These characters started their journey as good people but they changed their ways after a life-changing event that pushed them over to the dark side. These characters prove that no one is born bad, but are made evil due to certain unfortunate situations and choices. Here’s the list of good movie characters that turned bad.
#10: Nina Sayers
Played By: Natalie Portman
Movie Name: Black Swan
Nina Sayers was an aspirational and fragile dancer that had a very naive view of the world. When everything she cared about started to fall apart, she could not keep up with her good side. She became obsessed and even though she did become the Black Swan, she destroyed herself in the process.
#9: Carrie White
Played By: Sissy Spacek
Movie Name: Carrie
Carrie was a sweet and innocent high school student, who was bullied to the extreme. They made her into an outcast and berated her most cruelly. After a point, she just could not take the suffering and went on a murder rampage using her telekinetic powers and gave us a badass ending.
#8: Jean Grey
Played By: Famke Janssen
Movie Name: X-Men: The Last Stand
Jean Grey was one of the purest and kindest mutants but even she could not overcome the power of the Phoenix. It corrupted her and turned her into the supervillain Dark Phoenix. After transforming, she wreaked havoc on the world by destroying everything that came in her path.
#7: Saruman
Played By: Christopher Lee
Movie Name: The Lord of The Rings Franchise
The former chief of the wizards fell to the darkness himself as he could not resist the temptation. He was supposed to oppose the Dark Lord Sauron, but he ended up serving his interests. The heroes did manage to show him his place at the end.
#6: Smeagol
Played By: Andy Serkis
Movie Name: The Lord of the Rings Franchise
Smeagol lived a peaceful life with his family before turning into Gollum. After he found the One Ring, his mind was corrupted beyond repair and he turned into a twisted being. He could not control himself and gave in to greed. He did manage to redeem himself in the end to some extent.
#5: Magneto
Played By: Michael Fassbender
Movie Name: X-Men: First Class
Magneto always had the best interests of mutants in his heart, and he often went too far with it. Erik and Charles were like brothers at the start but Erik was not as lenient as the professor. He did not believe that humans could ever be their friends.
#4: Harvey Dent
Played By: Aaron Eckhart
Movie Name: The Dark Knight
Harvey Dent was an upstanding lawyer in Gotham who did everything in his power to right the wrongs. But the Joker was too much for him. The Joker shattered his spirit by killing Rachel and after that Harvey Dent became everything he used to despise.
#3: Jack Torrance
Played By: Jack Nicholson
Movie Name: The Shining
Jack was a proper family man who loved his family more than anything. The Biggest mistake of his life was to take the job at the Hotel. It turned him into a psychopathic and deranged killer. The spirits living in the hotel took over his body and made him do unforgivable things.
#2: Michael Corleone
Played By: Al Pacino
Movie Name: The Godfather
At first, Michael wanted nothing to do nothing with his father’s business, but he changed his mind after his father was attacked. Michael did not turn evil overnight, it happened slowly and painfully. In a world full of gangsters, Michael did not have a trusted ally and that pushed him over the ledge.
#1: Anakin Skywalker
Played By: Hayden Christensen
Movie Name: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Anakin’s descent to the dark side is nothing short of a tragedy. He could not just sit back and witness the love of his life die during childbirth. He betrayed the Jedi after losing everything close to him and joined the Sith, to become one of the biggest villains in Star Wars.
