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<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Nobody can lose their shit and start yelling quite like Gene Hackman. The actor, who was discovered dead in his home at the age of 95 this week (under bizarre-sounding circumstances<\/a><\/span>), appeared in dozens of movies and won two Oscars. He did comedies, thrillers, and at least one kids movie<\/a><\/span>. He was also the best Lex Luthor we\u2019ve ever had. <\/p>\n We took the occasion of his passing to look back at some of his best movies. There are of course the all-time classics like French Connection<\/em> and The Conversation<\/em> in which Hackman showed his range, subtlety, and fierceness. But there\u2019s also the more obscure thrillers like No Way Out<\/em> in which he plays a Secretary of Defense caught up in a murder plot investigated by Kevin Costner. I watched it last night and my interest ebbed and flowed until the last 30 minutes cemented it as one of my favorite political thrillers from the era. <\/p>\n Sam Raimi\u2019s The Quick and the Dead<\/em>, a Western in which Hackman plays a diabolical sheriff opposite an all-star cast that includes Sharon Stone, Russell Crowe, and Leonardo DiCaprio, also comes highly recommended. I\u2019m putting it on this weekend. Here are seven of our other favorite Hackman movies. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n