Masculinity
18 films on FilmAbouts return to this idea.
Fight Club
1999 · Drama / Thriller · David Fincher
“A man so hollowed out by consumer life that he invents a second self to burn it all down.”
A Clockwork Orange
1971 · Crime / Sci-Fi / Satire · Stanley Kubrick
“A charismatic young thug is 'cured' of violence by the state — and loses the one thing that made him human: the ability to choose.”
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Drama · Miloš Forman
“A rebel fakes insanity to avoid prison work and starts a war of nerves with the ward's quiet tyrant.”
Jaws
1975 · Thriller / Adventure · Steven Spielberg
“A beach town keeps its summer open while a shark keeps feeding.”
Taxi Driver
1976 · Drama / Crime · Martin Scorsese
“An insomniac veteran drives through New York's night until his loneliness becomes a mission.”
Alien
1979 · Sci-Fi / Horror · Ridley Scott
“A tired commercial crew answers a distress call and brings back something perfect.”
Raging Bull
1980 · Drama / Sport · Martin Scorsese
“Boxer Jake LaMotta wins in the ring and loses everything outside it.”
The Thing
1982 · Horror / Sci-Fi · John Carpenter
“An Antarctic crew discovers a creature that can imitate any of them.”
Scarface
1983 · Crime / Drama · Brian De Palma
“A Cuban refugee builds a cocaine empire in Miami and wants the world.”
The Terminator
1984 · Sci-Fi / Action · James Cameron
“A cyborg from the future hunts a waitress whose unborn son will lead humanity's resistance.”
Full Metal Jacket
1987 · War / Drama · Stanley Kubrick
“Marines are built in boot camp and tested in the ruins of Huế.”
Akira
1988 · Animation / Sci-Fi · Katsuhiro Otomo
“In Neo-Tokyo, a biker gang member gains psychic powers he cannot control.”
The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · Thriller / Horror / Crime · Jonathan Demme
“An FBI trainee asks one monster to help her catch another.”
Reservoir Dogs
1992 · Crime / Thriller · Quentin Tarantino
“A heist goes wrong and the survivors try to find the rat — without ever showing the heist.”
Heat
1995 · Crime / Thriller · Michael Mann
“A master thief and an obsessive detective realise they are the same man.”
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Comedy / Crime · Joel and Ethan Coen
“A slacker called the Dude is mistaken for a millionaire and pulled into a ransom plot.”
American Beauty
1999 · Drama · Sam Mendes
“A suburban father wakes up from his life and tries to start it again.”
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure · George Miller
“A warrior helps enslaved wives escape a tyrant in a two-hour chase.”
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