Honorable Mention: Our Souls at Night (2017), Downhill Racer (1969), The Old Man and The Gun (2018), Up Close and Personal (1996), Indecent Proposal (1994), The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) and Spy Game (2001)
10. The Horse Whisperer (1998)
A personal one for me has to sneak into the top 10. The first 15 minutes of this movie are impossible to watch, but the next two hours has everything that I want in a movie ... beautiful scenery, a love story, people searching their souls to heal their wounds and a gorgeous animal that makes me cry. Redford + Chris Cooper + Sam Neill + Kristin Scott Thomas + Dianne West + a young ScarJo... are you kidding me? Plus, I'd argue that Pilgrim gives the best acting performance by an animal in any movie ever made.
9. Sneakers (1992)
I had no idea that the first Mission Impossible movie stole so much from this movie.
8. Barefoot in the Park (1967)
It's a Neil Simon play brought to the big screen and neatly half a century later it's a weird, frolicking good time.
7. The Way We Were (1973)
I hate the ending, but Redford and Barbra Streisand had the kind of chemistry that had me rooting for their romance to make it.
6. Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
I now understand this meme. I used to think this was Zach Falifianakis
5. The Chase (1966)
This is a wild one. It's got Brando being Brando. Young Jane Fonda and Angie Dickinson. Hell, there's even a young Robert Duvall. There are wild parties in small town Texas in the 1960s. Wives and husbands are trading each other around. Murderous mobs. I was buzzing after watching this one this week.
4. The Natural (1984)
I have friends that believe this is the goat baseball movie.
3. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1967)
I didn't say this last week, but Redford gives the real superstar performance in this classic.
2. All The President’s Men (1976)
In a re-vote, I wonder if this wins Best Picture over Rocky?
1. The Sting (1973)
The No. 1 film for both Newman and Redford, which speaks to the perfection of the movie.