Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

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Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

2015

1h 23m

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The 35-year racing career of actor Paul Newman.

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Richard Roeper

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For longtime fans of Paul Newman, "Winning" provides valuable insight into the sport he loved. For millennials that might be only vaguely familiar with this old-time movie star, it's a lesson in how one should live a life.

Rated: 4.5

Feb 19, 2016

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Liz Braun

Toronto Sun

Hagiography? Maybe a little, but for fans of the actor, it's a must-see.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 25, 2015

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Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

The portrait that emerges of Newman is of a decent, cool and low-key guy who preferred racing over acting. In his own words, "the only grace I ever found was in an automobile."

Rated: 3/4

Jun 18, 2015

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Jordan Brooks

Vague Visages

The use of racing and Hollywood interviews by Carolla and co-director/writer Nate Adams make it all but impossible not to fall in love with the hyper-charismatic Newman.

Aug 2, 2023

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Director Adam Corolla (who restores and races Newman's cars) is clearly a fan but it is his passion for both racing and Newman that fuels the doc.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 3, 2021

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Norman Wilner

NOW Toronto

I don't doubt Carolla's respect for the material -- he himself is a racer, and owns and drives several of Newman's cars. But he's stretching a few interesting anecdotes out to feature length, and you can feel the strain on the material.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 25, 2015

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StephenPaul C

The greatest 01 hour: and 23 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!! With real racing footage, plus interviews!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/30/23

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steve j

This topic is right in Carolla's wheel house, pun intended. If you're interested in car racing at all this is must-see. But even if you are not, it is presented in a manner that will pull you in.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

First saw P L Newman race at Summit Point Raceway VA in a Datsun 510 (Nissan) in 1973. It is almost unanimous that he could have made a living as a Pro-driver if he did not have that pesky film career. He liked racing because blue eyes and Oscars do not win national championships. Director Adam Carolla got it right.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Carolla is really good at these docs.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

This is much more of the story of Paul Newman the man, than Paul Newman the race car driver. We learn he led two full and amazing lives, one as an actor, one as a professional driver, but always managed to be a decent human being. His charities and other acts of kindness left this world much better than he found it. The doc itself is a tightly woven story with great historic footage of his races, clips from his films, a lot of behind the scenes, candid moments, and interviews of many of the people he was closest too. Very enjoyable even if you don't care on bit about race cars...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Love racing docs. This one is a plus. Learned a lot about Paul Newman

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Synopsis

The 35-year racing career of actor Paul Newman.

Director: Adam Carolla, Nate Adams
Producer: Nate Adams, Adam Carolla
Screenwriter: Adam Carolla, Nate Adams
Production Co: Chassy Media (II), Sontalia, Mollette
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m

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