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. 48 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  2. 69 -

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    1936, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 34 -

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 37 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  5. 56 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  6. 20 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  7. 30 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 85 -

    The Pride of the Yankees

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 18 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  10. 39 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  11. 100 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  12. 96 -

    Gentleman's Agreement

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 10 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  14. 66 -

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 46 -

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951, in 15 top lists Check
  16. 26 -

    High Noon

    1952, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 89 -

    From Here to Eternity

    1953, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 17 -

    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  19. 57 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  20. 88 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  21. 28 -

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
  22. 84 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  23. 77 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  24. 95 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  25. 90 -

    Old Yeller

    1957, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 47 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  27. 104 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  28. 12 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  29. 6 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  30. 51 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  31. 35 -

    The Hustler

    1961, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 101 -

    A Raisin in the Sun

    1961, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 92 -

    Dr. No

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 74 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  35. 108 -

    The Longest Day

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 15 -

    The Manchurian Candidate

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  37. 91 -

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  38. 1 -

    The Great Escape

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  39. 72 -

    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 4 -

    The Endless Summer

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 82 -

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
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    Cool Hand Luke

    1967, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 16 -

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  44. 38 -

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
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    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  46. 45 -

    True Grit

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 73 -

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 3 -

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  49. 29 -

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  50. 75 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
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