10 Most Iconic Sci-Fi Movie Antiheroes

From Blade Runner’s Rick Deckard to A Clockwork Orange’s Alex DeLarge to the title character from the Mad Max franchise, the science fiction genre has delivered some of cinema’s most compelling antiheroes. Hollywood tends to push traditional protagonists over ethically dubious antiheroes, because it’s more likely that a movie will be a hit with a likable lead than a morally ambiguous one, but antiheroes make for much more interesting characters. Cinematic antiheroes like The Godfather’s Michael Corleone, Taxi Driver’s Travis Bickle, Unforgiven’s William Munny, and There Will Be Blood’s Daniel Plainview have captivated moviegoing audiences for decades.