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. 74 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  2. 104 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 88 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 76 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  5. 42 -

    Malcolm X

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 51 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 70 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  8. 44 -

    The Right Stuff

    1983, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 27 -

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 55 -

    Braveheart

    1995, in 19 top lists Check
  11. 108 -

    The Longest Day

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 75 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  13. 1 -

    The Great Escape

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 73 -

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 39 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  16. 86 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  17. 81 -

    Gangs of New York

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 95 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  19. 33 -

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  20. 48 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 21 -

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 43 -

    Cinderella Man

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 49 -

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  24. 62 -

    Apollo 13

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 97 -

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  26. 71 -

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 102 -

    The Natural

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 72 -

    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 35 -

    The Hustler

    1961, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 64 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  31. 53 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  32. 100 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  33. 31 -

    Unforgiven

    1992, in 24 top lists Check
  34. 37 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  35. 34 -

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 67 -

    The Sting

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  37. 91 -

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  38. 83 -

    Dead Poets Society

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 52 -

    Mississippi Burning

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 85 -

    The Pride of the Yankees

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 101 -

    A Raisin in the Sun

    1961, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 45 -

    True Grit

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 50 -

    Cool Hand Luke

    1967, in 13 top lists Check
  44. 65 -

    The Karate Kid

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 19 -

    Mar adentro

    2004 — a.k.a. The Sea Inside, in 5 top lists Check
  46. 6 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  47. 68 -

    Chariots of Fire

    1981, in 14 top lists Check
  48. 94 -

    A River Runs Through It

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  49. 87 -

    American Beauty

    1999, in 25 top lists Check
  50. 63 -

    Glory

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
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