Nothing says cool like a good guy movie. Especially ones with car chases,
egg-eating contests, underground brawls, hit men, and foxy leading ladies.
We’ve compiled a list of 30 cool movies that should be on every guy’s must-see
list this summer.
The Professional (Leon)
Leon is a hit man, who is content with his life. When a young girl comes home to find her family has been killed by a drug dealer, she seeks help by going to Leon. When the girl discovers he is a hit man, she asks him to teach her the skills to take her revenge.
Bullitt
A no nonsense cop named Frank Bullitt, and two other cops, are assigned to what seems like a normal case: to watch a witness for 48 hours before he goes to trial on Monday. When the officers and the witness are killed, Bullitt vows to catch the killer.
Apocalypse Now
Set in 1969 Vietnam, during the ongoing war, Captain Willard is sent on a treacherous task into Cambodia to kill a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe. . As Willard continues his journey he becomes more and more like the man he was sent to kill.
The Blues Brothers
After the rise of popularity throughout several sketches on Saturday Night Live, and popular recordings, Chicago blues performer brothers Jake and Elwood (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd), finally take their act to the big screen. In this hilarious, action packed hit from 1980, the two brothers try to save their childhood orphanage, while of course getting into plenty of trouble along the way.
Breathless
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg play two young lovers on the run from the law after Belmondo kills a cop and steals a car. Soon they are on an adventure through the streets of Paris searching for money he is owed so that he and his American girlfriend can escape to Italy. This classic film is a mix between tragedy and Bonnie and Clyde type romance.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch and Sundance are the two leaders a small gang. Butch is all ideas and Sundance is filled with skill and action. The west is becoming sophisticated and when Butch and Sundance rob too many trains, a particular group begins following them everywhere they go. The two then decide to escape to Bolivia which leads to even more adventures.
Cool Hand Luke
Luke is sent to prison, and must deal with dangerous, intimidating gangs. The head of the gang hates him, and tries to break him by beating him up. All of this doesn’t work, and he eventually gains respect. He has some fun in jail doing things for the hell of it, after his mother dies the gang captures him in fear he might want to attend the funeral. He eventually escapes, and gets caught, and escapes again but nothing will break him.
Die Hard
New York City Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) has just arrived in Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his wife. Unfortunately, it winds up not being a Merry Christmas for everyone. A group of terrorists, led by Hans Gruber is holding everyone in the Nakatomi Plaza building hostage. It’s up to McClane to rescue everyone, and stop all the bad guys.