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30 Best Gene Hackman Movies of All Time, Ranked Close Close By Jeremy Urquhart Updated Feb 27, 2025, 12:00 PM EST Jeremy has more than 2500 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly watch and write about almost anything, from old Godzilla films to gangster flicks to samurai movies to classic musicals to the French New Wave to the MCU... well, maybe not the Disney+ shows. His favorite directors include Martin Scorsese, Sergio Leone, Akira Kurosawa, Quentin Tarantino, Werner Herzog, John Woo, Bob Fosse, Fritz Lang, Guillermo del Toro, and Yoji Yamada. He's also very proud of the fact that he's seen every single Nicolas Cage movie released before 2022, even though doing so often felt like a tremendous waste of time. 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Sign in to your Collider account Add Us On follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread 8 Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Few actors are quite as beloved as Gene Hackman , a two-time Oscar winner who appeared in a wide variety of movies from the early 1960s until his retirement from acting in 2004. He passed away at the age of 95 in 2025, and even though he hadn't been in a movie for two decades, the loss his passing represents for cinema as a whole feels immense. He brought a certain amount of dedication and intensity to just about every role he played, becoming such an acclaimed actor because he never phoned it in, and could always reliably deliver great performances, even in movies that overall might not have been great. As for the following movies? They are all good to great, and represent Hackman's best work as an actor and the overall best films that he appeared in throughout his remarkable acting career. Few actors can claim to have excelled in such a large number of movies, and across almost every genre under the sun, with all the following titles serving to demonstrate Hackman's unparalleled acting chops . 30 'The Mexican' (2001) Directed by Gore Verbinski Image via DreamWorks Pictures With The Mexican , it's admittedly a movie that James Gandolfini kind of steals , but Gene Hackman is in it too, and it stars Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts pretty much at the height of their respective powers. It’s an odd sort of road movie that also tries to be a crime flick, a romantic adventure, and something of a comedy, taking the jack of all trades and master of none sort of approach. That is to say, it lacks cohesion, but the strength of the cast makes it watchable, and there are certain sequences here that end up being a good bit of fun. As long as you're okay with something more than a little offbeat and overall less than coherent , The Mexican makes for a pretty decent watch. Like Follow Followed The Mexican R Action Comedy Crime Romance Release Date March 1, 2001 Director Gore Verbinski Writers J.H. Wyman Cast See All Brad Pitt Jerry Welbach Julia Roberts Samantha Barzel Powered by Expand Collapse 29 'Absolute Power' (1997) Directed by Clint Eastwood Absolute Power - Gene Hackman and EG Marshall Image vis Sony Pictures There is one movie from the 1990s that was directed by Clint Eastwood that also starred Eastwood and Gene Hackman that was better than Absolute Power , but that film’s time will come. For now, Absolute Power is still worth shouting out as a good – but maybe not quite great – addition to Hackman’s filmography. For what it’s worth, Eastwood’s also solid here, both as director and one of the cast members. Narratively, Absolute Power is about a man getting in over his head when he witnesses a murder that the President is involved with, and so he goes on the run and tries to stay alive while being a liability to the entire U.S. It doesn’t have as much fun with this premise as it could, but the thrills are solid (at least in a very 1990s way) and the cast is strong. Like Follow Followed Absolute Power R Crime Drama Action Release Date February 14, 1997 Runtime 121 Minutes Director Clint Eastwood Writers David Baldacci, William Goldman Cast See All Clint Eastwood Luther Whitney Gene Hackman President Richmond Powered by Expand Collapse 28 'French Connection II' (1975) Directed by John Frankenheimer Once more, there’s another movie that overshadows this one for obvious reasons, but French Connection II is still pretty good as far as sequels go . It picks up the trail from the first movie, with Hackman starring here once more as a no-nonsense detective who continues to pursue a drug smuggler internationally, after the criminal in question successfully fled from America. Hackman is a fish out of water here, making French Connection II an oddly funny movie at times, and an otherwise competent one as far as action/crime flicks go. It is a bit by-the-numbers at times, and doesn’t take too many risks, but it’s more French Connection , for better or worse , and there is a certain thrill that comes with seeing Gene Hackman return to such an iconic role. Like French Connection II R Action Crime Drama Thriller Release Date May 18, 1975 Runtime 119 minutes Director John Frankenheimer Writers Alexander Jacobs, Laurie Dillon Cast See All Fernando Rey Alain Charnier Gene Hackman "Popeye" Doyle Powered by Expand Collapse 27 'Another Woman' (1988) Directed by Woody Allen Image via Orion Pictures A character-focused drama that doesn’t waste too much time, thanks to a runtime of just 84 minutes, Another Woman stands out most of all because of how many great actors are in it. Gene Hackman has a supporting role here, with Gena Rowlands taking center stage , and other cast members including the likes of Mia Farrow, Ian Holm, and Blythe Danner . Principally, it’s about two women at slightly different stages in their lives, both struggling with somewhat everyday but nonetheless significant problems, and navigating difficult waters when it comes to the other people in their lives. It’s the sort of movie that lives or dies based on the strength of its acting, and thankfully, everyone in Another Woman is about as strong as you'd hope for/expect them to be. Like Another Woman PG Drama Release Date October 13, 1988 Runtime 84 minutes Writers Woody Allen Producers Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins Cast See All Gena Rowlands Marion Mia Farrow Hope Ian Holm Ken Blythe Danner Lydia Powered by Expand Collapse 26 'I Never Sang for My Father' (1970) Directed by Gilbert Cates Image via Columbia Pictures One of Gene Hackman’s earliest starring roles was in I Never Sang for My Father , and it remains one of his most underrated movies overall , too. It’s a slow-burn and generally extremely sad movie about a man and the difficult dynamic he has with his two parents, both of whom have been getting on in years and may not be around for much longer. The conflict here comes about from balancing other things in life with spending one’s time with aging relatives, perhaps in a similar way to something like the also-heartbreaking Tokyo Story . That all ensures I Never Sang for My Father isn't exactly a fun watch, but the emotional punch it packs is immense, and Hackman is superb here alongside the also excellent Melvyn Douglas , playing the father of Hackman’s character. Like I Never Sang for My Father PG Drama Release Date October 18, 1970 Runtime 92 minutes Director Gilbert Cates Writers Robert Anderson Cast See All Gene Hackman Gene Garrison Melvyn Douglas Tom Garrison Dorothy Stickney Margaret Garrison Estelle Parsons Alice Powered by Expand Collapse 25 'Prime Cut' (1972) Directed by Michael Ritchie Image via National General Pictures Prime Cut is a strange film, and not one of Gene Hackman's best known, though it did come out shortly after he became a big star. In it, he plays a villainous character who goes by the name Mary Ann and runs a slaughterhouse while also having connections to the mob. Specifically, he owes them a great debt that he refuses to pay. The film essentially involves him clashing with the protagonist played by Lee Marvin , who's a mob enforcer/debt collector. Despite taking place in brightly colored countryside locations, it's quite gritty, violent, and shocking at times, making for an uncomfortable yet undeniably unique watch that's worth checking out for those who like their crime movies offbeat. Buy on Amazon 24 'Heist' (2001) Directed by David Mamet Image via Warner Bros. Pictures Everyone loves a good heist movie , and 2001's Heist makes it clear right from the start that it's a heist movie. It almost couldn't be anything else, with such a direct title, and it has a similarly straightforward premise that sees an aging thief facing hard times, which motivates him to pull off one large, final job to sort all his various financial woes out. It was one of Hackman's final starring roles, and given how many great crime films he'd starred in over the past four decades, his performance here is one he could almost do in his sleep. But as always, he commits and doesn't sleepwalk through Heist , which, beyond Hackman's performance, is also a pretty decent crime/thriller movie with a cast that also includes the likes of Sam Rockwell and Danny DeVito . Watch on Pluto 23 'Crimson Tide' (1995) Directed by Tony Scott Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman as naval commanders in 'Crimson Tide' Image via Buena Vist