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50 Most Vile Movie Villains: Part 2

MITCH LEARY
John Malkovich
In the Line of Fire (1993)

In Malkovich's gallery of rogues, spy–turned–presidential assassin Mitch Leary may be the most memorable because he's so...reasonable. He's all purring malice and chivalry throughout his cat-and-mouse game with Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood), even when he's casually murdering innocent bystanders. Yet he's also chillingly persistent; he won't be deterred by reason, appeals to ideology, or the all-but-certain knowledge that he'll be killed once he carries out his scheme. —Gary Susman