Steven Spielberg's second feature continues to be a genre defining masterstroke of filmmaking, balancing character, story and thrills equally, and not only inventing the idea of the summer blockbuster, but in many ways, remaining the benchmark that so many such films have been judged by, even 40 years after its release.

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Just like Redford, Newman and director George Roy Hill's previous collaboration, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting proves to be a stupendously enjoyable romp that not only manages to be a supremely FUN film, but also one with a twist ending that is so awesome that I literally shouted for joy at the sight of it. Winning a well deserved Best Picture award, the film has aged beautifully, and now rightfully stands as a crown jewel of the caper genre.

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