List of the best Robert Duvall movies: Tender Mercies(1983), The Great Santini(1979), The Outfit(1974), Get Low(2009), Wrestling Ernest Hemingway(1993), Angelo, My Love(1983), The Lightship(1985), A Night in Old Mexico(2013), Badge 373(1973), Wild Horses(2015), THX-1138(1971), The Stars Fell on Henrietta(1995) ... ...
Drama
USA
1983
90 Minutes
Producer
Robert Duvall Tess Harper Betty Buckley Wilford Brimley Ellen Barkin Allan Hubbard Lenny Von Dohlen Paul Gleason Michael Crabtree Norman Bennett Rick Murray
singer innkeeper son daughter reporter ex-wife engaging uplifting touching texas motel small town redemption alcoholism fame family love country music wretched excess metamorphosis
A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together.
Drama
USA
1979
118 Minutes
Lt. Col. `'Bull'` Meechum
Robert Duvall Blythe Danner Michael O'Keefe Lisa Persky Julie Anne Haddock Brian Andrews Stan Shaw Theresa Merritt David Keith Paul Mantee
pilot marine abusive husband son wife daughter intense touching uneasy south carolina military base family dysfunction marine life flying father/son relationship alcoholism rivalry growing up 1970s
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated Marine pilot.
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
103 Minutes
Earl Macklin
convict bank robber mobster brother partner suspenseful tense los angeles prison st. louis motel gangsters crime family honor murder revenge pursuit rivalry 1970s
Earl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany|Poland
2009
102 Minutes
Executive Producer
Robert Duvall Sissy Spacek Bill Murray Lucas Black Gerald McRaney Bill Cobbs Scott Cooper Lori Beth Edgeman Linds Edwards
hermit mortician apprentice widow preacher amusing cheeky emotional small town woods tennessee funeral home cabin funeral rumors investigation secrets greed schemes mystery
A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.
Drama
USA
1993
122 Minutes
Walter
Robert Duvall Richard Harris Shirley MacLaine Sandra Bullock Piper Laurie Micole Mercurio Marty Belafsky Ed Amatrudo
old man sea captain barber landlady waitress friend bleak brooding emotional sad florida seaside diner movie theater apartment park friendship aging sexual advances unrequited love
Two lonely, retired septuagenarians, an unkempt, hard-drinking Irish sea captain, and a fussy, well-mannered Cuban barber form an uneasy friendship.
Drama
USA
1983
116 Minutes
Director
Step into the world of gypsy life. Come meet Angelo and his family. See the gypsy court system. A gypsy wedding where a boy's family pays for his wife. Come see the gypsy lifestyle, how they live, how they love family.
Sci-Fi
USA
1985
89 Minutes
Calvin Caspary
Robert Duvall Klaus Maria Brandauer Tom Bower Robert Costanzo Badja Djola William Forsythe Arliss Howard Michael Lyndon Tim Phillips
A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Spain
2013
104 Minutes
Red
Robert Duvall Jeremy Irvine Angie Cepeda Luis Tosar Joaquín Cosio Javier Gutiérrez Jim Parrack Michael Ray Escamilla
After being forced to sell his family ranch to developers, a financially strapped, but proud senior citizen, and his estranged grandson, find themselves targeted by drug dealers in search of a missing money bag.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
116 Minutes
Eddie Ryan
Robert Duvall Verna Bloom Henry Darrow Eddie Egan Felipe Luciano Tina Cristiani Marina Durell Chico Martinez Jose Duval Louis Consentino Luis Avalos
detective gunrunner puerto rican police chief partner gritty thrilling new york city police station bus bar naval yard vengeance urban crime gangs vigilantism police corruption partnership revenge quest
After a suspended New York City cop's ex-partner is murdered, he vows to clean up the streets.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2015
102 Minutes
Director
Robert Duvall James Franco Josh Hartnett Luciana Duvall Adriana Barraza Jim Parrack Angie Cepeda Devon Abner
ranger missing person murder victim estranged son gripping engaging bleak texas united states countryside murder case murder investigation missing persons rangers estrangement secret discovery pursuit
A detective opens up a fifteen-year-old missing persons case, and begins to suspect that the missing boy was murdered, and that a local rancher was involved.
Sci-Fi
1971
88 Minutes
THX 1138
Robert Duvall Donald Pleasence Don Pedro Colley Maggie McOmie Ian Wolfe Sid Haig Marshall Efron John Pearce Johnny Weissmuller Jr. Irene Forrest
worker cellmate prisoner lover rebel dark dreamy striking city underground factory totalitarianism rebellion love oppression negative utopia forbidden love escape 21st century
George Lucas' nightmarish vision of a dehumanized future where mankind has been reduced to emotionless zombies.
Drama
1995
110 Minutes
Mr. Cox
Robert Duvall Aidan Quinn Frances Fisher Brian Dennehy Lexi Randall Kaytlyn Knowles Francesca Eastwood
oil baron husband wife daughter friend prospector moving emotional uplifting texas farmhouse small town oil business great depression partnership family discovery transformation underdog 1930s
A down-and-out wildcatter (Robert Duvall) smells oil beneath a struggling farmer's (Aidan Quinn) land in Depression-era Texas.
Biography, Drama
1992
173 Minutes
Josef Stalin
Robert Duvall Julia Ormond Maximilian Schell Jeroen Krabbé Joan Plowright Frank Finlay Daniel Massey Joanna Roth
stalinist revolutionary vladimir i. lenin wife daughter russian engaging bleak rousing russia woods palace war zone joseph stalin russian revolution dictatorship power family persecution rise
Riding Lenin's (Maximilian Schell) coattails into the 1920s, Josef Stalin (Robert Duvall) rudely takes over as Soviet dictator until death in 1953.
Drama
1996
96 Minutes
Adolf Eichmann
Robert Duvall Arliss Howard Jeffrey Tambor Jack Laufer Nicolas Surovy Joel Brooks Sam Robards Michael Tucci Michael Laskin Rita Zohar Rusty Schwimmer
nazi holocaust survivor secret agent son security head brother tense profound disturbing buenos aires, argentina safe house interrogation room airplane adolf eichmann peter malkin war crimes holocaust hiding interrogation pursuit
Mossad agents kidnap Nazi Adolf Eichmann (Robert Duvall) and bring him to Israel, where he is tried, convicted and hanged for World War II atrocities.
Drama
1972
103 Minutes
Jackson Fentry
Robert Duvall Olga Bellin Sudie Bond Richard McConnell Peter Masterson William Hawley James Franks Johnny Mask
loner pregnant woman child uncle lawyer brooding calm mississippi forest courtroom small town adoption loneliness love house building trial transformation love 1930s
Based on a story by William Faulkner. A lonely handyman takes a protective interest in an abandoned pregnant woman.
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
200 Minutes
Al Pacino Robert Duvall Diane Keaton Robert De Niro John Cazale Talia Shire Lee Strasberg Michael V. Gazzo G.D. Spradlin Richard Bright Gastone Moschin
gangster murderer brother father criminal politician dark gritty new york city italy cuba airport washington, d.c. bedroom betrayal murder mafia abuse crime revolution
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
War, Drama
USA
1979
195 Minutes
Marlon Brando Robert Duvall Martin Sheen Frederic Forrest Albert Hall Sam Bottoms Laurence Fishburne Dennis Hopper G.D. Spradlin Harrison Ford Jerry Ziesmer
assassin captain tribal leader military officer engaging dense powerful jungle cambodia boat river vietnam war animal cruelty insanity imperialism rebellion pursuit rivalry revenge 1960s
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Action
USA|France|UK
1993
115 Minutes
Michael Douglas Robert Duvall Barbara Hershey Rachel Ticotin Tuesday Weld Frederic Forrest Lois Smith Raymond J. Barry
ex-husband ex-wife daughter police officer gang member storekeeper disturbing intense tense amusing dark brutal los angeles inner city convenience store venice, calif. street phone booth disillusionment mental breakdown
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2003
109 Minutes
Michael Caine Robert Duvall Haley Joel Osment Kyra Sedgwick Nicky Katt Michael O'Neill Emmanuelle Vaugier Christian Kane
teenager mother bachelor great-uncle cousin princess lighthearted quirky uplifting farm africa texas coming of age world war i lost loves old age family history adventure growing up love
A coming-of-age story about a shy, young boy sent by his irresponsible mother to spend the summer with his wealthy, eccentric uncles in Texas.
Drama
USA
2014
141 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. Robert Duvall Vera Farmiga Billy Bob Thornton Vincent D'Onofrio Jeremy Strong Dax Shepard Leighton Meester Ken Howard Emma Tremblay Balthazar Getty
attorney father police officer prosecutor daughter bartender confident emotional gripping indiana city courtroom house car street relationships anger morality love trust
Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1988
120 Minutes
Officer Bob Hodges
Sean Penn Robert Duvall Maria Conchita Alonso Randy Brooks Grand L. Bush Don Cheadle Rudy Ramos Trinidad Silva Damon Wayans
police officer gang member racist criminal mexican-american raw gripping disheartening los angeles inner city interracial conflict interracial romance friendship law enforcement violence gangs transformation forbidden love sacrifice 1980s
An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.
Action
USA
1990
107 Minutes
Tom Cruise Robert Duvall Nicole Kidman Randy Quaid Michael Rooker Cary Elwes Fred Dalton Thompson John C. Reilly J.C. Quinn Don Simpson James Martin Jr.
race car driver pit crew chief surgeon car dealer rival friend brash intense thrilling racetrack hospital daytona, fla. nascar romance physical therapy brain surgery car crash competition rivalry transformation
A young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level.
Sci-Fi
USA|Germany
1990
109 Minutes
Natasha Richardson Robert Duvall Faye Dunaway Aidan Quinn Elizabeth McGovern Victoria Tennant Blanche Baker Traci Lind David Dukes Zoey Wilson Elizabeth Doby
husband chauffeur wife slave friend bleak chilling dark melodramatic united states house garden bedroom post-apocalypse repression sex pregnancy dystopia unrequited love forbidden love
In a dystopian, polluted right wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.
Action
USA
1975
122 Minutes
James Caan Robert Duvall Gig Young Arthur Hill Mako Bo Hopkins Burt Young Tom Clancy Tiana Kate Heflin James Wing Woo
hit man businessman therapist friend bodyguard cia agent amusing brutal gutsy intricate san francisco port ship hospital bridge assassination betrayal comeback car chase violence
Mike Locke, who works for a private security firm affiliated with the C.I.A., is betrayed by his partner and left apparently crippled for life.
Drama
USA
1978
126 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Robert Duvall Tommy Lee Jones Katharine Ross Jane Alexander Lesley-Anne Down Joseph Wiseman Kathleen Beller Edward Herrmann Paul Rudd
The aging, retired founder of an auto giant comes out of retirement to try to develop a safe, fuel-efficient car.
Drama
1983
95 Minutes
Bill Vigars
Eric Fryer Robert Duvall Tsui Hark Chris Makepeace Rosalind Chao Michael Zelniker Elva Mai Hoover Frank Adamson
A runner (Eric Fryer) loses his leg to cancer and sets out across Canada on a 1980 fundraising marathon.
Action
1975
96 Minutes
Charles Bronson Robert Duvall Jill Ireland John Huston Randy Quaid Sheree North Alejandro Rey Paul Mantee Roy Jenson Alan Vint Jorge Moreno
prisoner wife pilot wrongly accused accomplice agent tense suspenseful intense engaging spirited striking mexico texas prison break frame-up incarceration chase false identity suspicion
A woman (Jill Ireland) hires a bush pilot (Charles Bronson) to free her husband (Robert Duvall), framed for a murder, from a Mexican prison.
War, Drama
USA
1979
153 Minutes
Lt. Col. Kilgore
Marlon Brando Martin Sheen Robert Duvall Frederic Forrest Albert Hall Sam Bottoms Laurence Fishburne Dennis Hopper G.D. Spradlin Harrison Ford Jerry Ziesmer
military officer soldier lunatic bleak brooding intense disturbing vietnam cambodia river patrol boat river military base vietnam war horrors of war assassination mental illness quest wretched excess 1970s
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Romance, Drama
USA
2009
112 Minutes
Producer
Jeff Bridges Maggie Gyllenhaal Robert Duvall Tom Bower Colin Farrell James Keane William Marquez Ryan Bingham Paul Herman Rick Dial Jack Nation
singer reporter son star musician gritty inspiring arizona nightclub alcoholism music love show business transformation 2000s
A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2012
130 Minutes
Cash
Tom Cruise Rosamund Pike Robert Duvall Richard Jenkins Werner Herzog David Oyelowo Jai Courtney Joseph Sikora Michael Raymond-James Alexia Fast James Martin Kelly
investigator defense attorney sniper hit man police officer fiery suspenseful gripping pittsburgh police station street murder investigation cover-up russian mob military adventure pursuit rescue 2010s
A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims.
Drama
USA
1969
102 Minutes
Gordon
James Caan Shirley Knight Robert Duvall Marya Zimmet Tom Aldredge Laurie Crewes Andrew Duncan Margaret Fairchild Sally Gracie Alan Manson Robert Modica
police officer mentally impaired person pregnant wife housewife widower hitchhiker melodramatic somber disturbing road car long island, n.y. zoo west virginia nebraska pregnancy self-discovery road trip marital problems loneliness
When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.
Drama
USA
1994
110 Minutes
Bernie White, Editor New York Sun
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.
Drama
USA|Germany|Australia
2007
124 Minutes
L.C. Cheever
Eric Bana Drew Barrymore Robert Duvall Debra Messing Horatio Sanz Jean Smart Kelvin Han Yee Charles Martin Smith Maya Hazen Lindsay MacFarland Mykel Shannon Jenkins
poker player love interest father singer sister loan shark engaging emotional tense las vegas nevada casino golf course bakersfield, calif. diner poker gambling father/son relationship superstition aspirations
A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1995
106 Minutes
Wyly King
Julia Roberts Dennis Quaid Robert Duvall Gena Rowlands Kyra Sedgwick Brett Cullen Haley Aull Muse Watson Anne Shropshire
wife husband sister mother father lover engaging touching quirky amusing charming small town ranch racetrack hometown infidelity relationships family horses rebellion
A woman's world is rocked when she discovers her husband is cheating on her.
Romance, Other
Germany|USA
2008
88 Minutes
Howard
Vince Vaughn Reese Witherspoon Robert Duvall Jon Favreau Mary Steenburgen Dwight Yoakam Tim McGraw Kristin Chenoweth Jon Voight Sissy Spacek
young man girlfriend mother father coworker relative amusing endearing offbeat bar office party trolley apartment san francisco christmas party marriage life lessons family love relationships
A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas.
Drama
USA
1995
135 Minutes
Roger Chillingworth
Demi Moore Gary Oldman Robert Duvall Robert Prosky Edward Hardwicke Joan Plowright Roy Dotrice Dana Ivey George Aguilar Sheldon Peters Wolfchild Lisa Jolliff-Andoh
An affair between a young woman and a pastor has disastrous consequences.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
93 Minutes
Ford Pierce
An insurance investigator romances a wealthy young beauty when he suspects she may be involved in fencing stolen jewels.
Mystery & Thriller
1976
113 Minutes
Dr. John H. Watson, Narrator
Nicol Williamson Alan Arkin Robert Duvall Vanessa Redgrave Laurence Olivier Joel Grey Samantha Eggar Jeremy Kemp Charles Gray Georgia Brown Anna Quayle
sherlock holmes doctor watson professor moriarty sigmund freud amusing cheeky quirky suspenseful 221b baker street england vienna psychoanalysis detective investigation kidnapping adventure mystery temptation victorian era
Sherlock Holmes (Nicol Williamson) and Dr. Watson (Robert Duvall) help Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin) rescue an abducted patient.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1976
121 Minutes
Frank Hackett
Faye Dunaway Peter Finch William Holden Robert Duvall Beatrice Straight Wesley Addy Ned Beatty Arthur Burghardt Bill Burrows John Carpenter Jordan Charney
news reporter television producer terrorist emotional striking witty gutsy television studio new york city meaning of life ambition disillusionment fame television discovery transformation 1970s
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.
Crime, Drama
USA
2007
118 Minutes
Bert Grusinsky
Joaquin Phoenix Mark Wahlberg Eva Mendes Robert Duvall Antoni Corone Moni Moshonov Alex Veadov Tony Musante
club owner drug lord father police chief girlfriend friend brooding suspenseful brooklyn, n.y. club death pursuit drugs police work revenge pursuit revenge transformation 1980s
A New York City nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian Mafia hitmen.
Biography
UK|USA
1977
101 Minutes
Bill McDonald
Ernest Borgnine John Marley Robert Duvall James Earl Jones Roger E. Mosley Ben Johnson Paul Winfield Lloyd Haynes Dina Merrill David Clennon
Muhammad Ali stars as himself in this dramatized version of his life story up to the late 1970s. It includes his Olympic triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1970
100 Minutes
Despard
Jon Voight Jennifer Salt Seymour Cassel Robert Duvall Collin Wilcox Paxton Elliott Sullivan Warren Stanhope
college student political boss radical girlfriend hippie terrorist fiery passionate uneasy melodramatic united kingdom printing plant apartment street political unrest student radicals labor strike terrorism draft mentorship
A radical student feels that he has been betrayed by the college association to which he belongs, and thinks more violent actions must be taken in order to alter the existing system.
Drama
France|UK|Argentina
1992
105 Minutes
Joseph Grand
William Hurt Sandrine Bonnaire Jean-Marc Barr Robert Duvall Raul Julia Lautaro Murúa Victoria Tennant
In the 1990s, a South American city is rocked by the imminent outbreak of a plague. While many attempt to flee the city, Dr. Bernard Rieux sends his sick wife away and does his best to care... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1990
93 Minutes
Howard
Amy Irving Andy Garcia Lou Diamond Phillips Robert Duvall Kevin Spacey Erik Estrada Juan Fernández Claribel Medina
An American journalist in Puerto Rico in 1978 investigates the death of nationalists who may have been murdered by the police.
Crime, Drama
USA
1968
113 Minutes
Weissberg (Sunshine Cab driver)
Steve McQueen Robert Vaughn Jacqueline Bisset Don Gordon Robert Duvall Simon Oakland Norman Fell Georg Stanford Brown Justin Tarr Carl Reindel Felice Orlandi
police officer mobster senator hitman criminal thrilling cool san francisco hotel police station office car mafia politics violence murder pursuit mystery 1960s
An all guts, no glory San Francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection.
Western
USA
1969
128 Minutes
Ned Pepper
John Wayne Glen Campbell Kim Darby Jeremy Slate Robert Duvall Dennis Hopper Alfred Ryder Strother Martin Jeff Corey Ron Soble John Fiedler
marshal tomboy texas ranger criminal doctor attorney amusing thrilling fort smith, ark. indian territory wilderness cabin store murder law enforcement teamwork reward revenge pursuit quest
A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in Indian Territory.
Drama, History
USA
2016
114 Minutes
Bolton
Nat Wolff James Franco Selena Gomez Vincent D'Onofrio Robert Duvall Ed Harris Sam Shepard Josh Hutcherson John Savage Ashley Greene Bryan Cranston
migrant worker landowner police officer union boss rousing inspiring melodramatic engaging california field house farm woods migrant experience struggle great depression democracy strike social activism fall
An activist gets caught up in the labor movement for farm workers in California during the 1930s.
Drama
USA
1962
129 Minutes
Arthur 'Boo' Radley
Gregory Peck Mary Badham Phillip Alford John Megna Brock Peters Robert Duvall Rosemary Murphy Paul Fix Collin Wilcox Paxton Alice Ghostley William Windom
young girl young boy lawyer neighbor defendant drunk emotional heartwarming moving small town alabama courtroom family home racism childhood class distinctions family growing up underdog 1930s
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.
Drama
USA
1996
136 Minutes
Frank Childers
Billy Bob Thornton Dwight Yoakam J.T. Walsh John Ritter Lucas Black Natalie Canerday James Hampton Robert Duvall Rick Dial Brent Briscoe Christy Ward
mentally challenged young boy mother boyfriend father somber powerful bleak endearing offbeat arkansas small town mental institution small-town life mental illness violence abuse redemption sacrifice rescue
Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1963
126 Minutes
Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
Gregory Peck Tony Curtis Bobby Darin Angie Dickinson Eddie Albert James Gregory Bethel Leslie Robert Duvall
psychiatrist captain war hero soldier commander mental patient playful emotional endearing sad mental institution psychiatrist's office post-traumatic stress disorder world war ii guilt psychiatry affair suicide transformation sacrifice
In 1944, an Army doctor is in charge of a neuropsychiatric ward at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona, and he must deal with a variety of tough cases.