What makes a movie character great? Is it somebody we can identify with, or a simple hero on a quest? 2009 was a great year for flawed characters, who are the best kind to me. I find heroes boring because they are not flawed enough. I like my characters to have major problems or be more complex, and these are the best of the best of 2009 to me.

1. Christoph Waltz as Hands Landa- Inglorious basterds

I am not a big fan of Tarantino for the most part, but to me Inglorious basterds is his best film by far. Mostly because of Hans Landa. The other characters were good too, except maybe Eli Roth's, but Hans is the true star of the film. What makes him great is you never know what he really wants for a while. He can switch from being kind to being cold and evil in a second. The strangeling scene is a great example of this. Christoph Waltz will win the best supporting actor Oscar. Only Woody Harrelson has a chance at winning.

2. Peter Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker- In the loop

This man makes swearing into an art. People overuse swearing all the time, but somehow he makes it hilarious. The film makes him appear to be a master of manipulation, but really he is a very weak and angry man who is being manipulated by others. In a way he is the bad guy of the film, yet he is also the most fascinating. A bit like Hans Landa.

3. Sam Rockwell as Sam Bell- Moon

4. Jeremy Renner as William James- The Hurt Locker

5. Nicholas Cage as Terence Mcdonagh- Bad Lieutenant: Port of call new orleans

Few people can play insane like Nicholas Cage. He has been critisized for his bad roles, but this shows he has always been a good actor.

6. John Hurt as Old Man Peanut- 44 inch chest

This movie kinda sucks, but John Hurt makes it worth seeing.

7. Jeff Bridges as Bad Blake- Crazy Heart

Jeff Bridges is a rock star. I think we all know that by now.

8. Mo'nique as Mary- Precious

Precious is very overrated, but Mo'nique was fantastic. She was quite scary at times and her reveal as to why she does what she does is very emotional in a twisted way.

9. Tilda Swinton as Julia- Julia

Tilda Swinton should have been nominated for best actress. She played her disturbed character perfectly.

10. Woody harrelson as Tony Stone- The Messenger

11. Katie Jarvis as Mia- Fish Tank

12. Sharlto Copley as Wikus- District 9

A lot of people hate this character because of how unlikeable he is. That to me is his strength, he is a very flawed and selfish person for most of the movie.

13. Jude Law as Watson- Sherlock Holmes

Not a great film, but he was the best part of it. I was surprised by his performance because I dont like him much usually.

14. Viggo Mortensen as Man- The Road

This role could have been dull, but Viggo really made it special with his great acting.

15. Phillip seymour hoffman as Max- Mary and max

It took me a while to figure out this was Phillip seymour hoffman's voice.

16. Carey Mulligan as Jenny- An Education

She has a great old school charm to her.

17. Matt damon as Mark Whitacre- The Informant!

18. Christian McKay as Orson welles- Me & Orson welles

This guy portrayed Orson Welles surprisingly well.

19. George clooney as Mr. Fox- Fantastic mr. fox

I think George clooney actually is a cartoon fox.

20. Tom Waits as Mr. Nick- The Imaginarium of doctor parnassus

Tom waits is one of the few musicians who can actually act. He was perfect in this film.