Top 10 Movies That Men Love

In this original blend of science fiction and horror, a group of male researchers in Antarctica are disturbed by a helicopter hunting a dog. They decide to take in the dog. However, the dog turns out to be an alien that has been trapped in the ice for thousands of years. It can take the form of any living creature, meaning no one can be trusted. Only the tough MacReady (Kurt Russell) seems to keep a cool head. Or hasn't he himself been taken over by The Thing long ago?

In 1943, the Nazis are tired of chasing escaped prisoners of war. They decide to build a prison from which escape is impossible. When an escape specialist (Richard Attenborough) arrives, he begins to put together an ambitious plan. The prisoners will dig three tunnels at a time. They work diligently on all kinds of details to make the nerve-wracking escape a success. There are tough actors like James Coburn, Charles Bronson and of course Steve McQueen. The latter probably provides the ultimate male film moment when he tries to escape German soldiers on a motorcycle. McQueen wanted to do the famous barbed wire jump himself, but the insurance company wouldn't let him.

Scarface has been a popular men's film from the beginning. The way in which Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino) works his way up to become a drug lord in America appeals to the imagination of every generation. Tony does what he wants. He uses foul language, has no regard for the law and has no problem getting rid of anyone who thwarts him. Moreover, he has an arsenal of one-liners that fans of men's films know by heart.

In the 1990s, the duo Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer were responsible for a new series of men's films full of explosive explosions and grand adventures. With Armageddon they are at the height of their powers. A meteorite will crash into Earth and destroy life. A group of tough technicians led by Bruce Willis are asked to land on the meteorite and stop it with a nuclear explosion. Owen Wilson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Steve Buscemi, Will Patton and Ben Affleck walk boldly in slow motion towards their impossible mission.

This masterpiece by Martin Scorsese gives his own twist to the men's film. We follow the lonely Travis Bickle who drives through New York at night as a taxi driver and becomes increasingly disgusted with the world around him. He slowly undergoes a transformation and becomes obsessed with the idea that he “has to do something”. Robert De Niro created an intense man who is at odds with himself. Often imitated, never equaled.

The men in Quentin Tarantino's debut have no higher goal in mind. Dressed in suits, we see them walking through the screen in slow motion, on their way to a diamond heist that goes completely wrong. The robbers arrive one by one at a warehouse. One is injured, while the rest try to figure out why the heist failed. The machos sometimes get at each other's throats. In addition to violence, Reservoir Dogs also made typical male conversations a permanent ingredient of the crime film.

The first Mad Max film is the grim introduction to a series of classic men's films. Young Mel Gibson plays a police officer in the near future, when fuels have become scarce and gangs are making the roads unsafe. During an outing, Max's wife and son are murdered by a gang. Max goes crazy and has only eyes for revenge, mercilessly using a chase car with a V8 engine. [criteo]

Clint Eastwood has been responsible for a large number of men's films in his long career as an actor and director. Stubborn, silent and persistent, Clint usually fights for the right cause. This also applies to the controversial Dirty Harry in which he plays Inspector Harry Callahan. Callahan has his own methods and when necessary he easily breaks police regulations. Moreover, this rebel walks around with a Magnum .44, the most powerful handgun in the world. He'll need it to stop a sadistic serial killer.

Kung fu movies are made for men. Someone is wronged and may then use his fighting skills to eliminate every opponent so that justice can prevail. Kung fu is unthinkable without Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee's last film. Lee plays a Shaolin master who is invited to a tournament on an island. The organizer is an international criminal with sadistic tendencies and Lee is asked to participate in an investigation undercover. Once he gets going, Lee iconically gets rid of everyone who crosses his path.

John Woo made a name for himself in the 1980s with a number of highly original action films that would have a major influence on Western men's films. He often used the charismatic Chow Yun-Fat in the lead role. In the bromance The Killer, Yun-Fat plays an assassin who accidentally blinds a singer. He decides to take another job to pay for her operation. Meanwhile, an inspector becomes fascinated by the killer. It is the beginning of an unusual friendship.