Wendy - The Shining
Wendy should leave the Overlook Hotel the second Jack lashes out at her for interrupting his writing process, but she doesn't.
She is a doting wife and one determined to make things work for the benefit of her son, Danny. Even if his dad is an axe murderer. That's admirable!
Draco Malfoy - Harry Potter
Draco Malfoy isn't that bad of a guy. He's just a product of cold parenting and unfortunate hair genetics.
If you were to let Malfoy in a little, give him room to breathe for once in his life, and dye his hair brown, you could change his personality in a day.
Anakin Skywalker - Star Wars Prequels
Let's be fair to Hayden Christensen here, Jake Lloyd's Anakin is just as annoying, if not more. At least old Anakin had reasons for his insanity.
His mother had been sold off and killed, and Obi Wan treated him like an idiot. He was just a troubled man in a world of sand!
Summer - 500 Days of Summer
A lot of audiences were furious with Summer at the end of this 2009 rom-com classic. How could she? Look how you broke Tom!
The thing is, Summer didn't owe Tom anything. Was she supposed to stay with him just because he loved her? Surely not!
Cypher - The Matrix
Cypher is a snake, sure, but he's also the most realistic of the crew members aboard the mighty Nebuchadnezzar.
He's the only one to realize that fighting robots and eating porridge is far worse than being a Hollywood actor and eating Fillet Mignon.
Jar Jar Binks - The Phantom Menace
Go back and watch The Phantom Menace and apologize. Jar Jar Binks is nowhere near as bad as we remember.
While in no way likeable or tolerable, the biggest crime he commits is being a loyal - if irresponsible - friend.
Baroness Elsa Schraeder - The Sound of Music
When you're a kid watching The Sound of Music, you can't stand the Baroness as she keeps Maria and the Captain apart.
However, she did gracefully step aside when Maria swooped in and stole his heart. Sounds pretty respectful to us!
Erik Killmonger - Black Panther
Okay, his name is Erik Killmonger, and he is a villain. But is the hate he got really that deserved? No.
The guy was just trying to help non-Wakandan Black people across the world fight racism and oppression. If you think that's bad, take a look in the mirror!
Sharpay Evans - High School Musical
There will be no Sharpay slander on this page. No thank you. She had every right to be the mean girl she was.
Imagine dedicating your whole life and time to the high school drama department, only to be replaced by some green new kid. Infuriating!
Miss Hannigan - Annie
It's time to address the Annie elephant in the room. Miss Hannigan wasn't all that bad, despite the drinking.
People seem to forget that she tried to stop Rooster from killing Annie. This was the Depression era and she was broke, desperate and trapped - cut her flaws some slack!
The Wicked Witch of the West - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Many people have sympathies with the Wicked Witch of the West. She does bad things, but only because bad things happen to her.
Firstly, her sister dies in a horrible accident, and then the murderer, Dorothy, shows up wearing her shoes! Oh, and Glinda taunts her about it!
Erik - The Phantom of the Opera
How do you expect Erik, the Phantom of the opera, to have a normal view of the world when he spends his time trapped in a basement?
Poor Erik wasn't born a monster. Rather, he was doomed to become one after having such a rough upbringing.
Patty Di Marco - School of Rock
Patty Di Marco is set up in 2003's School of Rock as the stereotypical overbearing girlfriend who gets in the way of guys being dudes.
However, she had a point. She was right to react the way she did when Dewey crashed for free at Ned's place and began acting like a slob.
Walter Hobbs - Elf
Walter Hobbs' life is completely compromised by the surprise arrival of a fully grown son in Elf, yet we're supposed to loathe his hateful reaction.
It doesn't help that the son is practically insane, prone to causing chaos and embarrassing anyone with a pulse. We're with you, Walt.
Rizzo - Grease
Audiences to this day have a rough time with Rizzo in 1978's Grease; the steely, ball-busting Pink Lady and cynic of Sandy.
While everyone mollycoddles the new kid, Rizzo keeps a watchful distance, and can you really blame her? Sandy's annoying, and Rizzo has real problems!
Augustus Gloop - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Our joy in Augustus Gloop's demise is pretty archaic and Biblical. Aha! The child gave in to gluttony! Therefore, he must drown!
He's a sweet boy with a big appetite. How can you expose him to a chocolate river and demand he exercise willpower? He's nine!
The dinosaurs - Jurassic Park
Yeah, the dinosaurs cause havoc in Jurassic Park but only because they're kept in a restrictive - albeit huge - cage.
Let's put you in a cage and see how you act given the chance to roam free among those who locked you up!
Dr Jake Houseman - Dirty Dancing
Baby's dad wasn't wrong to judge her relationship with dance instructor Johnny Castle. The guy looks twice his age for a start.
And the cheek to suggest her dad has no say in whether she can be put in a corner. He's her parent!
Mark Zuckerberg - The Social Network
Aaron Sorkin was not kind to Mark Zuckerberg when he wrote the 2010 flick, The Social Network. Not kind at all.
However, at times Zuckerberg is totally right. The Winklevoss Twins had an idea but no vision. They could have never conceived of the like button.
Paul Allen - American Psycho
Admit it: you kind of like seeing Paul Allen beheaded by Patrick Bateman in his pristine apartment. But you shouldn't!
Paul Allen is guilty of egotism. That's about it. He's a gateway jerk in a world full of sociopath plutocrats.
The Blair Witch - The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch clearly has powers beyond our comprehension but she also has the common courtesy to not inflict it outside of her turf.
Only when invaded and provoked by three Gen X jokesters does she lay down the law. Actions have consequences, guys.
Mr Freeze - Batman
Unlike literally every other Batman villain, Mr Freeze is not some criminal mastermind hellbent on violence for the sake of violence.
He just wants to save the life of the woman he loves, Nora, in the fight against her terminal illness. The Joker could never.
The outcasts - The Final
It's not often the villains of a slasher movie are the ones the audience root for but that's what happens in The Final.
The high school bullies are horrendous, even by high school bully standards. So when the outcasts enact revenge, it is oh-so-sweet.
Imhotep - The Mummy
Imhotep is only following orders. His motives aren't pretty, but they're not really evil. They're just straight from the Egyptian God playbook.
Imhotep isn't interested in world domination. All he wants is his dead princess back. Is that too much to ask for?
The Monster - Frankenstein
This one's low hanging fruit but it still needs emphasising for the people in the back. The real monster in Frankenstein is Dr. Frankenstein.
The monster itself is imprisoned and keen to break free. In some films like Bride of Frankenstein, he's even shown to have the ability to love.
The Corporation - The Cabin in the Woods
The guys in charge of the game of death in The Cabin in the Woods are pretty unlikable people, but they are far from evil.
Through the ritualistic death of a few high schoolers, they manage to stave off the anger of the "giant evil Gods" for years, thus saving humanity.
Carrie White - Carrie
Carrie White has psychic powers and can hurt people by indulging in them, but she chooses not to. When pushed to the most humiliating edge, however, she has a change of heart.
Carrie, covered in a bucket of blood at her high school prom, goes nuts, destroying everyone and everything in sight. As well she should!
Captain Gantu - Lilo and Stitch
Gantu is following direct orders from the Galactic Grand Council. He is nothing but an alien cop, trying to keep the peace.
Insulting and fighting Stitch certainly doesn't win him any fans but social justice is never a clean affair.
Shere Khan - The Jungle Book
The live-action remake of The Jungle Book is pants but it did one thing right: re-imagining Shere Khan as an anti-hero.
Khan is still a rotter at the best of times, but he has been wounded by the soulless heavy hands of man. The guy just cares for his home and environment!
Ra's al Ghul - Batman Begins
Ra's al-Ghul has good intentions but terrible ways of making them happen. He seeks to release a toxin into Gotham City that will kill all human life.
His argument is that the city is too overrun with crime and corruption. Batman stops him in the end, but at what cost?
Russ Cargil - The Simpsons Movie
Russ Cargill places Springfield in a giant glass dome and threatens to blow up the entire city, but only because he hates pollution.
Cargill eventually embraces all the traits common in movie villains, but his original intentions are as pure as they come.
Syndrome - The Incredibles
Syndrome, for all his faults, has a point in The Incredibles. After-all, he's rejected by his idol Mr. Incredible for not having any powers.
If you give absolute power to a select few, there can be very sticky consequences for everyone else. Syndrome hits the nail on the head.
Ava - Ex Machina
Look, Ava manipulates programmer Caleb into releasing her and goes on a murder spree while leaving him to die in the isolated house.
It's not cool. However, Ava was kept in a cafe and experimented on when her creator knew she was sentient.
The Hyenas - The Lion King
The hyenas are carnivores. They need meat to survive. If that meat happens to be a young impressionable Simba, then so be it.
Them's the rules of the wild. It doesn't matter how much they collaborate with Scar, they're equal creatures whose lives should be just as valuable!
Ed Rooney - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ed Rooney, the principal at Ferris Bueller's school, has the right to be angry. Bueller has been off sick nine times that semester without reason!
Rooney is portrayed as a buzz kill, a party pooper, and an old codger when he's just a normal guy trying to do a normal job - only to be brought low by one annoying student.
Mr. Hector - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Mr. Hector is a regular man just trying to do his job in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
However, because we want to see Kevin McCallister do loads of crazy stuff, we wrongly paint him as a villain.
Ken - Bee Movie
Ken is an angry man, but wouldn't you be too if your girlfriend of seven years was seduced by a bee?
Ken gets tarred as the villain thanks to his attempts to kill the bee, even though that's something we've all done. The poor guy can't catch a break.
Bruce - Finding Nemo
Bruce is the villain of Finding Nemo and he's aware of it. Along with his two mates, the shark swears to abstain from fish.
So if you think about it, he's actually quite heroic. If you forget about all the times he relapses, obviously.
Roy Batty - Blade Runner
While Roy Batty is originally depicted as a fearsome villain, we learn the tragic story of the replicants he leads.
All he wants is for people to realise that replicants shouldn't be mistreated and demonized. And he partly manages that.
The train - The Arrival of a Train
As the famous story goes, audiences in 1896 were so shocked by seeing a giant train come at them on a cinema screen, they fled the theatre in terror.
The train, though, was in no way a villain. Not until The Arrival of a Train 2: Final Stop, in which it runs amok through youth summer camp.