Cool Hand Luke is also recommended. Paul Newman's character is mysterious and deep without overtly seeming so, which is rare in movies these days. Nowadays, directors overuse music, lighting, and camera angles to destroy any ambiguousness in characters; they're either good or bad, and you know which is which almost immediately.
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