The following characters can all count themselves among the very best and most memorable heroes in movie history.

Sometimes, they do all of the above, and are ranked below, from great to greatest.

That is, until Marge Gunderson steps in and basically fixes everything.

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Maximus standing in the arena with the sunlight above him in Gladiator.

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Close up of Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) sitting at a desk in an office in Erin Brockovich

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An elderly man in a park’s swings under the snow

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Han Solo with a confused expression in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.

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Furiosa behind the wheel in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga with black oil on her fore

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Marge looking up in frustration in Fargo.

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Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man testing the arc reactor on his chest with a robotic glove

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Harry Potter camping in the woods in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

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Detective Virgil Tibbs and Police Chief Bill Gillespie work the case in ‘In the Heat of the Night’.

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