A tribute to Twitter and films in 140 characters

In a tribute to Twitter and films, I made a list of my favorite 140 film characters. I know that I’m missing some good ones, but you have to start somewhere. The characters aren’t listed in any particular order until you get to the top 25.

You can add a comment at the bottom with your favorite characters.

140. Bobby Boucher … The Waterboy
139. Douglas Quaid … Total Recall
138. Annie Hall … Annie Hall
137. Annie Savoy … Bull Durham
136. Borat … Borat
135. Harry Lime … The Third Man
134. Butch Cassidy … Butch and Sundance Kid
133. The Sundance Kid … Butch and the Kid
132. Catherine Tramell … Basic Instinct
131. Batman … Batman Begins
130. Khan … Star Trek II
129. Sherlock Holmes … Sherlock Holmes
128. Hannibal Lecter … Silence of the Lambs
127. Harry Potter … Harry Potter
126. Rooster Cogburn … True Grit
125. Juno MacGuff … Juno
124. Mr. Miyagi … The Karate Kid
123. King George VI … The King’s Speech
122. Vincent Vega … Pulp Fiction
121. Buzz Lightbeer … Toy Story
120. Morpheus … The Matrix
119. Trinity … The Matrix
118. Beca … Pitch Perfect
117. Jamie … Love Actually
116. Woody … Toy Story
115. Wolverine … Wolverine
114. Dory … Finding Nemo
113. Dr. Evil … Austin Powers
112. Trent Walker … Swingers
111. Rufus T. Firefly … Duck Soup
110. Clark Griswold … Vacation
109. Nigel Tufnel … This is Spinal Tap
108. Hermione Granger … Harry Potter
107. Dr. Emmett Brown … Back to the Future
106. Marge Gunderson … Fargo
105. Mary Poppins … Mary Poppins
104. Jack Torrance … The Shining
103. Ophelia …  Trading Places
102. Jimmy Doyle … The French Connection
101. Lloyd Christmas … Dumb and Dumber
100. Captain Miller … Saving Private Ryan
99. Captain Phillips … Captain Phillips
98. Col. Nathan R. Jessep … A Few Good Men
97. Navin Johnson … The Jerk
96. Gustave H … The Grand Budapest Hotel
95. Elizabeth Swann … Pirates of the Caribbean
94. Annie Porter … Speed
93. Atticus Finch … To Kill a Mockingbird
92. Peter Gibbons … Office Space
91. Mia Wallace … Pulp Fiction
90. Sir William Wallace … Braveheart
89. Keyser Soze … The Usual Suspects
88. Brick Tamland … Anchorman
87. Frank the Tank … Old School
86. The Incredible Hulk … The Avengers
85. Lord Voldemort … Harry Potter
84. Vivian Ward … Pretty Woman
83. George Bailey … It’s a Wonderful Life
82. Shrek … Shrek
81. El Mariachi … Desperado
80. Donkey … Shrek
79. Bane … The Dark Knight Rises
78. Princess Fiona … Shrek
77. Luke … Cool Hand Luke
76. Otto West … A Fish Called Wanda
75. Captain Quint … Jaws
74. White Goodman … Dodgeball
73. Sugar Kane Kowalczyck … Some Like It Hot
72. Alan Swann … My Favorite Year
71. Curly … City Slickers
70. Phil Connors … Groundhog Day
69. Carl Spackler … Caddyshack
68. Steve Zissou … The Life Aquatic
67. Spock … Star Trek
66. Marty McFly … Back to the Future
65. Hertz … Shoot ‘Em Up
64. Aragorn … Lord of the Rings
63. Red Redding … Shawkshank Redemption
62. Gandalf … Lord of the Rings
61. Dumbledore … Harry Potter
60. Neo … The Matrix
59. Euphegenia Doubtfire … Mrs. Doubtfire
58. Jimmy Malone … The Untouchables
57. Buddy the Elf … Elf
56. Harry Callahan … Dirty Harry
55. Forrest Gump … Forrest Gump
54. Jules Winnfield … Pulp Fiction
53. Summer Finn … 500 Days of Summer
52. Hans Gruber … Die Hard
51. Geoffrey Chaucer … A Knight’s Tale
50. Maya … Sideways
49. Walter Mitty … Walter Mitty
48. Captain America … The Avengers
47. McLovin’ … Superbad
46. Coraline … Coraline
45. Charlotte … Lost in Translation
44. Snape … Harry Potter
43. Jack … Sideways
42. John McClane … Die Hard
41. Ferris Bueller … Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
40. Terminator T-800 … Terminator
39. Gollum … Lord of the Rings
38. James Bond … Skyfall
37. Ray … In Bruges
36. Pat … Silver Linings Playbook
35. Tiffany … Silver Linings Playbook
34. Katniss … Hunger Games
33. Bob Harris … Lost in Translation
32. Bill Lumbergh … Office Space
31. Shaun … Shaun of the Dead
30. Captain Jack Sparrow … Pirates Caribbean
29. Ellen Ripley … Alien
28. Pee Wee Herman … Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
27. Han Solo … Star Wars
26. Ron Burgundy … Anchorman
25. Cal Naughton Jr. … Talladega Nights
24. Agent Smith … The Matrix
23. Indiana Jones … Raiders of the Lost Ark
22. Annie Wilkes … Misery
21. The Joker … The Dark Knight
20. Loki … Thor
19. Biff Tannen … Back to the Future
18. Mitch Leary … In the Line of Fire
17. Jerry Lundegaard … Fargo
16. Col. Hans Landa … Inglourious Basterds
15. Captain James T. Kirk … Star Trek
14. Inigo Montoya … The Princess Bride
13. Del Griffith … Planes, Trains, & Cars
12. Doc Holliday … Tombstone
11. Tony Stark … Iron Man
10. Jason Bourne … The Bourne Supremacy
9. Miles Raymond … Sideways
8. Max Cady … Cape Fear
7. Rocky Balboa … Rocky
6. Ricky Bobby … Talladega Nights
5. Peter Venkman … Ghostbusters
4. King Leonidas … 300
3. William Thatcher … A Knight’s Tale
2. Lloyd Dobler … Say Anything
1. John Keating … Dead Poet’s Society

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