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. 75 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 78 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  3. 56 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  4. 22 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  5. 47 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  6. 80 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  7. 97 -

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  8. 30 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  9. 76 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  10. 23 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 88 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  12. 70 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  13. 79 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  14. 49 -

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  15. 64 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  16. 98 -

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  17. 82 -

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  18. 77 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  19. 53 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  20. 74 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  21. 100 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  22. 87 -

    American Beauty

    1999, in 25 top lists Check
  23. 10 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  24. 12 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  25. 86 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  26. 18 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  27. 6 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  28. 40 -

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 24 -

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  30. 105 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 33 -

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  32. 84 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  33. 31 -

    Unforgiven

    1992, in 24 top lists Check
  34. 20 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  35. 57 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  36. 95 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  37. 2 -

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  38. 91 -

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  39. 61 -

    Rocky

    1976, in 20 top lists Check
  40. 104 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  41. 39 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  42. 37 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  43. 103 -

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  44. 26 -

    High Noon

    1952, in 19 top lists Check
  45. 55 -

    Braveheart

    1995, in 19 top lists Check
  46. 29 -

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  47. 21 -

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  48. 28 -

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
  49. 46 -

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951, in 15 top lists Check
  50. 99 -

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
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