Some of 2011's stand-out film actors appear in "a video gallery of cinematic villainy" for New York Times Magazine.
Brad Pitt
as The Madman
Rooney Mara
as The Sociopath
Gary Oldman
as The Menacing Dummy
Mia Wasikowska
as The Home Wrecker
Ryan Gosling
as The Invisible Man
George Clooney
as The Tyrant
Viola Davis
as The Vengeful Caretaker
Kirsten Dunst
as The Siren
Michael Shannon
as The Tycoon
Jessica Chastain
as The Fire Starter
Jean Dujardin
as The Hothead
Adepero Oduye
as The Outlaw
