Home Featured Content

The 10 Greatest Villains From DC Movies

2016 hadn’t been a particularly great year for villains in superhero movies, what with all the hero v hero action going on – at least, until Suicide Squad arrived and starred a team of bad guys forced into becoming heroes. Noting exceptions like Doctor Octopus and Loki, DC have generally produced stronger supervillains than Marvel, so it made a lot of sense that they would be the ones to make the first fully-fledged supervillain movie.

7) Ra’s Al Ghul – Liam Neeson, Batman Begins

Recommended Videos

Sure, Liam Neeson certainly took a backseat to Christian Bale in Batman Begins, but that doesn't mean that his performance as Ra's al Ghul was any less effective. Here, the actor brings a darkness and depth to the role that helps establish Ra's as a threatening figure in Bruce Wayne's life. It's memorable work from Neeson, for sure, and definitely one of his finer moments.

After the cartoonish depths of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma Thurman in Batman & Robin, Batman Begins needed a villain with real gravitas to wipe away any lingering bad memories. They definitely made the right move, then, in casting Liam Neeson as one of the most layered Batman villains we’ve ever seen.

Unlike a lot of these entries, Ra’s Al Ghul isn’t a cackling madman but just someone with a slightly different moral outlook than Bruce Wayne. They both want to clear up the corruption of Gotham – it’s just that Ra’s wants to raze it to the ground rather than beat up some criminals.

Cillian Murphy’s Scarecrow also deserves a shout-out here as well. He might be Batman Begins’ secondary villain, but Murphy makes sure the psychotic psychiatrist is a lot of fun to watch.

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11