Are you a real man? THE LITMUS TEST (Top 20 real man movies)
Sure, all men love DIE HARD, PREDATOR, COMMANDO, T2, THE ROAD WARRIOR, and ROBOCOP. But REAL MEN love the following movies. You consider yourself a real man? Well, let's check the list and let's see how you do...
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- DirectorMonte HellmanStarsWarren OatesRichard B. ShullHarry Dean StantonIn the Deep South, a trainer of fighting cocks takes a vow of silence and gambles his loves and possessions in a bid to win a championship.if you don't already love warren oates (or monte hellman) then you have no business reading this list. leave!
- DirectorMichael MannStarsJames CaanTuesday WeldWillie NelsonAn ace safe cracker wants to do one last big heist for the mob before going straight.same goes for jimmy caan and (pre-1992) michael mann
- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsRichard PryorHarvey KeitelYaphet KottoWhen three automotive factory workers who're struggling financially try to steal from their own labor union, they discover corruption, and reluctantly decide to use this information for blackmail.if paul schrader makes a classic American film and no one goes to see it, is it still a classic? yes
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRoy ScheiderAnn-MargretVanityA secret fling between a man and his mistress leads to blackmail and murder.Frankenheimer directs the best film adaption of an Elmore Leonard book. real man overload
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsRobert RedfordWill GeerDelle BoltonA mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe and proves to be a match for their warriors in single combat on the early frontier.sydney pollack (hippie) and robert redford (hippie) make a movie about a civil war deserter and it's #5 on the real man litmus test?? absolutely. it could easily be #1 based on the theme song alone. this movie goes so far beyond real man status it's mind boggling
- DirectorJonathan MostowStarsPeter StraussWilliam O'LearyJames O'SullivanA US Air Force pilot steals a nuclear bomb and sets off on what he believes is a divine mission against an American city.if you've stuck with me this far then you can trust me that this tv movie rules
- DirectorAndrew DominikStarsEric BanaSimon LyndonVince ColosimoChopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. His book, "From the Inside", upon which the film is based, was a best-seller.i've probably seen this movie (based on a true story) 200 times. i love it. it's an unmitigated real man-fest. what happened to Eric Bana? he's never really lived up to the real man potential he showed in this. PS - if you love CHOPPER you love BRONSON (fact)
- DirectorJohn FlynnStarsWilliam DevaneTommy Lee JonesLinda HaynesA recently-returned Vietnam POW loses his family and his right hand during a violent home invasion, and seeks retribution against those responsible.killer movie. has one of the best real man/bad ass/tough guy moments of all time
- DirectorArch NicholsonStarsSean GarlickRachel WardElaine CusickAfter being kidnapped for ransom by four criminals, a schoolteacher and her students flee into a cave and build fortifications in anticipation of a decisive battle with their captors.i saw this tv movie when it was originally released and i was so scared i cried. hey, i was 8. i've never cried since. true story.
- DirectorCraig R. BaxleyStarsBrian BosworthLance HenriksenWilliam ForsytheA tough Alabama cop is blackmailed by the FBI into going undercover in a violent Mississippi biker gang.3 easy tips to be a real man: drink beer, watch STONE COLD, hold the door for ladies. it's not that hard fellas
- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsJack PalanceLee MarvinEddie AlbertIn 1944, an American Infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but tensions between Captain Cooney and Lieutenant Costa run high.my dad (a Marine) made me watch this movie when i was 6 years old. he also made me make my bed with hospital corners. i loved the movie then and i love it even more now. still hate hospital corners though
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsDon JohnsonPenelope Ann MillerWilliam ForsytheA man kills a storekeeper and a cop. LASD homicide detective Jerry Beck gets the case. His murder suspect is connected to a heavily armed white supremacy group.Frankenheimer makes the list again (as he should) with a severely underrated, violent, action classic starring my main man detective james crockett
- DirectorFranc RoddamStarsBilly WirthKevin DillonTim SampsonA group of re-enactors attempt to stage a hundred year anniversary battle between US Cavalry and Blackfeet Indians. Unfortunately racial hostilities and a real gun lead to some all too real casualties, and three young Blackfoot men are caught in the middle. The film follows their flight for freedom in the face of an angry community which has mistakenly blamed them for the violence.i literally whip this movie out every time dudes are over at my house. it's so awesome everyone flips and says "thank you for showing that movie to me". you think i'm joking? i haven't joked a day in my life. fyi - you do not lose real man points if you haven't seen this movie because i know it's hard to find. however, you will lose huge real man points if you don't actively attempt to seek this movie out immediately after reading this. i'm watching you
- DirectorCharles BravermanStarsKeanu ReevesKiefer SutherlandLori LoughlinKeanu Reeves, Kiefer Sutherland, and Billy Zane star as high-school students who start a vigilante group to combat crime in their neighborhood.another tv movie? yup. and keanu's in it?? yuuup. so is kiefer sutherland, billy zane, and uber babe lori loughlin. based on a true story, this is one of the best "average dude(s) take justice into their own hands and then become the exact thing they were fighting against" movies
- DirectorJohn FlynnStarsSteven SeagalWilliam ForsytheJerry OrbachWith his partner executed in broad daylight by a psychotic mafia enforcer, a veteran Brooklyn officer vows revenge. But is the unstoppable detective prepared to face the truth and pay the price of blood?remember what i was saying earlier about warren oates and james caan? same goes for steven seagal (and john flynn)
- DirectorMichael ChapmanStarsTom CruiseLea ThompsonCraig T. NelsonAn ambitious young football star is trapped in a dying mill town--unless his gridiron skills can win him a way out.best football movie ever. hands down.
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsTom SelleckF. Murray AbrahamLaila RobinsA man is framed by two corrupt cops for drugs. After he gets out of prison, he comes after them.tom selleck in arguably (aka non-arguably) the best prison movie ever? yuuup
- DirectorJohn WooStarsJean-Claude Van DammeLance HenriksenYancy ButlerA woman hires a drifter as her guide through New Orleans in search of her missing father. In the process, they discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance.sure, every man has seen HARD BOILED and THE KILLER - but have you seen the 116 min director's cut of HARD TARGET? how about the 128 min, Arnold Vosloo gets shot 16 times, workprint version? no? well then, you're not a real man
- DirectorDennis HopperStarsLinda ManzDennis HopperSharon FarrellA young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.Dennis Hopper is one of my top 10 favorite actors/people of all time. i know a lot of people love him but everyone seems to have either not seen, or completely forgotten about, this movie that plays like a punk rock companion piece to EASY RIDER
- DirectorHal AshbyStarsJack NicholsonRandy QuaidOtis YoungTwo Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.this movie is an incredible gut punch to even the toughest real man movie fan on the planet. this is the epitome of "they don't make 'em like this anymore" filmmaking
- DirectorTony RichardsonStarsJack NicholsonHarvey KeitelValerie PerrineA corrupt border Agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.Wait, mickeyshamrock you said this was a top 20 list? yeah well i'm a real man! i do what i want! this movie rules. easily one of nicholson's best performances. more relevant now then when it was released