List of the best Jason Robards movies: Magnolia(1999), A Thousand Clowns(1965), The Ballad of Cable Hogue(1970), Something Wicked This Way Comes(1983), The St. Valentine's Day Massacre(1967), The Night They Raided Minsky's(1968), Mr. Sycamore(1975), Murders in the Rue Morgue(1971), The Christmas Wife(1988), Raise the Titanic(1980), Hurricane(1979), The Day After(1983) ... ...
8.0/10
Drama
USA
1999
188 Minutes
Earl Partridge
Jason Robards Julianne Moore Tom Cruise Philip Seymour Hoffman John C. Reilly Melora Walters Jeremy Blackman Michael Bowen William H. Macy Philip Baker Hall Melinda Dillon
father wife son genius host caretaker engaging endearing san fernando valley california death estrangement family guilt suicide attempt father/son relationship pursuit transformation 1990s
An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
7.4/10
Comedy
USA
1965
118 Minutes
Murray
Jason Robards Barbara Harris Martin Balsam Barry Gordon Gene Saks William Daniels
writer nephew social worker brother amusing spirited witty new york city apartment conformity family child custody growing up quest discovery underdog 1960s
A middle-aged iconoclast, doggedly avoiding the tedium of employment and conventional life, faces the prospect of losing custody of his young ward.
7.2/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1970
121 Minutes
Cable Hogue
Jason Robards Stella Stevens David Warner Strother Martin Slim Pickens L.Q. Jones Peter Whitney R. G. Armstrong Gene Evans William Mims Kathleen Freeman
business owner reverend prostitute partner cowboy fascinating profound amusing gutsy arizona desert modernization old west changing times unusual romance betrayal water supply transformation underdog 19th century
A hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert.
6.8/10
Horror
USA
1983
94 Minutes
Charles Halloway
Jason Robards Jonathan Pryce Diane Ladd Pam Grier Royal Dano Shawn Carson Vidal Peterson Mary Grace Canfield James Stacy
young boy father friend demon carnival worker villain creepy dark tense town house circus trailer tent car circus wishes sacrifice danger evil
In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1967
100 Minutes
Al Capone
Jason Robards George Segal Ralph Meeker Jean Hale Clint Ritchie Frank Silvera Joseph Campanella Bruce Dern Harold J. Stone Kurt Kreuger Milton Frome
crime boss gangster fbi agent lieutenant cool gritty thrilling chicago garage al capone historical events gang war gunfight mass murder prohibition rivalry revenge 1920s
Al Capone's Valentine's Day surprise for the rival Bugs Moran gang in 1929 Chicago.
6.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1968
100 Minutes
Jason Robards Britt Ekland Norman Wisdom Elliott Gould Forrest Tucker Harry Andrews Joseph Wiseman Denholm Elliott
stripper amish man comedian club owner performer hilarious sultry unrestrained pennsylvania lower east side new york city nightclub burlesque running away amish culture love triangle father/daughter relationship dance escape love
A naive Amish young woman runs away from her home in Pennsylvania to New York City where she hopes to act in religious stage plays but ends up performing in Burlesque theatre.
5.6/10
Fantasy
USA
1975
90 Minutes
John Gwilt
Jason Robards Sandy Dennis Jean Simmons Robert Easton Mark Miller Richard Bull Brenda Smith David Osterhout Lou Picetti Ian Wolfe Jerome Thor
Jason Robards is a man who decides he'd rather be a tree.
5.2/10
Horror
UK
1971
86 Minutes
Cesar Charron
Jason Robards Herbert Lom Christine Kaufmann Adolfo Celi Lilli Palmer Maria Perschy Michael Dunn Pepe Calvo Peter Arne Luis Rivera
murderer wife partner actor theater owner police officer eerie frightening gory tense paris theater france stage cemetery acting murder investigation marriage love triangle premonition
Paris...at the turn of the century. Inspector Vidocq investigates a series of unexplained murders at a Grand Guignol-type theatre...where the players have suddenly become real-life victims. Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe.
5.2/10
Other, Romance
Italy|USA
1988
73 Minutes
John Tanner
Jason Robards Julie Harris Don Francks James Eckhouse Patricia Hamilton Deborah Grover David Gardner Tom Harvey
widower father son companion woman escort charming emotional tender mountain cabin restaurant house holidays family dysfunction loneliness companionship family traditions unusual romance quest
When a meteorite lands near his family farm during a storm in Tennessee, the son of a struggling farmer believes it's connected to strange plague-like events afflicting the crops, the farm animals and even the family themeselves.
5.0/10
Adventure
UK|USA
1980
114 Minutes
Admiral James Sandecker
Jason Robards Richard Jordan David Selby Anne Archer Alec Guinness J.D. Cannon Bo Brundin M. Emmet Walsh Robert Broyles Norman Bartold Elya Baskin
ship captain explorer engaging gripping ocean under the sea boat titanic rescue challenge discovery pursuit quest 1980s
They said nothing could sink her--then, that no one could reach her. But an underwater research agency, headed by Admiral James Sandecker, is assigned the job of finding the doomed ship in her North Atlantic grave.
4.6/10
Romance
USA|Netherlands
1979
119 Minutes
Capt. Bruckner
Jason Robards Mia Farrow Dayton Ka'Ne Max von Sydow Trevor Howard Timothy Bottoms James Keach Richard Sarcione Ariiau Tekurarere Willie Myers Nick Rutgers
The desperate love affair between a young Samoan chief and an American painter, against the will of her father. Amid this man-made tension comes a hurricane so devastating, the lives of the lovers and the entire island are imperiled.
Drama
1983
126 Minutes
Dr. Russell Oakes
Jason Robards JoBeth Williams John Cullum John Lithgow William Allen Young Amy Madigan Steve Guttenberg Bibi Besch Calvin Jung Lin McCarthy Dennis Lipscomb
doctor wife professor soldier student disturbing frightening melodramatic lawrence, kan. household apocalypse nuclear attack small-town life survival mass hysteria escape quest 1980s
A doctor (Jason Robards) cares for survivors roaming scorched Kansas in the aftermath of a Russian nuclear attack, while others face hopelessness for the future.
Drama
1987
96 Minutes
Lloyd
Jason Robards Eva Marie Saint Doug McKeon Erin Gray Claire Trevor
The 1950s drama springs from Rockwell's painting of a father (Jason Robards) and his college-bound son (Doug McKeon) sitting on a truck running board.
Drama
1993
191 Minutes
Grandfather
Jason Robards Noley Thornton Jane Seymour Jane Hazlegrove Lexi Randall Sian Phillips Patricia Neal Andrew Bicknell Basil Hoskins
An orphan (Noley Thornton) lives with her grandfather (Jason Robards) in the Swiss Alps, then goes to live with a well-to-do family in Frankfurt.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
95 Minutes
Paul Le Mat Jason Robards Mary Steenburgen Jack Kehoe Pamela Reed Dabney Coleman Michael J. Pollard Gloria Grahame Elizabeth Cheshire Martine Beswick Charles Napier
gas station owner wife billionaire lawyer judge amusing offbeat sad las vegas desert gas station courtroom strip club utah howard hughes money american dream inheritance luck underdog
The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
6.6/10
Comedy
USA
1983
98 Minutes
Max Dugan
Marsha Mason Jason Robards Donald Sutherland Matthew Broderick Dody Goodman Sal Viscuso Panchito Gomez Charley Lau Mari Gorman Brian Part Billie Bird
criminal single mother son police detective uplifting amusing los angeles family home baseball field father/daughter relationship redemption regret family dysfunction reunion transformation quest 1980s
An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.
6.1/10
Biography
USA
1963
110 Minutes
George Hamilton Jason Robards Jack Klugman George Segal Eli Wallach Sam Levene Ruth Ford
Story of the life of writer/playwright Moss Hart.
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
1966
109 Minutes
Jane Fonda Jason Robards Dean Jones Rosemary Murphy Ann Prentiss Jack Fletcher Kelly Jean Peters King Moody Monty Margetts
businessman mistress client wife secretary husband amusing witty apartment office family home restaurant infidelity mistaken identity marriage deception divorce love transformation 1960s
Ellen Gordon, a New York executive's mistress, falls for the executive's young business associate when he is accidentally sent to use the apartment where the executive and Ellen meet every ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Drama
USA
1962
146 Minutes
Jennifer Jones Jason Robards Joan Fontaine Jill St. John Tom Ewell Cesare Danova Paul Lukas Bea Benaderet
psychiatrist starlet heiress mentally ill person newlywed spoiled girl engaging wild party villa french riviera clinic zurich incest alcoholism mental illness infidelity jealousy humiliation love
A Psychiatrist and his life with a patient he helped to recover.
5.9/10
Fantasy
UK
1991
103 Minutes
Rosanna Arquette Jason Robards Thomas Hulce Mark Joy Ron Rosenthal John Bennes
doctor scientist protégé psychic psychopath bleak thrilling intense gripping brutal dense clinic horror escape experiments murder discovery escape metamorphosis mystery
A christian medium sees a vision of a hitman killing his target. The vision turns true, and the same hitman is assigned to kill her. Her drunk father/manager doesn't believe she got the gift, and a curious journalist tries to protect her.
5.6/10
Adventure
Australia
1998
91 Minutes
Grandpa Girdis
Jamie Croft Jason Robards Deborra-Lee Furness Joe Petruzzi John Waters Petra Yared Simon Chan Gerry Connolly Robert Coleby Nathan Kotzur Daniel Murphy
An ancient talking macaw named Mac becomes the saving grace for an elderly man threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the whereabouts of a buried ... See full summary »
Drama
1988
95 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Jason Robards Darren McGavin Jean Simmons Megan Follows Kyle Secor John Harkins
A biblical orator (Kirk Douglas) opposes a liberal lawyer (Jason Robards) defending a man for teaching Darwinism in the 1920s South.
Drama, Western
1967
100 Minutes
Doc Holliday
James Garner Jason Robards Robert Ryan Albert Salmi Charles Aidman Steve Ihnat Michael Tolan Frank Converse Sam Melville Austin Willis Richard Bull
marshal outlaw gambler sheriff wyatt earp thrilling fiery o.k. corral tombstone, ariz. mexico vengeance lawlessness murder old west revenge quest 1880s
Wyatt Earp (James Garner) deputizes Doc Holliday (Jason Robards) and forms a posse to hunt Ike Clanton (Robert Ryan) and his gang.
7.7/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1993
125 Minutes
Charles Wheeler
Tom Hanks Denzel Washington Jason Robards Antonio Banderas Joanne Woodward Mary Steenburgen Ron Vawter Robert Ridgely Charles Napier Roger Corman John Bedford Lloyd
lawyer gay man wife husband homophobe boyfriend tender emotional profound office library courtroom apartment philadelphia homophobia worker's rights law friendship court battles aids
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
7.3/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1966
95 Minutes
Henry Drummond
Henry Fonda Joanne Woodward Jason Robards Charles Bickford Burgess Meredith Kevin McCarthy Robert Middleton Paul Ford John Qualen James Kenny Alan Collins
lawyer mortician rancher husband wife banker lighthearted thrilling wild west laredo, texas saloon bank ranch gambling family transformation 19th century
Comedy western in which a traveler bets more money than he can afford in a poker game, and unusual events follow.
7.0/10
Biography
UK|France
1968
153 Minutes
Singer
Vanessa Redgrave James Fox Jason Robards Ivan Tchenko John Fraser Bessie Love Cynthia Harris Vladimir Leskovar Tony Vogel
dancer heir lover poet son daughter emotional spirited sultry london england stage france nice, france modern dance performance fame romance rebellion isadora duncan
A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
6.3/10
Western
USA
1978
118 Minutes
Jacob "J.W." Ewing
Jane Fonda James Caan Jason Robards George Grizzard Richard Farnsworth Jim Davis Mark Harmon Macon McCalman Basil Hoffman James Kline James Keach
rancher veteran nemesis henchman ranch hand love interest brash gritty spirited american west ranch house plains woods cattle oil land ownership violence feud determination
Ella Connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex suitor, Jacob Ewing. She asks for help from her neighbor, Frank Athearn. As Ella and ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1967
109 Minutes
Nelson Downes
Dick Van Dyke Debbie Reynolds Jason Robards Jean Simmons Van Johnson Joe Flynn Shelley Berman Martin Gabel Lee Grant Tom Bosley Emmaline Henry
husband wife friend ex-wife marriage counselor car dealer witty engaging fiery los angeles nightclub house suburbia divorce marriage new love reconciliation love rivalry wretched excess
After 17 years, things have become too predictable and stale. They argue, they visit a marriage counselor, Richard (drunk) visits a prostitute. They split up. After meeting other people, ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1972
110 Minutes
Stephen Kozlenko
Jack Lemmon Barbara Harris Jason Robards Herbert Edelman Lisa Gerritsen Lisa Eilbacher Severn Darden
A sarcastic near-sighted cartoonist, averse to commitment, falls for an eye-catching brunette, a single mother of three and the only woman who can stand his strong anti-feminist opinions, and eventually proposes and moves in with her.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1997
105 Minutes
Larry Cook
Michelle Pfeiffer Jessica Lange Jason Robards Jennifer Jason Leigh Colin Firth Keith Carradine Kevin Anderson Pat Hingle John Carroll Lynch Anne Pitoniak Vyto Ruginis
"King Lear" set on a farm in Iowa.
5.9/10
Fantasy
USA
1989
114 Minutes
Coleman Ettinger
Corey Feldman Meredith Salenger Jason Robards Piper Laurie Harry Dean Stanton William McNamara Corey Haim
An accident puts the consciousness of an elderly dream researcher into the body of a bratty teenager. The problem? The kid prefers dreamworld limbo to real life.
5.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
110 Minutes
Clifford Fowler
James Spader Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Jason Robards Charlotte Lewis Michael Warren Michael Parks Chuck McCann Charles Haid Chino "Fats" Williams Woody Strode Jeff Perry
While investigating his own blackmailing, a young politician uncovers his family's deep secrets.
5.8/10
Drama
USA
1988
104 Minutes
Muth
Diane Keaton Liam Neeson Jason Robards Ralph Bellamy Teresa Wright James Naughton Asia Vieira Joe Morton
A divorced mother may lose custody of her young daughter to her ex-husband after he learns that the little girl crawled into bed with the mother and her boyfriend.
5.5/10
Drama
Mexico|USA
1980
87 Minutes
Gunther Beckdorff
Charles Bronson Dominique Sanda Jason Robards Fernando Rey Simon MacCorkindale Camilla Sparv Denny Miller Gilbert Roland
In 1948, an assortment of shady characters are searching for Nazi loot, sunken off the coast of Peru.
5.4/10
Romance
USA
1961
115 Minutes
Julius Penrose
Lana Turner Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Jason Robards George Hamilton Susan Kohner Barbara Bel Geddes Thomas Mitchell Everett Sloane Yvonne Craig Jean Willes Frank Maxwell
lawyer partner wife alcoholic son melodramatic intricate disheartening sultry law firm family home massachusetts small town infidelity father/son relationship legacy love triangle rape midlife crisis rivalry
Neurotic woman engages in an affair with the law partner of her impotent husband.
Drama
1977
116 Minutes
Hammett
Jane Fonda Vanessa Redgrave Jason Robards Maximilian Schell Hal Holbrook Rosemary Murphy Meryl Streep Lisa Pelikan Cathleen Nesbitt John Glover
lillian hellman dashiell hammett activist childhood friend touching engaging russia germany new england espionage friendship smuggling world war ii resistance writers quest sacrifice 1940s
Playwright Lillian Hellman (Jane Fonda) recalls World War II, her best friend (Vanessa Redgrave) and writer Dashiell Hammett (Jason Robards).
8.5/10
Western
Italy|USA
1969
165 Minutes
Cheyenne
Henry Fonda Claudia Cardinale Charles Bronson Jason Robards Frank Wolff Gabriele Ferzetti Keenan Wynn Paolo Stoppa Marco Zuanelli Lionel Stander Jack Elam
gunslinger mercenary tycoon wife thrilling brutal gutsy boomtown farm railway wild west railroad vengeance expansionism american west revenge quest underdog 1880s
A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
7.9/10
Drama
USA
1971
111 Minutes
Joe's Father
Timothy Bottoms Kathy Fields Marsha Hunt Jason Robards Donald Sutherland Diane Varsi
soldier nurse doctor girlfriend father bleak brooding disturbing powerful hospital battlefield world war i amputation disability euthanasia memory veterans sacrifice transformation fall
In this tragic, dark, anti-war satire, a patriotic young American in WW1 is rendered blind, deaf, limbless, and mute by a horrific artillery shell attack. Trapped in what's left of his body, he desperately looks for a way to end his life.
7.4/10
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
Australia
1993
108 Minutes
The King
Elijah Wood Courtney B. Vance Robbie Coltrane Jason Robards Ron Perlman Dana Ivey Anne Heche James Gammon Paxton Whitehead Tom Aldredge Curtis Armstrong
boy slave father con artist young girl partner engaging suspenseful emotional st. petersburg, miss. mississippi river woods jail raft slavery father/son relationship on the run kidnapping huckleberry finn race relations
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
7.3/10
Western
USA|Mexico
1973
122 Minutes
Gov. Lew Wallace
James Coburn Kris Kristofferson Bob Dylan Jason Robards Richard Jaeckel Katy Jurado Slim Pickens Chill Wills John Beck Rita Coolidge R. G. Armstrong
pat garrett outlaw deputy governor cattleman partner gritty suspenseful wild thrilling new mexico territory fort sumner wild west old west billy the kid lawlessness betrayal unusual friendship pursuit rivalry
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
6.8/10
Comedy
USA
1990
88 Minutes
Chief Rotzinger
Bill Murray Geena Davis Randy Quaid Jason Robards Bob Elliott Philip Bosco Tony Shalhoub Richard Joseph Paul
new yorker thief girlfriend best friend hostage cop hilarious thrilling quirky new york city airport bank subway bank heist hostage situation getaway disguise relationships quest escape
Three thieves successfully rob a New York City bank, but making the escape from the city proves to be almost impossible.
Mystery & Thriller
1994
86 Minutes
General R. Pendleton Lloyd
Forest Whitaker Sam Waterston Dana Delany Jason Robards George Dzundza Josef Sommer Isabel Glasser Dakin Matthews
A Marine officer (Forest Whitaker) serving on the Joint Chiefs of Staff suspects his superior of plotting to oust the president (Sam Waterston).
7.9/10
Documentary
USA
1982
95 Minutes
Fitzcarraldo
filmmaker actor native mick jagger cinematographer shocking passionate spectacular peru amazon mountain steamboat movie set river werner herzog obsession filmmaking collaboration bad luck quest
A documentary following German auteur Werner Herzog as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather and getting a boat over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film Fitzcarraldo (1982).
7.9/10
Drama
USA
1976
138 Minutes
Ben Bradlee
Robert Redford Dustin Hoffman Jack Warden Martin Balsam Hal Holbrook Jason Robards Jane Alexander Meredith Baxter Ned Beatty Stephen Collins Penny Fuller
reporter editor politician teamwork engaging intricate tense emotional washington, d.c. watergate hotel apartment newsroom parking deck big city journalism political intrigue richard nixon carl bernstein bob woodward scandal
"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1994
110 Minutes
Graham Keighley
Michael Keaton Glenn Close Robert Duvall Marisa Tomei Randy Quaid Jason Robards Jason Alexander Spalding Gray Catherine O'Hara Lynne Thigpen Jack Kehoe
reporter editor wife mother boss brash frenetic melodramatic tense new york city newsroom household investigation newspapers gunfight scandal husband/wife relationship career pursuit discovery
New York City tabloid editor Henry's faced with tough decisions while he faces several serious life challenges, and a tempting job offer.
5.1/10
Western
USA
1981
100 Minutes
President Ulysses S. Grant
Klinton Spilsbury Michael Horse Christopher Lloyd Matt Clark Juanin Clay Jason Robards John Bennett Perry David Hayward John Hart Richard Farnsworth Lincoln Tate
lawyer texas ranger lone ranger tonto outlaw ulysses s. grant spirited rousing confident thrilling texas train canyon desert fighting evil vigilantism ambush assassination plot unlikely friendship secret identity
The sole surviving Texas Ranger (Klinton Spilsbury) of an ambush arranged by outlaw leader Major Bartholomew "Butch" Cavendish (Christopher Lloyd) returns to fight back as a great masked western hero, The Lone Ranger.
5.7/10
Drama
USA
1988
110 Minutes
Mr. Hardy
Michael J. Fox Kiefer Sutherland Phoebe Cates Swoosie Kurtz Frances Sternhagen Tracy Pollan John Houseman Charlie Schlatter Jason Robards Dianne Wiest William Hickey
fact-checker writer friend ex-wife mother cousin unrestrained brooding powerful spirited manhattan, n.y. office bar nightclub drugs alcohol depression nightlife city life breakup
A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.
6.0/10
Drama, History
USA
1998
172 Minutes
Oprah Winfrey Danny Glover Thandie Newton Kimberly Elise Beah Richards LisaGay Hamilton Albert Hall Irma P. Hall Carol Jean Lewis Kessia Kordelle Jude Ciccolella
former slave daughter ghost husband schoolteacher son emotional dark chilling ohio household plantation market slavery mother/daughter relationship haunting murder sexual abuse abandonment mystery
Based on the book by Toni Morrison, in which a slave is visited by the spirit of a mysterious young woman
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