All of us at some point in our lives have faced bullying in one form or another. Whether it’s a senior at school or an aggressive boss, bullying can take place in any environment. When bullies are looked at from a closer angle, various themes of inferiority complexes come to the surface. Despite their tough exteriors, bullies are often soft and vulnerable on the inside, oftentimes causing them to project their insecurities on other people. It’s only as we mature, that we realize that the bullies we were afraid of as children are nothing but the victims of their insecurities. Here’s a look at some of the worst bullies in movies, ranked.

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9 Bobby Kent - Bully (2001)

     Blacklist Films

Bobby Kent from Bully is the classic example of a kid that just doesn’t know when to stop. Fresh off the success of his 1995 film Kids, Larry Clark’s Bully investigates similar themes that young adults experience as they go about life. The film fearlessly depicts violence, sex, and drug use, with Bobby Kent at the center of it.

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8 Regina George - Mean Girls (2004)

     Paramount Pictures

Leader of The Plastics, Regina George from Mean Girls is the opposite of humble. Loud, boisterous and unafraid to speak her mind, especially when it revolves around ridiculing her classmates. In Mean Girls, Rachel McAdams portrayed Regina with such accuracy that whenever she came on, she aroused in the viewer an instant sense of cringe and irritation.

7 D.K. - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

     Universal Pictures

D.K. is the epitome of when talent meets ego. A smug, self-assured car racer, D.K. (Drift King), thinks himself to be the king of the world and the illegal street racing scene in Japan. This confidence is rooted in the fact that his uncle is a senior Yakuza Gang boss. When Sean, an overseas student arrives from America and makes a push for D.K.’s title and his girl, a dark eerie side of D.K. comes to the forefront, sparing no one, and taking no prisoners.

6 Dudley Dursley - Harry Potter Franchise

     Warner Bros. Pictures

The muggle son of Harry’s uncle Vernon and aunt Petunia, Dudley is a thick-skinned, dud of a boy. Despite being Harry’s cousin, Dudley and his family show Harry no love, going so far as to make Harry sleep in a closet while also forcing him to double up as the house help. Though Dudley’s behavior towards Harry, when Harry saves him from an attack by a Dementor.

5 Buzz - Home Alone (1990)

     Hughes Entertainment

If Keven McCallister is cute, considerate, and charming, his elder brother Buzz is all things opposite. Rude, selfish, and boisterous, Buzz is the stereotypical portrait of a bully. Despite being Kevin’s brother, Buzz treats him like dirt, with his only goals revolving around getting laid and troubling his younger brother.

4 Sergeant Hartman - Full Metal Jacket (1987)

     Columbia PicturesWarner BrosCannon Films

Bullies are not confined to seniors or older cousins. Bullies can also be found in the form of crazy bosses. One such crazy boss is Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s war epic Full Metal Jacket. Agreed, the military isn’t a place for niceties, but Hartman’s sadistic approach to training his recruits can make anybody shiver. In the famous scene, where he’s addressing his troops, the sergeant asks “What is your major malfunction”, depicting his lack of empathy. This piece of dialogue became so celebrated that many shows, including The Simpsons, often paid homage to it.

3 Fred O’Bannion - Dazed and Confused (1993)

     Alphaville Films

After promising roles like Batman and Argo, it’s difficult to imagine Ben Affleck as a paddle-wielding bully out to prey on young juniors. That’s exactly what his role in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused was. Fred O’Bannior terrorized the young kids by hunting them and giving them a pounding every time he got his hands on one. Affleck’s portrayal of O’Bannion was so brutally convincing that the early signs of potential were there for everyone to see.

2 Johnny Lawrence - The Karate Kid (1984)

     Columbia Pictures

Johnny Lawrence’s image has had some sort of recent revival thanks to Netflix’s show Cobra Kai. Highlighting things from Lawrence’s perspective, the show portrays Johnny as a tormented yet compassionate individual. Though, in the film The Karate Kid, Lawrence was anything but that. He was single-handedly responsible for torturing the meek and innocent Daniel LaRusso. Lawrence is the conventional image of a bully, with strong features and an aggressive mindset. His constant picking on LaRusso pushed the meek boy into learning martial arts from Mr. Miyagi to defend himself.

1 Draco Malfoy - Harry Potter Franchise

     Warner Bros.

Arguably one of the most famous bullies of this generation, Draco Malfoy is the definition of a spoiled child. A major part of Malfoy’s flaws came from his upbringing, or lack of it. Having been born to parents who resided in a place of power, Malfoy’s parents instilled an ego within him from an early age. Malfoy’s upbringing tainted his psyche making him solely act out of gaining validation from his father along with his peers. In this pursuit of acknowledgment from others, Malfoy went to great lengths to prove himself to be special, often at the expense of others.