The world lost one of the best actors in the history of the form this week, leading people everywhere to chime in with the Gene Hackman movie (or movies) they planned to watch in his honor. The truth is that you could watch two dozen Hackman movies and rarely see the same choices made twice.

Gene Hackman, in his great career, won two Oscars and starred in some of the best, most important movies in film history. How to watch his top five.

Hollywood legend Gene Hackman starred in dozens of movies during his illustrious career — but only one can hold the title of scoring the biggest at the box office. Through the decades, Hackman — who,