01 Two lifelong feuding neighbors compete for the affections of the same charming new woman in town.
7 Best Walter Matthau Movies
By Vlad Zakh · January 13, 2026
Walter Matthau built a career on gruff, cantankerous charm, and his comic chemistry with Jack Lemmon produced some of the most enduring buddy comedies of the era. In The Odd Couple (1968): A slovenly divorced sportswriter takes in his neurotic, fastidious friend, with predictably chaotic results. Equally memorable is The Fortune Cookie (1966): A conniving lawyer convinces his cameraman brother-in-law to fake a serious injury for an insurance payout.
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02 A washed-up, hard-drinking coach whips a hopeless Little League team into an unlikely contender.
03 A transit police lieutenant negotiates with hijackers holding a New York subway car hostage.
04 A small-time bank robber discovers he's accidentally stolen mob money and must outwit a ruthless hitman.
05 A dentist's fake fiancée scheme to avoid commitment spirals when his real girlfriend gets involved.
06 A slovenly divorced sportswriter takes in his neurotic, fastidious friend, with predictably chaotic results.
07 A conniving lawyer convinces his cameraman brother-in-law to fake a serious injury for an insurance payout.
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