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Michael Corleone
The Godfather I,II,III (72/74/90)
Tony Montana
Scarface (1983)
Sonny
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Carlito Brigante
Carlito's Way (1993)
Lt. Colonel Frank Slade
Scent of a Woman (1992)
John Milton
Devil's Advocate (1997)
Frank Serpico
Serpico (1973)
Lt. Vincent Hanna
Heat (1995)
Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Lowell Bergman
The Insider (1999)
Arthur Kirkland
...And Justice for All (1979)
Ricky Roma
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Shylock
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
The Godfather I,II,III (72/74/90)
Tony Montana
Scarface (1983)
Sonny
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Carlito Brigante
Carlito's Way (1993)
Lt. Colonel Frank Slade
Scent of a Woman (1992)
John Milton
Devil's Advocate (1997)
Frank Serpico
Serpico (1973)
Lt. Vincent Hanna
Heat (1995)
Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Lowell Bergman
The Insider (1999)
Arthur Kirkland
...And Justice for All (1979)
Ricky Roma
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Shylock
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Ethan Powell
Instinct (1999)
John Quincy Adams
Amistad (1997)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Ethan Powell
Instinct (1999)
John Quincy Adams
Amistad (1997)
Tyler Durden
Fight Club (1999)
Lt. Aldo Raine
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Jeffrey Goines
12 Monkeys (1995)
Mr. O'Brien
The Tree of Life (2011)
Mickey O'Neil
Snatch (2000)
Jesse James
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Mills
Seven (1995)
Chad Feldheimer
Burn After Reading (2008)
Fight Club (1999)
Lt. Aldo Raine
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Jeffrey Goines
12 Monkeys (1995)
Mr. O'Brien
The Tree of Life (2011)
Mickey O'Neil
Snatch (2000)
Jesse James
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Mills
Seven (1995)
Chad Feldheimer
Burn After Reading (2008)
Dicky Eklund
The Fighter (2010)
Patrick Bateman
American Psycho (2000)
Trevor Reznik
The Machinist (2004)
Dieter Dengler
Rescue Dawn (2006)
Jim Luther Davis
Harsh Times (2005)
Irving Rosenfeld
American Hustle (2013)
Alfred Borden
The Prestige (2006)
The Fighter (2010)
Patrick Bateman
American Psycho (2000)
Trevor Reznik
The Machinist (2004)
Dieter Dengler
Rescue Dawn (2006)
Jim Luther Davis
Harsh Times (2005)
Irving Rosenfeld
American Hustle (2013)
Alfred Borden
The Prestige (2006)
Daniel Plainview
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Christy Brown
My Left Foot(1989)
Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
Gangs of New York (2002)
Gerry Conlon
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Newland Archer
The Age of Innocence (1993)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Christy Brown
My Left Foot(1989)
Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
Gangs of New York (2002)
Gerry Conlon
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Newland Archer
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Det. Alonzo Harris
Training Day (2001)
Rubin Carter
The Hurricane (1999)
Frank Lucas
American Gangster (2007)
Training Day (2001)
Rubin Carter
The Hurricane (1999)
Frank Lucas
American Gangster (2007)
Raymond Babbitt
Rain Man (1988)
David Sumner
Straw Dogs (1971)
Max Dembo
Straight Time (1978)
Rain Man (1988)
David Sumner
Straw Dogs (1971)
Max Dembo
Straight Time (1978)
Derek Vinyard
American History X (1998)
The Narrator
Fight Club (1999)
Aaron
Primal Fear (1996)
Worm
Rounders (1998)
Monty Brogan
25th Hour (2002)
American History X (1998)
The Narrator
Fight Club (1999)
Aaron
Primal Fear (1996)
Worm
Rounders (1998)
Monty Brogan
25th Hour (2002)
Jack Torrance
The Shining (1980)
R.P. McMurphy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Melvin Udall
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Joker
Batman (1989)
Frank Costello
The Departed (2006)
The Shining (1980)
R.P. McMurphy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Melvin Udall
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Joker
Batman (1989)
Frank Costello
The Departed (2006)
Anton Chigurh
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Ramón Sampedro
Mar Adentro (2004)
Santa
Los lunes al sol (2002)
Uxbal
Biutiful (2010)
David
Carne trémula (1997)
Lorenzo
Goya's Ghosts (2006)
Reinaldo Arenas
Before Night Falls (2000)
Silva
Skyfall (2012)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Ramón Sampedro
Mar Adentro (2004)
Santa
Los lunes al sol (2002)
Uxbal
Biutiful (2010)
David
Carne trémula (1997)
Lorenzo
Goya's Ghosts (2006)
Reinaldo Arenas
Before Night Falls (2000)
Silva
Skyfall (2012)
Freddie Quell
The Master (2012)
Leonard Kraditor
Two Lovers (2008)
John R. Cash
Walk the Line (2005)
Theodore
Her (2013)
Commodus
Gladiator (2000)
Bobby Green
We Own the Night (2007)
Willie Gutierrez
The Yards (2000)
The Master (2012)
Leonard Kraditor
Two Lovers (2008)
John R. Cash
Walk the Line (2005)
Theodore
Her (2013)
Commodus
Gladiator (2000)
Bobby Green
We Own the Night (2007)
Willie Gutierrez
The Yards (2000)
Jack Sparrow
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Ed Wood
Ed Wood (1994)
Raoul Duke
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
George Jung
Blow (2001)
John Dillinger
Public Enemies (2009)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Ed Wood
Ed Wood (1994)
Raoul Duke
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
George Jung
Blow (2001)
John Dillinger
Public Enemies (2009)
Lester Burnham
American Beauty (1999)
John Doe
Seven (1995)
John Williamson
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
American Beauty (1999)
John Doe
Seven (1995)
John Williamson
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Don Vito Corleone
The Godfather (1972)
Terry Malloy
On the Waterfront (1954)
Colonel Walter E. Kurtz
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Johnny Strabler
The Wild One (1953)
The Godfather (1972)
Terry Malloy
On the Waterfront (1954)
Colonel Walter E. Kurtz
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Johnny Strabler
The Wild One (1953)
Ron Woodroof
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Detective Rust Cohle
True Detective (2014)
Mark Hanna
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Detective Rust Cohle
True Detective (2014)
Mark Hanna
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Brandon
Shame (2011)
Edwin Epps
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Carl Jung
A Dangerous Method (2011)
Bobby Sands
Hunger (2008)
Magneto
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Steve
Eden Lake (2008)
Shame (2011)
Edwin Epps
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Carl Jung
A Dangerous Method (2011)
Bobby Sands
Hunger (2008)
Magneto
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Steve
Eden Lake (2008)
Dae-su Oh
Oldboy (2003)
Kyung-chul
I Saw the Devil (2010)
Seo, Ki Min
Happy End (1999)
Kang-jae
Failan (2001)
Choi Ik-hyun
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012)
Mr. Baek
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (2005)
Gang Tae-shik
Crying Fist (2005)
Chang-ku Kang
The Quiet Family (1998)
Jang Seung-up
Painted Fire (2002)
Oldboy (2003)
Kyung-chul
I Saw the Devil (2010)
Seo, Ki Min
Happy End (1999)
Kang-jae
Failan (2001)
Choi Ik-hyun
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012)
Mr. Baek
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (2005)
Gang Tae-shik
Crying Fist (2005)
Chang-ku Kang
The Quiet Family (1998)
Jang Seung-up
Painted Fire (2002)
Lancaster Dodd
The Master (2012)
Truman Capote
Capote (2005)
Caden Cotard
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Phil Parma
Magnolia (1999)
Owen Davian
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
The Master (2012)
Truman Capote
Capote (2005)
Caden Cotard
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Phil Parma
Magnolia (1999)
Owen Davian
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Vito Corleone
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Travis Bickle
Taxi Driver (1976)
Jake La Motta
Raging Bull (1980)
Michael
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Max Cady
Cape Fear (1991)
Al Capone
The Untouchables (1987)
Johnny Boy
Mean Streets (1973)
Rupert Pupkin
The King of Comedy (1982)
Sam 'Ace' Rothstein
Casino (1995)
Neil McCauley
Heat (1995)
James Conway
GoodFellas (1990)
David 'Noodles' Aaronson
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Louis Cyphre
Angel Heart (1987)
Louis Gara
Jackie Brown (1997)
Leonard Lowe
Awakenings (1990)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Travis Bickle
Taxi Driver (1976)
Jake La Motta
Raging Bull (1980)
Michael
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Max Cady
Cape Fear (1991)
Al Capone
The Untouchables (1987)
Johnny Boy
Mean Streets (1973)
Rupert Pupkin
The King of Comedy (1982)
Sam 'Ace' Rothstein
Casino (1995)
Neil McCauley
Heat (1995)
James Conway
GoodFellas (1990)
David 'Noodles' Aaronson
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Louis Cyphre
Angel Heart (1987)
Louis Gara
Jackie Brown (1997)
Leonard Lowe
Awakenings (1990)
Dean
Blue Valentine (2010)
Driver
Drive (2011)
Lars Lindstrom
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Jacob Palmer
Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
Blue Valentine (2010)
Driver
Drive (2011)
Lars Lindstrom
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Jacob Palmer
Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
Jeffrey Wigand
The Insider (1999)
John Nash
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Maximus
Gladiator (2000)
Richie Roberts
American Gangster (2007)
Jim Braddock
Cinderella Man (2005)
Ben Wade
3:10 to Yuma(2007)
The Insider (1999)
John Nash
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Maximus
Gladiator (2000)
Richie Roberts
American Gangster (2007)
Jim Braddock
Cinderella Man (2005)
Ben Wade
3:10 to Yuma(2007)
Sam Dawson
I Am Sam (2001)
Harvey Milk
Milk (2008)
Jimmy Markum
Mystic River (2003)
Paul Rivers
21 Grams (2003)
Matthew Poncelet
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Kleinfeld
Carlito's Way (1993)
I Am Sam (2001)
Harvey Milk
Milk (2008)
Jimmy Markum
Mystic River (2003)
Paul Rivers
21 Grams (2003)
Matthew Poncelet
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Kleinfeld
Carlito's Way (1993)
Kakihara
Ichi the Killer (2001)
Kenji
Last Life in the Universe (2003)
Temudjin
Mongol (2007)
Kyoji
Invisible Waves (2006)
Sakata
Distance (2001)
Tatsuo Niitaka
Labyrinth of Dreams (1997)
Dragon Eye Morrison
Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001)
Hajime Takeuchi
Café Lumière (2003)
Ichi the Killer (2001)
Kenji
Last Life in the Universe (2003)
Temudjin
Mongol (2007)
Kyoji
Invisible Waves (2006)
Sakata
Distance (2001)
Tatsuo Niitaka
Labyrinth of Dreams (1997)
Dragon Eye Morrison
Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001)
Hajime Takeuchi
Café Lumière (2003)
Frank T.J. Mackey
Magnolia (1999)
Vincent
Collateral (2004)
Ron Kovic
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Dr. William Harford
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Les Grossman
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Magnolia (1999)
Vincent
Collateral (2004)
Ron Kovic
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Dr. William Harford
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Les Grossman
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump (1994)
Chuck Noland
Cast Away (2000)
Captain Miller
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Michael Sullivan
The Road to Perdition (2002)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Chuck Noland
Cast Away (2000)
Captain Miller
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Michael Sullivan
The Road to Perdition (2002)
Charles Bronson
Bronson (2008)
Bane
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Forrest Bondurant
Lawless (2012)
Tommy Conlon
Warrior (2011)
Bronson (2008)
Bane
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Forrest Bondurant
Lawless (2012)
Tommy Conlon
Warrior (2011)
Taketoki Washizu
Throne of Blood (1957)
Tajômaru
Rashomon (1950)
Kikuchiyo
Seven Samurai (1954)
Sanjuro Kuwabatake
Yojimbo (1961)
Isaburo Sasahara
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
General Rokurota Makabe
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Throne of Blood (1957)
Tajômaru
Rashomon (1950)
Kikuchiyo
Seven Samurai (1954)
Sanjuro Kuwabatake
Yojimbo (1961)
Isaburo Sasahara
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
General Rokurota Makabe
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Nikolai
Eastern Promises (2007)
Sigmund Freud
A Dangerous Method (2011)
Tom Stall
A History of Violence (2005)
Man
The Road (2009)
Everett Hitch
Appaloosa (2008)
Aragorn
The Lord of the Rings (2001/02/03)
Eastern Promises (2007)
Sigmund Freud
A Dangerous Method (2011)
Tom Stall
A History of Violence (2005)
Man
The Road (2009)
Everett Hitch
Appaloosa (2008)
Aragorn
The Lord of the Rings (2001/02/03)
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