What is the best Paul Newman movie of all time?

From steely-eyed antiheroes to lovable rogues, con men, prisoners, lawyers, and hockey coaches, this run spans five decades of unforgettable leading roles. Which one earns your vote for his best?

1. 1
   Cool Hand Luke

   Newman's defining 1967 role as Luke Jackson, a rebellious prisoner who refuses to break on a Southern chain gang.
   1000pts
2. 2
   The Long, Hot Summer

   Newman starred opposite future wife Joanne Woodward in this 1958 Faulkner-inspired Southern drama.
   897pts
3. 3
   Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

   Newman's iconic 1969 Western as the charming outlaw Butch, riding alongside Robert Redford's Sundance Kid.
   754pts
4. 4
   The Color of Money

   Newman won his only competitive Best Actor Oscar reprising Fast Eddie Felson in this 1986 Scorsese-directed sequel.
   728pts
5. 5
   Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

   Newman as Brick Pollitt in this 1958 adaptation of Tennessee Williams' drama of a fractured Southern family.
   692pts
6. 6
   Sometimes a Great Notion

   Newman directed and starred in this 1971 drama about a stubborn Oregon logging family.
   673pts
7. 7
   The Verdict

   Newman's Oscar-nominated 1982 turn as a washed-up, alcoholic lawyer fighting for one last case of redemption.
   538pts
8. 8
   Sweet Bird of Youth

   Newman's 1962 role as a drifting gigolo opposite Geraldine Page, adapted from another Tennessee Williams play.
   456pts
9. 9
   The Towering Inferno

   Newman played the architect of a burning skyscraper in this star-studded 1974 disaster blockbuster.
   455pts
10. 10
    Slap Shot

    Newman's self-professed favorite role, playing minor-league hockey player-coach Reggie Dunlop in this 1977 comedy.
    455pts
11. 11
    Harper

    Newman's 1966 debut as wisecracking private detective Lew Harper, based on Ross Macdonald's novels.
    455pts
12. 12
    Road to Perdition

    Newman played mob boss John Rooney in this 2002 crime drama alongside Tom Hanks.
    455pts
13. 13
    The Hustler

    Newman's 1961 breakout as pool shark Fast Eddie Felson, chasing a title match against Minnesota Fats.
    455pts
14. 14
    From the Terrace

    Newman starred opposite Joanne Woodward in this 1960 drama of ambition and marriage inside corporate America.
    359pts
15. 15
    Absence of Malice

    Newman's 1981 role as a businessman wrongly smeared by a newspaper leak, opposite Sally Field.
    359pts
16. 16
    Hud

    Newman's 1963 turn as Hud Bannon, an amoral, magnetic rancher's son clashing with his principled father.
    359pts
17. 17
    The Sting

    Newman reunited with Robert Redford for this 1973 Best Picture-winning con-artist caper set in Depression-era Chicago.
    245pts
18. 18
    The Drowning Pool

    Newman returned as private eye Lew Harper in this 1975 mystery sequel set in Louisiana.
    245pts
19. 19
    Exodus

    Newman played Ari Ben Canaan in this sweeping 1960 epic about the founding of Israel.
    245pts
20. 20
    Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Newman's 1956 breakout as real-life boxer Rocky Graziano, rising from a troubled youth to the middleweight title.
    0pts

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