Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and director George Roy Hill prove that charm, humor, and a few slick twists can add up to a great film. Read critic reviews
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Following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) teams up with old pro Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) to take revenge on the ruthless crime boss responsible, Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Hooker and Gondorff set about implementing an elaborate scheme, one so crafty that Lonnegan won't even know he's been swindled. As their big con unfolds, however, things don't go according to plan, requiring some last-minute improvisation by the undaunted duo.
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Rating: PG
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: George Roy Hill
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Producer: Tony Bill, Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Distributor: MCA/Universal Home Video, Universal Pictures, Universal Home Entertainment
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Production Co: Universal Pictures
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All con movies hide an essential secret: that the audiences are the real marks, the targets of the con. George Roy Hill's popular outing is no different, putting "easy smiles" Newman and Redford right out in front to, uhh, easy smile, and distract where the con is going, and this they do with finesse. It's a fun movie, but don't look at it too hard. The secondary cast and the set design and the music all lend themselves well to the spirit of the thing, a looking back on simpler times with fondness.
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George Roy Hill does his best to sell a pretty bleak story as fun and light-hearted. He certainly succeeds and I like how weird the final result is.
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The Sting is great cinema. Redford and Newman show how well they play off each other in so many films.The story is charming and entertaining.
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Paul Newman and Robert Redford shine together in this brilliant and hugely amusing caper film that offers us, among many notable qualities, a marvelous production design and an ingenious (and unpredictable) plot that plays like a refined sleight-of-hand trick.
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