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Heroes
1. Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck), ``To Kill a Mockingbird.''
2. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), ``Raiders of the Lost Ark.''
3. James Bond (Sean Connery), ``Dr. No.''
4. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), ``Casablanca.''
5. Will Kane (Gary Cooper), ``High Noon.''
6. Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), ``The Silence of the Lambs.''
7. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), ``Rocky.''
8. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), ``Aliens.''
9. George Bailey (James Stewart), ``It's a Wonderful Life.''
10. T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole), ``Lawrence of Arabia.''
11. Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), ``Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.''
12. Tom Joad (Henry Fonda), ``The Grapes of Wrath.''
13. Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), ``Schindler's List.''
14. Han Solo (Harrison Ford), ``Star Wars.''
15. Norma Rae Webster (Sally Field), ``Norma Rae.''
16. Shane (Alan Ladd), ``Shane.''
17. Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood), ``Dirty Harry.''
18. Robin Hood (Errol Flynn), ``The Adventures of Robin Hood.''
19. Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), ``In the Heat of the Night.''
20. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, (Paul Newman and Robert Redford), ``Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.''


Villains
1. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), ``The Silence of the Lambs.''
2. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), ``Psycho.''
3. Darth Vader (David Prowse, voiced by James Earl Jones), ``The Empire Strikes Back.''
4. The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton), ``The Wizard of Oz.''
5. Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), ``One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.''
6. Mr. Potter (Lionel Barrymore), ``It's a Wonderful Life.''
7. Alex Forrest (Glenn Close), ``Fatal Attraction.''
8. Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), ``Double Indemnity.''
9. Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair), ``The Exorcist.''
10. The Queen (voiced by Lucille LaVerne), ``Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.''
11. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), ``The Godfather Part II.''
12. Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell), ``A Clockwork Orange.''
13. HAL 9000 (voiced by Douglas Rain), ``2001: A Space Odyssey.''
14. The Alien (Bolaji Badejo), ``Alien.''
15. Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes), ``Schindler's List.''
16. Noah Cross (John Huston), ``Chinatown.''
17. Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), ``Misery.''
18. The Shark, ``Jaws.''
19. Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton), ``Mutiny on the Bounty.''
20. Man, ``Bambi.''

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I think its a poor list imo. though i agree with some.

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what, no frodo baggins? i guess lord of the rings is too recent for the list, even though it's one of the best movies ever.

and why does han solo get a spot in the top 20, but not luke? luke had to overcome more to become a hero, and let's face it, he was the saviour of the universe and such.

shitty list.

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Jesus Christ, I want a job with the AFI. Do they just pay people to sit around and come up with mediocre lists all day?

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and why does han solo get a spot in the top 20, but not luke? luke had to overcome more to become a hero, and let's face it, he was the saviour of the universe and such.

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Luke was a nancy boy.

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Luke was a nancy boy.

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If Captain Solo was that important, we'd have a song called "Hans Be A Solo Tonight"... but no, LUKE was blessed with honor. Not only did he single-handedly blow up the initial deathstar, but he made incestual lust cool again.

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Not only did he single-handedly blow up the initial deathstar,

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but he didnt. he was only able to make the shot after Han Solo made some pot shots at Vader forcing him to lose his aim on Luke and to clip another TIE Fighter which sent him spinning out of control. If it werent for Han, Luke would have been space dust.

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I thought the fact that the Terminator was on the list twice was rather stupid.

I had thought Ming from Flash Gordon was gonna make the list two.

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What about Zod? Kneel before Zod!

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It really does not appear they looked beyond only what the AFI considers to be the best movies ever. Granted, great characters make great movies, yet I can think of a few mediocre movies with incredible characters.

I am glad to see a few on these lists (Nurse Ratched especially). Zod is kneeling to Nurse Ratched, Tal.

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The most gripping part of Star Wars was watching Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford in an epic struggle to see who could act worst. Although it shouldn't be forgotten that both had help from George 'Irritating Self-Worshipping Cunt' Lucas.

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The most gripping part of Star Wars was watching Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford in an epic struggle to see who could act worst. Although it shouldn't be forgotten that both had help from George 'Irritating Self-Worshipping Cunt' Lucas.

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4. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), ``Casablanca.''

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Hans Gruber (Die Hard) belongs on the list.

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Where Joker from Batman?
That list blows

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no State Puff Marsh Mellow Man? pffft

no... no... no.... there's too many they forgot. They need to do 100 list of each category, or even 200. Not just 20....

poor Arnold didn't even get a spot.

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Skeletor in He-Man.

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