What are your Top Five Paul Newman Movies?

Cafe Society
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Rally Round the Flag, Boys
Hudsucker Proxy
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Hombre
The Silver Chalice

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Cool Hand Luke
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Hud
The Verdict
Cars (yes, really)

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Sting
Life and Times of judge Roy Bean
Absence of Malice
Cool Hand Luke

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I’ll second Nobody’s Fool, Chefguy.

Vaya con huevos!

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The Sting and Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid are the best two by a long shot (in that order).

Then comes Cool Hand Luke, The Hustler and Slap Shot.

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As of #25 Yesterday, 08:41 PM
Hogarth

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17 - Cool Hand Luke Cool Hand Luke Cool Hand Luke Cool Hand Luke Cool Hand Luke Cool Hand Luke Cool Hand Luke Cool Hand Luke
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15 - The Hustler The Hustler The Hustler The Hustler The Hustler The Hustler The Hustler The Hustler The Hustler The Hustler
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13 - Slap Shot slapshot Slap Shot Slap Shot Slap Shot Slap Shot Slap Shot Slap Shot Slap Slap Shot Slap Shot Slap Shot Slap Shot

11 - The Sting The Sting the sting The Sting The Sting The Sting Sting The Sting The Sting The Sting The Sting

6 - Hud Hud Hud Hud Hud Hud
6 - The Verdict The Verdict The Verdict The Verdict The Verdict The Verdict

5 - Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Life and Times of judge Roy Bean
5 - Nobody’s Fool Nobody’s Fool Nobody’s Fool Nobody’s Fool Nobody’s Fool

3 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
3 - Hombre Hombre Hombre
3 - The Hudsucker Proxy The Hudsucker Proxy Hudsucker Proxy

2 - Absence of Malice Absence of Malice
2 - Cars Cars

Harper
The Long, Hot Summer
Rally Round the Flag, Boys
Road to Perdition
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
The Silver Chalice
sometimes a great notion
Towering Inferno

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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Hud
Slap Shot

Honorable mention: The Silver Chalice

I will admit I don’t care much for Paul Newman’s movies. I admire Paul Newman, I can see why he was a big star, and his charities are remarkable (can you imagine any of today’s blah herd doing such a thing??) but I can’t really get into his movies, with a few exceptions. For some reason they leave me cold. I feel the same way about George Clooney.)

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For those who didn’t already know, he’s getting a USPS postage stamp later this year.

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Chefguy, have you read the book? It’s maybe my favorite novel. And, although I like the movie just fine, the book is far more nuanced, and tells a different story. Check it out.

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The Hustler
The Verdict
Nobody’s Fool
Hud
Slap Shot

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The Sting
Slap Shot
Butch Cassidy
Judge Roy Bean (and his bear)
Exodus

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I don’t think I was aware that it’s also a book; I’ll give it a shot. I’ll tell you, the scene when Newman walks into his old house, where he muses on his parents’ relationship, is probably his most powerful moment in film. He really should have won the Oscar for that role. Instead, they gave it to Tom Hanks.