Top 100 Movies for Guys List

#100 Movie for Guys

The Great Escape (1963)

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

Director:

John Sturges

Writers:

Paul Brickhill, James Clavell

Stars:

Steve McQueen, James Garner

#99 Movie for Guys

Porky's (1981) R

In 1954, a group of Florida high schoolers seek out to help their buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.

Director:

Bob Clark

Writers:

Bob Clark

Stars:

Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight

#98 Movie for Guys

Into the Wild (2007) R

After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.

Director:

Sean Penn

Writers:

Sean Penn, Jon Krakauer

Stars:

Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener

#97 Movie for Guys

Shaft (2000) R

New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.

Director:

John Singleton

Writers:

Ernest Tidyman, John Singleton

Stars:

Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Christian Bale

#96 Movie for Guys

Dirty Harry (1971) R

When a mad man calling himself 'the Scorpio Killer' menaces the city, tough as nails San Francisco Police Inspector Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath.

Director:

Don Siegel

Writers:

Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink

Stars:

Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Harry Guardino

#95 Movie for Guys

Highlander (1986) R

An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writers:

Gregory Widen

Stars:

Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown

#94 Movie for Guys

Slap Shot (1977) R

A failing ice hockey team finds success using constant fighting and violence during games.

Director:

George Roy Hill

Writers:

Nancy Dowd

Stars:

Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Strother Martin

#93 Movie for Guys

Animal House (1978) R

At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those trouble-makers have other plans for him.

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney

Stars:

John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tom Hulce

#92 Movie for Guys

Midnight Run (1988) R

An accountant is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia after jumping bail.

Director:

Martin Brest

Writers:

George Gallo

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto

#91 Movie for Guys

Clerks (1994) R

A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.

Director:

Kevin Smith

Writers:

Kevin Smith

Stars:

Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti

#90 Movie for Guys

Trainspotting (1996) R

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.

Director:

Danny Boyle

Writers:

John Hodge, Irvine Welsh

Stars:

Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller

#89 Movie for Guys

Heat (1995) R

A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist, while both sides attempt to find balance between their personal lives with their professional lives.

Director:

Michael Mann

Writers:

Michael Mann

Stars:

Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer

#88 Movie for Guys

The Magnificent Seven (2016) PG-13

Seven gunmen in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Writers:

Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto

Stars:

Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke

#87 Movie for Guys

The 13th Warrior (1999) R

A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly embroiled on a quest to banish a mysterious threat in a distant Viking land.

Director:

John McTiernan, Michael Crichton

Writers:

Michael Crichton, William Wisher Jr.

Stars:

Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhøi

#86 Movie for Guys

The Three Musketeers (1993) PG

A Disney-ized retelling of Dumas' classic swashbuckling story of three swordsmen of the disbanded French king's guard plus one young man who dreams to become one of them, who seek to save their King from the scheming of the Cardinal Richelieu. Jokes and stunts are the expected fare in this light-hearted and jaunty adventure.

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writers:

Alexandre Dumas, David Loughery

Stars:

Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell

#85 Movie for Guys

The Italian Job (2003) PG-13

After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.

Director:

F. Gary Gray

Writers:

Troy Kennedy-Martin, Donna Powers

Stars:

Donald Sutherland, Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton

#84 Movie for Guys

Risky Business (1983) R

A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand.

Director:

Paul Brickman

Writers:

Paul Brickman

Stars:

Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano

#83 Movie for Guys

Papillon (1973) R

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

Director:

Franklin J. Schaffner

Writers:

Dalton Trumbo, Lorenzo Semple Jr.

Stars:

Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory

#82 Movie for Guys

High Fidelity (2000) PG

Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress.

Director:

Stephen Frears

Writers:

Nick Hornby, D.V. DeVincentis

Stars:

John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso

#81 Movie for Guys

Bachelor Party (1984) R

A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party.

Director:

Neal Israel

Writers:

Bob Israel, Neal Israel

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Tawny Kitaen, Adrian Zmed

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