Tuesday, August 11, 2015

75 Movies Every Man Should See

Esquire recently published a list entitled "The 75 Movies that Every Man Should See".  Being a movie buff and a guy myself, I thought I'd post my own list.  To me a guy movie contains one or more of the following:  action, adventure, humor, suspense, raunch & sports.  Here goes:
  1. The Godfather - 1972 - Marlon Brando, Al Pacino
  2. Rocky - 1976 - Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire
  3. Star Wars - 1977 - Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
  4. Fight Club - 1999 - Brad Pitt, Edward Norton
  5. The Godfather Part II - 1974 - Al Pacino, Robert De Niro
  6. Jaws - 1975 - Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss
  7. Fast Times At Ridgemont High - 1982 - Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates
  8. No Country For Old Men - 2007 - Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem
  9. Animal House - 1978 - John Belushi, Stephen Furst
  10. Die Hard - 1988 - Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman
  11. First Blood - 1982 - Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy
  12. The Terminator - 1984 - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton
  13. Black Hawk Down - 2001 - Josh Hartnet, Ewan McGregor
  14. Dirty Harry - 1971 - Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson
  15. Pulp Fiction - 1994 - John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson
  16. Fatal Attraction - 1987 - Michael Douglas, Glenn Close
  17. Cool Hand Luke - 1967 - Paul Newman, George Kennedy
  18. Platoon - 1986 - Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger
  19. Caddyshack - 1980 - Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield
  20. Training Day - 2001 - Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke
  21. Ricky Business - 1983 - Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay
  22. Unforgiven - 1992 - Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman
  23. The Wolf of Wall Street - 2013 - Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill
  24. Zero Dark Thirty - 2012 - Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke
  25. The Dark Knight - 2008 - Christian Bale, Heath Ledger 
  26. The Hangover - 2009 - Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper
  27. The Hurt Locker - 2008 - Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie
  28. 300 - 2006 - Gerard Butler, Lena Headey
  29. The Bourne Identity - 2002 - Matt Damon, Franka Potente
  30. The 40 Year Old Virgin - 2005 - Steve Carell, Catherine Keener
  31. The Departed - 2006 - Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson
  32. Old School - 2003 - Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn  
  33. Silence of the Lambs - 1991 - Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins
  34. Gladiator - 2000 - Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix
  35. Memento - 2000 - Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss
  36. Saving Private Ryan - 1998 - Tom Hanks, Matt Damon
  37. There's Something About Mary - 1998 - Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz
  38. Donnie Brasco - 1997 - Al Pacino, Brad Pitt
  39. Fargo - 1996 - William H Macy, Frances McDormand
  40. Swingers - 1996 - Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn
  41. Braveheart - 1995 - Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau
  42. Casino - 1995 - Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone
  43. Heat - 1995 - Robert De Niro, Al Pacino 
  44. Shawshank Redemption - 1994 - Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman
  45. Dumb & Dumber - 1994 - Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels
  46. A Few Good Men - 1992 - Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson
  47. Goodfellas - 1990 - Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta
  48. Raiders of the Lost Ark - 1981 - Harrison Ford, Karen Allen
  49. Full Metal Jacket - 1987 - Matthew Modine, R Lee Ermey
  50. Hoosiers - 1986 - Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper
  51. Reservoir Dogs - 1992 - Harvey Keitel, Micheal Madsen
  52. Beverly Hills Cop - 1984 - Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold
  53. Scarface - 1983 - Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer 
  54. Trading Places - 1983 - Eddie Murphy, Dan Ackroyd
  55. Blade Runner - 1982 - Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer
  56. Airplane! - 1980 - Robert Hayes, Leslie Nielsen
  57. Apocalypse Now - 1979 - Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando
  58. The Deer Hunter - 1978 - Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken
  59. The Outlaw Josey Wales - 1976 - Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke
  60. Slap Shot  - 1977 - Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean
  61. Taxi Driver - 1976 - Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster
  62. Deliverance - 1972 - Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight
  63. Casino Royale - 2006 - Daniel Craig, Eva Green
  64. Wall Street - 1987 - Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas
  65. Rudy - 1993 - Sean Austin, Jon Favreau
  66. Terminator 2:  Judgement Day - 1991 - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton
  67. Bad Boys - 1983 - Sean Penn, Esai Morales
  68. Bull Durham - 1988 - Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon
  69. Point Break - 1991 - Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze
  70. Tommy Boy - 1995 - Chris Farley, David Spade
  71. Cast Away - 2000 - Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt
  72. Pale Rider - 1985 - Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty
  73. The Warriors - 1979 - Michael Beck, James Remar
  74. The Wrestler - 2008 - Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei
  75. Taken - 2008 - Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace


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