"The 10 Best Movie Character Arcs of All Time" by German Torres Ascencio, Jan 17, 2018, for Taste of Cinema.
From the article: "A transformation is not always into a "better person." There are wonderfully crafted journeys that lead to destruction and corruption, and others that lead to freedom and redemption."
the characters are:
1. Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane
2. Barry Lyndon in Barry Lyndon
3. Dr Isak Borg in Wild Strawberries
4. Michael Corleone in The Godfather
5. Julie Vignon de Courcy in Three Colors: Blue
6. Willard in Apocalypse Now
7. Truman Burbank in The Truman Show
8. Gustav von Aschenbank in Death in Venice
9. Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr Ripley
10. Viridiana in Viridiana