Nobody picked Brubaker? To badly misquote the final scene: “Of course I’m really the warden! I’m too handsome to be a real criminal!” 
Sundance Channel aired Butch Cassidy and The Sting this Saturday.
I was curious enough to watch The Sting. Not much has changed since I saw it years ago. I still don’t fully understand The Big Con plot. I like the authenticity. Con men had to risk getting roughed up and possibly killed by the Marks.
I understand why The Sting is drawing votes. It’s enjoyable and well made.
I didn’t get it all on the first viewing, but it makes sense after that. What are you still unclear on?
I understand The Sting’s “Big Con” perfectly. If you have questions, just ask.
I saved The Sting on my Philo account. It will make more sense after I watch it again.
If I’m still confused I’ll post a question in a separate thread.
What does a philo account have to do with it making sense
I can rewatch the movie. The cloud DVR is a feature of Philo.
I’ll pay closer attention the next time that I watch.
Three Days of the Condor for sure, and it’s not even close.
Updated tally — Three Days of the Condor passes Jeremiah Johnson
11 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
9 The Sting
8 Sneakers
7 All the President’s Men
5 Three Days of the Condor
4 Jeremiah Johnson
3 The Natural
3 Spy Game
2 Ordinary People
1 The Candidate
1 The Electric Horseman
1 Out of Africa
1 All is Lost
1 Indecent Proposal
1 A River Runs Through It
1 Brubaker
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aceplace57
Beckdawreck
blondebear
Broomstick
Bullitt + wife
chela
cieskokid
Crafter_Man
Dallas_Jones
DaveUnknown
DCnDC
dolphinboy
Gatopescado
gkster
Gordon_G
Jack_Burden
Jasmine
JKellyMap
JoePockets
John_DiFool
kenobi_65 + wife
Lantern2
Little_Nemo
Llama_Llogophile
Loach
Lurkmeister
MacDoc
Mallard
Mean_Mr.Mustard
Munch
needscoffee
Omniscient
ParallelLines + wife
pirviii
pkbites
Prof.Pepperwinkle
Robot_Arm
ShadowFacts
Si_Amigo
Snarky_Kong
Sparky812
Spoons
Stephe96
Stranger_On_A_Train
Telemark
themapleleaf
The_Other_Waldo_Pepper + wife
ThelmaLou
TreacherousCretin
Two_Many_Cats2
Whack-a-Mole
What _Exit
ZipperJJ
While I enjoy Redford’s serious movies like The Candidate and All The President’s Men, and thoroughly enjoyed The Sting and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (one of the movies I constantly quote; “Rules? In a knife fight? No rules!”), looking over his filmography, I realized there are only two movies I will stop everything and watch if I run across them on TV, Three Days of the Condor and the one I’m going to vote for:
The Hot Rock
It doesn’t just have comedic tones, it is a straight out comedy wrapped around a complicated heist. Redford plays the sane Bob Newhart type center, with all the other characters bouncing off and around him. His increasing obsession with the titular maguffin and the gang’s increasingly elaborate schemes to first steal it and then retrieve it co9mprise one of my favorite comedies.
Updated tally — The Hot Rock makes the list
11 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
9 The Sting
8 Sneakers
7 All the President’s Men
5 Three Days of the Condor
4 Jeremiah Johnson
3 The Natural
3 Spy Game
2 Ordinary People
2 All is Lost
1 The Candidate
1 The Electric Horseman
1 Out of Africa
1 Indecent Proposal
1 A River Runs Through It
1 Brubaker
1 The Hot Rock
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aceplace57
Beckdawreck
blondebear
Broomstick
Bullitt + wife
chela
cieskokid
Crafter_Man
Dallas_Jones
DaveUnknown
DCnDC
dolphinboy
Gatopescado
gkster
Gordon_G
Hatchie
Jack_Burden
Jasmine
JKellyMap
JoePockets
John_DiFool
kenobi_65 + wife
Lantern2
Little_Nemo
Llama_Llogophile
Loach
Lurkmeister
MacDoc
Mallard
Mean_Mr.Mustard
Munch
needscoffee
Omniscient
ParallelLines + wife
peccavi
pirviii
pkbites
Prof.Pepperwinkle
Robot_Arm
ShadowFacts
Si_Amigo
Snarky_Kong
Sparky812
Spoons
Stephe96
Stranger_On_A_Train
Telemark
themapleleaf
The_Other_Waldo_Pepper + wife
ThelmaLou
TreacherousCretin
Two_Many_Cats2
Whack-a-Mole
What _Exit
ZipperJJ