Every Main Character In Barbarian Ranked Worst To Best

Without a doubt, the best character in “Barbarian” is its main protagonist, Tess Marshall, who rented the home so that she could go to a job interview. Now, don’t get me wrong, Tess isn’t perfect. First of all, she ignored every single red flag and chose to stay in the house against her better judgment. Nevertheless, she is a working girl trying to move up in her career, and there was nowhere else to stay, so we can’t blame her too much. Plus, Bill Skarsgård is kind of cute in an unsettling sort of way. 

Still, what was she thinking going down in those tunnels alone?! And so what if Keith was crying out for help? Save yourself, girl! Regardless, Tess ends up proving worthy of her final girl status by showing a brave sense of selflessness more than once. She survives getting shot and falling off of a water tower, and she kills the Mother. Poor judgment aside, she’s a total badass who didn’t let the bad cops, the bad landlord, or the bad mutant mama stop her. Let’s just hope she got the job.