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20 Best English-Language Films About Wimping Out

This is a film list about wimping out. We all think we are moral and we all feel confident about meeting moral crises head-on. We like to think we have the right stuff when it comes to taking a stand and making the right choices. What causes a person, however, to wimp out?
Some of the most affecting of American/English films provide moral parables about moral courage through the process of the via negativa or 'negative way' – you discover what courage is by watching others wimp out and examining their motives and fears. You discover how potent the factors toward wimping out are and marvel at the fact that there are some heroes who simply do not do this.
Below is a list of 20 classic American/English films in which wimping out is essential to the plot and can lend insight into why people act this way.
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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On the Waterfront (1954)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
4
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
6
Deliverance (1972)
Deliverance (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
7
High Noon (1952)
High Noon (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
8
Straw Dogs (1971)
Straw Dogs (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
9
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
10
Key Largo (1948)
Key Largo (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
11
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
12
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
13
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
14
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
15
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
16
Mister Roberts (1955)
Mister Roberts (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
17
Eight Men Out (1988)
Eight Men Out (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
18
Ride the High Country (1962)
Ride the High Country (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
19
The Fighting 69th (1940)
The Fighting 69th (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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