Characters I Like/ Find Interesting :)
by moviebuff-19249 | created - 16 Feb 2016 | updated - 16 Feb 2016 | PublicCharacters in movies and TV I find likable or interesting. Not all are sympathetic in the most traditional way, but all have a quality I find intriguing.
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1. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are struggling with the mundane aspects of modern life, like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.
Directors: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi | Stars: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jonny Brugh
Votes: 200,135 | Gross: $3.33M
Viago One of the most hilarious characters I've had the pleasure of encountering. An anal-retentive foppish bloodsucker with a yearning for peace and order. No bloody dishes please! Also, I'm pretty sure he was gay.
2. Buddy Boy (1999)
R | 105 min | Drama, Thriller
An introvert relieves the tedium of caring for his invalid mother by spying on his neighbor.
Director: Mark Hanlon | Stars: Aidan Gillen, Emmanuelle Seigner, Susan Tyrrell, Mark Boone Junior
Votes: 1,140 | Gross: $0.01M
Francis I find this slightly creepy societal misfit relentlessly intriguing. Aidan Gillen says so much with so little dialogue.
3. Eagle vs Shark (2007)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
The tale of two socially-awkward misfits and the strange ways they try to find love: through revenge on high-school bullies, burgers, and video games.
Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: Loren Taylor, Jemaine Clement, Craig Hall, Joel Tobeck
Votes: 26,248 | Gross: $0.22M
Lily She is a sweetie and WAY too good for Jarrod :P
4. Let the Right One In (2008)
R | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl
Votes: 226,712 | Gross: $2.12M
Oskar & Eli Two of my very favorites. A pint-sized love story with a bloody twist, I wish them both the very best.
5. The Voices (2014)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A likable guy pursues his office crush with help from his evil talking pets, but things turn sinister when she stands him up for a date.
Director: Marjane Satrapi | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick, Jacki Weaver
Votes: 62,561
Jerry Hickfang A strangely likable serial killer!
6. Tony (I) (2009)
Unrated | 76 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A thriller centered on a serial killer in a rundown London suburb.
Director: Gerard Johnson | Stars: Peter Ferdinando, Greg Kam, Ricky Grover, Kerryann White
Votes: 3,603
Tony See no. 5. :)
7. A Room for Romeo Brass (1999)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
After stopping 12 y.o. Romeo and Gavin from being beaten up, Morell drives them home and meets Romeo's adult sister and falls in love. The boys "help" him in his pursuit.
Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Martin Arrowsmith, Dave Blant, Darren Campbell, Paddy Considine
Votes: 6,170 | Gross: $0.02M
Morrell A total *beep* but a funny and unforgettable one. Who can forget that seduction scene?
8. Gun Hill Road (2011)
R | 86 min | Drama
An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three years in prison to discover his wife estranged and his child exploring a gender transformation that will test the fragile bonds of their family.
Director: Rashaad Ernesto Green | Stars: Esai Morales, Robert Salzman, Ty Jones, Harmony Santana
Votes: 1,258 | Gross: $0.15M
Michael/Vanessa Very lovable and empathizable. My heart went out to him/her immediately.
9. Little Children (2006)
R | 137 min | Drama, Romance
The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations in suburban Massachusetts.
Director: Todd Field | Stars: Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley
Votes: 116,720 | Gross: $5.46M
Ronnie Even though he is a perv. Admit it, it is impossible to look away whenever Jackie Earle Haley is on screen!
10. Kick-Ass (2010)
R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a superhero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz, Garrett M. Brown
Votes: 593,124 | Gross: $48.07M
Hit-Girl An adorable little ass-kicker, courtesy of Chloe Grace Moretz.
11. The Living and the Dead (2006)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A descent into Hell is triggered when "Ex-Lord" Donald Brocklebank finds that he must leave Longleigh House for London to find a way to pay for the medical treatments for his wife Nancy. ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Rumley | Stars: Leo Bill, Roger Lloyd Pack, Kate Fahy, Sarah Ball
Votes: 2,457
James Brocklebank Some people might find him annoying. I found his derangement difficult to look away from.
12. Pariah (I) (2011)
R | 86 min | Drama
A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
Director: Dee Rees | Stars: Adepero Oduye, Kim Wayans, Aasha Davis, Pernell Walker
Votes: 7,551 | Gross: $0.76M
Alike A strong young woman trying to find herself and accept her identity as a lesbian. Adepero Oduye is sublime.
13. Blue Ruin (2013)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
Director: Jeremy Saulnier | Stars: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack
Votes: 78,837 | Gross: $0.26M
Dwight You just can't help but feel for this guy; Macon Blair commands your attention from beginning to end.
14. The Great Escape (1963)
Approved | 172 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson
Votes: 258,804 | Gross: $12.10M
Colin Blythe Lovable and delightfully British. Tea and bird-watching anybody? Plus, Donald Pleasence is ace.
15. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
R | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz
Votes: 1,085,545 | Gross: $154.06M
Furiosa Finally, a female science-fiction ass kicker who isn't unnecessarily sexualized for horny fanboys.
16. Billy Elliot (2000)
R | 110 min | Drama, Music
A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven
Votes: 142,568 | Gross: $22.00M
Seriously, who doesn't love Jamie Bell in this movie? I just can't picture anybody else playing Billy.
17. Winter's Bone (2010)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.
Director: Debra Granik | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Garret Dillahunt, Isaiah Stone
Votes: 150,515 | Gross: $6.53M
Ree Dolly She is SO strong and independent. She grits her teeth, hitches up her trousers, and gets *beep* done, and she takes good care of her little brother and sister in the process. I actually like the movie Ree better than the book Ree.
18. Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, Horror, Western
In the dying days of the old west, an elderly sheriff and his posse set out to rescue their town's doctor from cannibalistic cave dwellers.
Director: S. Craig Zahler | Stars: Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins
Votes: 117,878
Chicory He is the sheriff's eccentric right-hand man and the heart of the film. His bumbling innocence and good intentions in the face of unfathomable horror belies the film's more brutal moments. Plus, I just love Richard Jenkins.
19. Set Me Free (1999)
94 min | Drama, Romance
In the year 1963, an awkward thirteen-year-old girl comes of age during her escapism into the world of cinema, with potentially dangerous results.
Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Karine Vanasse, Pascale Bussières, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Alexandre Mérineau
Votes: 1,074 | Gross: $0.07M
Hanna She's a heroine for anyone who has ever fallen utterly under the spell of a film, a lovable but misguided girl with the heart of a romantic.
20. Inside Out (I) (2015)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Directors: Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen | Stars: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling
Votes: 784,891 | Gross: $356.46M
Big-Bong Every kid should have an imaginary friend like Bing-Bong.
21. Up (2009)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.
Directors: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson | Stars: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 1,124,294 | Gross: $293.00M
Dug One of the most adorable characters to ever hit celluloid.
22. The Lost Boys (1987)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror
After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes
Votes: 161,043 | Gross: $32.22M
Grandpa Coolest Grandpa ever!
23. Burn After Reading (2008)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich
Votes: 353,106 | Gross: $60.36M
Ted Granted, "Burn After Reading" is a pretty damned funny movie, but the character of Ted will unexpectedly break your heart.
24. Pulp Fiction (1994)
R | 154 min | Crime, Drama
The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis
Votes: 2,218,777 | Gross: $107.93M
Mia Wallace My girl-crush. :)
25. Treacle Jr. (2010)
82 min | Drama
Tom is forty. He walks out one day, rather abruptly, on his wife and baby boy and his seemingly happy life. He finds himself living on the streets of London. One night alone in a park he is... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Thraves | Stars: Thomas Murray-Leslie, Elizabeth Murray-Leslie, Tom Fisher, Jonathan Thomas
Votes: 647
Aidan This movie is hard to come by, but it's well worth your time if you do come across it. Gillen's character is such a sweetie, you'll just want to hug him throughout.
26. The Butcher Boy (1997)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
The antisocial son of an alcoholic father and a bipolar mother grows up in 1960s Ireland.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle
Votes: 11,461 | Gross: $1.82M
Francie Brady A sociopathic youngster who will break your heart.
27. Stardust (2007)
PG-13 | 127 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.
Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Sienna Miller, Ian McKellen
Votes: 285,146 | Gross: $38.63M
Captain Shakespeare Who doesn't want to see Robert De Niro play a transvestite swashbuckler with a heart of gold? In an all-around wonderful film, Shakespeare is dynamite.
28. Juno (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman
Votes: 549,038 | Gross: $143.50M
Juno I know Juno has a lot of haters, but I just love her sassiness and her vulnerability.
29. Sling Blade (1996)
R | 135 min | Drama
Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
Director: Billy Bob Thornton | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter
Votes: 98,777 | Gross: $24.48M
Karl A wonderfully unique and unsentimental character in an underrated movie!
30. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Not Rated | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young man named Kaspar Hauser suddenly appears in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to talk or walk, and bearing a strange note.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Bruno S., Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira, Willy Semmelrogge
Votes: 18,895
Kaspar Hauser A wise fool who gives the intellectuals and the bull - *beep* -ers a run for their money with his candid honesty.
31. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 726,319 | Gross: $24.61M
Marge Gunderson Who doesn't love Marge Gunderson? There's a chick who knows what she's doing, Frances McDormand gives a delightful portrayal of the intrepid (and very pregnant) Midwestern cop.
32. Taxi Driver (1976)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks
Votes: 920,105 | Gross: $28.26M
Travis Bickle
A strangely sympathizable head case whose lines have become iconic.
33. The Switch (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Seven years after the fact, a man comes to the realization that he was the sperm donor for his best friend's boy.
Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum
Votes: 112,299 | Gross: $27.76M
Sebastian
This movie is certainly no masterpiece, but Sebastian is a neurotic but cute tyke who reminds me weirdly of myself as a child. Precocious kids can be annoying, but Sebastian rules; the movie wouldn't be the same without him.
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