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Poll: Mysterious Movie Characters

A poll by pere-25366.
Over the years, cinema has graced us with countless fascinating personalities with even more fascinating origins. For some characters, however, much of their allure stems from the fact that they have remained an enigma to us, mysterious characters whose pasts WE DEMAND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT. With many of them, we were either given their 'version' of their past or simply no backstory at all. Either way, we're left with questions.

Which of these mysterious characters portrayed in film, and their surely fascinating pasts, would you be eager to learn more about?

(Please note: In order to be eligible for this list, these characters must have a past, whether it being their childhood or background, that hasn't truly been explained in the films they have featured in and thus remain a general mystery to us.)

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  1. Vote!

    Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta (2005)

    V - V for Vendetta (2005).
  2. Vote!

    Frank Oz and Yoda in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    Yoda - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
  3. Vote!

    Best Supporting Actor

    Anton Chigurh - No Country for Old Men (2007).
  4. Vote!

    John Coffey

    John Coffey - The Green Mile (1999).
  5. Vote!

    Brad Pitt in Fight Club (1999)

    Tyler Durden - Fight Club (1999).
  6. Vote!

    Clint Eastwood in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    The Man With No Name - The "Dollars" Trilogy (1964-66).
  7. Vote!

    Harvey Keitel and Quentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction (1994)

    The Wolf - Pulp Fiction (1994).
  8. Vote!

    Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

    Travis Bickle - Taxi Driver (1976).
  9. Vote!

    Matt Damon in Jason Bourne (2016)

    Jason Bourne - "The Bourne" franchise (2002-).
  10. Vote!

    Robert Duvall in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    Boo Radley - To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
  11. Vote!

    Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men (1957)

    Juror #8 - 12 Angry Men (1957).
  12. Vote!

    #12

    Jules Winnfield - Pulp Fiction (1994).
  13. Vote!

    #13

    John Doe - Se7en (1995).
  14. Vote!

    #14

    Rick Blaine - Casablanca (1942).
  15. Vote!

    David Carradine in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

    Bill - The “Kill Bill” franchise (2003-04).
  16. Vote!

    Scott B. Morgan in The Usual Suspects (1995)

    Keyser Söze - The Usual Suspects (1996).
  17. Vote!

    Colin Farrell in Phone Booth (2002)

    The Caller - Phone Booth (2002).
  18. Vote!

    Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)

    The Driver - Drive (2011).
  19. Vote!

    Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    Lt. Aldo Raine - Inglourious Basterds (2009).
  20. Vote!

    Donald Pleasence in You Only Live Twice (1967)

    Ernst Stavro Blofeld - You Only Live Twice (1967).
  21. Vote!

    Guy Pearce in Memento (2000)

    Leonard - Memento (2000).
  22. Vote!

    Tom Cruise in Collateral (2004)

    Vincent - Collateral (2004).
  23. Vote!

    Chiwetel Ejiofor in Serenity (2005)

    The Operative - Serenity (2005).
  24. Vote!

    Robert Blake in Lost Highway (1997)

    Mystery Man - Lost Highway (1997).
  25. Vote!

    Beowulf: The Game (2007)

    Grendel - "The Beowulf" franchise (1999-).
  26. Vote!

    Edward James Olmos in Blade Runner (1982)

    Gaff - Blade Runner (1982).
  27. Vote!

    Uma Thurman and Ving Rhames in Pulp Fiction (1994)

    Marsellus Wallace - Pulp Fiction (1994).
  28. Vote!

    Demi Moore in The Scarlet Letter (1995)

    Hester Prynne - The Scarlet Letter (1995).
  29. Vote!

    Jared Harris in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

    Professor James Moriarty - "Sherlock Holmes" series (1887-).
  30. Vote!

    Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs (1992)

    Mr. Blonde - Reservoir Dogs (1992).
  31. Vote!

    Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (2008)

    The Joker - The Dark Knight (2008).
  32. Vote!

    Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

    Lisbeth Salander - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009).
  33. Vote!

    Dickey Beer and Jeremy Bulloch in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    Boba Fett - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
  34. Vote!

    Toshirô Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in Yojimbo (1961)

    Sanjûrô Tsubaki - Yojimbo (1961).
  35. Vote!

    Orson Welles in The Third Man (1949)

    Harry Lime - The Third Man (1949).

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