1. Bullitt (1968): McQueen plays San Francisco cop Frank Bullitt. This film contains one of the most famous car chases in film history.2. The Great Escape (1963): World war II allied prisoners attempt to escape from a German P.O.W. camp. McQueen steals the movie as the "Cooler King".
3. The Magnificent Seven (1960): Seven gunslingers band together to protect a Mexican village against bandits. Also stars Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson and James Coburn. McQueen didn't return for the sequel.
4. The Getaway (1972): Husband and wife robbers on the run. McQueen stars with real life wife Ali MacGraw. In 1994 real life husband and wife Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger re-made this film.
5. Papillon (1973): French prisoners try to escape from Devil's island. Co-Stars Dustin Hoffman.
6. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968): McQueen plays the title character, a millionaire playboy turned thief.
7. The Cincinnati Kid (1965): A young card shark (McQueen) in a poker showdown with old pro (Edward G. Robinson). Ann-Margret and Tuesday Weld co-star.
8. The Towering Inferno (1974): Classic 1970's disaster film. All-star cast includes Paul Newman as the guy who built the tower and McQueen as the fire chief who has to put it out.
9. Nevada Smith (1966): A western about a half-breed who avenges his parents murder. The story is a excerpt from Harold Robbins novel "The Carpetbaggers".
10. Love With The Proper Stranger (1963) Drama about an unexpected pregnancy. Co-stars Natalie Wood.
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