Last week, we suggested a group of films all women should see.

Not everyone agreed with the list – in fact, one commenter labelled it “vapid and uninspiring”, adding they’d hate to see what we suggested for men.

Challenge accepted. Here are The New Daily‘s picks for the 20 films all men should have seen.

And don’t worry, it’s not all about car chases and explosions. We know men can be sensitive, too.

These are films that will challenge, inspire and inform all men about their own experiences and their influence on those around them.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

To Kill a Mockingbird

Young Scout learns that the world is not a fair place. Atticus Finch is the benchmark all men should aspire to.

Gregory Peck as one of film’s (and literature’s) greatest dads.

Goodfellas

Life’s good at the top. Or is it? A mobster discovers the mafia lifestyle involves collateral damage – including himself.

The Godfather

“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” Watch if you think your family is intense.

The Virgin Suicides

Don’t be fooled, this film about five suicidal sisters is also all about the boys who love them. Narrated by the foursome as they watch their muses from their cubby house, we learn that some first loves never fade.

The Virgin Suicides: some schoolboy crushes last for ever.

The Bridges of Madison County

Clint Eastwood stars as a travelling photographer and Meryl Streep as the soul mate he meets far too late.

The Dead Poets Society

Robin Williams is at his best as the misfit literature teacher at an uppity British boys school. A film about parental pressure, growing up and loss.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrBk780aOis

The Shining

An insanely good Jack Nicholson plays an author trying to cure his writer’s block in an isolated hotel, before everything goes horribly wrong.

12 Angry Men

The magnificent Henry Fonda leads a room of jurors trying to decide the fate of a young teen accused of murder in this tense classic that will stay with you long after the credits roll.

Emotions reach boiling point as evidence is discussed in 12 Angry Men.

Billy Elliot

The unforgettable story of a young boy in rough Northern England who horrifies his family by taking up ballet. Look out for his miner dad’s famous line: “Fookin’ ballet?”

Billy doesn’t want to do boxing; he wants to do ballet.

Good Will Hunting

The ultimate buddy movie in so many respects, not least because real-life best friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck won an Oscar for the screenplay.

Finding Nemo

Is there a more touching tale of father-son love? Adorable clownfish Nemo is swept away from his overprotective Dad to learn some tough life lessons in a terrifying – and hilarious – ocean journey.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

This compulsory coming-of-age high school comedy, written by Almost Famous‘ Cameron Crowe, deals with love triangles, authority and slackers.

Brothers

Believing her husband (Tobey Maguire) has died in Iraq, Natalie Portman plays a grieving widow who begins to have feelings for his brother (Jake Gyllenhaal). But when Maguire returns, their brotherly bond is stretched to its limits.

Tobey Maguire struggles to fit back into the real world in Brothers.

Wall Street

Plenty of father-son issues to observe here. Charlie Sheen plays a budding stockbroker willing to do anything to make it on the 1980s stock market, where “greed is good”.

The Graduate

A young Dustin Hoffman lives out every boy’s fantasy when he’s seduced by Mrs Robinson – a glamorous friend of his parents.  But fantasy doesn’t always work out in reality.

Remember the Titans

So many men know the unifying power of sport – even when viewed from the stands. Remember the Titans deals with romance, fathers, race and death, via a group of unforgettable characters.

Superbad: a thick-as-thieves pair have to learn to live without each other.

Superbad

More vulgar than most on the list, but Superbad deserves a place for its very real themes of male friendship and fear of change. Two best friends spiral towards graduation, neither wanting to admit how much they’ll miss the other.

Almost Famous

A budding journalist (and naive child prodigy) hits the road to learn about sex, drugs and rock n’ roll first hand.

Growing up at lightning speed in Almost Famous.

Boyhood

A massive critical hit, Boyhood filmed its characters over 12 years – thus giving an eerily accurate image of what it’s like to grow up.

High Fidelity

John Cusack is a hopeless and selfish record store owner trying to trace back every love affair to where it went wrong. A film for music lovers and a warning not to obsess over the past.