# Movies every man should see!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428>\
**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:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/41 "2001-12-04T17:31:07Z")

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> \*Originally posted by divemaster \*  
> \*\*C’mon! _The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly_! At least once every 6 months. \*\*

Divemaster took my words, exactly! How can you mention only “Fist Full of Dollars”? And, did anyone mention “For A Few Dollars More”??? - Jinx

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**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/42 "2001-12-04T18:05:57Z")

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Diner  
Caddyshack

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**Author:** ![SteverinoAlaReno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@SteverinoAlaReno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteverinoAlaReno)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/43 "2001-12-04T19:57:17Z")

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I’ll add:

The Bridge on the River Kwai  
Ben Hur  
October Sky  
The Great Escape  
The Longest Day  
Spartacus  
The Patriot

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/44 "2001-12-04T23:41:18Z")

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> \*Originally posted by DPWhite \*  
> \*\*Rio Lobo  
> \*\*

Wait a minute DP…does this mean we actually agree on something?  
I’m scared. 😃

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**Author:** ![Barking\_Spider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Barking\_Spider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Spider)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/45 "2001-12-05T01:37:21Z")

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Conan the Barbarian.

Red Dawn

Full Metal Jacket

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**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/46 "2001-12-05T02:25:41Z")

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Glengarry Glen Ross  
Heat  
Miller’s Crossing  
Midnight Run  
Point Break  
Se7en  
Swimming With Sharks  
Navy Seals  
Swingers  
Leon: The Professional  
Airplane!  
Naked Gun Trilogy

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**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/47 "2001-12-05T02:28:00Z")

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Oh! Damn, how could I forget!? This definitely goes at the top.

**First Blood Trilogy**.

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**Author:** ![Tixenfleaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@Tixenfleaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tixenfleaz)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/48 "2001-12-05T03:23:59Z")

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“Top Gun”

This movie made me visit my Navy recruiter in the hopes of becoming a Tomcat pilot. Apparently intelligence and a clean record are required to fly those things.

“Road Warrior”

Kinda reminded me of “Shane”, except for the cars and the oily leather-clad muscle-boy sociopaths.

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**Author:** ![dead0man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dead0man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dead0man)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-every-man-should-see/96428/49 "2001-12-05T07:57:45Z")

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ACK!  
I thought I read “Movies every \*\*MAN \*\*should see”.  
It took 36 posts to get to “Full Metal Jacket”???  
Diner???  
Alien???  
Speed???  
Roadhouse??? isnt that a Patrick Swayze movie???

my short list would be:  
Braveheart  
Deer Hunter  
Die Hard 1&3  
Full Metal Jacket  
Goodfellas  
The Godfather1&2  
The Longest Day  
Platoon  
Red Dawn  
Saving Private Ryan  
Tora Tora Tora  
and any episode of Band of Brothers or The Sopranos  
dead0man

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