# Movies every man should see! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 2, 2001, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428 "2001-12-02T05:23:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/1 "2001-12-02T05:23:33Z")
Yeah I know women might like these movies and that’s ok. But here’s a list of what I consider to be manly movies. Anyone else have any manly movies? Hey, if people can talk about chick flicks I’m sure we can find man flicks. A note, many of these movies have plenty of dialouge and run the emotional spectrum. Old Yeller Patton A Fist Full of Dollars Yojimbo Seven Samurai Rio Bravo The Magnificent Seven The Quiet Man High Noon Apollo 13 The Right Stuff Braveheart Fight Club I’m sure there are others. Marc ---
**Author:** ![Moon-Watcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Moon-Watcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moon-Watcher)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/2 "2001-12-02T05:48:14Z")
I’ll add _Rob Roy_. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/3 "2001-12-02T06:14:44Z")
I’ll add: -“The Dirty Dozen” -“The Great Escape” -“The Wild Bunch” -“Red River” -“The Searchers” -“The Flight of the Phoenix” -“Ride the High Country” ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/4 "2001-12-02T06:28:39Z")
“My Dog Skip” “The Indian in the Cupboard” “Dr. Strangelove, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” Anybody want to see “Pappillion” on this list? ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/5 "2001-12-02T06:30:57Z")
C’mon! _The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly_! At least once every 6 months. ---
**Author:** ![DPWhite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DPWhite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPWhite)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/6 "2001-12-02T07:09:17Z")
Rio Lobo Where Eagles Dare ---
**Author:** ![Daoloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Daoloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daoloth)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/7 "2001-12-02T07:14:10Z")
–Die Hard ---
**Author:** ![psychogumby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c0e974/32.png) [@psychogumby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychogumby)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/8 "2001-12-02T10:52:27Z")
Resevoir Dogs Trainspotting Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ---
**Author:** ![Yondan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/278dde/32.png) [@Yondan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yondan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/9 "2001-12-02T15:05:49Z")
Ok, is any Schwarzenegger film too obvious? T and T2? Others: Obscure Martial Arts Movies: “Circle of Iron” ~written by Bruce Lee “Shogun Assassin” ~film version of Lone Wolf and Cub The Samurai Trilogy about Miyamoto Musashi Serious, dramatic films: _Smoke Signals Ordinary People Breaker Morant_ Great action films: \* Jeremiah Johnson Devil in a Blue Dress The Sting Lawrence of Arabia Spartacus \* ---
**Author:** ![Philo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e495f1/32.png) [@Philo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philo)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/10 "2001-12-02T15:21:18Z")
I would add Cool Hand Luke to the list, just for the scene with the eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/11 "2001-12-02T16:05:48Z")
I’m going strictly by what Mr.Silky loves to watch, not my own opinions. Field of Dreams Rocky I, II, III, IV Young Guns I, II Tombstone Roadhouse ANY John Wayne western. He worships at the altar of True Grit. ANY Clint Eastwood movie. Clint invented cool. But we already knew that. ---
**Author:** ![Billy\_Rubin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billy_rubin/32/3622_2.png) [@Billy\_Rubin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy_Rubin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/12 "2001-12-02T16:40:54Z")
Ditto for me to most of the above, especially Quiet Man. If ever there was a “Guy” movie, it is Blazing Saddles. No man watches the campfire scene, remembers eating beans, and doesn’t nod in approval. Real men have a sense of humor, too. b. ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/13 "2001-12-02T17:19:54Z")
Escape From New York. The French Connection. Dirty Harry. Pale Rider. The Outlaw Josey Wales. Unforgiven. Those last four show a definite pattern - why don’t we just nominate the entire output of Clint Eastwood and be done with it. ---
**Author:** ![Phlip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Phlip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlip)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/14 "2001-12-02T18:12:14Z")
Jesus, how could any man forget these classics: Revenge of the Nerds “We’ve got bush!!” Porky’s Meatballs Wierd Science Debbie Does Dallas and anything with Jenna Jameson in it! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@Jet\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Black)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/15 "2001-12-02T18:50:31Z")
Dangit, I see Philp beat me to the “Porky’s” list… However, I would like to think these movies are watched by adolescents who _THINK_ of these films as "adult…or manly movies. Though many would view them as quite base…and often immature. But we are talking about “men” here right? After all, men, are allowed to be quite base and immature…thus the “maturity” of Porkys, Weird Science, Meatballs, (and others) comes about in a self fulfilling prophecy. Aren’t us men cool that way? To add to the list: I second “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” furthering Eastwood’s movies… Kelly’s Heroes Dirty Harry (all of them) Unforgiven… Hmmm…I see others have already nailed the best of the lot. Gladiator wasn’t bad as an escapist manly affair. Jet Black ---
**Author:** ![drgonzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@drgonzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drgonzo)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/16 "2001-12-02T19:00:35Z")
Sergio Leone anyone ? **Once upon a time in the West** **Once upon a time in America** ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/17 "2001-12-02T19:02:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yabob \* > \*\* > > Those last four show a definite pattern - why don’t we just nominate the entire output of Clint Eastwood and be done with it. \*\* Because then we’d have to add “Play Misty for Me.” Marc ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/18 "2001-12-02T19:26:09Z")
**Army of Darkness** The crew on my submarine watched this at least once a week. It’s a great movie if just guys are around; it’s also fun to make your girlfriend/wife watch it with you. Not a good first date movie, though. 😃 Some quotes: “Alright you primitive screwheads, listen up! See this? This is my BOOM STICK!” “Good… Bad… I’m the guy with the gun.” “Gimme some sugar, baby!” Girl: “You found me beautiful once.” Ash: “Honey…you got real ugly.” ---
**Author:** ![Nichol\_storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/19 "2001-12-02T23:02:04Z")
I can’t believe I don’t see the ultimate “dick flick” of all time on here… …“Brian’s Song”, of course. I’ve never met a man who wasn’t bawling at the end of it. .:Nichol:. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/20 "2001-12-03T00:06:34Z")
**The Bridges of Madison County** 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428.md?page=2)