30 Coolest Movies Of All-Time

4. The Long Goodbye (1973)

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Paramount Pictures

What It Is: A dreamy adaptation of The Big Sleep updated to 1970s Hollywood, helmed by the inimitable Robert Altman.

Why It's Cool: Elliot Gould's insanely likeable (and immensely chilled-out) take on Phillip Marlowe defines the word "cool."

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Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.