10 Great Movies Where the Villain Got Top Billing
Many of the most famous villains in film history had their actors' names appear at the top of the credits over the actors playing the heroes.
For most Hollywood films that center on battles between heroes and villains, the typical practice is to give top billing to the actor playing the former (meaning their name appears first in the credits and is placed in a more prominent spot in the film's promotional material than the rest of the cast). This is because the hero typically has more screen-time than the villain, allowing the audience to root for them more easily. Even in films and franchises where the villains are arguably just as iconic as their heroes (e.g. Darth Vader in Star Wars or the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz), the antagonist's actor still generally appears second or later in the credits.
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