Gene Hackman‘s death has been among the biggest tragedies that have hit Hollywood so far this year. When he was found ᴅᴇᴀᴅ on February 26, the actor was 95 years old. He had a decades-long career that began with an uncredited role as a cop in the 1961 movie Mad Dog Coll. Hackman then played a series of small roles in TV shows and films before having one of his first breakout roles, playing a supporting character in Bonnie and Clyde, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination.
Four years after Bonnie and Clyde, Hackman’s role as Jimmy Doyle in The French Connection would solidify his stardom. After being nominated for Oscars for his supporting roles in Bonnie and Clyde and I Never Sang for my Father, The French Connection earned him his first win. He would later be nominated for two more Academy Awards, winning again for his supporting role in Unforgiven. Now, one of Hackman’s later works is trending on the streaming charts.
Enemy Of The State Is A Streaming Hit
Hackman Played Opposite Will Smith
Enemy of the State is now a hit on streaming. The film came out in 1998, six years before Hackman retired from acting. The conspiracy thriller has Will Smith portraying a lawyer who hires Hackman’s Brill for surveillance operations. In addition to Hackman and Smith, Enemy of the State cast includes Lisa Bonet, Jon Voight, Regina King, and Gabriel Byrne. The film was fairly well-received, getting a 71% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes and a slightly higher 78% Popcornmeter.
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Gene Hackman’s Highest-Rated Movies |
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тιтle |
Role |
RT Critics Score |
RT Audience Score |
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Cisco Pike (1971) |
Officer Leo Holland |
100% |
62% |
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I Never Sang for my Father (1970) |
Gene Garrison |
100% |
83% |
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The French Connection (1971) |
Jimmy Doyle |
97% |
87% |
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Unforgiven (1992) |
Little Bill Daggett |
96% |
93% |
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Young Frankenstein (1974) |
The Blindman (Harold) |
95% |
92% |
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The Conversation (1974) |
Harry Caul |
93% |
89% |
Per FlixPatrol, Enemy of the State came in at no. 5 on Prime Video’s top 10 movies chart today, March 12. It has been rising on the chart, first making it to no. 10 on March 8 before transcending to no. 8 the next day, then no. 6, and now sitting in its no. 5 slot.
Our Take On Enemy Of The State’s Streaming Success
This Proves The Strength Of Hackman’s Legacy
While it’s no surprise that movies like The French Connection, among Hackman’s best-known works, are doing well with viewers at home, it is cool to see movies like Enemy of the State also doing well on streaming. This is later in Hackman’s career, and it is not usually the first film that comes to mind when listing his most iconic work. As such, the fact that it is also doing well on streaming exhibits the extent to which Hackman‘s legacy is carrying movies to success in the wake of his death, even if they are not his biggest тιтles.
Source: FlixPatrol
