Poll: Greatest Post-1980's Movie Heroes

Results of 2,825 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

    

   Aragorn - 'Lord of the Rings' Franchise.
2. 2.
   

   Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

    

   Indiana Jones - 'Indiana Jones' Franchise.
3. 3.
   

   Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)

    

   John McClane - 'Die Hard' Franchise.
4. 4.
   

   Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

    

   Ethan Hunt - 'Mission: Impossible' Franchise.
5. 5.
   

   Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

    

   The Terminator - 'Terminator' Franchise.
6. 6.
   

   Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

    

   Neo - 'The Matrix' Franchise.
7. 7.
   

   Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

    

   Harry Potter - 'Harry Potter' Franchise.
8. 8.
   

   Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)

    

   Maximus Decimus Meridius - Gladiator (2000).
9. 9.
   

   Mel Gibson in Braveheart (1995)

    

   William Wallace - Braveheart (1995).
10. 10.
    

    Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)

     

    Forrest Gump - Forrest Gump (1994).
11. 11.
    

    Liam Neeson in Schindler's List (1993)

     

    Oskar Schindler - Schindler's List (1993).
12. 12.
    

    Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

     

    The Bride - 'Kill Bill' Franchise.
13. 13.
    

    Matt Damon in Jason Bourne (2016)

     

    Jason Bourne - 'Jason Bourne' Franchise.
14. 14.
    

    Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

     

    Clarice Starling - 'Silence of the Lambs' Franchise.
15. 15.
    

    Tim Robbins and Frank Darabont in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

     

    Andy Dufresne - The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
16. 16.
    

    Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

     

    Capt. John H. Miller - Saving Private Ryan (1998).
17. 17.
    

    Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead II (1987)

     

    Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams - 'Evil Dead' Franchise.
18. 18.
    

    Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven (1992)

     

    William 'Bill' Munny - Unforgiven (1992).
19. 19.
    

    Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

     

    Frodo Baggins - 'Lord of the Rings' Franchise.
20. 20.
    

    Sylvester Stallone in Rambo (2008)

     

    John J. Rambo - 'Rambo' Franchise.
21. 21.
    

    Frances McDormand in Fargo (1996)

     

    Marge Gunderson - Fargo (1996).
22. 22.
    

    Ben Kingsley in Gandhi (1982)

     

    Mahatma Gandhi - Gandhi (1982).
23. 23.
    

    Roberto Benigni in his Oscar®-winning role as Guido Orefice

     

    Guido Orefice - Life Is Beautiful (1997).
24. 24.
    

    Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Titanic (1997)

     

    Jack Dawson - Titanic (1997).
25. 25.
    

    Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

     

    Lara Croft - 'Lara Croft' Franchise.
26. 26.
    

    Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Andy Garcia, and Charles Martin Smith in The Untouchables (1987)

     

    The Untouchables - The Untouchables (1987).
27. 27.
    

    Julia Roberts, Ashley Pimental, and Brittany Pimental in Erin Brockovich (2000)

     

    Erin Brockovich - Erin Brockovich (2000).
28. 28.
    

    Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)

     

    Jake Sully - 'Avatar' Franchise.
29. 29.
    

    Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda (2004)

     

    Paul Rusesabagina - Hotel Rwanda (2004).
30. 30.
    

    Aamir Khan

     

    Bhuvan - Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001).
31. 31.
    

    Donnie Yen in Ip Man (2008)

     

    Ip Man - 'Ip Man' Franchise.
32. 32.
    

    Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)

     

    Hugh Glass - The Revenant (2015).
33. 33.
    

    Tom Hanks in Philadelphia (1993)

     

    Andrew Beckett - Philadelphia (1993).
34. 34.
    

    Ben Affleck in Argo (2012)

     

    Tony Mendez - Argo (2012).
35. 35.
    

    Meryl Streep in Silkwood (1983)

     

    Karen Silkwood - Silkwood (1983).