Top 15 Most Iconic Evil Corporations in Movies and TV Shows

15. ICS – The Running Man

Before reality TV became our daily background noise, The Running Man warned us what happens when media corporations get too much power. ICS (the “entertainment” network of the future) turned public executions into prime-time programming, and the worst part is – it doesn’t feel that far-fetched anymore. Their idea of entertainment involved convicted criminals fighting to the death, with explosions, catchphrases, and a cheering crowd. It’s the ultimate dystopian mix of capitalism, cruelty, and commercial breaks. ICS didn’t just produce shows – they produced propaganda, proving that ratings will always come before humanity. | © TriStar Pictures

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14. Tyrell Corporation – Blade Runner

When your company’s slogan is “More human than human,” you’re already flirting with a god complex. The Tyrell Corporation perfected artificial life with their Replicants – synthetic beings built to serve humanity while being treated as disposable property. Its towering pyramid headquarters and cold aesthetics mirrored its moral decay, a perfect symbol of corporate ambition gone unchecked. Tyrell’s empire wasn’t just about technology; it was about playing creator in a world that forgot what empathy looks like. And as Blade Runner proved, when your products start questioning their own existence, it’s time to revisit your business model. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

13. E-Corp – Mr. Robot

Even if you’ve never seen Mr. Robot, the nickname “Evil Corp” probably tells you everything you need to know. This digital-age behemoth controls banks, media, and data with a smiling logo and zero accountability. E-Corp isn’t just a company – it’s a metaphor for every real-world tech giant that knows way too much about you. What makes it so terrifying is how normal it feels; its corruption isn’t cartoonish but systemic, woven into everyday life. Elliot Alderson’s crusade to take them down isn’t just personal – it’s practically spiritual. Because in E-Corp’s world, data is god, and morality is just outdated software. | © Universal Cable Productions

12. Resources Development Administration (RDA) – Avatar

If you ever wondered how far corporate greed can go, the RDA answers that question – with interstellar mining and environmental annihilation. They’re the reason Pandora turned into a war zone, bulldozing alien ecosystems for a shiny mineral called unobtanium. Their soldiers and scientists justify every atrocity with talk of “progress” and “shareholder value,” while ignoring the literal living planet beneath their boots. The RDA isn’t just evil; it’s depressingly realistic, a reflection of the same corporate mindset that’s destroying Earth. In short, if there’s profit to be made, nothing – planet, species, or soul – is safe. | © 20th Century Studios

11. Buy n Large (BnL) – WALL·E

Imagine a company so powerful it owns the government, the planet, and even the stars – and then imagine it forgot to clean up after itself. Buy n Large turned Earth into a trash heap and humanity into couch-bound blobs orbiting in space. What makes BnL’s evil so unsettling is its friendly face: pastel logos, cheerful robots, and constant reassurances that everything’s fine. It’s corporate dystopia with a smile, where convenience killed curiosity and branding replaced purpose. And the scariest part? We’d probably still shop there if the Wi-Fi worked. | © Pixar Animation Studios

10. Luthorcorp – Superman

When your logo says “LuthorCorp” instead of the more familiar “LexCorp,” you know something’s been rebooted – and in this case, it means the corporate villainy is sharper than ever. In Superman (2025), LuthorCorp isn’t just a megacorporation – it’s the centerpiece of Lex Luthor’s obsession with controlling the “alien problem,” i.e., Superman. Everything from clean energy to biotech and defense falls under its umbrella, and behind the polished veneer is a man hell-bent on being the architect of his own legacy. What makes LuthorCorp especially chilling is how much it mirrors real-world conglomerates: they’re in everything, visible everywhere, and trusted by no one who knows the truth. It’s corporate power taken to cosmic levels. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

9. Oscorp – Spider-Man

Oscorp proves science isn’t harmless just because someone’s wearing a lab coat. Norman Osborn’s empire thrives on ambition – genetic mutations, advanced weaponry, and the kind of experiments that always end in someone losing their mind (or their skull). It’s the textbook example of corporate greed meeting unchecked innovation, and the results are wildly dramatic: goblins, toxins, and skyscraper crash-lands. The company succeeds at one thing: showing us that progress without ethics is a disaster in designer packaging. A world with Oscorp isn’t just corrupt – it’s dangerous. | © Marvel Entertainment

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8. Omni Consumer Products (OCP) – RoboCop

OCP didn’t just reimagine the future – they ran it. In the bleak streets of Detroit from RoboCop, OCP controls everything from law enforcement to urban redevelopment, blurring the line between justice and profit. Human lives aren’t stakeholders – they’re line items. OCP’s steel-toed boots walk across ethical boundaries in broad daylight, showcasing a world where law enforcement has shareholders and morality is optional. Their slogan might read “You have the right to remain silent,” but what it means is “you have the right to pay.” Every bullet fired is a checkbox marked, every protest a marketing opportunity. | © Orion Pictures

7. Soylent Corporation – Soylent Green

The name sounds friendly, but by the time the credits roll on Soylent Green, you’ve seen what it really stands for. As the people of a future Earth struggle to survive, Soylent Corporation offers nourishment – and hides something horrifying behind its green facade. It’s the ultimate corporate betrayal: promising salvation while selling something far darker. The bunker-like boardrooms and utopian advertising mask something grotesque and unspeakable. This isn’t a company that lost its way – it’s a company that never had a moral compass. | © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

6. Vought – The Boys

When superheroism becomes a stock option, you get Vought – a company that turns capes into commodities and heroism into share value. In The Boys, they don’t just manage superheroes; they manufacture them, package them, and monetize every punch-throw and photo op. The brand is everything, and the ethics? Optional. Behind the glitz and the PR stunts lie contracts, cover-ups, and casualties. Watching Vought is like watching a global brand exploit terror for trendiness. The most dangerous things aren’t always mask-ed – they’re market-ed. | © Amazon Studios

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5. Umbrella Corporation – Resident Evil

There’s corporate malpractice, and then there’s accidentally unleashing a zombie apocalypse. The Umbrella Corporation managed to turn a pharmaceutical empire into the world’s most efficient extinction machine. Hiding behind its sleek labs and miracle products, the company’s experiments led to the T-virus – and the total collapse of civilization. Its executives treat human life like test data, and “ethics” might as well be a foreign word. What makes Umbrella so iconic is its polished evil: they look like any big medical brand, but their business model is chaos. If there’s a lesson here, it’s simple – never trust a logo that glows red. | © Constantin Film

4. Lumon Industries – Severance

The scariest part about Lumon isn’t what it does – it’s what it makes you forget. Deep in the sterile halls of Severance, employees willingly split their consciousness in two, trading freedom for corporate loyalty in its purest, most horrifying form. Lumon is the ultimate metaphor for the soul-sucking modern workplace – a company so powerful that it literally owns your memories. The pastel office spaces and polite greetings hide something cult-like, almost religious. It’s not the future of employment; it’s the nightmare we’ve been too tired to notice. | © Apple Studios

3. Weyland-Yutani Corporation – Alien

It takes a special kind of company to look at a murderous space creature and see “profit margins.” The Weyland-Yutani Corporation defines greed on a galactic scale – a faceless megacorp obsessed with weaponizing the xenomorphs, no matter how many crews it sacrifices along the way. To them, the universe isn’t about discovery, it’s about exploitation. They build colonies, terraform planets, and send expendable people to their deaths, all in the name of “progress.” Every ship they launch might as well come with a corporate slogan: “In space, no one can hear you file a complaint.” | © 20th Century Studios

2. InGen – Jurassic Park

The phrase “playing God” could have been coined specifically for InGen. Their brilliant but reckless attempt to resurrect dinosaurs gave us one of cinema’s greatest cautionary tales about corporate hubris. On paper, it was all about science and wonder – a family-friendly theme park where you could see real dinosaurs. In reality, it was a lawsuit waiting to happen, built on fragile security systems and unchecked ambition. InGen’s genius is in how real it feels; every decision is driven by profit over safety. And when the raptors escape? Well, that’s just another line item on the quarterly report. | © Universal Pictures

1. Cyberdyne Systems (& Skynet) – Terminator

The award for “most catastrophic business idea in human history” goes to Cyberdyne Systems. Their attempt to automate defense systems led to Skynet – the AI that decided humanity was the real bug in the system. What started as a push for efficiency became a global apocalypse, complete with killer robots and a world ruled by machines. Cyberdyne didn’t set out to destroy the planet, but like most evil corporations, it simply couldn’t stop innovating. The result? Judgment Day. It’s the perfect example of how technology’s best intentions can spiral into annihilation – all thanks to a quarterly upgrade. | © Orion Pictures