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00:00-"You don't have to study, you don't have to study, let's just talk."
00:01-"I can't." -"Why?"
00:03-"Because it is exhausting. Dating you is like dating a stairmaster."
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the worst
00:10movie boyfriends who did their partners dirty. This list requires a spoiler alert
00:14since some boyfriends wait until the plot twist to show their true colors,
00:18so consider this your warning.
00:20-"You will honor me the way a wife is required to honor her husband,
00:23because I will not be made out a fool, Rose."
00:27Number 20. Christian Midsommar
00:29Most of the scares in this Ari Aster folk horror tale involve the strange and deadly
00:34practices of a cult in rural Sweden. But a lot of the strongest emotions we feel
00:38come from the protagonist's thoughtless and emotionally manipulative boyfriend.
00:42-"I'm not trying to attack you." -"It really feels like you are."
00:45-"Well then, I'm sorry. I just got confused. I'm sorry. Hey, please, come on. Can you come
00:53and sit with me, please?"
00:54Christian has obviously wanted out of their relationship for a long time,
00:58but because of how much Danny relies on him for emotional support,
01:01he keeps delaying the inevitable. The mounting resentment, stringing along,
01:05and disconnect amounts to Christian becoming a terrible partner point-blank.
01:09-"Why would Simon leave without her?" -"I'm sure it was just a miscommunication."
01:14From a certain angle, getting caught up in the deadly rituals of a cult is probably the
01:19best thing that could have happened for this relationship.
01:21Number 19. Patrick Bateman, American Psycho
01:25It's kind of easy to forget and hard to imagine that the resident Wall Street sociopath at the
01:30center of this cult horror classic is engaged for most of the movie. His fiancée Evelyn is
01:35depicted as a vacuous and aloof person, but she's just as obsessed with keeping
01:40up appearances as Patrick is. -"I don't think we should see each
01:42other anymore." -"But your friends are my friends,
01:46and my friends are your friends. I really don't think it would work."
01:50To be fair, neither of them is an excellent partner, but Patrick seems to find it a nuisance
01:54to give her the time of day. Even outside of the whole murderous fantasy thing he's got going on,
01:59Bateman's a terrible date, and an even worse significant other.
02:03-"I'm in- I'm in touch with humanity. Evelyn, I'm, uh, sorry. I just, uh,
02:11you're not terribly important to me." Number 18. Ted, Bridesmaids
02:15Annie is definitely more invested in her on-again, off-again hookups with Ted than she should be.
02:20Even though he keeps treating her like she's less than, and despite her best friend's advice,
02:25she continues to go back to him. -"You're a total catch, and any guy
02:29would be psyched to be your man. You should just make room for somebody who's nice to you."
02:36Ted's the kind of guy who actively seeks out women with low self-esteem.
02:40It's the only way he can get away with being so obnoxious, and straight-up mean. In the end,
02:46Annie would rather be dropped off on the side of the road than be in a car with him any longer,
02:51and we cannot blame her. -"If you're trying to turn me on, it's working.
02:57You used me. No big deal. You are no longer my number three!"
03:01Number 17. Edward Cullen, The Twilight Saga He's the world's most dangerous predator. He's also
03:08kind of the worst. Twilight is many things, but a textbook on healthy relationships, it is not.
03:14Sparkly-skinned vampire Edward Cullen's supernatural abilities cannot save him from
03:18the worst boyfriend quality of all, terrible communication skills. -"Why did you hate me
03:24so much when we met?" -"I did. Only for making me want you so badly. I still don't know if I can
03:32control myself." He is intentionally hard to read while expecting Bella Swan to conform to him,
03:38until he changes his mind and doesn't want her around. Edward spends most of the series
03:43invading Bella's privacy, making decisions for her, and manipulating her when it suits him,
03:48and it's all under the guise of protecting her. -"I'm coming. Bella, I don't want you to come."
03:58Number 16. Gideon Graves, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World You can't help who you fall in love with.
04:05You also can't help when that person has a long history of troubling exes. In this
04:09video game-style storyline, Scott falls for the ultra-cool Ramona Flowers, only to discover that
04:15he has to defeat all her old significant others in order to date her. The biggest, baddest ex of all
04:20is Gideon Graves, a record executive whose slimy, fake politeness makes him even more disturbing
04:26in retrospect. -"Wait, wait, wait, wait. There's no use crying over spilled Coke, buddy. The lady
04:32made her choice, and we're all just gonna have to move on." As it turns out, Gideon has literally
04:38planted a mind-control device in Ramona's brain. Explaining away his evil with the excuse that he
04:44was in a really dark place is hauntingly familiar to anyone with a toxic ex. -"The whole League of
04:50Evil Exes thing? I was in a really dark place when I put that together. So, forgiven?" -"All right,
04:58let's go!" Number 15. Oren Scrivello, Little Shop of Horrors. This is the kind of guy who never grew
05:05out of burning ants with magnifying glasses. Now, he inflicts pain in his daily life as a dentist,
05:10and in his off hours as the hateful boyfriend to his unbearably sweet girlfriend. -"Somebody
05:16talking to you?" -"Oh, no. Excuse me." -"Excuse me what?" -"Excuse me, doctor." -"That's better."
05:26His cruelty doesn't seem to have any real motivation. He simply likes it. He makes no
05:31effort to even try to pretend to be anything other than the jerk he is. Feeding someone to
05:36an alien plant that has a taste for human flesh is totally uncool, but when it's a guy as rotten
05:42as Dr. Oren Scrivello, you can understand the impulse. -"Chop it up." -"What?" -"Feed me!"
05:50Number 14. Jake Ryan, 16 Candles. 1984 was a different time. Jake Ryan is supposed to be the
05:58dreamy popular guy. From the beginning of the movie, however, we get some alarm bells ringing.
06:03Namely, when he asks his friend about Sam, even though he's very much in a relationship with a
06:08girl named Carolyn. -"She looks at me like she's in love with me." -"Jake, she's a child." -"So?"
06:17-"So what are you gonna do with her? She's obviously too young to party serious."
06:21The worst of it happens when he has Ted take Carolyn home, framing it as a sort of favor to
06:26Ted since she's unconscious. The way they talk about her is pretty horrific, and it instantly
06:31negates any of Jake's more attractive qualities. -"I could violate her 10 different ways if I wanted to."
06:38-"What are you waiting for?" -"I don't know. She's beautiful and she's built and all that.
06:44I'm just not interested anymore." Number 13. Warner Huntington III, legally blonde. Elle Woods
06:51imagined that she would be the trophy wife of a senator. Instead, her boyfriend dropped her
06:55because she wasn't serious enough. -"I thought you were proposing." -"Proposing? Elle, if I'm gonna be a
07:03senator, well, I need to marry a Jackie, not a Marilyn." Not only does he dump her in the most
07:09public way imaginable, Warner also spends most of the movie telling her in big ways and small that
07:14she's dim. We can only imagine what he was like when they were together. -"Come on, you're never
07:19gonna get the grades to qualify for one of those spots. You're not smart enough, sweetie." If he weren't
07:25such a pathetic guy though, it wouldn't be half as fun watching Elle outpace him in law school.
07:30She quickly outgrows him, making the moment he crawls back to her and gets shut down
07:35that much more sweet. -"I've waited so long to hear you say that.
07:41But if I'm gonna be a partner in a law firm by the time I'm 30, I need a boyfriend who's not
07:45such a complete bonehead." Quentin Tarantino's bloody revenge saga is so messy it's spread over
07:55two movies. While we don't really meet the character until the second movie, let's just say
07:59his presence looms large. -"I am gonna kill Bill." Uma Thurman's The Bride once worked for her deadly
08:07boyfriend Bill, the ringleader of a troop of assassins. Bill is mysterious, deeply cruel,
08:13and disturbingly emotionless. -"Now, if you don't settle down, I'm gonna have to put one in your
08:19kneecap. And I hear tell that's a very painful place to get shot in." When The Bride leaves him,
08:25he reacts about as badly as any terrible boyfriend could. We're not expecting an assassin to be warm
08:30and cuddly. Still, if your ex spends two whole movies trying to kill you and everyone associated
08:35with you, you've definitely earned a spot on a worst boyfriends list. -"You and I have unfinished
08:41business." -"Baby, you ain't kidding." Number 11. James Jimmy Angelove, Practical Magic. This film
08:52centers on Sally and Jillian, two witches cursed to watch the men who love them die untimely deaths.
08:58It also gave the world one hell of a bad boyfriend. Jimmy is an abusive serial killer
09:02with a penchant for drinking, smoking, and generally being an ass. -"You know girls,
09:07I'm, I'm feeling very into sisters right now." The worst part about this boyfriend is that he
09:16is near impossible to get rid of, even for a couple of witches. Jimmy may be loaded with bad
09:22boy swagger, but the allure quickly begins to fade once he reveals his true self to Jillian.
09:27You know you're a horrible person when your witch girlfriend needs to kill you multiple times.
09:32-"You really should stop smoking so much Jillian." -"Why?" -"I'm probably gonna get life. I should
09:38smoke two at once. It'll shorten the sentence." Number 10. Andy, Wet Hot American Summer. Most of
09:44the boyfriends on this list invoke rage, hatred, and occasionally violence, but not Andy. As a
09:50counselor at Camp Firewood, he lackadaisically goes about his duties while openly cheating on
09:54his girlfriend Katie. -"God damn it Katie, you're suffocating me. I'm choking all right, give me some
10:00breathing room." -"I just want to spend some time with you, you know, it's our last day camp." -"My
10:05butt itches." It's hard to hate Andy because of how hilarious he is, but that doesn't change the
10:10fact that he is a horrible boyfriend. From his constant womanizing to the way he softens up
10:15the moment so he can get in a girl's pants, Andy is a true dirtbag. -"Tastes like a burger. I don't
10:21like you anymore." Oh and did we mention that he straight up throws a kid out of a moving car to
10:26keep him quiet? Yeah, not exactly husband material. -"Katie, are you gonna pound this into my face
10:31all day?" -"Sorry." -"Apology accepted." Number 9. Daniel Cleaver, Bridget Jones's Diary. After
10:41overhearing some nasty remarks about her lifestyle, Bridget Jones starts a diary with the intention
10:45of improving herself and finding love. The man who quickly draws her attention is her boss Daniel.
10:51If only she knew his true character beforehand, though. What makes Daniel a bad boyfriend is his
10:57uncontrollable womanizing. -"This is uh, Lara from the New York office. Lara, this is Bridget." -"Hey
11:05there." He simply can't help but chase every woman he sees. His arrogant, misogynistic nature aside,
11:11Daniel is also a liar and a bad friend, having slept with his best friend's wife,
11:16leading to the demise of their relationship. We admire Bridget's resolve,
11:20but shake our heads at her romantic decisions. -"That's not a good enough offer for me.
11:27I'm not willing to gamble my whole life on someone who's, well, not quite sure."
11:34Number 8. Glenn Guglia, The Wedding Singer. Wedding singer Robbie Hart thinks he's finally
11:39found the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately for him, she is engaged to one of the worst
11:43boyfriends in cinematic history, Glenn. Glenn is a douche. There, we said it. -"Stop all this
11:50cheating shit, moron. She's a good girl. Hey, asswipe, don't go snitching to Julia about this.
11:59I know you got some little crush on her, but you gotta face the facts.
12:03She'd rather go to bed with a real man, not some poor singing orphan." Sure, he's handsome and
12:08drives a nice car, but that doesn't make up for the fact that he is a lying, manipulating cheater
12:12who doesn't deserve his girlfriend, Julia. The only thing he ever has on his mind is physical
12:18intimacy, and it ultimately leads to his demise, metaphorically speaking. -"You better get out of
12:23my way, Billy. You're gonna get hurt. Don't you talk to Billy that way."
12:32Number 7. Jim, Edward Scissorhands. Despite his intimidating appearance, Edward Scissorhands is
12:38sweet, innocent, and always tries to do the right thing. His romantic rival, Jim, is anything but.
12:44He is a greasy-haired jock who uses fear and intimidation to bend others to his will. -"First
12:49take me to her house." -"Oh, come on, Jim. Don't make me drive." -"Just do it!" -"Jesus, maybe she
12:56was right about you." -"Just drive!" The worst part about Jim is his reluctance to give Edward a chance.
13:01He breaks the golden rule of not judging a book by its cover, choosing instead to manipulate Edward
13:06in an attempt to get him locked up by the police. However, what really makes Jim a bad boyfriend is
13:12the violent, jealous rage he flies into whenever his girlfriend, Kim, shows any affection towards Edward.
13:17-"Stay away from her, okay? I mean it. You can't touch anything without destroying it. Who the hell do you
13:21think you are, even hanging around here anyway, huh?" Ultimately, Jim gets what's coming to him.
13:25Number 6. Pat Healy, There's Something About Mary. What's the word we're looking for here?
13:30Slimy? Yeah, slimy. Pat Healy is one slimy character. Years after an embarrassing incident
13:36cut his prom night short, Ted Stroman hires a private detective to track down his date, Mary.
13:41Unfortunately for Ted, that detective is Pat Healy. Within moments of seeing her,
13:47Pat, too, falls for Mary. -"You asked me to follow around your girl, and I did.
13:52And then the truth is, I... I started to like her." What follows is a series of dastardly
13:58ploys put on by the lying detective in an attempt to win her heart. From his creepy,
14:03thin mustache to his misguided mental state, Pat Healy is a weirdo inside and out.
14:09-"Oh, forget it." -"What?" -"No, no, it's... it's stupid." -"Come on, you can say it." -"No, really, it's...
14:15it's moronic." -"Just say it!" -"Can I, uh, feel your bosoms before I go?" Number 5. Sack Lodge, Wedding
14:22Crashers. -"Big tree fall hard, right? How many fingers I got up? Come on, Pepe, how many fingers
14:27I got up? Oh, come on, I got four. Okay, here's five. Man down!" It's incredible to think that
14:32Bradley Cooper is now one of the most beloved and sought-after actors in Hollywood. It wasn't
14:36too long ago that he played the jerky fiancé in this classic comedy. Whether Sack is taking touch
14:41football way too seriously, shooting men with a rifle, or generally treating his fiancé Claire
14:46like garbage, he is one seriously messed-up boyfriend. -"Hey, you want to help me out? Do
14:51you? Do you, kid? Why don't you go get me a 7-Up, okay? All right? Because I think I'm...
14:57I think I might get vulnerable again." It was thus all the more satisfying to see him crouched over
15:01a toilet seat in agony after being poisoned by his romantic rival John, and getting punched out by
15:07John's best friend Jeremy. Number 4. Kaladin Cal Hockley, Titanic. When Cal boarded the Titanic,
15:13his life was looking pretty good. He was rich, handsome, and all set to marry the beautiful Rose.
15:18Unfortunately for him, Jack Dawson had other plans. The evilness of a particular bad boyfriend is
15:24usually reflected in the complete opposite nature of his competition. -"Surely you remember Mr.
15:29Dawson?" -"Dawson? That's amazing. You could almost pass for a gentleman." -"Almost." We know Cal is
15:40bad because Jack is so darn good. When Rose is within 10 feet of her fiancé, it's an absolute
15:46cringe fest. He's an arrogant snob who undermines anyone whom he deems inferior to himself. -"There's
15:51no arrangement, is there?" -"No, there is. Not that you'll benefit much from it. I always win, Jack."
16:02The breaking point for this bad boyfriend is when he tries to shoot Jack as he flees with Rose.
16:06That is a big no-no. Number 3. Jason J.D. Dean, Heathers. Every high school has that one group
16:13of girls. You know the ones. Popular, attractive, with amazing fashion sense. Well, in this cult
16:19classic, Veronica and her rebellious new boyfriend J.D. get sick and tired of their school's clique
16:23and decide to do something about it. However, his idea of killing them turns out to be a little too
16:29much for her to handle. -"Your true feelings were too gross and icky for you to face." -"I did not want them
16:37dead!" J.D. ends up being just a little bit of a... what's the word? Murderous psychopath. He may come
16:43off all cool and laissez-faire, but in reality, J.D. is straight up crazy. Veronica might want to
16:49choose a little more wisely next time she's looking for a boyfriend. -"People are gonna look at the ashes
16:53of Westenberg and say, now there is a school that self-destructed not because society didn't care,
16:59but because the school was society!" Number 2. David McCall, Fear. In the pantheon of bad boyfriends,
17:07this one is up there with the worst of them. After meeting Nicole at a rave, David McCall becomes
17:12dangerously obsessed with her. While they date at first, David's increasingly horrifying behavior
17:18leads her to dump him, with deadly consequences. -"Go away! Away from me!" Mark Wahlberg goes
17:29full-on for this film. From killing Nicole's dog to murdering one of her friends, David is what you
17:34would call troubled. He is violent, obsessive, and lacking any sort of moral backbone. If that doesn't
17:40constitute a bad boyfriend, we don't know what does. -"It's not our fault. It's his. I tried so
17:47hard to be nice, to get him to accept me. Can't you see all he wants is for you to be his little
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18:11Number One. Billy Loomis. Scream. The thing about horror movie obsessed Billy is that even if you
18:16haven't seen the last half hour of Scream, you still have plenty of reasons to question his BF
18:21credentials. His girlfriend Sydney is still struggling with her mother's murder. Of course,
18:25his concern is that her libido has been low since the tragedy. -"Since your mother died." -"Is your
18:31brain leaking? My mom was killed. I can't believe you're bringing this up." -"I know. It's been a year."
18:35-"Tomorrow. One year tomorrow." -"I know. I think it's time you got over that." Maybe these things could
18:41be talked through, but Billy turning out to be one of the killers who upended Sydney's life and
18:45slaughtered all of their friends puts the final nail in the coffin. Billy is a terrible boyfriend
18:51and an even worse human being. -"I don't really believe in motive, Sid. I mean, did Norman Bates
18:55have a motive?" -"No." -"Did they ever really decide why Hannibal Lecter liked a new people?" -"Don't think so.
19:01See, it's a lot scarier when there's no motive, Sid." Which of these boyfriends made you rather
19:05stay single? Tell us in the comments. -"Jennifer, this is Jill, my other girlfriend. I think we can make this work."
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