Paul Newman --- Best Movie ?

So many great performances it's hard to choose. Cool Hand Luke is probably the best but my favorite, because I am a racing fan, is Lemans. He also makes a great salad dressing.

 

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and his oreos are top of the line, but expensive

 

Tough. At first I was gonna say, "Butch", which of course
really established his public persona, but I'm sure fans of
his earlier flicks would say it was established by '69.

Probably "Luke" with "Butch" a close second.

 

DANG never even heard of this one.

Another one people oughta know is "Slapshot".

 

" Nobody can eat 50 eggs ."
Nobody except Cool Hand Luke !

 

Cool Hand Luke

 

Best movie? I can't chose. Best performance? Cool Hand Luke. So iconic.

 

I'd have to go with Luke also. Someone mentioned Hombre, I also liked that one. He made a good martyr in a few of his films.

 

Paul Newman rarely played kick-ass roles. Often, his characters were heroic but more nuanced.

Here's a great scene from Hombre where Paul Newman's character brings an abrupt and decisive end to some cowboys bad behavior:

 

great movie lots of great scenes visually stunning

 

Not sure if it's his best, but my favorite is also Hombre.
"Mister, you've got a lot of hard bark on you walking down here like this."

 

Cool Hand Luke
Hud
Nobody's Fool

I would just like to add that this man was one class act. May he R.I.P.

 

The Verdict

 

I will also go with Hombre, the only one of his that gets watched every time it comes on.

 

there isn't a Paul movie I don't like...that said; Cool Hand Luke & The Left Handed Gun came immediately to mind.

 

So many good ones. I think I'll go with The Verdict. Tough choice.

 

I'm a repeat viewer too, but I always think of the comment from a reviewer (maybe Roger Ebert): "If you like snow, you'll love this movie."

 

Not sure if they are necessarily his best films, but my favorites are:

• The Verdict
• Cool Hand Luke

 

Nobody's Fool, The Verdict, Absence of Malice, Butch Cassidy, the list can go on.......

 

The Verdict.
Then The Hustler and Cool Hand Luke for me.

 

OnetwothreeGO!

 

The Verdict

 

Cool Hand Luke. A great performance with a great script, director, cinematographer and everything else.

 

I haven’t seen all his films, but I especially liked:
The Rack (1956)
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958)
The Hustler (1961)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976)
Absence of Malice (1981)
The Verdict (1982)

 

Great soundtrack...Lalo Schifrin.

As well as Paul himself. This scene nails me everytime....