These are the best guy movies of all time, ranked by fans and critics. This list includes some of the greatest cool guy movies ever to hit the big screen - those whose quotable lines all guys seem to know, manly characters, masculine themes that guys love. They aren't just action movies either - the best manly movies are as diverse as the men who love them. Comedies old and new - from Animal House to The Hangover - fall into the category of movies dudes love, as do bromance movies like Superbad and I Love You Man. This list includes war movies like Saving Private Ryan and cult favorite guy films like A Clockwork Orange and Trainspotting, which are just as popular as good male sports films like Major League, The Natural, and The Blind Side.
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1
1,8591,134Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks, Sally FieldReleased: 1994
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
2
1,7191,116Saving Private Ryan
Tom Hanks, Matt DamonReleased: 1998
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
3
856532Apollo 13
Tom Hanks, Bryce Dallas HowardReleased: 1995
Directed by: Ron Howard
4
1,222814The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Clint Eastwood, Eli WallachReleased: 1966
Directed by: Sergio Leone
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442240For a Few Dollars More
Clint Eastwood, Lee Van CleefReleased: 1965
Directed by: Sergio Leone
8
945479Full Metal Jacket
Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee ErmeyReleased: 1987
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
9
587344The Great Escape
Steve McQueen, Richard AttenboroughReleased: 1963
Directed by: John Sturges
10
330159The Bridge on the River Kwai
Alec Guinness, William HoldenReleased: 1957
Directed by: David Lean
11
897594The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellanReleased: 2001 - 2003
Directed by: Peter Jackson
12
613374The Outlaw Josey Wales
Clint Eastwood, Sondra LockeReleased: 1976
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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Gerard Butler, Michael FassbenderReleased: 2006
Directed by: Zack Snyder
14
668421Blazing Saddles
Mel Brooks, Gene WilderReleased: 1974
Directed by: Mel Brooks
15
1,195814Tombstone
Val Kilmer, Kurt RussellReleased: 1993
Directed by: Kevin Jarre, George P. Cosmatos
16
1,5061,042Braveheart
Mel Gibson, Sophie MarceauReleased: 1995
Directed by: Mel Gibson
17
263109Pale Rider
Clint Eastwood, Chris PennReleased: 1985
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
18
226104Ben-Hur
Charlton Heston, Jack HawkinsReleased: 1959
Directed by: William Wyler
19
556305Apocalypse Now
Marlon Brando, Harrison FordReleased: 1979
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
20
1,037706Predator
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse VenturaReleased: 1987
Directed by: John McTiernan
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904616Dirty Harry
Clint Eastwood, Don SiegelReleased: 1971
Directed by: Don Siegel
23
386230Blade Runner
Harrison Ford, Daryl HannahReleased: 1982
Directed by: Ridley Scott
24
20892High Plains Drifter
Clint Eastwood, Geoffrey LewisReleased: 1973
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
25
365206Lawrence of Arabia
Omar Sharif, Peter O'TooleReleased: 1962
Directed by: David Lean