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10 Greatest Anti-Heroes In Comic Book Movies

The more inundated cinema becomes with superhero movies, the more we are seeing the less squeaky-clean elements of comic book heroes making it to the screen. Even a well-loved character like Iron Man was once an arms dealer and Batman’s more self-destructive qualities were played up in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. Yet these characters might as well be kid-friendly cartoon characters compared to the fully-fledged anti-heroes of the genre.
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Published: Mar 4, 2016 03:23 pm

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6) The Punisher

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It’s easy to forget that The Punisher is a Marvel creation, as the gun-toting vigilante is so far removed from the family-friendly majority of the company’s characters. Still, Marvel haven’t shied away from the character on screen. Three movies have been made starring the Punisher – in 1989, 2004 and 2008, respectively – and he is set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Daredevil season two.

The Punisher’s popularity is probably largely to do with how different he is to Marvel’s usual output. Real name Frank Castle, the Punisher’s family was killed by the mob, so he took it upon himself to, well, punish all criminals by any means necessary. He gets the job done, but his extreme methods means he crosses the line into criminality himself.

Despite the three movies under his belt, none have really nailed him, which is why he doesn’t feature higher on this list. Hopefully Jon Bernthal can rectify this when he appears in Daredevil.

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'
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