Paul Newman

Actor

Paul Newman's films ranked by rating: 5 of 22 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .227 batting average.

Batting average
.227
Hits
5 of 22 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 6% of 2,478 actors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1958–2006

Films, ranked by rating

  1. The Sting (1973) — 88/100 · hit
  2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — 87/100 · hit
  3. Cool Hand Luke (1967) — 86/100 · hit
  4. The Hustler (1961) — 84/100 · hit
  5. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) — 83/100 · hit
  6. The Verdict (1982) — 79/100
  7. Nobody's Fool (1994) — 78/100
  8. Hombre (1967) — 78/100
  9. The Long, Hot Summer (1958) — 77/100
  10. Road to Perdition (2002) — 76/100
  11. Hud (1963) — 75/100
  12. The Color of Money (1986) — 74/100
  13. Cars (2006) — 72/100
  14. Slap Shot (1977) — 72/100
  15. The Towering Inferno (1974) — 70/100
  16. Absence of Malice (1981) — 70/100
  17. Harper (1966) — 70/100
  18. Exodus (1960) — 67/100
  19. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) — 66/100
  20. Mater and the Ghostlight (2006) — 64/100 · short, not counted
  21. Torn Curtain (1966) — 63/100
  22. Twilight (1998) — 61/100
  23. Message in a Bottle (1999) — 52/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. The Sting (1973) — 88/100 · hit
  2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — 87/100 · hit
  3. Cool Hand Luke (1967) — 86/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Message in a Bottle (1999) — 52/100
  2. Twilight (1998) — 61/100
  3. Torn Curtain (1966) — 63/100

How these numbers work: Methodology