10 Best Alfred Hitchcock Villains, Ranked
Alfred Hitchcock's movies have many memorable characters, but these villains stand as some of the outright best figures in classic cinema.
This article contains spoilers for the movies discussed. Among the most important filmmakers of all time, Alfred Hitchcock was a pioneer of horror, thriller, and noir, who made dozens of classics across a multi-decade career. His plots tend to be archetypal, with heroes up against conniving villains. At the same time, his antagonists are unusually complex for the era, with motivations that generally run deeper than simple evil. At times, Hitchcock's baddies are even sympathetic and frequently more charismatic than the protagonist.
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