Thursday, January 24, 2008

Antiheroes in Film Through the Years

An antihero is defined as a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities. I've noticed that a lot of the movies I like have an antihero in them, so without including the movies where the villain is the main character (like Friday the 13th, etc.), here is a list of 50 Antiheroes through the years. I know there are others, and responses letting me know what others is greatly appreciated. Enjoy!

1. Philip Marlowe - The Big Sleep (1946)







2. James Bond - Dr. No (1962)










3. The Man with No Name/Blondie - A Fistful of Dollars (1964)










4. Luke - Cool Hand Luke (1967)












5. Harry Callahan - Dirty Harry (1971)









6. Jack Carter - Get Carter (1971)












7. Popeye Doyle - The French Connection (1971)






8. Michael Corleone - The Godfather (1972)











9. Jake Gittes - Chinatown (1974)











10. Randle McMurphy - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)








11. Josey Wales - The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)











12. Travis Bickle - Taxi Driver (1976)












13. Max Rockatansky - Mad Max (1979)









14. Snake Plissken - Escape from New York








15. John Rambo - First Blood (1982)







16. Jack Burton - Big Trouble in Little China (1986)








17. John McClane - Die Hard (1988)












18. William Munny - Unforgiven (1992)








19. William "Bill" Foster - Falling Down (1993)








20. John Spartan - Demolition Man (1993)










21. Eric Draven - The Crow (1994)








22. Leon - The Professional (1994)










23. Dawn Weiner - Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)








24. John Smith - Last Man Standing (1996)







25. Mark Renton - Trainspotting (1996)







26. Martin Q. Blank - Grosse Point Blank (1997)








27. Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski - The Big Lebowski (1998)











28. Derek Vinyard - American History X (1998)







29. Lester Burnham - American Beauty (1999)







30. Tyler Durden/Narrator - Fight Club (1999)







31. Leonard Shelby - Memento (1999)








32. Lisa Rowe - Girl, Interrupted (1999)












33. Porter - Payback (1999)










34. Richard Riddick - Pitch Black (2000)












35. Logan/Wolverine - X-Men (2000)












36. Joe Blake & Terry Collins - Bandits (2001)







37. Anakin Skywalker - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)











38. Michael Sullivan - Road to Perdition (2002)











39. El Mariachi - Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)











40. Captain Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)










41. Beatrix Kiddo - Kill Bill (2003)








42. Frank Castle - The Punisher (2004)












43. John Creasy - Man On Fire (2004)








44. Bruce Wayne/Batman - Batman Begins (2005)











45. John Constantine - Constantine (2005)








46. V - V for Vendetta (2005)








47. Merv - Sin City (2005)









48. Danny Archer - Blood Diamond (2006)







49. Nick Naylor - Thank You for Smoking (2006)







50. Slevin Kalevra - Lucky Number Slevin (2006)