Top 20 Villain Vs Villain Fights In Movies

Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the Top 20 villain vs. villain fights in movies. For this list, we’ll be looking at the best armed and unarmed battles between big bads. We’ll be excluding anime and any fights where one of the contenders turns good or is an anti hero. Since we’re talking about major turns, beware of spoilers ahead. What’s your favorite villain vs. villain fight? Let us know in the comments below.

#20: The Facility vs. Their Own Monsters

“The Cabin in the Woods” (2011)
In this horror satire, a shadowy government agency known as the Facility sends monsters they captured after innocent people. When civilians Marty and Dana manage to escape death, they sneak into the group’s headquarters. They take full advantage of their break in by letting all the monsters out of their cages. It was satisfying to see the facility staff get a well-deserved dose of karma by getting slain by their own creatures. And since the monsters came from a wide variety of horror genres, the kills were creative and memorable. In this villain vs. villain melee, we may have actually been rooting for the vicious monsters to take out the ruthless humans.

#19: Killer Frost Vs. Zoom’s Crew

“Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay” (2018)
Killer Frost was originally brought on to the Suicide Squad to work with villains who work for the government. But she betrays the team when Zoom’s crew makes her a better offer. Unfortunately, for him he made a deal with an icy devil. As soon as Zoom lets his guard down, Frost executes two of his crew with a brutal freezing technique. Although the speedy villain tries to get away, she quickly turns him into a big popsicle. Frost’s betrayal gave us a surprising and wonderfully animated twist. As an added bonus for viewers, she fights one more not so bad villain before dying in a gruesome way.

#18: Corey Cunnigham vs. Michael Myers

“Halloween Ends” (2022)
A tormented man named Corey began tempting fate when he struck an uneasy alliance with the “Halloween” franchise’s big bad. For a while, the two actually seemed to make a decent deadly duo. But everything changed when Corey got a little too ambitious. When the tormented man became obsessed with the idea of wearing an iconic mask, he fought Michael for it. Since the horror icon was weakened, Corey gets ahead and grabs the mask. What made their confrontation notable is the fact that Michael actually looked vulnerable. For a brief second, we thought he’d lose his bloody crown to someone else. This fight made the moment where Michael Myers returned to finish Corey off and reclaim the mask feel like a triumph.

#17: Bounty Hunter vs. Bounty Hunter vs. Bounty Hunter

“Ghosted” (2023)
It’s normally a good idea for a villain to offer a reward to capture his enemies. However, this strategy can backfire when there’s too much competition. In “Ghosted”, protagonists Cole and Sadie are initially captured by a bounty hunter named Grandson of Sam. But the villain is quickly taken out by another antagonist that calls himself the Leopard. Just when it looks like the cat themed foe will get the prize, an enemy nicknamed God takes that villain down too. This hilarious sequence carries a side-splitting bonus for MCU fans. While former Captain America plays Cole, two of the MCU heroes’ best friends play bounty hunters. The combination of Easter eggs and a funny premise made this villainous face off into the movie’s best scene.

#16: Cipher vs. Her Personal Guards

“Fast X” (2023)
When the sinister Dante wanted to use the villainous Cipher’s tech and hired muscle, he didn’t ask nicely. Instead, he threatened to slay the loved ones of every single one of her goons. This reversal forces Cipher to have to fight her own evil crew to survive. Since she’s able to disable their guns, we’re treated to a great hand-to-hand brawl where the villainess is outnumbered. It’s also thrilling to watch her slowly turn the tables on her enemies. All the chaos leads to a suspenseful fight between Cipher and her last man on a falling elevator. Hopefully, this great scene is just a teaser for a true villain vs. villain battle between her and Dante in the future.

#15: Suicide Squad Team 1 vs. Corto Maltese Soldiers

“The Suicide Squad” (2021)
While writers usually try to make audiences feel for the members of this famous DC task force, the most recent live-action film opened on a crew of mostly irredeemable villains. That’s why we didn’t feel bad when they wound up facing the corrupt Corto Maltese army. Although a few members of the Squad had special powers, their abilities aren't effective against the soldiers. As a result, most of the team dies in hilarious and over-the-top ways. And the crook that runs doesn’t get very far. This uproariously hilarious battle ends with the clever twist that this team was purposely sent in to distract the soldiers. In the end, this clash of evil forces made for a needless yet absolutely entertaining battle.

#14: Charles Lee ''Chucky'' Ray Vs. Tiffany Valentine-Ray

“Bride of Chucky” (1998)
Before this couple had a falling out in the climax of this horror film, they didn’t exactly have the best relationship. After all, Chucky was the one who trapped Tiffany’s soul in the body of the doll. Protagonists Jade and Jesse took advantage of the plastic couple’s bad relationship by making the villains consider each other’s flaws. This strategy paid off when Tiffany lashed out at Chucky at a crucial moment. Unfortunately for her, a knife wasn’t enough to stop her beau. The two dolls fought with shovels and their bare plastic hands in a creepy and oddly hilarious fight. Although Tiffany didn’t win the deadly duel, their fight gave the human couple the opening they needed to put Chucky down for good.

#13: King Ghidorah vs. Rodan

“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” (2019)
Although King Kong and Godzilla have never exactly been humanitarians, they’ve also never really been villains at the same time. But the same can’t be said about Rodan and King Ghidorah. During “King of the Monsters”, they both specifically target humans. After warming up with small fry, the two clashed in the sky. Their awe-inspiring clash was brought to life by stunning visual effects. Although Rodan tries its best, Ghidorah completely dominates its opponent with its impressive power. This awesome battle has the bonus of rippling out and making the plot more exciting. After a brutal beating, Rodan becomes Ghidoroahs’ minion and paves the way for a four way kaiju battle.

#12: Predator vs. The French Hunters

“Prey” (2022)
After a powerful alien hunter starts a killing spree, a group of sadistic French hunters try to capture it by offering the main heroes as sacrifices. As it turns out, this was one of the worst plans in human history. The Predator ignores the helpless heroes and focuses on slaughtering the hunters. Although the humans briefly manage to capture the alien, their victory is short lived. The Predator breaks free and tears the hunters apart with brutal extraterrestrial weapons. Every time the humans try to fight back, the alien one ups them. While we usually cringe when the Predator goes on a spree, we actually cheered for his well shot and choreographed rampage. These sadistic hunters brought their dark fates entirely on themselves.

#11: Wonder Woman vs. Aquaman

“Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox” (2013)
After Wonder Woman assassinated Aquaman’s wife, the two superhumans raised armies and started a world war. Their global conflict fitting concludes with a one-on-one battle to the death. Neither the brutal Wonder Woman or bloodthirsty Aquaman give an inch in this absolutely vicious battle. It was wild to see two of DC’s famous heroes clashing while they were twisted villains. Although their battle is interrupted by other metahumans, Wonder Woman makes sure to finish it by giving Aquaman a fatal blow. This bittersweet yet awesome battle made us appreciate the fact that these two are not usually world destroying villains in most universes.

#10: Megatron vs. Sentinel Prime

“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (2011)
In this 2011 action-fest, Optimus Prime and his allies have to deal with both decepticons and an autobot that turned bad named Sentinel Prime. The heroic leader manages to stop the big bad’s evil plan. However, Optimus has a lot more trouble stopping Sentinel Prime. All seems lost before an unlikely ally enters the fray: Megatron, the Decepticon leader. Megatron believes the earth should be his and his alone, so when he realizes Sentinel Prime might actually emerge victorious, he flies into a jealous rage and decides to personally finish off his one-time ally. The violent intervention gives Optimus Prime enough time to recover and eventually defeat them both.

#9: The Ring vs. The Grudge

“Sadako vs. Kayako” (2016)
In the red corner, we have Sadako Yamamura, a spectral girl that lives on a cursed video tape. Over in an even redder corner, we have Kayako Saeki, an angry ghost that tends to hold grudges. The two were tricked into going head to head thanks to an ambitious human plan. During their climactic fight, each spirit tries to win by using insta-kill moves. However, both Kayako and Sadako keep coming back from certain death. This masterfully tense fight kept us on the edge of our seats right until the very end. Unfortunately, for the humans, the clash of the entities ends with the Kayako and Sadako fusing and becoming more powerful. At least the heroes saw a cool fight before meeting a dark fate.

#8: Kylo Ren vs. the Praetorian Guard

“Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” (2017)
Throughout this space opera, Rey tries to pull Kylo Ren into the light while he attempts to drag her into the darkness. Their tug of war all comes to a head when the two end up standing before big bad Snoke and his Praetorian Guard. After being ordered to slay Rey, Kylo Ren decides to kill his boss and fight the remaining soldiers. The ensuing fight is thrilling and brilliantly choreographed. Kylo Ren showcases his talent for lightsaber combat as he takes on multiple enemies at once. While it initially looks like this will be his first step towards heroism, he resolves to remain a villain for this film. Kylo Ren’s commitment to the dark side cemented this scene as a battle of two evils.

#7: Union of Allied Planets Navy vs. Reaver Fleet

"Serenity" (2005)
Plucky Browncoat and lead protagonist Mal Reynolds needs to run an impenetrable planetary blockade set up by the evil Union of Allied Planets so that evidence of their misdeeds can be broadcast throughout known space, but his spaceship, the Firefly-class transport ship “Serenity,” is hopelessly outgunned by the UAP Navy. He finds an unorthodox solution to his problem by luring the universally-feared Reaver fleet, a berserk legion of insane, cannibalistic marauders, into the blockade zone. The two forces duke it out in an enormous life-or-death struggle, and “Serenity” and her crew manage to slip through in the chaos.

#6: T-Rex vs. Raptors

“Jurassic Park” (1993)
The heroes of this classic dinosaur film couldn’t seem to catch a break. It was bad enough that a giant t-rex wanted to eat them all in one bite. Just when it seemed like things couldn’t get worse, the humans started getting stalked by velociraptors. Fortunately for the heroes, the enemy of their enemy turned out to be their friend. The humans learn this when they get cornered by the velociraptors. At the very last second, they’re saved by an angry T-Rex. The large dinosaur easily handles the velociraptors in a truly epic scene. While this scenario would later become a franchise staple, nothing can beat the first time the T-Rex proved it was the top dinosaur.

#5: Hela vs. Surtur

"Thor: Ragnarok" (2017)
At the beginning of this Marvel action extravaganza, it looks like the legendary fire giant Surtur is going to be the movie’s Big Bad, but Thor handles Surtur without much difficulty and brings his crown back to Asgard as a prize. Later, the movie’s actual main villain, Hela, finally gets her comeuppance thanks to that crown, which contains Surtur’s essence. Hela draws her strength from Asgard, and Surtur is fated to destroy Asgard, so reviving him is the obvious solution to defeating her. Sure, Asgard gets destroyed in the process, and sure, it’s more of a cremation than a fight, but it’s still a great villain-on-villain moment.

#4: Khan vs. Klingon Squad

"Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013)
Genetically-enhanced superman Khan, has numerous fights throughout the film to show how much of a badass he is, but his first fight against the Klingon emissary is a major highlight. Uhura and the crew are in a bad situation, facing down an angry patrol of Klingon warriors while trying to locate the fugitive John Harrison. The tense standoff ends suddenly when John Harrison (a.k.a Kahn) singlehandedly overwhelms the Klingons with a phaser cannon and brutal hand-to-hand combat, wreaking havoc and proving that he is no ordinary Starfleet officer.

#3: Trigon vs. Darkseid

“Justice League Dark: Apokolips War” (2020)
If the immensely powerful Demon Trigon had things his way, he would rule over earth as a brutal dictator. Meanwhile, Darkseid aimed to dominate every planet he got his hands on. The unstoppable demonic force met the immovable space conqueror in a truly epic scene. They first clash when Trigon possesses Superman. And when the heroes eventually need to buy time to stop Darkseid, the demon agrees to fight the tyrant. It was beyond epic to see two of DC’s most iconic villains doing everything in their power to exterminate the other. The movie never determines who the ultimate victor would be. However, we’re still extremely grateful we got to see these legendary big bads come to blows

#2: Xenomorphs vs. Predators

"Alien vs. Predator" (2004)
Having originally been teased as far back as 1990's Predator 2, these two iconic extraterrestrial death machines of cinema finally got a chance to duke it out in 2004. Sure the setup feels contrived by having their confrontation take place in an ancient pyramid in Antarctica, but the battles certainly don't disappoint. The Xenomorphs even put up a stronger than expected fight against their technologically advanced foes, with just one Xeno taking down two Predators. And the final battle against the Alien Queen, the last Predator and some girl that no one cares about (let's be honest), is an epic sendoff to this great confrontation.

#1: Freddy Krueger vs. Jason Voorhees

"Freddy vs. Jason" (2003)
This over-the-top slasher crossover pits everybody’s favorite Camp Crystal Lake revenant against the world’s unluckiest school janitor in a fight to the… well, the defeat, if not the death. Death is kind of slippery for these two. Freddy starts out in control of the situation, using Jason as a tool to regain his powers, but he soon finds Jason too difficult to control, leading to a violent showdown on the Crystal Lake docks. The final scene seems to show Jason victorious, emerging from the lake with Freddy’s severed head… but then, the head winks. It’s a fitting end for the original runs of both iconic horror series.