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The best Steve McQueen movies

The top 3 according to 41 votes from people: The Magnificent Seven (1960) · Bullitt (1968) · The Towering Inferno (1974). (Updated Jun 3, 2024.)

The Cooler King, Frank Bullitt and Thomas Crown: the King of Cool's best films according to Screen Rant and Gear Moose.

Katie Hughes · · 12 items · 41 votes · 0 comments

Top 12

  1. 1

    The Magnificent Seven (1960)

    John Sturges. Vin, one of the seven gunmen.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  2. 2

    Bullitt (1968)

    Peter Yates. The Mustang chase through San Francisco.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  3. 3

    The Towering Inferno (1974)

    John Guillermin. Fire chief O'Halloran, with Paul Newman.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  4. 4

    The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

    Norman Jewison. A young poker player against the master.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  5. 5

    The Getaway (1972)

    Sam Peckinpah. Doc McCoy on the run with his wife.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  6. 6

    Le Mans (1971)

    Lee H. Katzin. The 24-hour race, shot for real.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  7. 7

    The Sand Pebbles (1966)

    Robert Wise. A navy engineer on a gunboat in 1920s China; his only Oscar nomination.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  8. 8

    The Blob (1958)

    Irvin Yeaworth. A teenager against a creature from space.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  9. 9

    The Great Escape (1963)

    John Sturges. Hilts, 'The Cooler King', and the motorcycle jump.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  10. 10

    Junior Bonner (1972)

    Sam Peckinpah. An ageing rodeo rider comes home.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  11. 11

    The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

    Norman Jewison. A bored millionaire planning bank heists.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 2

    0
  12. 12

    Papillon (1973)

    Franklin J. Schaffner. Escape from Devil's Island.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0

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