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5. Batman Returns

Image: Warner Bros.
Image: Warner Bros.

After Jack Nicholson’s Joker, it seemed impossible for director Tim Burton to find actors to create villains nearly as iconic. And yet, with Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman and Danny De Vito’s Penguin, he did just that. He also dove deeper into the psyche and character of Batman while telling a story as dark and rousing as the original.