List of the best Cliff Robertson movies: Charly(1968), Sunday in New York(1963), Man on a Swing(1974), PT 109(1963), 633 Squadron(1964), Masquerade(1965), Shaker Run(1985), Shoot(1976), The Pilot(1980), Battle of the Coral Sea(1959), J.W. Coop(1971), Autumn Leaves(1956) ... ...
Fantasy
USA
1968
106 Minutes
Charly Gordon
Cliff Robertson Claire Bloom Lilia Skala Leon Janney Dick Van Patten William Dwyer Skipper McNally Dan Morgan Barney Martin Ruth White
neurosurgeon teacher scientist mentally challenged person doctor boss bleak solemn profound hospital laboratory classroom bakery surgery love interest experimental medicine intelligence rehabilitation disability discovery
An intellectually disabled man undergoes an experiment that gives him the intelligence of a genius.
Romance
USA
1963
105 Minutes
Adam Tyler
Cliff Robertson Jane Fonda Rod Taylor Robert Culp Jo Morrow Jim Backus
pretty woman brother pilot love interest boyfriend lighthearted emotional new york city apartment romance sex courtship city life love discovery 1960s
On a Sunday, Eileen Tyler, still a virgin, leaves Albany to visit her airline pilot brother in New York but a chance encounter with a man on a city bus threatens to derail her upcoming marriage to boyfriend Russ.
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
108 Minutes
Cliff Robertson Joel Grey Dorothy Tristan Peter Masterson Elizabeth Wilson George Voskovec Ron Weyand Lane Smith Joe Ponazecki Christopher Allport Richard Venture
psychic police chief teacher mother police officer chilling gripping small town family home police station motel murder investigation mystery pursuit 1970s
A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1963
140 Minutes
Lt. John F. Kennedy
Cliff Robertson Ty Hardin James Gregory Robert Culp Grant Williams Lew Gallo Errol John Michael Pate Robert Blake Biff Elliot Norman Fell
ensign sailor officer native coastwatcher lieutenant intense thrilling solomon islands ocean boat world war ii survival courage shipwreck john f. kennedy quest rescue 1940s
President John F. Kennedy kept a unique inauguration gift on his desk: a plastic-encased coconut. The tale of that coconut is the heroic story of PT 109.
War
UK|USA
1964
101 Minutes
Wing Cmdr. Roy Grant
Cliff Robertson George Chakiris Maria Perschy Harry Andrews Donald Houston Michael Goodliffe
pilot soldier british officer nazi resistance fighter sister patriotic tense solemn inspiring norway england mountain fjord airplane military base world war ii secret mission suicide mission aviation
An RAF squadron is assigned to knock out a German rocket fuel factory in Norway. The factory supplies fuel for the Nazi effort to launch rockets on England during D-Day.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1965
102 Minutes
David Frazer
Cliff Robertson Jack Hawkins Marisa Mell Michel Piccoli Bill Fraser Christopher Witty Tutte Lemkow Keith Pyott Jose Burgos Charles Gray John Le Mesurier
colonel american prince woman accomplice amusing madcap spirited canyon spain duplicity oil kidnapping political intrigue negotiation temptation adventure rescue escape 1960s
The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.
Action
New Zealand|USA
1985
90 Minutes
Judd Pierson
Cliff Robertson Leif Garrett Lisa Harrow Shane Briant Ian Mune Peter Rowell Peter Hayden Bruce Phillips
With the accidental discovery of a lethal bio-agent at her research facility, Dr. Christine Ruben decides to double cross her own government by stealing the deadly formula to keep it out of... See full summary »
Action
1976
98 Minutes
Cliff Robertson Ernest Borgnine Henry Silva James Blendick Larry Reynolds Leslie Carlson Kate Reid Helen Shaver
A group of businessmen find themselves in the midst of a life-and-death battle during a weekend hunting trip.
Drama
1980
99 Minutes
Director
Cliff Robertson Diane Baker Frank Converse Milo O'Shea Dana Andrews Gordon MacRae Ed Binns
An airline pilot begins risking the lives of his passengers when personal and professional problems drive him to drink.
Drama, Romance, War
1959
80 Minutes
Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Conway
officer naval officer submarine officer japanese soldier british soldier australian soldier engaging thrilling bleak brutal suspenseful emotional submarine japan sea fighting danger mission dangerous mission war
Western
1971
112 Minutes
Director
Cliff Robertson Geraldine Page Cristina Ferrare R. G. Armstrong R.L. Armstrong John Crawford Wade Crosby Marjorie Durant Dye Paul Harper Richard Kennedy
ex-convict truck driver hippie mother sheriff gritty emotional united states household rodeo rodeo redemption championship culture clash imprisonment quest underdog fall rise 1970s
An ex-convict struggles to adjust to life in a vastly changed world as he pursues a rodeo championship.
Drama
USA
1956
108 Minutes
Burt Hanson
Joan Crawford Cliff Robertson Vera Miles Lorne Greene Ruth Donnelly Shepperd Strudwick Selmer Jackson Maxine Cooper Marjorie Bennett Frank Gerstle Leonard Mudie
woman husband father ex-wife psychiatrist emotional shocking intricate powerful los angeles apartment hotel secret life love family dysfunction mental breakdown schizophrenia love discovery 1950s
Millicent Wetherby is a middle-aged woman whose life is devoid of love and affection. Millicent's solitary existence changes when she encounters Burt Hansen a charismatic younger man. As ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1963
101 Minutes
Debbie Reynolds Cliff Robertson David Janssen Eileen Heckart Hans Conried Alice Pearce Jim Backus
broadway star pastor orphan secretary producer housekeeper amusing emotional tender positive connecticut new york city rural community broadway theater family home celebrity family childcare show business adoption
Broadway musical star arrives home and finds six runaway children living on the property.
War
USA
1970
133 Minutes
Michael Caine Cliff Robertson Ian Bannen Henry Fonda Harry Andrews Denholm Elliott Ronald Fraser Lance Percival Percy Herbert
interpreter soldier lieutenant commanding officer private tense gripping gutsy island japan war zone military base world war ii heroism death military dangerous mission fear sacrifice quest
A reluctant hero, American Lieutenant Sam Lawson, is secunded to a motley British unit tasked with destroying a Japanese radio on a Philippine island.
Drama
USA
1962
120 Minutes
Dr. John Paul Otis
Michael Callan Cliff Robertson James MacArthur Nick Adams Suzy Parker Haya Harareet Anne Helm Stefanie Powers Buddy Ebsen Telly Savalas Katharine Bard
doctor intern model patient nurse melodramatic amusing uneasy hospital medical profession parenthood abortion relationships theft tragic death forbidden love growing up temptation 1960s
Medical drama that focuses on the personal and professional conflicts of medical interns working under senior surgeons at a major hospital.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1957
98 Minutes
Jane Powell Cliff Robertson Keith Andes Kaye Ballard Tommy Noonan Una Merkel Kelly Brown Judy Nugent Frank Cady Nacho Galindo Chris Essay
pretty woman boyfriend blue-collar worker millionaire fiancé best friend lighthearted spirited amusing balboa, calif. beach ferry household yacht tijuana, mexico marriage proposal romantic dilemma marrying for money jealousy true love
Dodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however is not rich as he is a salesman for a housing development. He proposes and Dodie accepts... See full summary »
Action
USA
1987
93 Minutes
Burt Reynolds Cliff Robertson Kenneth McMillan Cynthia Gibb Scott Wilson Lauren Hutton
cia agent retiree crime boss mechanic daughter assassin tense thrilling brash oregon small town automobile repair shop car crime ring retirement vigilantism murder car trouble rivalry discovery
An ex-C.I.A. hit man running from his past (Malone) finds just how difficult it is to retire when he runs across a small town controlled by mercenaries and a family that's resisting their control.
Drama
USA
1961
113 Minutes
Josef Everard
Esther Williams Cliff Robertson Nehemiah Persoff Robert Vaughn Margia Dean David Nelson Carol Christensen Kurt Fecher Renata Mannhardt
father son brother fiancée animal trainer circus performer brooding germany tent backstage countryside circus family love triangle sibling rivalry father/son relationship transformation sacrifice 1960s
The owner of a German traveling circus is power-mad and exploits everyone in his path, including his family.
Drama
USA
1965
105 Minutes
Lana Turner Cliff Robertson Hugh O'Brian Ruth Roman Stefanie Powers Virginia Grey Ron Husmann Enrique Lucero Carlos Montalban Jaime Bravo Fanny Schiller
wealthy woman gigolo bullfighter husband girlfriend police officer disheartening emotional hedonistic sultry acapulco, mexico beach infidelity debauchery marriage sex murder beach culture love rivalry
Rich playgirl Kit Jordan (nee Katherine Lawson Chandler) is in Acapulco vacationing with her current husband, Pete Jordan, formerly an American beach boy working the Acapulco shores for ... See full summary »
Romance
1975
90 Minutes
Vanessa Redgrave Cliff Robertson Susan George Edward Evans Frank Jarvis
englishwoman mother daughter biological father american melodramatic emotional brooding touching intense coast hotel sea great britain returning home fatherhood father/daughter relationship memories past loves growing up
An American (Cliff Robertson) returns after 20 years to his English-coast lover (Vanessa Redgrave) and her now-grown daughter (Susan George).
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1991
88 Minutes
Doctor W.F. Carver
Gabrielle Anwar Michael Schoeffling Cliff Robertson Dylan Kussman Kathleen York Frank Renzulli Nancy Moore Atchison Lisa Norman
teen girl horse horse trainer orphan aunt boyfriend emotional endearing inspiring incredible fair atlantic city, n.j. stable swimming pool cemetery paddock horsemanship performance stunts coming of age
Thrilled by a performance she sees at a fair, Sonora tries to land a spot as a daredevil who rides horses off of high dives.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1967
131 Minutes
William McFly
Rex Harrison Susan Hayward Cliff Robertson Capucine Edie Adams Maggie Smith Adolfo Celi Herschel Bernardi
millionaire wealthy woman princess actress actor nurse amusing intricate venice, italy household murder investigation schemes wealth practical jokes mystery 1960s
In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy ex-girlfriends into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
Romance
USA
1959
95 Minutes
Burt Vail
Sandra Dee James Darren Cliff Robertson Arthur O'Connell The Four Preps Mary LaRoche Joby Baker Tom Laughlin Sue George Bobby Ellis
teenager teen girl surfer father mother amusing charming southern california surfing romance summer love discovery forbidden love growing up underdog 1950s
A young girl discovers surfing and love (in that order) during one transitive summer.
Drama
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Larry
Robert Forster Naomi Judd Cliff Robertson Andrew Lawrence Matthew Lawrence Kate Forster Krystal Benn Genevieve Butler Tony Tarantino Susan Gayle Watts D. Elliot Woods
father mother son brother drifter emotional touching california small town household countryside environmentalism tree family small-town life father/son relationship discovery growing up 1990s
A friendless young boy finds a cause: saving an ancient oak tree standing in the way of a new real-estate development. But his father is the developer - how will this father-son drama resolve? With Cliff Robertson.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|Germany|Canada
2004
98 Minutes
Farmer
Jonathan Jackson David Arquette Cliff Robertson Barbara Hershey Erika Christensen Barry Levy Matt Frewer Chris Gauthier Nicky Katt Robin Nielsen Danielle Dunn-Morris
art student girlfriend mother driver mysterious man best friend eerie offbeat tense maine university country road hospital theme park hitchhiking suicide attempt obsession mother/son relationship hallucinations death
When a man finds out his mother is dying and tries to hitchhike his way to the hospital, he is picked up by a stranger with a deadly secret.
Sci-Fi
USA
1983
106 Minutes
Alex Terson
Christopher Walken Natalie Wood Louise Fletcher Cliff Robertson Joe Dorsey Jordan Christopher
researcher scientist government official military officer wife thrilling tense suspenseful disturbing research station north carolina brain-reading device scientific experiments military industrial complex near-death experience sex tape technology discovery rivalry wretched excess
Researchers develop a system where they can jump into people's minds. But when people involved bring their personal problems into the equation, it becomes dangerous - perhaps deadly.
Comedy
USA
1961
94 Minutes
Warren Kingsley, Jr.
Dean Martin Shirley MacLaine Charles Ruggles Cliff Robertson Norma Crane Gale Gordon Jerome Cowan Jack Weston Ian Wolfe Mabel Albertson Mary Treen
Tony Ryder takes over his dead uncle's media empire while trying to keep quiet the mysterious circumstances of his death in a Palm Beach hotel room.
Comedy
USA
1994
129 Minutes
Colonel James
Danny DeVito Gregory Hines James Remar Cliff Robertson Lillo Brancato Jr. Stacey Dash Kadeem Hardison Richard T. Jones Khalil Kain Peter Simmons Gregory Sporleder
teacher drill instructor student soldier divorcée inspiring uplifting lighthearted army base detroit classroom military teaching unemployment class distinctions new job education transformation discovery 1990s
A failed businessman is hired by the army to teach a group of underachieving recruits in order to help them pass basic training.
Action
USA
2000
94 Minutes
Vice President Pike
Brian Bosworth Shannon Whirry Bruce Weitz Cliff Robertson Lance Guest Michael Dorn Al Hedison Andrew Stevens Robert Pine I Wan Clark Reiner
terrorist secret service agent rival bleak disturbing frenetic gripping intense shocking tense united states airplane washington dulles international airport cockpit treason war weapons military hijacking saving the day
Secret Service agents target a presidential candidate by hijacking the Concorde he is on and kill the pilots. It's up to an Air Force officer, nicknamed "Washout" because he can't fly a plane, to land the Concorde.
Sci-Fi, Action
1996
96 Minutes
President
Kurt Russell Stacy Keach Steve Buscemi Cliff Robertson Peter Fonda George Corraface Michelle Forbes Valeria Golino Bruce Campbell A.J. Langer Leland Orser
commando president con artist daughter guerrilla leader surfer outlandish gritty thrilling offbeat los angeles jail island amusement park pacific ocean sunset strip race against time missing persons earthquakes police state
The fascist U.S. president enlists a jailed war hero (Kurt Russell) to retrieve a top-secret device stolen by his daughter on island Los Angeles in 2013.
Drama
1955
115 Minutes
Alan Benson
William Holden Kim Novak Rosalind Russell Betty Field Susan Strasberg Cliff Robertson Arthur O'Connell Verna Felton Reta Shaw Nick Adams Elizabeth Wilson
drifter girlfriend businessman schoolteacher police officer sister amusing emotional melodramatic small town kansas field factory mansion street sex dating friendship small-town life regret
A handsome drifter (William Holden) provokes explosive emotions in citizens (Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell) of a small Kansas town at a Labor Day festival. Based on William Inge's play.
War
USA
1976
132 Minutes
Commander Carl Jessop
Charlton Heston Henry Fonda James Coburn Glenn Ford Hal Holbrook Robert Mitchum Cliff Robertson Toshirô Mifune Robert Wagner Edward Albert Robert Webber
naval officer admiral captain japanese soldier pilot gripping tense thrilling military base aircraft carrier japan world war ii japan naval warfare father/son relationship code breaking battle of midway quest adventure underdog
A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
Drama
USA
1977
101 Minutes
The Narrator
Peter Fox Gregory Harrison Scott Newman Charles Gary Allison Nancy Morgan Wendy Phillips Robert Emhardt Robert Matthews Bernard Kantor Cliff Robertson Scott Brown
pledge frat boy girlfriend teacher uneasy disheartening college fraternity house classroom college hazing fraternity accidental death underdog growing up quest 1950s
Story of an upper class college in the early '50s and how a "harmless" hazing resulted in a student's death.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2004
122 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco Alfred Molina Rosemary Harris J.K. Simmons Donna Murphy Daniel Gillies Dylan Baker Bill Nunn Vanessa Ferlito
peter parker mary jane watson editor mad scientist superhero dr. octopus thrilling suspenseful melodramatic spectacular new york city queens, n.y. newsroom broadway theater laboratory apartment work-life balance loyalty disillusionment spider-man
Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius.
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2007
133 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco Thomas Haden Church Topher Grace Bryce Dallas Howard Rosemary Harris J.K. Simmons James Cromwell Theresa Russell Dylan Baker
spider-man girlfriend nemesis grandmother reporter scientist suspenseful spirited thrilling dark powerful new york city newsroom festival church tunnel construction site superheroes good versus evil secret identity
A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.