Here Are the Most Unforgettable Black Movie Villains

Her name is Evilene, so you know what to expect right from the start.

Jamie Foxx was such a smooth-talking, charming manipulator as Curtis. I still feel like he should’ve received a stronger punishment than ending up alone.

Everyone talks about Killmonger, but W’Kabi turned his back on his king and his wife in the name of rage and vengeance.

This isn’t a ranking, but we had to start with Denzel Washington’s Oscar-winning performance in Training Day. We didn’t know he could be so menacing and we’ve never forgotten his final speech.

Shoutout to the legendary Tony Todd, who has been ruining childhoods for 30 years.

There’s true brilliance in the way Tommy Lister Jr. made Deebo simultaneously terrifying and funny.

Mo’Nique deserved all the awards she won for playing this disgustingly awful, vile woman.

If someone asks “Who’s the master?” and your answer isn’t “Sho’Nuff,” you should rethink your life choices.

Long before we knew what crazy road Jordan Peele was taking us down, we knew there was something creepy and unnatural about Betty Gabriel’s Georgina.

Killmonger may have been right about the rest of the world, but let’s not pretend that he wasn’t a narcissistic psychopath. The good news is the MCU’s multiverse gives us a chance to see other variants of him.

Grace Jones has such a captivating on-screen presence, you can’t stop yourself from paying attention to what she’s doing. Even with Christopher Walken going as over the top as possible, she steals the show.

Samuel L. Jackson has played a lot of morally questionable characters, but super genius Elijah Price is his most complex bad guy. He’s dangerous, selfish and sympathetic.

As awful as Leonardo DiCaprio’s Candie is, there’s something truly gut-wrenchingly evil about Samuel L. Jackson’s Stephen. The ease of his betrayal is physically painful.

By Disney standards, the villainous sorcerer is shockingly bad. He turns Naveen into a frog, tries to lure Tiana into making a dark deal and kills a beloved character. That’s a lot for a Disney movie.

What makes Amanda Waller so cool, is that she’s unapologetic about the things she does. She knows she’s the only one who’s willing to make the tough decisions, and she wears it as a badge of honor.