100 Must See Movies: The Essential Men’s Movie Library

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"And for better and for worse, film has had a huge impact on masculinity in the 20th Century. Movies have produced archetypes of manliness that many men judge themselves against today. To view how male characters of cinema have been portrayed over the decades, is to see clearly the ways in which our perception of masculinity has changed and continues to change."

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  1. 90 -

    Old Yeller

    1957, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 85 -

    The Pride of the Yankees

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 101 -

    A Raisin in the Sun

    1961, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 96 -

    Gentleman's Agreement

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 94 -

    A River Runs Through It

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  6. 7 -

    The Shootist

    1976, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 93 -

    Jeremiah Johnson

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 45 -

    True Grit

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 8 -

    Hoosiers

    1986 — a.k.a. Best Shot, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 102 -

    The Natural

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 25 -

    Rudy

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 72 -

    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 108 -

    The Longest Day

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 68 -

    Chariots of Fire

    1981, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 107 -

    Swingers

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  16. 69 -

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    1936, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 13 -

    The Outsiders

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 17 -

    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  19. 89 -

    From Here to Eternity

    1953, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 52 -

    Mississippi Burning

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 42 -

    Malcolm X

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 44 -

    The Right Stuff

    1983, in 13 top lists Check
  23. 63 -

    Glory

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 11 -

    Field of Dreams

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 19 -

    Mar adentro

    2004 — a.k.a. The Sea Inside, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 16 -

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 43 -

    Cinderella Man

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 9 -

    The Last of the Mohicans

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 48 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  30. 73 -

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 65 -

    The Karate Kid

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 39 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  33. 35 -

    The Hustler

    1961, in 15 top lists Check
  34. 41 -

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 51 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  36. 37 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  37. 84 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  38. 106 -

    Top Gun

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 54 -

    Remember the Titans

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 28 -

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
  41. 71 -

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  42. 27 -

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  43. 104 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  44. 46 -

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951, in 15 top lists Check
  45. 34 -

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 15 top lists Check
  46. 62 -

    Apollo 13

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 36 -

    The Untouchables

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  48. 57 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  49. 95 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  50. 20 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 26 top lists Check
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