Top 100 Movies for Guys List

#60 Movie for Guys

The Town (2010) R

As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the F.B.I. Agent looking to bring him and his crew down.

Director:

Ben Affleck

Writers:

Peter Craig, Ben Affleck

Stars:

Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm

#59 Movie for Guys

Grandma's Boy (2006) R

A 35 year old video game tester has to move in with his grandma and her two old lady roommates.

Director:

Nicholaus Goossen

Writers:

Barry Wernick, Allen Covert

Stars:

Allen Covert, Linda Cardellini, Shirley Jones

#58 Movie for Guys

Kelly's Heroes (1970) GP

A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure.

Director:

Brian G. Hutton

Writers:

Troy Kennedy-Martin

Stars:

Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles

#57 Movie for Guys

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) R

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

Director:

Frank Darabont

Writers:

Stephen King, Frank Darabont

Stars:

Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton

#56 Movie for Guys

American Beauty (1999) R

A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.

Director:

Sam Mendes

Writers:

Alan Ball

Stars:

Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch

#55 Movie for Guys

True Romance (1993) R

In Detroit, a lonely pop culture geek marries a call girl, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood. Meanwhile, the owners of the cocaine - the Mob - track them down in an attempt to reclaim it.

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers:

Quentin Tarantino

Stars:

Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper

#54 Movie for Guys

Leon: The Professional (1994) R

Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.

Director:

Luc Besson

Writers:

Luc Besson

Stars:

Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman

#53 Movie for Guys

Rounders (1998) R

A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks, while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend and his commitments to law school.

Director:

John Dahl

Writers:

David Levien, Brian Koppelman

Stars:

Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol

#52 Movie for Guys

Very Bad Things (1998) R

A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees turn on each other as the wedding approaches.

Director:

Peter Berg

Writers:

Peter Berg

Stars:

Christian Slater, Daniel Stern, Cameron Diaz

#51 Movie for Guys

Thief (1981) R

Coming closer to his dream of leading a normal life, a professional safecracker agrees to do a job for the Mafia, who have other plans for him.

Director:

Michael Mann

Writers:

Frank Hohimer, Michael Mann

Stars:

James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson

#50 Movie for Guys

Robocop (1987) R

In a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.

Director:

Paul Verhoeven

Writers:

Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner

Stars:

Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy

#49 Movie for Guys

Lethal Weapon (1987) R

A veteran policeman, Murtaugh, is partnered with a younger, suicidal officer, Riggs. They both have one thing in common: hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one another to stop a gang of drug smugglers.

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers:

Shane Black

Stars:

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey

#48 Movie for Guys

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) R

A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.

Director:

Milos Forman

Writers:

Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman

Stars:

Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman

#47 Movie for Guys

First Blood (1982) R

Former Green Beret John Rambo is pursued into the mountains surrounding a small town by a tyrannical sheriff and his deputies, forcing him to survive using his combat skills.

Director:

Ted Kotcheff

Writers:

David Morrell, Michael Kozoll

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna

#46 Movie for Guys

Platoon (1986) R

A young recruit in Viet Nam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

Director:

Oliver Stone

Writers:

Oliver Stone

Stars:

Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe

#45 Movie for Guys

High Plains Drifter (1973) R

A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers:

Ernest Tidyman

Stars:

Clint Eastwood, Verna Bloom, Marianna Hill

#44 Movie for Guys

Blazing Saddles (1974) R

In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.

Director:

Mel Brooks

Writers:

Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg

Stars:

Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens

#43 Movie for Guys

Gladiator (2000) R

When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writers:

David Franzoni

Stars:

Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen

#42 Movie for Guys

Boogie Nights (1997) R

The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Writers:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Stars:

Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds

#41 Movie for Guys

No Country For Old Men (2007) R

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande..

Director:

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Writers:

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Stars:

Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin

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