Paul Newman Movie Rankings
1
Paul Newman scores a combined 3.5755 out of 4 stars for Cool Hand Luke
3.5755
Lucas “Luke” Jackson (Paul Newman) is charged with a petty theft he committed when he was drunk, and is sentenced to a prison camp where he is put on the chain-gang. ... more about Cool Hand Luke
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
DVD from $2.87 
(0 sellers)
2
Paul Newman scores a combined 3.4494 out of 4 stars for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
3.4494
Butch and Sundance finally rob one train too many. Now, with the law on their tail they must outsmart the cops and try to escape to Bolivia. ... more about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Actor Awards
BAFTA Awards - Best Actor
DVD from $8.26 
(6 sellers)
3
Paul Newman scores a combined 3.3253 out of 4 stars for Sting
3.3253
Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) is a small time con artist during a big sting mistakenly steals from Doyle Lonnegan, a big-time crime boss with murderous tendencies. When Jonny’s partner dies he seeks the help of Henry Gandorff ( Paul Newman) to pull off a major scam on Doyle. ... more about Sting
DVD from $3.36 
(6 sellers)
4
Paul Newman scores a combined 3.2532 out of 4 stars for Hustler
3.2532
A boozing pool shark works his way up the ranks from small pool halls to the big-time in the Midwest. Along the way, he picks up a promoter and a girlfriend, who was a former hooker, and wants to face the challenge of playing "Minnesota Fats", the best of the best. ... more about Hustler
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Awards - Best Foreign Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
DVD from $6.78 
(2 sellers)
5
Paul Newman scores a combined 3.0730 out of 4 stars for Road to Perdition
3.0730
Mike Sullivan (Tom Hanks) works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney (Paul Newman) Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure. ... more about Road to Perdition
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Supporting Actor
Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama
DVD from $1.95 
(6 sellers)
6
Paul Newman scores a combined 3.0145 out of 4 stars for Cars
3.0145
Lightning McQueen is a cocky, rookie race car. Speeding on his way to a big race, he crashes into Radiator Springs, destroying lots of the inhabitants belongings. In order to make up for what he did, the cocky roadster is sentenced to community service. ... more about Cars
DVD from $8.99 
(6 sellers)
7
Paul Newman scores a combined 3.0104 out of 4 stars for Hud
3.0104
Martin Ritt's HUD is an adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel HORSEMAN, PASS BY, successfully transformed into an entertaining and ambitious contemporary Western. Set on a Texas ranch where... ... more about Hud
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Awards - Best Foreign Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
DVD from $4.33 
(4 sellers)
8
Paul Newman scores a combined 3.0069 out of 4 stars for Nobody's Fool
3.0069
Sully is a rascally ne'er-do-well approaching retirement age. While he is pressing a worker's compensation suit for a bad knee, he secretly works for his nemesis, Carl, and flirts with Carl's young wife Toby. ... more about Nobody's Fool
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
Berlin International Film Festival - Best Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DVD from $9.99 
(0 sellers)
9
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.9333 out of 4 stars for Verdict
2.9333
Frank Galvin, an alcoholic lawyer tries to redeem his reputation by taking on a difficult medical malpractice case. He accepts the case after he's approached by the the family of a woman who has been left in a coma following an operation at a large Catholic hospital. ... more about Verdict
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
David di Donatello Awards - Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
Golden Globes, USA - Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
DVD from $10.55 
(2 sellers)
10
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.9038 out of 4 stars for Color of Money
2.9038
Pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson finds the young, promising pool player Vincent in a local bar and he sees in him a younger version of himself. To try and make it as in the old days, Eddie offers to teach Vincent how to be a hustler. ... more about Color of Money
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
DVD from $4.06 
(6 sellers)
11
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.8695 out of 4 stars for Hombre
2.8695
In this film more is said with just one look than in 100 cute one-liners. An Indian policeman travels by stagecoach and encounters more than his share of trouble. Filled with hard looks, calmly delivered threats and lots of gun play. ... more about Hombre
DVD from $6.88 
(5 sellers)
12
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.8430 out of 4 stars for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2.8430
Based on the play by Tennessee Williams: A party is planned for the 65th birthday of family patriarch 'Big Daddy', but not everyone is in a festive mood. ... more about Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Awards - Best Foreign Actor
DVD from $7.00 
(6 sellers)
13
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.8227 out of 4 stars for Slap Shot
2.8227
The player-coach of a nowhere small town hockey team must deal with an intractable owner, hostile crowds and on-ice thuggery in this warm-hearted and only slightly farcical look at ice hockey. ... more about Slap Shot
DVD from $6.44 
(5 sellers)
14
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.8072 out of 4 stars for Blaze
2.8072
This movie tells the story of the latter years of Earl Long, a flamboyant governor of Louisiana. The aging Earl, an unapologetic habitue of strip joints, falls in love with young stripper Blaze Starr. ... more about Blaze
DVD from $5.47 
(6 sellers)
15
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.7836 out of 4 stars for Long
2.7836
Ben Quick arrives in Frenchman's Bend, MS after being kicked out of another town for allegedly burning a barn for revenge. Will Varner owns just about everything in Frenchman's Bend and he hires Ben to work in his store. ... more about Long
DVD from $6.71 
(5 sellers)
16
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.7726 out of 4 stars for Towering Inferno
2.7726
Doug Roberts, Architect, returns from a long vacation to find work nearly completed on his skyscraper. ... more about Towering Inferno
DVD from $4.81 
(4 sellers)
17
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.7404 out of 4 stars for Hudsucker Proxy
2.7404
When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, his board of directors, led by Sidney Mussberger, comes up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appoint a moron to run the company. ... more about Hudsucker Proxy
DVD from $4.60 
(4 sellers)
18
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.7078 out of 4 stars for Twilight
2.7078
A retired ex-cop and private detective (Newman) who lives with a rich actor (Hackman) who is dying from cancer and his actress wife (Sarandon) gets mixed up in murder when he is asked to deliver blackmail money. ... more about Twilight
DVD from $3.90 
(4 sellers)
19
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.7037 out of 4 stars for Tell Them Who You Are
2.7037
Mark Wexler's cinematic blend of biography and autobiography centers on his relationship with his father, legendary cinematographer and filmmaker Haskell Wexler, whose long and illutrious career is a virtual catalogue of 20th century classics. ... more about Tell Them Who You Are
DVD from $4.77 
(2 sellers)
20
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.6697 out of 4 stars for Message in a Bottle
2.6697
A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. ... more about Message in a Bottle
Actor Awards
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama/Romance
DVD from $2.87 
(6 sellers)
21
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.6355 out of 4 stars for Where the Money Is
2.6355
Legendary bank robber Henry Manning pushes his luck too far and ends up in prison, where he suffers a massive stroke. ... more about Where the Money Is
DVD from $20.99 
(1 sellers)
22
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.6082 out of 4 stars for Sweet Bird of Youth
2.6082
Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies. With him is a faded film star he picked up along the way, Alexandra Del Lago. ... more about Sweet Bird of Youth
DVD from $3.10 
(6 sellers)
23
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.5385 out of 4 stars for Winning
2.5385
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one--the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson. ... more about Winning
DVD from $2.92 
(2 sellers)
24
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.5253 out of 4 stars for Fat Man and Little Boy
2.5253
In real life, Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific head of the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built. General Leslie Groves was in overall command of it. ... more about Fat Man and Little Boy
DVD from $2.10 
(0 sellers)
26
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.4117 out of 4 stars for Silver Chalice
2.4117
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. ... more about Silver Chalice
Not Available on DVD
27
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.4025 out of 4 stars for Left Handed Gun
2.4025
William Bonney - Billy the Kid - gets a job with a cattleman known as 'The Englishman,' and is befriended by the peaceful, religious man. ... more about Left Handed Gun
DVD from $24.00 
(5 sellers)
28
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.3979 out of 4 stars for Absence of Malice
2.3979
Paul Newman plays the son of a long dead Mafia boss who is a simple liquor warehouse owner. ... more about Absence of Malice
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
DVD from $6.99 
(6 sellers)
29
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.3369 out of 4 stars for Buffalo Bill and the Indians
2.3369
Buffalo Bill (Paul Newman) plans to put on his own Wild West sideshow, and Chief Sitting Bull has agreed to appear in it. However, Sitting Bull has his own hidden agenda, involving the President and General Custer. ... more about Buffalo Bill and the Indians
DVD from $5.25 
(6 sellers)
30
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.2856 out of 4 stars for MacKintosh Man
2.2856
Joseph Rearden takes the fall for a robbery and winds up in the Scrubs. From there he escapes in the company of a convicted spy and is taken to a remote manor at an unknown location where he is kept isolated. ... more about MacKintosh Man
DVD from $24.00 
(5 sellers)
31
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.2822 out of 4 stars for Torn Curtain
2.2822
U.S. rocket scientist Michael Armstrong and his assistant/fiance Sarah Sherman are attending a convention in Copenhagen. Michael is acting very suspiciously and Sarah follows him to East Germany when he apparently tries to defect to the other side. ... more about Torn Curtain
DVD from $8.00 
(6 sellers)
32
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.0677 out of 4 stars for Somebody Up There Likes Me
2.0677
Rocky Granziano is building a career in crime, when he's finally caught and arrested. In jail, he is undisciplined, always getting into trouble. When he gets out after many years he has decided to start a new life. ... more about Somebody Up There Likes Me
Actor Awards
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain - Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
DVD from $24.00 
(5 sellers)
33
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.0591 out of 4 stars for Exodus
2.0591
The theme is the founding of the state of Israel. The action begins on a ship filled with Jewish immigrants bound for Israel who are being off loaded on Cyprus. ... more about Exodus
DVD from $5.99 
(3 sellers)
34
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.0490 out of 4 stars for Harper
2.0490
Harper is one of the best detectives around. He is called by Elaine Sampson to find her missing husband. Harper reluctantly takes the case knowing that his job is putting his marriage in jeopardy. ... more about Harper
DVD from $8.51 
(6 sellers)
35
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.0102 out of 4 stars for Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
2.0102
A no account outlaw establishes his own particular brand of law and order and builds a town on the edges of civilization in this farcical western. ... more about Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
DVD from $8.99 
(4 sellers)
36
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.0086 out of 4 stars for Sometimes a Great Notion
2.0086
Hank Stamper (Paul Newman) and his father, Henry Stamper (Henry Fonda) own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping logs in Oregon. ... more about Sometimes a Great Notion
Not Available on DVD
37
Paul Newman scores a combined 2.0041 out of 4 stars for WUSA
2.0041
Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New Orleans. Rheinhardt is content to parrot WUSA's reactionary editorial stance on the air, even if he doesn't agree with it. ... more about WUSA
Not Available on DVD
38
Paul Newman scores a combined 1.9510 out of 4 stars for From the Terrace
1.9510
Alfred Eaton, an ambitious young executive, climbs to the top of New York's financial world as his marriage crumbles. ... more about From the Terrace
DVD from $6.89 
(4 sellers)
39
Paul Newman scores a combined 1.8747 out of 4 stars for Empire Falls
1.8747
Actor Awards
Emmy Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Satellite Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
DVD from $3.24 
(8 sellers)
40
Paul Newman scores a combined 1.8080 out of 4 stars for Secret War of Harry Frigg
1.8080
When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WW II, it is a propaganda nightmare for the Allies. The generals are all 1 star and refuse to take orders from each other in order to plan an escape. ... more about Secret War of Harry Frigg
Not Available on DVD
41
Paul Newman scores a combined 1.7545 out of 4 stars for Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
1.7545
It's about a five member family. The father is a conservative and traditional person who directs the family. The mother is at home, she tries to hold together the family, while Mr. Bridge works as a lawyer. ... more about Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
DVD from $4.12 
(5 sellers)
42
Paul Newman scores a combined 1.6785 out of 4 stars for Fort Apache the Bronx
1.6785
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. ... more about Fort Apache the Bronx
DVD from $1.96 
(6 sellers)
43
Paul Newman scores a combined 1.5840 out of 4 stars for Drowning Pool
1.5840
Harper is brought to Louisiana bayou country to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her hellion of a daughter. ... more about Drowning Pool
DVD from $24.00 
(5 sellers)
45
Paul Newman scores a combined 1.3148 out of 4 stars for Paris Blues
1.3148
Not Available on DVD
46
Paul Newman scores a combined 1.0419 out of 4 stars for Young Philadelphians
1.0419
Up and coming, young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. ... more about Young Philadelphians
DVD from $24.00 
(5 sellers)
47
Paul Newman scores a combined 0.8582 out of 4 stars for Prize
0.8582
For some reason, this year's Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the young author Andrew Craig, who seems to be more interested in women and drinking than writing. Another laureate is Dr. ... more about Prize
Not Available on DVD
48
Paul Newman scores a combined 0.4473 out of 4 stars for New Kind of Love
0.4473
The fashion industry and Paris provide the setting for a comedy surrounding the mistaken impression that Joanne Woodward is a high-priced call girl. Paul Newman is the journalist interviewing her for insights on her profession. ... more about New Kind of Love
DVD from $3.90 
(4 sellers)
49
Paul Newman scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Helen Morgan Story
0.0001
The 1920's and 30's career of singer Helen Morgan is followed from her early days singing outdoors in a carnival, through her speak-easy and chorus-girl days, to her stardom on Broadway in Ziegfeld's "Show Boat". ... more about Helen Morgan Story
Not Available on DVD
50
Paul Newman scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
0.0001
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $26.68 
(4 sellers)
52
Paul Newman scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Lady L
0.0001
Today Lady Louise Lendale is 80 years old and she tells her long time admirer, British poet Sir Percy, all about her eventful life. In the beginning, she was a young laundress working in "Le Mouton Bleu", a renowned Paris whorehouse. ... more about Lady L
Not Available on DVD
53
Paul Newman scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Outrage
0.0001
A Mexican bandit, Juan Carrasco, spies a newlywed couple journeying through rugged country. He confronts them, rape and robbery on his mind, and the husband ends up dead. ... more about Outrage
Not Available on DVD
54
Paul Newman scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Rack
0.0001
Captain Edward Hall returns to the USA after two years in a prison camp in the korean war. In the camp he was brainwashed and helped the Chinese convince the other prisoners that they were fighting an unjust war. ... more about Rack
Not Available on DVD
56
Paul Newman scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Until They Sail
0.0001
Four sisters in New Zealand fall for four U.S. ... more about Until They Sail
Not Available on DVD
57
Paul Newman scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for What a Way to Go!
0.0001
This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she's crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist. ... more about What a Way to Go!
DVD from $4.20 
(6 sellers)
58
Paul Newman scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Harry & Son
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
 
TopTenREVIEWS
All Time Movie Reviews
Become A Reviewer
Actor Reviews
Paul Newman
Birthdate:
January 26, 1925

Paul Newman

ACTOR RANKINGS:

Expand All | Close All

Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1950s
10
total ranking of 2.1555  2.1555
1960s
19
total ranking of 2.4119  2.4119
1970s
12
total ranking of 2.3803  2.3803
1980s
7
total ranking of 2.1551  2.1551
1990s
5
total ranking of 2.4471  2.4471
2000s
5
total ranking of 2.6277  2.6277
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.9114
Paul Newman is ranked overall as 2.9114 of of 4 stars
Learn More...

Reviews & Rankings

Ads by Google
Sponsored Ad:
Sponsored Ad:
 
TopTenReviews Home shop rebates Software reviews Electronic reviews Web Services reviews Mobile Technology reviews Movies reviews Music reviews Video Games reviews