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
14 Comments
July 5, 2008 at 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?
July 5, 2008 at 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.
July 5, 2008 at 1:39 pm
A great line-up, although the absence of any Tarantino film makes it incomplete in my opinion.
July 5, 2008 at 6:40 pm
cannot believe you forgot scarface
July 5, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Sorry to say this , but a list with out scarface, natural born killers or fight club is missing something.
July 6, 2008 at 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.
July 6, 2008 at 1:37 am
Other than that, great list. Some of my favorite films.
July 6, 2008 at 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
July 6, 2008 at 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.
July 7, 2008 at 7:06 am
Heat? Gotta have Heat
July 7, 2008 at 7:07 am
And without Dr. Strangelove, this list means nothing
July 8, 2008 at 12:45 pm
The Great Escape.
February 10, 2009 at 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.
March 26, 2009 at 3:34 pm
i applaud you for omitting scarface.