The classic movie Cool Hand Luke was on this morning which got me thinking of my favorite “man movies” of all time. After much thought and a trip through my movie collection the list is born. Below are my picks in no particular order.
Das Boot — 1981
The Bridge on the River Kwai — 1957
The Great Escape — 1963
Cool Hand Luke — 1967
The Bourne Identity / Supremacy / Ultimatum — 2002/2004/2007
Casino — 1995
North by Northwest — 1959
Full Metal Jacket — 1987
The Godfather — 1972
American Psycho — 2000
The Hunt for Red October — 1990
Wall Street — 1987
Ben Hur — 1959
O Brother, Where Art Thou? — 2000
The Graduate — 1967
Deer Hunter — 1978
M*A*S*H — 1970
Goodfellas — 1990
The French Connection — 1971
Goldfinger — 1964
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Comments: 14
o.p.
on Jul 5th, 2008
@ 12:27 AM:
No place for Bullitt? I would’ve gone for Thunderball over Goldfinger too,, but other than that I agree with the rest.
P.S. Why does everyone love lists so much?
jered
on Jul 5th, 2008
@ 11:31 AM:
i agree with and was very impressed that you had all three bourne movies in the mix. i really hope they do one more.
Dan M.
on Jul 5th, 2008
@ 1:39 PM:
A great line-up, although the absence of any Tarantino film makes it incomplete in my opinion.
fa
on Jul 5th, 2008
@ 6:40 PM:
cannot believe you forgot scarface
mobinttechno
on Jul 5th, 2008
@ 6:43 PM:
Sorry to say this , but a list with out scarface, natural born killers or fight club is missing something.
Emi
on Jul 6th, 2008
@ 1:36 AM:
Bullitt should be on this list. It’s an essential film for any man, or any woman who loves them.
Steve McQueen is one undying flame for moi. So handsome, and so cool.
Emi
on Jul 6th, 2008
@ 1:37 AM:
Other than that, great list. Some of my favorite films.
Michael Williams
on Jul 6th, 2008
@ 1:59 AM:
I agree with Scarface being included. That was an oversight on my part — it gets honorary inclusion. In regards to Bullitt…it isn’t really one of my favorites which is why I excluded it. Plus, The Great Escape is a terrific movie and it represents Mr. McQueen (who gets much respect) here on ACL.
Regards,
A Continuous Lean
Michael Daddino
on Jul 6th, 2008
@ 1:40 PM:
I am a huge silent movie fan, so I want to add 1926’s The Black Pirate and 1927’s The General because they have Douglas Fairbanks and Buster Keaton doing absolutely insane things that none of us ever had or will ever have the stamina to do–that is, unless Jackie Chan reads this blog.
damnthatlion
on Jul 7th, 2008
@ 7:06 AM:
Heat? Gotta have Heat
damnthatlion
on Jul 7th, 2008
@ 7:07 AM:
And without Dr. Strangelove, this list means nothing
Paul Pincus
on Jul 8th, 2008
@ 12:45 PM:
The Great Escape.
Tony
on Feb 10th, 2009
@ 3:40 PM:
Great List! Still I felt there were some things missing.
Glengarry Glen Ross, anyone?
And wheres the Clint Eastwood selection?
A “man movie” list without some Mamet and Clint seems incomplete to me.
lifemanship
on Mar 26th, 2009
@ 3:34 PM:
i applaud you for omitting scarface.