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Poll: Smart and Evil

What could be more dangerous than intelligence? In an evil mind.

These are some movie villains that have brain as their ultimate power. Who's the smartest of them all? Discuss Here

For Protagonist List: VOTE HERE

This is a re-creation of a poll that was published on November 23, 2014.

Results of 1,950 votes:

  1. 1.

    Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

     
    Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  2. 2.

    Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (2008)

     
    The Joker in The Dark Knight (2008)
  3. 3.

    Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

     
    Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

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