Paul Newman: The Restless (2023): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2023, Paul Newman: The Restless is a tv movie and documentary film directed by Jean Lauritano, running about 54 minutes.

What it’s about. Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors of all time. With his silhouette of a Greek statue and his unreal blue eyes, he embodied the quintessential Hollywood star. But he never seemed satisfied. The son of a Jewish sporting goods retailer who despises him and a Catholic mother who adores him, driven by self-doubt and an inherited need for approval from his childhood, he has worked throughout his fifty-year career to break the image of the pretty boy. He made his first experiences in the famous Actors Studio. The breakthrough as a screen star came in 1958 with "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". From then on he preferred characters on the edge of the American dream. With archive images and film excerpts, the documentary paints a portrait of a socio-politically committed man with many facets and also pays tribute to the role of his wife Joanne Woodward.

Who’s in it. Paul Newman: The Restless stars Paul Newman as Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee (archive footage), Joanne Woodward as Self - Interviewee (archive footage), Robert Redford as Self - Interviewee (archive footage) and Martin Scorsese as Self - Interviewee (archive footage), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Paul Newman: The Restless sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Paul Newman: The Restless page.

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