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8. The Last of the Mohicans

1992

Set in 18th-century America, the movie details the conflict between British and French colonial powers. Daniel Day-Lewis plays Hawkeye, an American settler adopted by members of the Mohican tribe. Along with his companions Uncas and Chingachgook, Hawkeye spends much of the film trying to keep two young British women from getting caught in the crossfire of war.There are two — yes, two — climactic tomahawk fights.Every woman loves Uncas: the character's romance with Alice, a British general's daughter, ensures this is one guys' movie she'll like.