# What are your Top Five Steve McQueen Movies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 17, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448 "2015-07-17T20:32:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/1 "2015-07-17T20:32:42Z")
We had enough fun (IMHO) with [What are your Top Five Paul Newman Movies?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=762446) that it seems worth the trouble to ask the same thing about Steve McQueen. See [Highest Rated Feature Film Actor Titles With Steve McQueen](http://www.imdb.com/filmosearch?explore=title_type&role=nm0000537&ref_=filmo_ref_job_typ&sort=user_rating,desc&mode=detail&page=1&job_type=actor&title_type=movie) for the full list from which I selected: > [@](#): > > 1. The Great Escape (1963) > 2. Papillon (1973) > 3. The Magnificent Seven (1960) > 4. The Sand Pebbles (1966) > 5. Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) > 6. Bullitt (1968) > 7. The Getaway (1972) > 8. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) > 9. The Cincinnati Kid (1965) > 10. Hell Is for Heroes (1962) > 11. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) > 12. Nevada Smith (1966) > 13. An Enemy of the People (1978) > 14. The Towering Inferno (1974) > 15. Tom Horn (1980) > 16. The Reivers (1969) > 17. Soldier in the Rain (1963) > 18. Junior Bonner (1972) > 19. Le Mans (1971) > 20. The War Lover (1962) > 21. The Blob (1958) > 22. Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965) > 23. The Hunter (1980) > 24. The Honeymoon Machine (1961) > 25. The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959) > 26. Never So Few (1959) > 27. Never Love a Stranger (1958) > 28. Girl on the Run (1953) > 29. Dixie Dynamite (1976) Select your Top Five and post them. We’ll see what happens! 🙂 My Top Five are: 1. Bullitt (1968) 2. The Cincinnati Kid (1965) 3. Papillon (1973) 4. The Great Escape (1963) 5. The Magnificent Seven (1960) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/2 "2015-07-17T21:02:12Z")
The Magnificent Seven The Great Escape Love with the Proper Stranger The War Lover Bullitt Appropriate theme song/video for this thread: [(I Just Wanna Be) Your Steve McQueen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFMo5JsH2_0) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/3 "2015-07-17T21:06:57Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > The Magnificent Seven > The Great Escape > Love with the Proper Stranger > The War Lover > Bullitt > > Appropriate theme song/video for this thread: [(I Just Wanna Be) Your Steve McQueen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFMo5JsH2_0) Righteous! It made me remember I didn’t include _The Getaway_ on my list! ☹ But I don’t know what I’d bump to put it there. Maybe _The Magnificent Seven_ even though I love Stave in that! ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/4 "2015-07-17T21:33:37Z")
Never So Few Papillion The Magnificent Seven The Cincinnati Kid The Great Escape ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/5 "2015-07-17T21:35:19Z")
Top Two: Bullitt Sand Pebbles ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/6 "2015-07-17T22:24:15Z")
Magnificent Seven Great Escape Bullitt Le Mans Thomas Crown Affair ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/7 "2015-07-17T22:34:25Z")
1. Junior Bonner 2. Papillon 3. Bullitt 4. The Reivers 5. Love with the Proper Stranger ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/8 "2015-07-17T22:49:48Z")
The Blob! The Great Escape Bullit Papillon The Magnificent Seven ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/9 "2015-07-17T23:30:08Z")
Top 6, omitting #5 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/10 "2015-07-17T23:56:17Z")
Gotta love The Blob! A 27 yr old man playing a high school teen. And he wasn’t one of those exceptionally young looking 20somethings, either. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/11 "2015-07-18T00:00:22Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Top 6, omitting #5 And trade _Le Mans_ for #3 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/12 "2015-07-18T02:43:02Z")
The Great Escape (1963) The Sand Pebbles (1966) Bullitt (1968) The Getaway The Cincinnati Kid (1965) ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/13 "2015-07-18T02:52:51Z")
1. Le Mans 2. On Any Sunday (because I’m in it and how dare anyone leave it off the list) 3. The Getaway (because my great aunt and uncle are in it) 4. The Blob (go Phoenixville!) 5. The Great Escape ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/14 "2015-07-18T03:03:19Z")
The Great Escape The Magnificent Seven The Getaway The Cincinnati Kid The Thomas Crown Affair I should note I haven’t seen Junior Bonner, The Reivers, or The Sand Pebbles, all of which I’ve heard good things about. eta: Shocking to realize McQueen’s been dead for thirty-five years. ---
**Author:** ![mind\_the\_gap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@mind\_the\_gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mind_the_gap)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/15 "2015-07-18T05:52:09Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > 1. Le Mans > 2. On Any Sunday (because I’m in it and how dare anyone leave it off the list) > 3. The Getaway (because my great aunt and uncle are in it) > 4. The Blob (go Phoenixville!) > 5. The Great Escape Ok **kopek** , I gotta ask where are you in “On Any Sunday”. I watch that movie more than I care to admit and I want to check you out next time. You’re not the guy in the beginning on the mini bike are you?😃 My vote: 1. The Magnificent Seven 2. On Any Sunday 3. The Great Escape 4. Bullitt 5. Le Mans ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/16 "2015-07-18T13:17:40Z")
> [@mind\_the\_gap](#): > > Ok **kopek** , I gotta ask where are you in “On Any Sunday”. I watch that movie more than I care to admit and I want to check you out next time. You’re not the guy in the beginning on the mini bike are you?😃 I wish; either him of “glasses guy” - always sort of admired both. And a late buddy is the dude who falls over with his wife on the back in one of the very first scenes. But I’m #64 in a couple of the flat-track scenes. It was my first year with the grown-ups and luckily none of my stupids were caught on film or used; never knew which was the case. ---
**Author:** ![mind\_the\_gap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@mind\_the\_gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mind_the_gap)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/17 "2015-07-18T14:51:32Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > I wish; either him of “glasses guy” - always sort of admired both. And a late buddy is the dude who falls over with his wife on the back in one of the very first scenes. But I’m #64 in a couple of the flat-track scenes. It was my first year with the grown-ups and luckily none of my stupids were caught on film or used; never knew which was the case. Flat-track huh? Me likee, still take in the occasional race at Lodi or Calistoga when the Big Show comes to town. I’ll keep my eyes peeled for you on my next viewing, which should be any day now. Steve McQueen note: I had the joy of meeting him twice, once at the fabled “Rock Store” in Calabassas and once at the airport in Santa Paula (shortly before his death). He was every bit the cool dude he portrayed in so many of his movies. R.I.P. Steve, we miss ya. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/18 "2015-07-18T14:51:41Z")
Steve McQueen trivia: When McQueen was living in Malibu, his next-door neighbor was Keith Moon. As you might imagine, the two didn’t hit if off too well. Among the incidents: Steve using a shotgun on a floodlamp that Moonie had pointing at his bedroom and Keith barging into McQueen’s house and getting decked by Steve’s son Chad. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Krupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/19 "2015-07-18T16:06:02Z")
No love, or even like, for The Hunter? Sure, it’s not the greatest film in history, but it deserves a mention, partially because McQueen was dying of cancer when he made it, and also because it has several good lines: Ralph corners a kid played by LeVar Burton: “My name’s Ralph Thorson, my friends call me Papa. You call me Mr. Thorson.” Later, Papa’s going to apprehend another fugitive. He gets a sandbag shooting gun out of the trunk of his car. LeVar (I forget the character’s name): What’s that, Papa? Papa: Stun gun. LeVar: What’s it do? Papa: Ruins their day. And when Papa returns the rental Firebird and drops the keys in the attendant’s hand. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448/20 "2015-07-18T21:56:28Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > I wish; either him of “glasses guy” - always sort of admired both. And a late buddy is the dude who falls over with his wife on the back in one of the very first scenes. But I’m #64 in a couple of the flat-track scenes. It was my first year with the grown-ups and luckily none of my stupids were caught on film or used; never knew which was the case. Your shoe was untied. Stands out at me every time I see that scene. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-five-steve-mcqueen-movies/725448.md?page=2)