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Poll: Rivals Turned Friends

A poll by brijeshmarand

"Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?"

Movies are filled with the notion where arch-rivals become friends or team up against a common enemy.

Which is your favorite pair that started as rivals or enemies and grew to become friends in a movie?

Discuss the poll here

Results of 417 votes:

1.

Tom Hanks, R. Lee Ermey, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jim Varney, and Don Rickles in Toy Story (1995)

Woody and Buzz Lightyear
2.

Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Tuco and Blondie
3.

Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers in Rocky III (1982)

Rocky and Apollo Creed
4.

Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin in Midnight Run (1988)

Jonathan Mardukas and Jack Walsh
5.

Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai (2003)

Nathan Algren and Katsumoto
6.

Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong, and Robert Patrick in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Terminator and Sarah Connor
7.

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in The Fast and the Furious (2001)

Dominic and Brian
8.

Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)

Bud White and Ed Exely
9.

Tom Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth in Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Thor and Loki
10.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, and Steven Spielberg in Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Carl Hanratty and Frank Abigail Jr.
11.

Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr. in Enemy Mine (1985)

Davidge and Jerry
12.

Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, and Richard Kiel in Moonraker (1979)

James Bond and Jaws
13.

Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Ratso and Joe Buck
14.

Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Professor X and Magneto (Charles and Erik)
15.

Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, and Rick Rossovich in Top Gun (1986)

Maverick and Iceman
16.

Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Captain Kirk and Spock
17.

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson in Zoolander (2001)

Hansel and Derek Zoolander
18.

Edward Norton in American History X (1998)

Derek and Lamont
19.

Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Batman and Superman
20.

Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, and David Leitch in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

Hobbs and Shaw
21.

Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

Solo and Illya
22.

Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans in The Last Boy Scout (1991)

Jimmy and Joe
23.

Vin Diesel, Yorgo Constantine, and Dwayne Johnson in Fast Five (2011)

Dominic and Hobbs
24.

Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)

Jack and Reggie
25.

Robert Englund and Ken Kirzinger in Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Freddy and Jason
26.

Lee Van Cleef and Gian Maria Volontè in For a Few Dollars More (1965)

Col. Douglas Mortimer and El Indio
27.

Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds in The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

Michael Bryce and Darius Kincaid
28.

John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell in Step Brothers (2008)

Brennan and Dale
29.

Halle Berry and Alan Cumming in X2 (2003)

Storm and Nightcrawler
30.

Sharlto Copley, Kenneth Nkosi, and Mandla Gaduka in District 9 (2009)

Wikus and Chistopher
31.

Darwin Joston and Austin Stoker in Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

Lt. Ethan Bishop and Napoleon Wilson
32.

Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier in The Defiant Ones (1958)

Noah and Joker
33.

Robin Williams and Edward Norton in Death to Smoochy (2002)

Randolph Smiley and Sheldon Mopes
34.

Vin Diesel, Keith David, Rhiana Griffith, and Radha Mitchell in Pitch Black (2000)

Riddick and Carolyn Fry
35.

Adrien Brody in Predators (2010)

Royce and Predator

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Poll: Rivals Turned Friends

Results of 417 votes:

Tom Hanks, R. Lee Ermey, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jim Varney, and Don Rickles in Toy Story (1995)

Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers in Rocky III (1982)

Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin in Midnight Run (1988)

Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai (2003)

Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong, and Robert Patrick in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in The Fast and the Furious (2001)

Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)

Tom Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth in Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, and Steven Spielberg in Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr. in Enemy Mine (1985)

Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, and Richard Kiel in Moonraker (1979)

Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, and Rick Rossovich in Top Gun (1986)

Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson in Zoolander (2001)

Edward Norton in American History X (1998)

Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, and David Leitch in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans in The Last Boy Scout (1991)

Vin Diesel, Yorgo Constantine, and Dwayne Johnson in Fast Five (2011)

Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)

Robert Englund and Ken Kirzinger in Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Lee Van Cleef and Gian Maria Volontè in For a Few Dollars More (1965)

Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds in The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell in Step Brothers (2008)

Halle Berry and Alan Cumming in X2 (2003)

Sharlto Copley, Kenneth Nkosi, and Mandla Gaduka in District 9 (2009)

Darwin Joston and Austin Stoker in Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier in The Defiant Ones (1958)

Robin Williams and Edward Norton in Death to Smoochy (2002)

Vin Diesel, Keith David, Rhiana Griffith, and Radha Mitchell in Pitch Black (2000)

Adrien Brody in Predators (2010)

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