Paul Newman Starred in One of the Best Movies About Losing Ever Made

Ego lies at the heart of every great character, and nothing drives ego like the simple binary act of winning and losing, the likes of which Paul Newman made one of the greatest movies about with 1961’s The Hustler. There’s no denying that Newman is an all-time icon, known for his super sleek and macho ‘man’s man’ roles particularly in his heyday during the 60s. However, even dubbing the man as simply ‘legendary’ doesn’t give him enough credit for the sheer amount of work he put into revitalizing the common audience as not just one that desires to be entertained, but one that desires to think.