People are debating the most unlikeable movie characters of all time

07.08.2023 - 21:39 / gamesradar.com / Ellen Ripley / Of All

Movie-watchers have taken to Reddit to discuss their picks for the most unlikeable characters of all time – and we absolutely agree.

From a religious fanatic who takes advantage of a supernatural disaster to an idiot car salesman, here are the top picks.

Marcia Gay Harden plays Mrs. Carmody in the 2007 adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist. The film follows a father and son who find themselves trapped in a grocery store as a thick fog filled with deadly creatures surrounds the store. Instead of becoming frightened, Mrs. Carmody, a religious fanatic, is convinced that The Mist is a divine punishment from God and quickly becomes an antagonist almost worse than the creatures themselves.

"I absolutely love Marcia Gay Harden, so for her to make me hate her character so thoroughly proves what a great actress she is," wrote u/robs104.

"So satisfying when she gets, uh, quieted down," commented u/b1sh0p. 

"She won’t be Mist," mused u/The Phantom91.

Aliens takes place 57 years after its predecessor, where Ellen Ripley is finally rescued after drifting in hypersleep. Even though Burke was one of the first people to speak to Ripley when she wakes up, we quickly learn that he has ulterior motives. He's the worst kind of person to be in power in a life-or-death situation seeing as he doesn't care about anything but himself – and is regarded among franchise fans as one of the most hated characters.

"'This installation has a substantial dollar value attached to it,'" u/Smooth_Riker quoted. "Burke is the perfect slimy corporate worm."

"I hated Paul Reiser for years because of this role... took me a long time to come around to watching Mad About You," said u/bishopthom.

U/1969Joshuah recounted the infamous story of Reisner taking his parents to the premiere: "Apparently, he took his mom to the film's premiere. Her son told her nothing about his character, so going in she was hoping she wouldn't have to watch her child die miserably (having seen the 1st film and its infamous 'chest-burster' scene). Watching her son playing such a terrible character, when Burke meets his fate the actor heard his mother say: 'GOOD!'"

Fargo, based on a true story, stars William H. Macy as Jerry Lundegaard, a bumbling car salesman so desperate for money that he hires two criminals to kidnap his own wife (Frances McDormand) in order to collect the ransom money from her extremely wealthy father. The role earned Macy an Oscar nom for Best Supporting Actor, with his character going down in cinematic history as one of the most morally bankrupt of all time.

"What a pathetic, weaselly, chickenshit asshole. Absolutely phenomenal performance by William H. Macy, though," commented u/SmoreOfBabylon.

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