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Films about tough bastards

reedrot​hchild

over 1 year ago

What are some films about tough bastards, either emotionally or physically?

I’ll start with Bronson.

trelk

over 1 year ago

Rosetta (tough as nails and no father)

Nathan M...

over 1 year ago

The Limey

Also, anything with Lee Marvin.

odilonvert

over 1 year ago

Ha! I just re-watched The Limey.

And Rosetta is yes, one tough cookie.

odilonvert

over 1 year ago

Ha! I just re-watched The Limey.

And Rosetta is yes, one tough cookie.

NEONBEA​R

over 1 year ago

Ghost Dog

i’ve been becoming re-obsessed with it lately.

BALISTI​K

over 1 year ago

Come on now, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia!!!!!

Rolph90

over 1 year ago

all dirty harry films
the french connection 1&2
death wish series
chopper
dead mans shoes
cockfighter

ruby stevens

over 1 year ago

the wild bunch

hard-boiled and the killer

le samourai

touchez pas au grisbi

Ari

over 1 year ago

No Lee Marvin yet? Take your pick, but I’ll pick Prime Cut.

Dennis Brian

over 1 year ago

Charles Bronson is the toughest bastard of all.

pretty much most of the Cannon films of the 80s are about tough bastards

Claus Harding

over 1 year ago

“The Seven Samurai”
“The Dirty Dozen”

pjjrfan

over 1 year ago

Charles Bronson in Hard Times
Mel Gibson in Road Warrior
Humphrey Bogard Petrified Forrest
John Wayne The Searchers

Brett Scheuer​mann

over 1 year ago

Lee Marvin in Point Blank

Clint Eastwood in High Plains Drifter

Charles Bronson in Once Upon A Time In The West

ruby stevens

over 1 year ago

those dudes from spandau ballet in the krays

not even kidding. those guys were scary

also cagney in the public enemy and white heat

and there’s goodfellas and the godfather films

and bill the butcher in gangs of new york

nobody said oldboy?

muse_x

over 1 year ago

Robert Duval in “The Great Santini”
Angelina Jolie in “Wanted”
Hard Candy
Fando, of Jodorowski’s “Fando y Liz”. He’s a tough bastard.
Rodger Dodger
Man Bites Dog

I’m of a mind to disagree about “Ghost Dog” being a tough bastard, he’s too noble for that, he’s a (modern day) samurai.

Maud's Son

over 1 year ago

Escape from La,Escape from NYC-Snake Pliskin
Video game that qualifies as film-Metal Gear Solid-Snake

BALISTI​K

over 1 year ago

Yojimbo.

Mnemoni​c-DK

over 1 year ago

Steve McQueen in Papillon
Vinnie Jones in Lock, Stock & two Smoking Barrels

House of Leaves

-moderator-
over 1 year ago

“Come out to da coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs.”

Rich Uncle Skeleton

over 1 year ago

Only Angels Have Wings (1939) and Wages of Fear (1953)

of course.

BALISTI​K

over 1 year ago

On The Waterfront

like2sl​eep

over 1 year ago

Photobucket

Pierre

over 1 year ago

Murakawa in Sonatine

Z. Bart

over 1 year ago

All Whit Stillman films qualify. Is there a more macho son-of—bitch than Chris Eigeman’s Nick Smith in “Metropolitan”?

Rich Uncle Skeleton

over 1 year ago

lol

DownByL​aw

over 1 year ago

Z. Bart, you mean, of course, other than Woody Allen?