List of the best Robert Mitchum movies: Out of the Past(1947), The Night of the Hunter(1955), The Enemy Below(1957), The Friends of Eddie Coyle(1973), Ryan's Daughter(1970), Home From the Hill(1960), Angel Face(1952), Holiday Affair(1949), The Big Steal(1949), Blood on the Moon(1948), Where Danger Lives(1950), Thunder Road(1958) ... ...
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1947
97 Minutes
Jeff
Robert Mitchum Jane Greer Kirk Douglas Rhonda Fleming Richard Webb Steve Brodie Virginia Huston Paul Valentine Dickie Moore Frank Wilcox Mary Field
investigator gambler femme fatale henchman cool dark intricate new york city mexico san francisco bridgeport, calif. theft crime love triangle blackmail murder pursuit forbidden love 1940s
A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1955
92 Minutes
Rev. Harry Powell
Robert Mitchum Shelley Winters Lillian Gish Evelyn Varden Peter Graves James Gleason Billy Chapin Sally Jane Bruce
boy girl preacher wife murderer chilling brooding creepy dark suspenseful small town west virginia river murder child abuse deception greed escape pursuit discovery
A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
War
USA
1957
98 Minutes
Capt. Murrell
Robert Mitchum Curt Jurgens Theodore Bikel Al Hedison Russell Collins Kurt Kreuger Frank Albertson Biff Elliot Alan Dexter Doug McClure Joe Di Reda
captain sailor soldier enemy friend doctor gritty tense gripping ocean ship world war ii battle showdown survival respect quest rivalry 1940s
During World War II, an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, thus ensuing in a deadly duel between the two ships. The American Captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
100 Minutes
Eddie "Fingers" Coyle
Robert Mitchum Peter Boyle Richard Jordan Steven Keats Alex Rocco Joe Santos Mitchell Ryan Helena Carroll Peter MacLean Kevin O'Morrison Marvin Lichterman
gunrunner bank robber atf agent bar owner informant brooding tense diner bank park boston crime bank heist mafia gun running betrayal aging temptation wretched excess underdog
After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time.
Drama
UK
1970
206 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Sarah Miles Christopher Jones Trevor Howard John Mills Leo McKern Barry Foster Arthur O'Sullivan Marie Kean Evin Crowley Barry Jackson
teacher wife british soldier bar owner villager melodramatic emotional thrilling suspenseful touching passionate ireland bar dublin village affair trust betrayal war violence
Set in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.
Drama
USA
1960
150 Minutes
Captain Wade Hunnicutt
Robert Mitchum Eleanor Parker George Peppard George Hamilton Everett Sloane Luana Patten Anne Seymour Constance Ford Ken Renard Ray Teal Hilda Haynes
wealthy man son mother girl shopkeeper shocking melodramatic texas family home grocery store cabin wilderness cemetery infidelity father/son relationship wealth family dysfunction growing up rise 1960s
Dramatic story of the influential Hunnicutt family set in Texas during the late 1950s.
Crime, Drama
USA
1952
91 Minutes
Frank Jessup
Robert Mitchum Jean Simmons Mona Freeman Herbert Marshall Leon Ames Barbara O'Neil Kenneth Tobey Raymond Greenleaf Griff Barnett Robert Gist Morgan Farley
beautiful woman love interest father stepmother sister young man disturbing intense beverly hills, calif. mansion murder manipulation cover-up double life obsessive love jealousy revenge quest transformation 1950s
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.
Other, Romance
USA
1949
87 Minutes
Steve Mason
Robert Mitchum Janet Leigh Wendell Corey Gordon Gebert Griff Barnett Esther Dale Henry O'Neill Harry Morgan Larry J. Blake Helen Brown James Griffith
clerk widow single mother son lawyer homeless person lighthearted charming emotional department store hotel central park new york city zoo love fraud mourning mother/son relationship unemployment christmas
A young widow is torn between a boring attorney and a romantic ne'er-do-well.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
71 Minutes
Lt. Duke Halliday
Robert Mitchum Jane Greer William Bendix Patric Knowles Ramon Novarro
military officer criminal police detective beautiful woman con artist engaging spirited melodramatic suspenseful mexico boat town search on the run romance swindling deception pursuit revenge 1940s
An army lieutenant accused of robbery pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's fiancee.
Western
USA
1948
88 Minutes
Jim Garry
Robert Mitchum Barbara Bel Geddes Robert Preston Walter Brennan Phyllis Thaxter Frank Faylen Tom Tully Charles McGraw Tom Tyler
cowboy outlaw homesteader daughter beautiful woman cattle rancher bleak gutsy gritty suspenseful new mexico territory ranch tavern sedona, ariz. settlement native american reservation friendship ethics betrayal showdown
Unemployed cowhand Jim Garry is hired by his dishonest friend Tate Riling as muscle in a dispute between homesteaders and cattleman John Lufton.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
84 Minutes
Jeff Cameron
Robert Mitchum Faith Domergue Claude Rains Maureen O'Sullivan Charles Kemper Ralph Dumke Billy House Harry Shannon Philip Van Zandt Jack Kelly Lillian West
doctor mental patient husband cop dark melodramatic thrilling united states hospital household mexico suicide attempt infidelity jealousy murder deception insanity forbidden love escape 1950s
A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman, becomes involved in the death of her husband, and has to flee with her to the Mexican border.
Adventure, Drama, Action
USA
1958
92 Minutes
Original Music
Robert Mitchum Gene Barry Jacques Aubuchon Keely Smith James Mitchum Trevor Bardette Sandra Knight Betsy Holt Mitchell Ryan Peter Breck
moonshiner driver mechanic treasury agent mobster father cool confident tense tennessee small town family home church hideout moonshine organized crime culture clash family brother relationship illicit business
A veteran comes home from the Korean War to the mountains and takes over the family moonshining business. He has to battle big-city gangsters who are trying to take over the business and the police who are trying to put him in prison.
Drama
USA
1962
120 Minutes
Jerry Ryan
Robert Mitchum Shirley MacLaine Edmon Ryan Elisabeth Fraser Eddie Firestone Billy Gray Victor Lundin Shirley Citron Cia Dave Virginia Whitmore Colin Campbell
lawyer dancer ex-boyfriend ex-wife witty emotional profound new york city omaha, neb. law firm dance studio apartment marriage divorce unlikely romance dance law fresh start love transformation
Jerry Ryan is wandering aimlessly around New York, having given up his law career in Nebraska when his wife asked for a divorce. He meets up with Gittel Mosca, an impoverished dancer from ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1952
80 Minutes
Nick Cochran
Robert Mitchum Jane Russell William Bendix Thomas Gomez Gloria Grahame Brad Dexter Edward Ashley Philip Ahn Vladimir Sokoloff Don Zelaya Emory Parnell
singer soldier gambler gangster girlfriend police chief suspenseful witty melodramatic macau casino docks police station boat travel gambling romance corruption undercover operations deception
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the handsome singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?
Western
USA
1955
83 Minutes
Clint Tollinger
Robert Mitchum Jan Sterling Karen Sharpe Henry Hull Emile Meyer John Lupton Barbara Lawrence Ted de Corsia Leo Gordon James Westerfield Florenz Ames
marshal enforcer saloon madame gunslinger deputy love interest brooding confident thrilling american west sheridan city saloon gunfight law enforcement violence confrontation reconciliation adventure rescue transformation
When a notorious tough 'town tamer' is hired by the citizenry to rid of the gunmen driving them off their land, he finds the local saloon madam to be an old friend.
Western
USA
1954
91 Minutes
Matt Calder
Robert Mitchum Marilyn Monroe Rory Calhoun Tommy Rettig Murvyn Vye Douglas Spencer Ed Hinton Don Beddoe Claire Andre Jack Mather Edmund Cobb
farmer son singer boyfriend miner ex-convict thrilling melodramatic pacific northwest boomtown saloon river countryside robbery revenge greed gold father/son relationship survival pursuit
The titular river unites a farmer recently released from prison, his young son, and an ambitious saloon singer. In order to survive, each must be purged of anger, and each must learn to understand and care for the others.
Adventure
USA
1954
103 Minutes
Curt Bridges
Robert Mitchum Teresa Wright Tab Hunter Diana Lynn Beulah Bondi Philip Tonge William Hopper Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
mother alcoholic son father brother neighbor tense brooding dark northern california ranch mountain family home family dysfunction killer animals frontier life hunting love triangle rivalry quest
Around the turn of the 20th century, during a harsh northern California winter, members of a ranching family are squabbling among themselves while the two oldest sons go hunting for a panther that is killing their livestock.
Drama
USA
1982
108 Minutes
Coach Delaney
Robert Mitchum Martin Sheen Stacy Keach Bruce Dern Paul Sorvino Arthur Franz Michael Bernosky James Langan Joseph Kelly Tony Santaniello
mayor coach principal drifter alcoholic miner dark bleak profound park train station house reunion life lessons rivalry midlife crisis friendship basketball discovery rivalry
It started as a friendly meeting between 4 old buddies with their basketball coach and ended up in revealing the truth about their relationship. The meeting forces the five men to reveal ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1969
91 Minutes
Flagg
Robert Mitchum George Kennedy David Carradine Tina Louise Douglas Fowley Lois Nettleton Martin Balsam John Davis Chandler John Carradine Marie Windsor Dick Peabody
outlaw lawman marshal bandit mayor nemesis lighthearted amusing rousing new mexico small town train bank heist law enforcement retirement aging unlikely allies gunfight pursuit rivalry
An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurped by a younger, but incompetent, Marshal, and a younger, but vicious, gang leader.
Western
USA
1972
111 Minutes
Father Oliver Van Horne
Robert Mitchum Rita Hayworth Frank Langella John Colicos Victor Buono Ken Hutchison Paula Pritchett Gregory Sierra Enrique Lucero Jorge Russek Frank Ramierez
Set in the 1920s, several foreigners held by a South American military group are offered possible freedom if they accept to topple a local crazed military leader.
Western
USA
1959
96 Minutes
Martin Brady
Robert Mitchum Julie London Gary Merrill Albert Van Dekker Jack Oakie Charles McGraw "Satchel" Paige Anthony Caruso
mercenary wife army major texas ranger doctor confident gritty spirited thrilling mexico texas border family honor self-defense american indian wars arms syndicate adventure revenge transformation 1870s
A honorable drifter constantly on the run finds his enemies closing in around him.
Drama
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Ava Gardner Melvyn Douglas Lucile Watson Janis Carter Gordon Oliver Basil Ruysdael Clarence Muse Walter Kingsford Jack Briggs Will Wright
woman doctor cousin wife love interest crafty engaging intense new orleans courtroom inheritance infidelity love triangle immorality doomed romance love pursuit forbidden love revenge sacrifice
Barbara Beaurevel lives with her aunt and cousin in New Orleans in the late 1800's. In love with Mark Lucas, a research doctor at Tulane University, her plans to marry him are thwarted. ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1971
97 Minutes
Harry K. Graham
Robert Mitchum Jan-Michael Vincent Brenda Vaccaro Jason Bernard Sally Kirkland Josh Mostel Lou Gilbert Carol Gustafson Barbara Brownell
mechanic mistress son wife tense emotional small town seaside trailer park bowling alley father/son relationship retribution murder starting over revenge discovery 1970s
Nineteen year old Jimmy Graham has grown up to be an angry young man based on his experiences, including not having either his mother or father in his life as he was growing up. When he was... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1956
100 Minutes
Dave Bishop
Robert Mitchum Genevieve Page Ingrid Thulin Frederick O'Brady Eugene Deckers Inga Tidblad John Padovano Frederick Schrecker Peter Copley Ralph Brown
secretary nazi spy femme fatale wife boss suspenseful europe office café house death investigation fortune blackmail nazism mystery quest 1950s
When a reclusive, enigmatic millionaire dies suddenly on the Riviera, his press agent begins to investigate his employer's shady past.
Comedy
USA
1954
89 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Jean Simmons Arthur Hunnicutt Edgar Buchanan Wallace Ford Raymond Walburn Jimmy Hunt Ralph Dumke Hope Landin Gus Schilling Eleanor Todd
heiress doctor love interest beautiful woman townsperson amusing lighthearted touching positive progress, ark. small town doctor's office general store forest gratitude the past philanthropy outsider small-town life money
A wealthy heiress returns to a small Arkansas town to furtively reward the townsfolk who helped to save her life when she was a young girl.
War
UK|USA
1959
105 Minutes
Mike Morrison
Robert Mitchum Elisabeth Mueller Stanley Baker Gia Scala Theodore Bikel Sebastian Cabot Peter Illing Leslie Phillips Donald Wolfit Marius Goring Jackie Lane
In 1941, Greek resistance entrusts an American journalist with a Greek double-agent secret list that must reach London and must not fall into Nazi hands.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
1978
99 Minutes
Philip Marlowe
Robert Mitchum Sarah Miles Richard Boone Candy Clark Joan Collins Edward Fox John Mills James Stewart Oliver Reed Harry Andrews Colin Blakely
Grizzled American private detective in England investigates a complicated case of blackmail turned murder involving a rich but honest elderly general, his two loose socialite daughters, a pornographer and a gangster.
Western
USA
1969
89 Minutes
Deputy Ben Kane
Robert Mitchum Angie Dickinson Robert Walker David Carradine Jack Kelly John Anderson Deana Martin Paul Fix Willis Bouchey Parley Baer Rodolfo Acosta
deputy entertainer young man outlaw partner sheriff melodramatic thrilling small town sheriff's office mexico saloon countryside wild west small-town life new life mentorship law enforcement manhunt family
In New Mexico, looking for his son's murderer, Ben Kane takes a deputy marshal's job and runs into young Billy Young who's on the lam.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1984
95 Minutes
Peter Hacker
Robert Mitchum Ellen Burstyn Rock Hudson Fabio Testi Donald Pleasence Chelli Goldenberg Michal Bat-Adam Ori Levy Uri Gavriel Zachi Noy
An American ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East conflict through unconventional methods, but his efforts are hampered at every turn and his personal life threatened.
Crime, Drama
Hong Kong|USA
1978
90 Minutes
Quinlan
Robert Mitchum Bradford Dillman Richard Egan Leslie Nielsen Keye Luke George Kee Cheung Chan Sing
Former DEA Agent Quinlan, removed from the force some years earlier for stealing confiscated drug money, is hired by Chung Wei, a leader in the Amsterdam drug cartel, who wants out of the ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1951
88 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Robert Ryan Lizabeth Scott William Talman Ray Collins Joyce Mackenzie Robert Hutton Virginia Huston William Conrad
attorney mobster cop brother witness racketeer dark tense big city police station nightclub crime syndicate corruption investigation testimonies honesty organized crime underdog pursuit temptation
A Midwestern police captain (Robert Mitchum) thwarts a crime boss (Robert Ryan) and city officials on the eve of a big election.
Romance
1985
113 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Deborah Kerr Red Buttons Judi Trott Barry Morse Shane Rimmer Don Fellows Manning Redwood
An Air Force hero (Robert Mitchum) returns to England and finds the woman (Deborah Kerr) he loved and lost 40 years before.
Western
1944
62 Minutes
Jim "Nevada" Lacy
Robert Mitchum Anne Jeffreys Nancy Gates Craig Reynolds Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Richard Martin Harry Woods Edmund Glover Alan Ward Harry McKim Wheaton Chambers
War
1952
105 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Ann Blyth Richard Egan William Talman Charles McGraw Margaret Sheridan Eduard Franz Robert Osterloh Robert Gist Roy Roberts
american officer young woman korean soldier civilian soldiers refugee gory brutal suspenseful thrilling patriotic melodramatic military base korea front lines war zone town battlefield korean war armed conflict
An Army colonel (Robert Mitchum) fighting in Korea loves a war widow (Ann Blyth) working with the United Nations.
Crime, Drama
1982
100 Minutes
Harold Shillman
A suspended Nevada casino owner (Mel Ferrer) hires an ex-policeman (Robert Mitchum) to find his supposedly missing wife.
Drama
1981
94 Minutes
Ted Quinn
Robert Mitchum Lee Majors Valerie Perrine Saul Rubinek Alexandra Stewart Anthony Parr
An adman (Lee Majors) learns his new boss (Robert Mitchum) has placed subliminal political messages in TV ads for a breakfast drink.
Western
1956
92 Minutes
Wilson
Robert Mitchum Ursula Thiess Zachary Scott Gilbert Roland Rodolfo Acosta Henry Brandon Douglas Fowley Jose Torvay Víctor Junco Alfonso Sánchez Tello Arturo Manrique
gun runner revolutionary military officer rival rousing gutsy suspenseful mexico mountain jungle hotel beach house war black market betrayal chases love triangle mexican revolution rivalry pursuit
A Mexican rebel's U.S. mercenary (Robert Mitchum) steals a shipment of guns and the wife (Ursula Thiess) of the soldier (Zachary Scott) guarding them.
War, Drama, History
USA
1962
180 Minutes
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Andrew Marton John Wayne Robert Mitchum Henry Fonda Rod Steiger Robert Ryan Peter Lawford Richard Burton Richard Beymer Jeffrey Hunter
soldiers sailor general parachutist powerful rousing patriotic spectacular france germany england world war ii adolf hitler armed conflict d-day quest sacrifice rivalry 1940s
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1962
105 Minutes
Max Cady
Gregory Peck Robert Mitchum Polly Bergen Lori Martin Martin Balsam Jack Kruschen Telly Savalas Barrie Chase Paul Comi John McKee Page Slattery
stalker lawyer father convict private investigator daughter creepy suspenseful tense disturbing georgia boat prison protection vengeance family rape crime courage escape
A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.
Western
USA
1967
126 Minutes
El Dorado Sheriff J.P. Harrah
John Wayne Robert Mitchum James Caan Arthur Hunnicutt Ed Asner Michele Carey Christopher George Charlene Holt Paul Fix R. G. Armstrong Johnny Crawford
gunslinger sheriff tycoon deputy thug spirited gritty el dorado, texas land grab friendship alcoholism redemption rescue rivalry transformation 19th century
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.
Western
USA
1952
113 Minutes
Susan Hayward Robert Mitchum Arthur Kennedy Arthur Hunnicutt Frank Faylen Walter Coy Carol Nugent Maria Hart Lorna Thayer Burt Mustin
rodeo rider cowboy wife brooding gutsy american west ranch rodeo rodeo marriage injury dreams sports sacrifice quest rivalry transformation 1950s
Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
Adventure, Drama, Action, War
USA
1957
107 Minutes
nun marines enemy emotional suspenseful island japan cave romance survival friendship escape world war ii rescue transformation love 1940s
During World War II, an American marine and an Irish nun form an unlikely friendship after being stranded on a South Pacific island. They find comfort in one another as the two hope for a rescue.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
86 Minutes
Keeley
Robert Young Robert Mitchum Robert Ryan Gloria Grahame Paul Kelly Richard Benedict Sam Levene Jacqueline White Steve Brodie Lex Barker
soldier veteran detective sergeant serial killer dark thrilling suspenseful bar washington, d.c. mexico apartment hotel murder investigation anti-semitism paranoia friendship military mystery
A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of demobilized soldiers he met in a bar. But which one? And why?
Western
USA
1968
125 Minutes
Yul Brynner Robert Mitchum Charles Bronson Grazia Buccella Robert Viharo Frank Wolff Herbert Lom Alexander Knox Diana Lorys Robert Carricart Fernando Rey
texan gunrunner pilot pancho villa nemesis friend rebel airy amusing thrilling melodramatic patriotic mexico mexican revolution banditry bandits battle womanizing betrayal rebellion
Mexican rebel Pancho Villa lead a revolution helped by an American aviator imprisonned in Mexico.
Adventure
USA
1949
89 Minutes
Myrna Loy Robert Mitchum Peter Miles Louis Calhern Shepperd Strudwick Margaret Hamilton Patty King Jackie Jackson Beau Bridges Nino Tempo Tommy Sheridan
young boy father mother ranch hand grandfather friend heartwarming emotional salinas valley ranch household school family responsibility loss coming of age horses illness growing up discovery
A ranch boy is gifted with a colt, grows to love him but the colt escapes, with tragic results.
Romance
USA
1947
91 Minutes
Greer Garson Robert Mitchum Richard Hart Morris Ankrum George Zucco Cecil Humphreys David Hoffman
patient woman psychiatrist soldier husband friend touching melodramatic emotional psychiatrist's office prison camp cottage paris normandy coast romance guilt betrayal love triangle prisoners of war world war ii
Released from a POW camp at the end of WW2, a French soldier tricks the wife of a fellow French POW into believing her husband was killed by the Germans, and seduces the grieving woman but the 'dead' husband eventually returns home.
Western
USA
1967
122 Minutes
Dick Summers
Kirk Douglas Robert Mitchum Richard Widmark Lola Albright Michael Witney Stubby Kaye Sally Field Jack Elam
senator settler scout native american pregnant woman boy tense thrilling melodramatic wagon train wilderness oregon frontier trail missouri journey accidental killing mutiny frontier life power struggle
In 1843, a former U.S. Senator leads a wagon train of settlers to Oregon, but his megalomania leads to growing dissatisfaction with his leadership.
Adventure
USA
1953
95 Minutes
John `'Lonni'` Douglas
Susan Hayward Robert Mitchum Walter Slezak Elzie Emanuel Timothy Agoglia Carey Otis Greene Mashood Ajala Joseph C. Narcisse
In 1907, a nurse arrives in the Belgian Congo to work for a missionary doctor but meets a grumpy animal hunter who secretly plans to search for gold in the dangerous Bakuba tribal region.
Drama
UK|USA
1957
116 Minutes
Rita Hayworth Robert Mitchum Jack Lemmon Herbert Lom Bernard Lee Anthony Newley Peter Illing Edric Connor Bonar Colleano Joan Miller Eric Pohlmann
sailor foreigner drifter smuggler immigrant brooding suspenseful thrilling caribbean boat friendship love triangle betrayal redemption disaster coast guard rivalry transformation 1950s
The friendship between two tramp boat owners is threatened by the arrival of a beautiful and seductive passenger.
War
West Germany
1978
115 Minutes
Richard Burton Robert Mitchum Rod Steiger Curt Jurgens Helmut Griem Michael Parks Klaus Löwitsch Véronique Vendell Joachim Hansen
soldier russian general nazi brooding brutal somber shocking germany france war invasion adventure escape pursuit revenge rescue 1940s
In 1944 a German sergeant gets involved in an anti-Hitler conspiracy, and saves the life of an American colonel.