The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums isn’t director Wes Andersen’s best movie but it’s certainly his most watchable, possibly because Hackman forced him to make it that way. It was his third-to-last movie appearance and one of his most charismatic, letting him seamlessly shift between humor and drama, dry, sardonic line deliveries and heartfelt admissions that land like an ocean liner. Hackman reportedly hated making the movie, which probably made it all the better. — Ethan Gach
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