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re: Esquire: The 25 Most American Movies of All Time
Posted on 6/21/26 at 10:24 pm to Jay Are
Posted on 6/21/26 at 10:24 pm to Jay Are
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you haven't levied this criticism against any of the many other films mentioned in this thread that distort or ignore historical accuracy.
So...all of them?
Because they all do.
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Posted on 6/21/26 at 11:53 pm to VOR
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Clearly, you're talking about the MAGA base. I'm serious. That's a pretty apt description...
I mean, nail on the head, right, they/them?
Posted on 6/22/26 at 3:08 am to VOR
Whether or not DTRT belongs wasn’t my point. I believe it does, though not at number one.
The author is knowledgeable and film savvy, but is far too clever for his own good.
He bows to the woke zeitgeist and panders to it by some of his selections.
That none of the films I listed earned his favor hints at film criticism more concerned with prevailing social winds than applying his stated criteria to American cinema.
The author is knowledgeable and film savvy, but is far too clever for his own good.
He bows to the woke zeitgeist and panders to it by some of his selections.
That none of the films I listed earned his favor hints at film criticism more concerned with prevailing social winds than applying his stated criteria to American cinema.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 8:30 am to RLDSC FAN
Do The Right Thing? All The President’s Men? Smoke Signals?
DTRT is a good film but doesn’t deserve to be in the top 25.
All The President’s Men was boring as frick and was inferior to both Rocky and Network from that same Oscar lineup.
Etc.
DTRT is a good film but doesn’t deserve to be in the top 25.
All The President’s Men was boring as frick and was inferior to both Rocky and Network from that same Oscar lineup.
Etc.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 8:42 am to RLDSC FAN
I’m voting Terminator 2 in the top 10. Captures the rebellious spirit of American teenagers, early ‘90s mall/arcade life, what it means to be a good father. And very relevant today with what it says about technology and AI
Eta not playing by esquire’s rules
Eta not playing by esquire’s rules
This post was edited on 6/22/26 at 9:36 am
Posted on 6/22/26 at 9:31 am to RLDSC FAN
Could add:
The Godfather II
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Legends of the Fall
Dir. Edward Zwick
The Patriot
Dir. Ronald Emmerich
The Sandlot
Dir. David Mickey Evans
Stand By Me
Dir. Rob Reiner
Boyz n the Hood
Dir. John Singleton
The Godfather II
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Legends of the Fall
Dir. Edward Zwick
The Patriot
Dir. Ronald Emmerich
The Sandlot
Dir. David Mickey Evans
Stand By Me
Dir. Rob Reiner
Boyz n the Hood
Dir. John Singleton
Posted on 6/22/26 at 9:37 am to RLDSC FAN
How about the movie that says “America! frick yeah!”
Posted on 6/22/26 at 9:40 am to SCLSUMuddogs
Most lists are click bait, and this might be the most of all time
Posted on 6/22/26 at 9:42 am to PuertoRicanBlaze
Jesus Christ man, it's a click-bait movie ranking. Dial your MAGA setting back from 11 before you give yourself an aneurism.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 10:02 am to RLDSC FAN
Read all the texts before looking at the list and had The Godfather in my head as #1. I mean arguably the greatest movie of all time and the movie starts off with an opening line of "I love America."
Legit LOL'd when I scrolled down and saw Do the Right Thing
I guess I had in my head this might actually be a decent list for some reason. People legit can't just make a simple movie list anymore without having to make some stupid statement behind it. My god. Do the Right Thing is a really good movie. It is nowhere close to being the greatest American movie.
Legit LOL'd when I scrolled down and saw Do the Right Thing
I guess I had in my head this might actually be a decent list for some reason. People legit can't just make a simple movie list anymore without having to make some stupid statement behind it. My god. Do the Right Thing is a really good movie. It is nowhere close to being the greatest American movie. 
Posted on 6/22/26 at 10:46 am to Zap Rowsdower
Red Dawn! "WOLVERINES!!"
Posted on 6/22/26 at 10:46 am to teke184
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All The President’s Men was boring as frick
disagree
quote:
was inferior to both Rocky and Network from that same Oscar lineup.
Network is the best of the 3
Posted on 6/22/26 at 10:48 am to Dire Wolf
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Network is the best of the 3
Agreed.
I use Ned Beatty’s performance as an example to people about how there are no small roles, as he had exactly two scenes and won an Oscar solely off one of them.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 10:58 am to nealnan8
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How The West Was Won
The Grapes of Wrath
Roots
Cold Mountain
There Will Be Blood
The Right Stuff
Both would be good options but would be disqualified because of non American directors.
The more I think about it, the more I think the biggest mistake is not having The Sandlot on there.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:59 am to iwyLSUiwy
Roots had 8 episodes and 7 were directed by Americans. Also, Roots and Cold Mountain were written by Americans. Seems like this should be factored in as well.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 12:41 pm to Gusoline
Throw in Armageddon. What’s more American than Bruce Willis and a bunch of oil field baws flying to a meteor and detonating a nuke to save the world. God I love that movie
Posted on 6/22/26 at 1:54 pm to Jimbeaux
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Roots
quote:
Definitely impactful and important regarding its influence on society, but it’s very serious distortion and/or fabrication of historical narrative makes its inclusion a problem.
It's also NOT a movie.
It was a TV miniseries...
Posted on 6/22/26 at 4:45 pm to RLDSC FAN
For Die Hard to not even be Top 10, these people should be prosecuted for treason.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 6:34 am to T1gerNate
Field of Dreams is about as American as can be. Should be on there.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 7:12 am to BRich
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It's also NOT a movie. It was a TV miniseries...
I mean, if we’re including miniseries,
Lonesome Dove.
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