Absence of Malice 1981  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Wilford Brimley, Luther Adler, Barry Primus, Josef Sommer, John Harkins
If you're looking for a good story, this is it. Over-eager news reporting and its victimization of innocents are exposed as a young reporter (Sally Field) has not yet learned the power of the press to harm as well as help. Tragedy results when pressure is put on an innocent warehouse owner (Paul Newman). Newman received an Oscar nomination (Best Actor) as did Melinda Dillon (Best Supporting Actress).
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Blaze 1989  R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Shelton
Cast: Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin, Gailard Sartain, Jeffrey DeMunn, Garland Bunting, Richard Jenkins, Brandon Smith, Robert Wuhl, Eloy Casados
In the 1950s, Gov. Earl Long (Paul Newman) ruled the roost in Louisiana. This is the story of his involvement in back-room politics and his love affair with strip-teaser Blaze Starr (Lolita Davidovich).
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History... 1976 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Paul Newman, Kevin McCarthy, Joel Grey, Burt Lancaster, Geraldine Chaplin, Harvey Keitel, Frank Kaquitts, Will Sampson
This film points out the fraudulence of Buffalo Bill's accounts. Distorted history is not new (Capt. John Smith contributed his own versions of history about the settling of Jamestown). However, the film is interesting as it points out how egotistic personalities write their own versions of history. Full title: "Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson"
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 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Adventure / Western
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Henry Jones, Cloris Leachman, Jeff Corey, George Furth, Kenneth Mars, Ted Cassidy, Donnelly Rhodes, Jody Gilbert, Timothy Scott, Don Keefer
This film earned Burt Bacharach an Oscar for his classic song, "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," and stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford in the title roles. The infamous bandits just barely escape from the law and head to Bolivia, accompanied by Etta Case (Katharine Ross) who is Sundance's woman. A timeless classic not to be missed. There were three other Oscars (Best Writing, Cinematography and Musical Score) as well as three additional nominations (Best Picture, Director, Sound).
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 Cars 2006 G, 116 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: John Lasseter
Cast: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub, Guido Quaroni, Jenifer Lewis, Paul Dooley, Michael Wallis, George Carlin, Katherine Helmond, John Ratzenberger, Richard Petty
In this animated, family comedy, race car Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is on its way to the Piston Cup Championships in California when it has an accident in Radiator Springs. The judge, Doc Hudson (voice of Paul Newman), orders Lightning McQueen to do community service, and in the process of trying to get out of work, Lightning bonds with some of Radiator Springs' inhabitants. Among the new acquaintances are the DA, Sally the Porsche (voice of Bonnie Hunt), and Mater the Tow Truck (voice of Larry the Cable Guy), Lightning learns a thing or two about what is really important. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Animated Feature. 1 User Review
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| | Coolest animated movie ever | Anonymous 03/16/2007 | | This movie is just pure fun and excitement. The adults liked it as much as the kids. |
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 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson, Madeleine Sherwood, Larry Gates, Vaughn Taylor, Patty Ann Gerrity, Rusty Stevens, Deborah Miller, Brian Corcoran, Jeane Wood, Walter Merrill, Bobby Johnson
Big Daddy (Burl Ives) is dying, and family members are hovering like vultures around his home. Brick (Paul Newman) and his childless wife, Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor), are there along with his brother's family of "No Neck Monsters"–as Maggie refers to the children. Of the situation, Brick says: "The truth is something desperate, and Maggie's got it. Believe me, it is desperate, and she has got it."
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 The Color of Money 1986 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, John Turturro, Bill Cobbs, Keith McCready, Bruce A. Young, Ron Dean, Randall Arney, Lisa Dodson, Forest Whitaker, Vito D'Ambrosio, Robert Agins, Alvin Anastasia
This film is a sequel to "The Hustler." The aging pool champion Fast Eddie Felson (Paul Newman) has a protege, Vincent Lauria (Tom Cruise), to join him in profits available through pool games. But, Vincent's manipulative girlfriend Carmen (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) wants in on the action, and a power struggle ensues leading to a match between Fast Eddie and Vincent in Atlantic City. The dirty, snow-covered city and smoky pool halls reflect the lives of the characters. Paul Newman won an Academy Award for Best Actor.
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 Cool Hand Luke 1967 N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Lou Antonio, Strother Martin, Jo Van Fleet, Robert Drivas, Clifton James, Morgan Woodward, Dennis Hopper, Luke Askew, Marc Cavell, Richard Davalos, Robert Donner, Harry Dean Stanton
Lucas "Luke" Jackson (Paul Newman), a prisoner on a chain gang, refuses to crack under pressure as is shown in a fight with fellow inmate Dragline (George Kennedy) when Luke is beaten badly but still refuses to give up. His rebellious attitude earns him his "Cool Hand Luke" title. But, problems arise for Luke when he realizes that he must now live up to the expectations that other prisoners have for him. Kennedy won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in this film, and Newman was nominated for Best Actor. Policeman: "What we've got here is failure to communicate."
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 The Drowning Pool 1975 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Gail Strickland, Melanie Griffith, Richard Jaeckel, Paul Koslo, Coral Browne, Andrew Robinson
This is a sequel to "Harper" in which Lew Harper (Paul Newman) answers a call from Iris Devereaux (Joanne Woodward) and ends up in the middle of a murder.
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Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds 1972 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Newman
Cast: Joanne Woodward, Nell Potts, Roberta Wallach, Judith Lowry, Richard Venture, Will Hare, David Spielberg, John Lehne
An unhappy alcoholic mother, Beatrice (Joanne Woodward), constantly criticizes her daughters, Matilda (Nell Potts) and Ruth (Roberta Wallach). Relief comes in the form of a high-school science experiment with man-in-the-moon marigolds that points the way away from Beatrice's clutches.
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Empire Falls 2005 TV, 186 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt, Paul Newman, Robin Wright Penn, Aidan Quinn, Joanne Woodward, Dennis Farina, William Fichtner, Estelle Parsons, Jeffrey DeMunn, Danielle Panabaker
This made-for-TV movie, consisting of five chapters, is based on Richard Russo's Pulitzer Prize winning novel in which Miles Roby (Ed Harris) manages the Empire Grill that is owned by the town matriarch (Joanne Woodward) in his blue-collar mill town in Maine. Miles feels his world is disintegrating because his wife, Janine (Helen Hunt), is divorcing him. He reflects on the state of his life, which also includes his not-so-kind father (Paul Newman) and his daughter (Danielle Panabaker), while his own life remains in limbo. Despite the despair, there is a message of love and hope that permeates this story.
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Exodus 1960  N/R, 210 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, Sal Mineo, John Derek, Hugh Griffith, Gregory Ratoff, Felix Aylmer, David Opatoshu, Jill Haworth, Marius Goring, Michael Wager, Alexandra Stewart
This is Leon Uris's story about the settling of a new Israel following World War II. In this well-produced historical film, Ari (Paul Newman) is a leader of the Jewish underground Hagannah. He commandeers a ship to bring 600 Jews into the newly partitioned Palestine just before the United Nations votes to make Palestine a Jewish state. Ari achieves victory, and now 30,000 more Jews relocate into the Holy Land. Sal Mineo received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. One other nomination was received, and the film won an Oscar for Best Cinematography.
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Fat Man and Little Boy 1989 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roland Joffe
Cast: Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern, Natasha Richardson, John C. McGinley, Ron Frazier, Del Close, John Considine
This is the story of the building of the atomic bomb and the interplay between military and science to achieve success.
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Fort Apache, The Bronx 1981 R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello, Rachel Ticotin, Pam Grier, Kathleen Beller, Michael Higgins, Sully Boyar, Irving Metzman, Tito Goya, Miguel Pinero, Jaime Tirelli, Dominic Chianese, Paul Gleason
Veteran police officers Murphy (Paul Newman) and Corelli (Ken Wahl) work as partners in the crime-ridden South Bronx area of NYC. The new precinct captain, Connolly (Edward Asner), arrives on the scene determined to put an end to the violence in the precinct. He promotes violent efforts by the police against the Bronx citizens, and Murphy tries to convince his superiors that police violence will not solve the problems. After fellow police officer Morgan (Danny Aiello) kills a street kid, Murphy and the other officers are told to ignore the brutal act. Murphy cannot abide by the directive and, as a result, becomes an outcast on the police force. This story is based on true experiences.
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From the Terrace 1960 N/R, 144 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Ina Balin, Leon Ames, Barbara Eden, George Grizzard, Patrick O'Neal, Felix Aylmer, Elizabeth Allen
Even Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward can't bring this film beyond fair, which is about social climbers in their struggle for success. An extra star in the rating is due to Myrna Loy's performance as alcoholic Martha Eaton.
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Harper 1966 N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jack Smight
Cast: Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, Arthur Hill, Strother Martin, Shelley Winters, Robert Wagner, Janet Leigh, Pamela Tiffin, Robert Webber
Lew Harper (Paul Newman), private eye, has not been enjoying a thriving practice and accepts Mrs. Sampson's (Lauren Bacall) offer to pay him to find her missing husband. During the course of the investigation, Harper uncovers a murder plot. Paul Newman: "The bottom's full of nice people; only cream and bastards rise." There is a sequel: "The Drowning Pool."
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The Helen Morgan Story 1957 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Ann Blyth, Richard Carlson, Paul Newman, Gene Evans, Alan King, Cara Williams, Virginia Vincent, Walter Woolf King, Dorothy Green, Edward Platt, Warren Douglas, Sammy White, Peggy de Castro, Cherie de Castro, Babette de Castro
Bootlegger Larry Maddux (Paul Newman) discovers Helen Morgan (Ann Blyth) while she is performing in a carnival and helps her rise to stardom on Broadway. But, Larry is using Helen for his own good, and Helen is torn between Larry and married lawyer Russell Wade (Richard Carlson). Helen turns to alcohol and, after the Stock Market crash in 1929, ends up in Bellevue Hospital. But, Helen rises above her problems and regains her stardom. Songs include "Sunny Side of the Street" and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man." (sung by Gogi Grant).
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Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man 1962  N/R, 145 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
aka: Adventures of a Young Man
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Richard Beymer, Arthur Kennedy, Jessica Tandy, Susan Strasberg, Paul Newman, Simon Oakland, Diane Baker, Eli Wallach, Dan Dailey, Ricardo Montalban, Corinne Calvet, Fred Clark, James Dunn, Juano Hernandez, Michael J. Pollard
Combining 10 of Ernest Hemingway's short stories, this is the tale of Michigan born and bred Nick Adams (Richard Beymer). Nick leaves his parents' (Arthur Kennedy and Jessica Tandy) home and tries, but fails, to get his desired job as a news reporter in New York City. He enlists in the Italian army during World War I and is taken under the wing of hospital orderly John (Eli Wallach). Nick falls in love with nurse Rosanna (Susan Strasberg) who tragically dies in an air raid. Through all the suffering, Nick finally attains maturity as a responsible man.
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Hombre 1967 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Paul Newman, Fredric March, Richard Boone, Diane Cilento, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Rush, Skip Ward, Margaret Blye, Martin Balsam, Frank Silvera
In this well-acted and entertaining film, John Russell (Paul Newman) is a white man raised by Apaches. He is talked into guiding a stagecoach through the desert.
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Hud 1963 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Brandon DeWilde, Whit Bissell, John Ashley, Val Avery, Crahan Denton, Yvette Vickers, Curt Conway, George Petrie, Pitt Herbert, Sheldon Allman, Carl Low, Robert Hinkle
Cattle rancher Hud (Paul Newman) wants profits in oil and tries to talk his father (Melvyn Douglas) into turning the ranch into an oil field. Alma (Patricia Neal) watches as Hud tries to coerce his father and tries to ward him off when Hud drunkenly propositions her. Neal won the Best Actress Oscar, and Douglas won for Best Supporting Actor. The film also won for Cinematography and received for other nominations, including Best Actor and Director.
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The Hudsucker Proxy 1994 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Charles Durning, Bruce Campbell, John Mahoney, Peter Gallagher, Steve Buscemi, Jon Polito, Joe Grifasi
In a ploy to drive down company stock prices, Mussberger (Paul Newman) plucks Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins) from the mailroom and installs him in the presidential suite. Instead of losing business, Barnes proves himself adept in his new position, and stock prices rise. Different (what else would you expect from the Coen brothers?), 1950s look at big business out of control.
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 The Hustler 1961 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Rossen
Cast: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Murray Hamilton, Michael Constantine, Stefan Gierasch, Jake LaMotta, Vincent Gardenia, Myron McCormick, Clifford A. Pellow, Gordon B. Clarke, Alexander Rose, William Duell, Charles Dierkop
Paul Newman plays pool shark "Fast" Eddie Felson who yearns to beat Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason) for the thrill of hitting the big time instead of hustling in sleazy pool halls. Minnesota Fats: "No bar, no pinball machine. Just pool. This here is Ames, son." The story involves Eddie's match with Minnesota Fats and also covers his romance with alcoholic Sarah (Piper Laurie), his teaming up with backer Bert Gordon (George C. Scott), and the tragic trip to Louisville for a big match with Findlay (Murray Hamilton). The film received Oscar nominations in all of the top six categories (nine total), but won only two: Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Cinematography. 1 User Review
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| | Don Nunn 08/20/2007 | | terrific pool movie |
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Lady L 1965 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Ustinov
Cast: Paul Newman, Sophia Loren, David Niven, Claude Dauphin, Cecil Parker, Marcel Dalio, Philippe Noiret, Michel Piccoli, Peter Ustinov, Daniel Emilfork
This film doesn't take advantage of the talent, but it does have some good moments. Lady L (Sophia Loren) tells her story to her biographer.
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The Left-Handed Gun 1958 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner, Hurd Hatfield, James Congdon, James Best, John Dierkes, Denver Pyle, Paul Smith, Nestor Paiva
This psychological Western explores the motives of Billy The Kid (Paul Newman) from his days in the Lincoln County cattle wars through the events that ended in his killing by Pat Garrett (John Dehner).
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean 1972 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Huston
Cast: Paul Newman, Victoria Principal, Roddy McDowall, Ava Gardner, Anthony Perkins, John Huston, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty, Jacqueline Bisset, Tab Hunter
This comedy Western stars Paul Newman as the hanging judge Roy Bean who avenges his own near-death experience by killing his enemies.
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The Long, Hot Summer 1958 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury, Richard Anderson, Mabel Albertson, J. Pat O'Malley, Val Avery, Sarah Marshall, William Walker, George Dunn, Jess Kirkpatrick, I. Stanford Jolley
Drifter Ben Quick (Paul Newman) arrives in town and changes the lives of the Varner family. Big Daddy Varner (Orson Welles) recognizes that Ben Quick is a man to be reckoned with; however, daughter Clara (Joanne Woodward) is attracted to Quick. Weak son Jody (Tony Franciosa) is jealous of Quick's decisiveness. It all makes for one long, HOT summer.
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The Mackintosh Man 1973 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Huston
Cast: Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda, James Mason, Harry Andrews, Nigel Patrick, Ian Bannen, Michael Hordern, Roland Culver, Peter Vaughan, Percy Herbert
In this cold war spy thriller, agent Rearden (Paul Newman) sets out to get Communist spy Sir George Wheeler (James Mason). Good car chase.
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 Message in a Bottle 1999  PG-13, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Luis Mandoki
Cast: Kevin Costner, Robin Wright Penn, Paul Newman, John Savage, Illeana Douglas, Robbie Coltrane, Jesse James, Bethel Leslie, Tom Aldredge, Viveka Davis, Raphael Sbarge, Richard Hamilton, Rosemary Murphy, Steven Eckholdt, Susan Brightbill
Adapted from Nicholas Sparks' best-selling novel, this is a love story of beautiful, divorced mother Theresa Osborne (Robin Wright Penn) and lonely widower Garret Blake (Kevin Costner) who spends his life making sailboats AND sending love letters in bottles to sea as messages to his deceased wife. When Theresa finds one of the bottles and travels to North Carolina to meet this man who could love forever, love blooms anew. 2 User Reviews
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| | cece 08/04/2007 | | I love this movie it is one of my favorites, Kevin Costner always does well in a love story. |
| | RascalBrat 02/25/2007 | | Excellent love story. Beautifully filmed. A wonderful performance from Kevin Costner and Paul Newman. I highly recommend this movie to all audiences. |
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Mr. & Mrs. Bridge 1990 PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Blythe Danner, Simon Callow, Kyra Sedgwick, Robert Sean Leonard, Margaret Welsh, Austin Pendleton, Saundra McClain, Diane Kagan
This film is a good character study consisting of vignettes in the lives of Walter (Paul Newman) and India (Joanne Woodward) Bridges. It is the story of predictable personalities of a staunchly conservative husband and his repressed wife. Woodward was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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A New Kind of Love 1963 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Thelma Ritter, Eva Gabor, Maurice Chevalier, George Tobias, Marvin Kaplan, Robert Clary, Ted Mapes, Robert F. Simon
Real-life husband and wife, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, star in this lightweight comedy about an experienced journalist (Newman) who falls in love with a Paris fashion designer (Woodward). Highlight: Maurice Chevalier singing "Mimi" and "Louise."
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Nobody's Fool 1994 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis, Dylan Walsh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Gene Saks, Josef Sommer, Philip Bosco, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Dent, Jay Patterson, Alexander Goodwin, Carl J. Matusovich, Jerry Mayer
This comedy/drama was Jessica Tandy's last picture. It is also one of the year's best. Tandy plays Sully Sullivan's (Paul Newman) landlady, Mrs. Beryl, in this story about 60-year-old Sully who hasn't seen or spoken to his ex-wife in many years. Both Sully and his best friend Rub (Pruitt Taylor Vince) do enjoy flirting with Toby (Melanie Griffith) who is married to local contractor Carl (Bruce Willis) who sometimes gives Sully work. Changes begin for Sully when his son Peter (Dylan Walsh) arrives in town for Thanksgiving, and Sully learns that he has a grandson. Now, Sully decides that the holiday season is the time to start fixing up broken relationships. Newman was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar.
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Paris Blues 1961 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Sidney Poitier, Louis Armstrong, Diahann Carroll, Serge Reggiani, Barbara Laage, Andre Luguet, Marie Versini, Moustache, Aaron Bridgers, Guy Pedersen, Helene Dieudonne, Niko, Dominique Zardi
American ex-patriots Ram Bowen (Paul Newman) and Eddie Cook (Sidney Poitier) are jazz musicians living in Paris after World War II. They meet American tourists Lillian (Joanne Woodward) and Connie (Diahann Carroll) and fall in love. Connie convinces Eddie to return to America with her and face his fears of racism. Ram, on the other hand, has last minute doubts about leaving Paris and tells Lillian at the train station that he will not be joining her in America. Backed by Duke Ellington's jazz score, the music includes "Take the A Train," "Sophisticated Lady," "Mood Indigo," "Paris Stairs," and "Nite." The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Musical Score.
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Pocket Money 1972 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Paul Newman, Lee Marvin, Strother Martin, Christine Belford, Kelly Jean Peters, Fred Graham, Wayne Rogers, Hector Elizondo, Gregory Sierra, Richard Farnsworth
Cowboy Jim Rane (Paul Newman) sets out for Mexico with con man Leonard (Lee Marvin) to buy steers for a crooked cattleman, and they end up in a "heap o' trouble."
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The Prize 1963 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke Sommer, Diane Baker, Kevin McCarthy, Leo G. Carroll, Micheline Presle, Gerard Oury, Sergio Fantoni, John Wengraf
This film adaptation of Irving Wallace's novel is the story of a Nobel Prize winner (Paul Newman) who stumbles into a kidnapping plot and a love affair while in Stockholm to pick up his award.
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Rachel, Rachel 1968 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Paul Newman
Cast: Joanne Woodward, Estelle Parsons, James Olson, Kate Harrington, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Moffat, Bernard Barrow, Terry Kiser, Franco Corsaro, Nell Potts, Shawn Campbell, Violet Dunn, Beatrice Pons, Dortha Duckworth, Simm Landres
Rachel Cameron (Joanne Woodward) is a 35-year-old spinster schoolteacher who has been living under the influence of her strong mother (Kate Harrington). Rachel attends a religious revival meeting with her friend Calla (Estelle Parsons) and is swept up in the fervor of the preacher (Terry Kiser). Then, a friend from her childhood, Nick Kazlik (James Olson), appears on the scene, and romance blooms. Rachel thinks that she is pregnant, but it turns out not to be so. But, as a result of her experiences, Rachel changes her outlook and sets out to begin living a meaningful life. This film marks Paul Newman's directorial debut. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Actress (Woodward), Supporting Actress (Parsons) and Writing.
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The Rack 1956 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arnold Laven
Cast: Paul Newman, Wendell Corey, Walter Pidgeon, Edmond O'Brien, Lee Marvin, Anne Francis, Cloris Leachman, Robert Burton, Robert F. Simon, Trevor Bardette
Adapted from Rod Serling's teleplay, this compelling drama is about an Army court-martial of an officer (Paul Newman) who was brainwashed into collaborating with the enemy in a North Korea prison camp.
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Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! 1958 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins, Jack Carson, Tuesday Weld, Dwayne Hickman, Gale Gordon, Murvyn Vye, O.Z. Whitehead, Percy Helton
This film adaptation of Max Shulman's novel involves the problems of Harry and Grace Bannerman (Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward) when they react negatively to an army missile base construction near their suburban town of Putman's Landing.
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Road to Perdition 2002 R, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Tyler Hoechlin, Daniel Craig, Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dylan Baker, Ciaran Hinds, Liam Aiken, Rob Maxey, Craig Spidle, Ian Barford, Stephen P. Dunn, Paul Turner
One night in Rock Island, Iowa, during 1931, 12-year-old Michael (Tyler Hoechlin) witnesses his hit man father, Michael (Tom Hanks), pull out a gun and shoot a roomful of people. Not long after that, young Michael's brother and mother are found shot to death. Knowing that he has been betrayed by his boss (Paul Newman), Michael Sr. escapes with Michael Jr. on a six-week odyssey–with a psychotic hit man (Jude Law) hot on their trail. The film won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and received five other nominations, including Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Paul Newman).
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The Secret War of Harry Frigg 1968  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Smight
Cast: Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Tom Bosley, Andrew Duggan, John Williams, Vito Scotti, James Gregory, Charles Gray, Fabrizio Mioni, Werner Peters
In this comedy, set during World War II, five Allied generals have been captured, and a lowly army private (Paul Newman) is given orders to rescue them. Newman didn't make many bad movies; this is one.
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Silent Movie 1976 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Bernadette Peters, Sid Caesar, Paul Newman, Liza Minnelli, Anne Bancroft, Marcel Marceau, Harold Gould
Mel Brooks portrays movie director Mel Funn who cons a studio executive into letting him make a silent film to save the studio from a takeover. This film is a series of hilarious sight gags; only one word is spoken during the entire film–by Marcel Marceau!
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The Silver Chalice 1954 N/R, 142 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Victor Saville
Cast: Virginia Mayo, Jack Palance, Pier Angeli, Paul Newman, Walter Hampden, Joseph Wiseman, Alexander Scourby, Lorne Greene, E.G. Marshall, Natalie Wood, David J. Stewart, Herbert Rudley, Jacques Aubuchon, Michael Pate, Donald Randolph
This is the story of the cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper. Greek sculptor Basil (Paul Newman) is sold into Roman slavery, marries slave Deborra (Pier Angeli), and dallies with Helena (Virginia Mayo). Basil is commissioned to design the silver chalice with Jesus and his disciples sculpted around the rim. The cup is coveted by many, but Nero (Jacques Aubuchon) wants the cup destroyed. After much conniving, the cup is lost, but the apostle Peter (Lorne Greene) predicts that it will be found in the future and will help lead the people back to Christ. Although Paul Newman debuted in this film, he later apologized in a Hollywood trade ad for his performance in this movie.
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 Slap Shot 1977 R, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Lindsay Crouse, Jennifer Warren, Strother Martin, Melinda Dillon, Jerry Houser, Andrew Duncan, M. Emmet Walsh, Swoosie Kurtz
The Charleston Chiefs are a losing hockey team. Then coach Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) shows his team how violence reaps rewards. Funny stuff.
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Somebody Up There Likes Me 1956 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane, Sal Mineo, Eileen Heckart, Robert Loggia, Steve McQueen, Harold J. Stone, Joseph Buloff, Sammy White, Joseph Buloff, Arch Johnson, Robert P. Lieb, Judson Pratt, Angela Cartwright
This film is based on the autobiography of Rocky Graziano (Paul Newman) and involves his rise from the ghetto to World Light Heavyweight Champion. After beginning a life filled with petty crimes, Rocky is arrested and sent to jail where he meets fitness instructor Johnny Hyland (Judson Pratt) who encourages him to use his energy in the athletic world instead of crime. Meanwhile, Rocky's girlfriend Norma (Pier Angeli)–who will later become his wife, number one fan, and support system–helps Rocky gain his self-respect and find success in the ring as well as in his personal life.
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Sometimes a Great Notion 1971  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Never Give an Inch
Director: Paul Newman
Cast: Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick, Michael Sarrazin, Richard Jaeckel, Cliff Potts, Linda Lawson, Joe Maross, Lee de Broux, Roy Poole
An Oregon logging family, the Stampers, suffer personal tragedy through the accidental deaths of two members while refusing to go along with a labor strike. Richard Jaeckel was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his work in this film. The drowning scene in which Jaeckel dies is a movie highlight. 1 User Review
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| | good 12/23/2007 | | This was one of my all time FAVORITE movies! I would love to be able to purchase it on DVD. |
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The Sting 1973 PG, 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Robert Earl Jones, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, John Heffernan, Dimitra Arliss, James Sloyan, Charles Dierkop, Sally Kirkland
To avenge the death of a friend, two small-time con men (Robert Redford and Paul Newman) decide to pull a fantastic scam. They set up a sting operation to cheat the killer, Doyle Lonnigan (Robert Shaw), out of half a million dollars. The film won seven Academy Awards; among them were Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay. Robert Redford received a nomination for Best Actor.
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Sweet Bird of Youth 1962 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Geraldine Page, Paul Newman, Ed Begley, Shirley Knight, Rip Torn, Mildred Dunnock, Corey Allen, Dub Taylor, Madeleine Sherwood, Philip Abbott, Barry Cahill, Barry Atwater, Charles Arnt, James B. Douglas
This is an excellent version of Tennessee Williams' hit play in which Geraldine Page and Paul Newman recreate their Broadway roles. The story is about has-been film star Alexandra Del Lago (Page) and her young lover Chance Wayne (Newman) who is looking for fame and fortune. They visit Chance's hometown where the corrupt politician Boss Finley (Ed Begley) rules. Finley's daughter Heavenly (Shirley Knight) wants to reunite with Chance, but Finley and his son (Rip Torn) will stop at nothing to prevent that from happening. Geraldine Page: "My checkout time in any hotel in the world is when I–is when I want to check out." Ed Begley received an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor. Geraldine Page and Sandra Knight were nominated for Best Actress and Supporting Actress.
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Torn Curtain 1966 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova, Hahsjorg Felmy, Tamara Toumanova, Ludwig Donath, David Opatoshu, Mort Mills, Arthur Gould-Porter, Erik Holland
American scientist Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) is actually a double agent posing as a defector to keep working on a missile project that will prevent nuclear war.
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 The Towering Inferno 1974 PG, 165 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Guillermin, Irwin Allen
Cast: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Richard Chamberlain, Susan Blakely, Jennifer Jones, Robert Wagner, Robert Vaughn
The special effects are spectacular in this disaster film about a raging fire in a newly constructed office building and hotel in San Francisco. An Oscar for Best Song went to "We May Never Love Like This Again." In addition to two other Oscars (Best Cinematography and Film Editing), the film was nominated for four others, including Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Fred Astaire).
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 Twilight 1998 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Stockard Channing, Reese Witherspoon, Giancarlo Esposito, James Garner, Liev Schreiber, M. Emmet Walsh, Margo Martindale, John Spencer, Peter Gregory, Patrick Malone, Jason Clarke, Rene Mujica
Retired detective Harry Ross (Paul Newman) is living with movie star friends Jack and Catherine Ames (Gene Hackman and Susan Sarandon) in Santa Monica. When Harry delivers a package for Jack, he finds Lestar Ivar (M. Emmet Walsh) dying after being shot. Harry looks around Ivar's apartment and finds 20-year-old newspaper articles about Catherine's first husband who disappeared 20 years ago. Now, Harry's curiosity is peaked, and he asks LAPD detective Verna Hollander (Stockard Channing) for help in finding answers to the unsolved case. The trail leads to other unsolved cases–including one involving Harry's old colleague Raymond Hope (James Garner) who also runs errands for Jack and just might have the answers that Harry seeks.
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Until They Sail 1957 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, Joan Fontaine, Sandra Dee, Jean Simmons, Charles Drake, Wally Cassell, Alan Napier, Patrick Macnee, Ben Wright
This adaptation of the James Michener novel takes place in New Zealand. Set during World War II, it is the story about four sisters who meet and are involved with United States Marines. Their new lessons involve both murder and romance.
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The Verdict 1982 R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, James Mason, Jack Warden, Milo O'Shea, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Binns, Julie Bovasso, Roxanne Hart, James Handy, Westley Addy, Joe Seneca, Lewis J. Stadlen, Kent Broadhurst, Colin Stinton
Down-and-out, alcoholic lawyer Frank Galvin (Paul Newman), assisted by girlfriend Laura Fischer (Charlotte Rampling), works on a case against Ed Concannon (James Mason) that could be his salvation. The case involves a malpractice suit against a Catholic hospital that may be responsible for the poor condition of a woman who ran into problems with anesthesia given during childbirth. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Newman), Supporting Actor (Mason), and Director.
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What a Way to Go! 1964 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Robert Mitchum, Gene Kelly, Paul Newman, Dick Van Dyke, Robert Cummings, Margaret Dumont, Dean Martin, Reginald Gardiner, Roy Gordon
Poor Louisa (Shirley MacLaine)–every time she marries, her new husband dies. Eventually, she has participated in four weddings and four funerals and has a whole lot of money.
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When Time Ran Out... 1980  PG, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Earth's Final Fury
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, Edward Albert, Red Buttons, Barbara Carrera, Veronica Hamel, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Karras, Burgess Meredith, Valentina Cortese, James Franciscus
Fires, floods, shipwrecks, and airplane wrecks were not enough in the disaster genre. In this stretch for a new catastrophe, all the stars in the world could not save this bomb about a volcano. By the end of this tedious film, the viewer will root for the volcano! Some video copies actually have another 20 minutes added! Of course, volcanoes became film fodder in the 1990s.
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Where the Money Is 2000 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marek Kanievska
Cast: Paul Newman, Linda Fiorentino, Dermot Mulroney, Susan Barnes, Anne Pitoniak, Bruce MacVittie, Irma St. Paule, Michel Perron, Dorothy Gordon, Rita Tucket
Nurse Carol Ann McKay (Linda Fiorentino), married to Wayne (Dermot Mulroney), is semi-discontent with her life when she begins to suspect that the new geriatric patient–the legendary bank robber, Henry Manning (Paul Newman)–has been faking the extent of his stroke. Linda begins to make her own criminal plans; the question is: Is Henry really going to be able to help?
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 Winning 1969 PG, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner, Richard Thomas, David Sheiner, Clu Gulager, Maxine Stuart, Karen Arthur, Robert Quarry, Ray Ballard
Capua (Paul Newman) puts winning above everything else and spends more time with his racing team than he does with his wife, Elora (Joanne Woodward). The racing scenes in this film are excellent and provide an exciting backdrop for Elora's brief affair.
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WUSA 1970  PG, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins, Laurence Harvey, Cloris Leachman, Wayne Rogers, Pat Hingle, Don Gordon, Michael Anderson Jr., Moses Gunn
Rheinhardt (Paul Newman) is a drifter who ends up with a job as a disc jockey for radio station WUSA in New Orleans. It is only later that he learns that he is an unwary participant in an ultra-conservative plot.
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The Young Philadelphians 1959 N/R, 136 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Brian Keith, Billie Burke, Robert Vaughn, Adam West, Otto Kruger, Diane Brewster, John Williams
Tony Lawrence (Paul Newman) is a young lawyer who defends his Army buddy, Chet Gwynn (Robert Vaughn), in a murder charge. At the same time, he pursues society girl, Joan Dickerson (Barbara Rush), as one step up the social ladder. Vaughn received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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1. Absence of Malice (1981)
2. Blaze (1989)
3. Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History... (1976)
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
5. Cars (2006)
6. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
7. The Color of Money (1986)
8. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
9. The Drowning Pool (1975)
10. Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
11. Empire Falls (2005)
12. Exodus (1960)
13. Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
14. Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981)
15. From the Terrace (1960)
16. The Glass Menagerie (1987)
17. Harper (1966)
18. Harry and Son (1984)
19. The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
20. Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
aka: Adventures of a Young Man
21. Hombre (1967)
22. Hud (1963)
23. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
24. The Hustler (1961)
25. John Huston (1988)
26. King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
27. Lady L (1965)
28. The Left-Handed Gun (1958)
29. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
30. The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
31. The Mackintosh Man (1973)
32. Message in a Bottle (1999)
33. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
34. A New Kind of Love (1963)
35. Nobody's Fool (1994)
36. The Outrage (1964)
37. Paris Blues (1961)
38. Pocket Money (1972)
39. The Prize (1963)
40. Quintet (1979)
41. Rachel, Rachel (1968)
42. The Rack (1956)
43. Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
44. Road to Perdition (2002)
45. The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
46. Silent Movie (1976)
47. The Silver Chalice (1954)
48. Slap Shot (1977)
49. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
50. Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
aka: Never Give an Inch
51. The Sting (1973)
52. Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
53. Torn Curtain (1966)
54. The Towering Inferno (1974)
55. Twilight (1998)
56. Until They Sail (1957)
57. The Verdict (1982)
58. What a Way to Go! (1964)
59. When Time Ran Out... (1980)
aka: Earth's Final Fury
60. Where the Money Is (2000)
61. Winning (1969)
62. WUSA (1970)
63. The Young Philadelphians (1959)
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