1. Thanos
2. Loki
3. Killmonger
4. Winter Soldier
5. Namor
6. Scarlet Witch
7. Kang
8. Vulture
9. Ultron
10. Mysterio
11. Zemo
12. High Evolutionary
13. Galactus
14. Cassandra Nova
15. Green Goblin
16. Kingpin
17. Xu Wenwu
18. Ronan
19. Ego
20. Hela
21. He Who Remains
22. The Leader
23. Dar-Benn
24. Agatha Harkness
25. Gorr
26. Red Skull
27. Death
28. Verussa
29. Arthur Harrow
30. Kaecilius
31. Ikaris
32. The Hood
33. Taskmaster
34. Ghost
35. Iron Monger
36. Aldrich Killian
37. Void
38. Gravik
39. Karli Morgenthau
40. Yellow Jacket
41. Whiplash
42. Abomination
43. Yon-Rogg
44. Kamran
45. Malekith

Some ranked here are based on contributions in multiple projects, such as Loki in The Avengers, as well as, his first appearance in Thor.

I made the decision to only choose one villain per film or show. If there was ever a question of who it would be, I generally chose the primary antagonist of the hero in the third-act.

1. General Zod
2. Starro
3. Doctor Sivana
4. Ocean Master
5. Doomsday
6. The Butterflies
7. Black Manta
8. Steppenwolf
9. OMAC
10. Dark Flash
11. Sabbac
12. Black Mask
13. Cheetah
14. Kalypso
15. Enchantress
16. Ares

Keeping with the rules I established for my Marvel list, I only chose one villain per film or show. Steppenwolf ranks at No. 8 primarily for the Snyder Cut, he would rank lower without factoring that in and only going by the original Justice League.

With DC transitioning away from the DCEU, this ranking is now complete and will make way for the DCU beginning in 2024.

1. The Suicide Squad
2. Man of Steel
3. Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
4. Zack Snyder’s Justice League
5. Peacemaker
6. Shazam!
7. Aquaman
8. Wonder Woman
9. The Flash
10. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
11. Blue Beetle
12. Shazam! Fury of the Gods
13. Black Adam
14. Wonder Woman 1984
15. Justice League
16. Suicide Squad
17. Birds of Prey

 

All rankings are strictly based on my opinion. If a 2018 film is not listed here it simply means I have not yet seen it. I am now considering Netflix original films among the movies that I see theatrically from now on when considering my ranking of the year’s films. There are certain inclusions on this list (Brain on Fire, for instance) that were shown at film festivals prior to 2018, but as its wide distribution was this year I will still count it as a 2018 release.

1. Avengers: Infinity War
2. Annihilation
3. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
4. Aquaman
5. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
6. Bad Time at the El Royale
7. Black Panther
8. Creed II
9. Incredibles 2
10. A Simple Favor
11. A Quiet Place
12. Halloween
13. Ocean’s Eight
14. Ant-Man and The Wasp
15. Tomb Raider
16. Solo: A Star Wars Story
17. Ready Player One
18. The Predator
19. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
20. Venom
21. Deadpool 2
22. The Meg
23. Game Night
24. Bird Box
25. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
26. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
27. The Grinch
28. The Cloverfield Paradox
29. Kodachrome
30. Super Troopers 2
31. A Futile and Stupid Gesture
32. Tau
33. Brain on Fire

All rankings are strictly based on my opinion. If a 2017 film is not listed here it means I simply have not yet seen it. I do not plan on continuing to add to this list in future years if I see a 2017 film for the first time.

1. Blade Runner 2049
2. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
3. The Shape of Water
4. Logan
5. The Disaster Artist
6. Get Out
7. It
8. Thor: Ragnarok
9. Logan Lucky
10. Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2
11. Happy Death Day
12. Spider-Man: Homecoming
13. Justice League
14. John Wick: Chapter 2
15. Kingsman: The Golden Circle
16. The Fate of the Furious
17. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
18. Pitch Perfect 3
19. Baby Driver
20. Wonder Woman
21. Death Note
22. Power Rangers
23. Beauty and the Beast
24. The Greatest Showman
25. The Dark Tower
26. Life
27. Kong: Skull Island
28. Alien: Covenant
29. Jigsaw
30. Transformers: The Last Knight
31. Rings
32. The Bye Bye Man