words in the English language more
harmful good job there's nothing worse
than mediocrity in the eyes of this
fanatical music teacher played by JK
Simmons in his approach to teaching
miles Keller's determined jazz drummer
Andrew Fletcher employs tactics that are
closer to a drill sergeants than a music
instructors
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and drives Andrew to almost unbearable
limits to get the very best out of him
Fletcher is a man of tyrannical method
possibly the ultimate example of wanting
to push people to suffer for their art
Simmons his performance rightfully won
him an Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor Fletcher would be proud number
seven Amy Elliott Dunne gone girl what
scared me was that I finally realized I
am frightened of my own husband played
to cold brutal perfection by Rosman Pike
amazing amy is one of the most complex
and memorable villains in a generation
after their relationship breaks down and
her husband Nick cheats on her she
initiates a complex scheme to make it
look like Nick murdered her she then
watches him squirm before deciding to
come back and save him sociopathic and
shockingly comfortable with her
rationalizations Amy is a compelling
character study of someone with no moral
compass her thought processes and
actions serve as a brilliant
deconstruction of the cool girl
archetype that keeps popping up in
fiction that's how the kids were
number six John wek John wek
this film could have been a forgettable
shoot him up if it weren't for two
things the incredible gun food
choreography and Keanu Reeves in the
title role John wick is a hit man with a
heart who after making a career as one
of the most dangerous assassins in the
world retires to get married but after
his wife passes away and Russian
gangsters kill the dog she left him as a
parting gift
John wick decides to get revenge you
were working again no I just sorted some
stuff out Reeves is unflinching but
subtle the emotional portrayal of wick
made it arguably his best role since the
matrix and instantly made the character
one of the all-time greatest action
heroes
number five the driver drive what do you
do
I Drive a Hollywood stuntman who
moonlights as a getaway driver the
driver doesn't have time for action
movie one-liners and stunts just to look
cool in fact he has very minimal
dialogue throughout the film but his
actions say everything they need to
about him how about this show your mouth
kick your teeth down your throat and
I'll shut it for you he's powered by his
profession which gives him strength as
he gets deeper into the seedy world of
Los Angeles gangs and violence the
driver is an antihero that harkens back
to an earlier time but still keeps us
glued to the screen and cheering him on
today yeah you could take the news him
number for Anton Chigurh No Country for
Old Men : some killers feel remorse for
their crimes but not Anton Chigurh the
villain brought to life by the creepy
psychotic performance of Javier Bardem
and this Coen brothers adaptation of
Cormac McCarthy's novel responsible for
no less than 12 on-screen deaths in the
film Anton finds no pleasure in the
atrocities he commits making him even
scarier and it's good that his actions
speak louder than his appearance because
we don't know how many one could take
him seriously otherwise with that
haircut
sugar is a remorseless unstoppable force
of evil a style that Bardem returned to
albeit with more feeling and humor with
his portrayal of Silva in Skyfall see
what you've got for us
in number three Hans Landa inglourious
basterds I have no way of knowing if you
up from the deal with Who I am
are you aware of my existence we
probably could have filled half this
list with Karen T no characters but
ultimately we went with this despicable
and disturbingly charismatic Nazi
Colonel Landa never fails to both charm
and repulse in one scene he could be
feeling giddy and excited mangling
American phrases like bingo and in
another he could be ordering the cruel
violent deaths of innocent people he
ultimately walks away free but not
without a constant reminder of the
crimes he committed against humanity
courtesy of lieutenant aldo raine the
one-of-a-kind character would be nothing
without the abilities of Christoph Waltz
who deservedly won his first Oscar for
the performance so give you some you can
take home number to Ray Star Wars
Episode 7 the force awakens actually the
droids not for sale launching a new Star
Wars trilogy was always going to be a
challenge especially finding a new lead
thankfully we got ray a heroine who is
certainly up to the task you might need
this I think I can handle myself I know
you do that's why I'm giving that day in
a movie filled with instantly memorable
new characters ray was able to become
the most iconic of all acting as the
perfect bridge between old and new with
her quest to defeat the first order and
locate the mythical Luke Skywalker Rey
combines all the best aspects of past
Star Wars heroes Hans loner attitude
Luke's desire for greatness and the
strength and resilience of Leia giving
us a character that feels both familiar
and fresh
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there's some pretty stiff competition
but I think my favorite character on
this list has to be cliff Boothe
I just don't think there's anyone who
can pull off that combination of cool
detached and hilarious better than Brad
Pitt anyways here are a few honorable
mentions see if you can guess our number
one pick I suspect foul play I have
eliminated no Sussman this is this is
this is what
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you see her truck yes I did
Jeremy grab his legs please take him
downstairs Dean help oh I can get them
alone no you can't
you've already damaged him enough take
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furiosa Mad Max fury road Max
Rockatansky was an icon going into the
film so he was able to take a back seat
and allow a new face to shine enter
Charlize Theron as Imperator furiosa a
truly unprecedented character sporting a
shaved head and prosthetic arm furiosa
was originally a lieutenant of the
repugnant ruler immortan joe but she
decides to rebel against him leading his
5 imprisoned wives to a life of freedom
you want to get through this
do as I say the result is an epic car
chase through the wasteland where
furio's has showcases her fighting
shooting and driving skills as she
demolishes Joe and the war boys with
Max's help she ultimately ends Joe's
tyrannical rule to create a new better
world need we say more
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