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I'm not sure if The Conversation wasn't his best movie.

That is a very, very early '70s kind of movie, filled with angst and self-doubt. I did not get to see it on the big screen (with many Coppola movies, especially "The Godfather", it makes a difference). But the half-crazed Gene Hackman with the non-ending ending is something you see a lot in that time period, and for me it is unsatisfying. Also, my streaming version of "The Conversation" had a "gritty" look to it, like it was done in Kodachrome or something (American Graffiti has that too [both with young Cindy Williams]). It goes with the atmosphere of the movie, but I don't care for it. Gene Hackman was exceptional in it. He was an AWFUL Lex Luthor.