List of the best Robert Ryan movies: Billy Budd(1962), Day of the Outlaw(1959), Back From Eternity(1956), Horizons West(1952), Alaska Seas(1954), Captain Nemo and the Underwater City(1969), City Beneath the Sea(1953), The Canadians(1961), The Proud Ones(1956), The Set-Up(1949), Best of the Badmen(1951), Bad Day at Black Rock(1955) ... ...
7.8/10
Drama
UK
1962
123 Minutes
Robert Ryan Terence Stamp Melvyn Douglas Peter Ustinov John Neville Ronald Lewis Lee Montague Paul Rogers Niall MacGinnis John Meillon Ray McAnally
captain seaman military officer assistant lieutenant young man tense fascinating profound rousing ship deck mediterranean sea accidental death moral dilemma false accusations schemes law enforcement naval warfare rivalry
Billy Budd is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
7.3/10
Western
USA
1959
91 Minutes
Robert Ryan Burl Ives Tina Louise Alan Marshal Nehemiah Persoff Venetia Stevenson Donald Elson Helen Westcott Robert Cornthwaite Jack Lambert
cattleman farmer cavalry captain wife foreman brutal confident gripping tense bitters, wyo. mountain ranch feud bank heist outlaws hostage situation small-town life rivalry sacrifice transformation
Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1956
97 Minutes
Bill Lonagan
Robert Ryan Anita Ekberg Rod Steiger Phyllis Kirk Keith Andes Gene Barry Fred Clark Beulah Bondi Cameron Prud'Homme Jesse White Adele Mara
veteran pilot son prostitute stewardess murderer dense moving las vegas airport airplane south america jungle airplane crash cowardice alcoholism gangsters self-sacrifice survival sacrifice
When a commercial plane force-lands in a South-American jungle, the passengers and pilots must patch-up the engines and escape the cannibal-infested area.
6.2/10
Western
USA
1952
81 Minutes
Robert Ryan Julie Adams Rock Hudson John McIntire Judith Braun Raymond Burr James Arness Frances Bavier Dennis Weaver Tom Powers Rodolfo Acosta
brother marshal cattle rustler rancher wife wild frenetic texas austin, texas mexico brotherhood bribery abduction loyalty lawlessness rivalry 1860s
Two brothers end up on opposite sides of the law in post-Civil War Texas.
6.1/10
Adventure
USA
1954
78 Minutes
Robert Ryan Jan Sterling Brian Keith Gene Barry Ross Bagdasarian
The owner of a salmon cannery in Alaska hires a man who had formerly been his partner, and comes to regret it.
5.8/10
Fantasy, Adventure
UK
1969
106 Minutes
Robert Ryan Chuck Connors Nanette Newman Luciana Paluzzi Bill Fraser Kenneth Connor John Turner Allan Cuthbertson Christopher Hartstone Vincent Harding Ralph Nosseck
captain nemo crew member survivor mother son brother engaging incredible suspenseful under the sea submarine nautilus city survival trapped utopia aquatic life isolation shipwreck adventure
When Captain Nemo saves the passengers of a sinking ship and takes them to his Utopian underwater city he discovers that not all of his guests agree to remain there forever.
5.5/10
Adventure
USA
1953
87 Minutes
Brad Carlton
Robert Ryan Mala Powers Anthony Quinn Suzan Ball George Mathews Karel Stepanek Lalo Rios Hilo Hattie Woody Strode John Warburton Peter Mamakos
Two American divers are distracted by fair ladies and skulduggery while trying to salvage a gold ship off Jamaica.
5.4/10
Western
UK
1961
85 Minutes
Inspector William Gannon
Robert Ryan John Dehner Torin Thatcher Burt Metcalfe John Sutton Jack Creley Scott Peters Richard Alden Teresa Stratas Michael Pate
When the Sioux come to Canada, the Canadians permit them to stay in Canada if they come peacefully. However, some cowboys kill all inhabitants of one of their villages. The cowboys seek to ... See full summary »
Western
1956
94 Minutes
Marshal Cass Silver
Robert Ryan Virginia Mayo Jeffrey Hunter Robert Middleton Walter Brennan Arthur O'Connell Ken Clark Rodolfo Acosta George Mathews Fay Roope Edward Platt
marshal hit man cowboy criminal gripping suspenseful intense emotional kansas small town american west crime engagement murder old west revenge love escape pursuit 19th century
A misguided youth (Jeffrey Hunter) sides with a Kansas boomtown marshal (Robert Ryan) against a gambler and his henchmen.
Drama
1949
72 Minutes
Stoker
Robert Ryan Audrey Totter George Tobias Alan Baxter Wallace Ford Percy Helton Hal Baylor Darryl Hickman Kenny O'Morrison James Edwards Edwin Max
boxer wife manager mobster brooding intense united states city boxing ring boxing competition betrayal shady dealings corruption fixed game underdog rivalry 1940s
An aging boxer (Robert Ryan) leaves his crying wife (Audrey Totter), then crosses the street for a fixed fight.
Western
1951
84 Minutes
Jefferson "Jeff" Clanton
Robert Ryan Claire Trevor Robert Preston Jack Buetel Walter Brennan Bruce Cabot John Archer Lawrence Tierney Barton MacLane Tom Tyler Robert Wilke
outlaw major sheriff agent brother wife thrilling uneasy missouri courtroom jail saloon train depot corruption framed for murder vigilantism robbery american civil war rescue escape
A Union officer (Robert Ryan) joins the outlaw James and Younger brothers against a bounty hunter (Robert Preston).
7.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
81 Minutes
Reno Smith
Spencer Tracy Robert Ryan Anne Francis Lee Marvin Dean Jagger Walter Brennan John Ericson Ernest Borgnine Russell Collins Walter Sande
stranger tough guy sheriff pretty woman gritty tense desert small town american west daunting task showdown deception murder racism mystery discovery 1940s
A one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.
7.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Ida Lupino Robert Ryan Ward Bond Charles Kemper Anthony Ross Ed Begley Ian Wolfe Sumner Williams Gus Schilling Frank Ferguson Cleo Moore
police detective sister killer father partner captain dark gritty brooding new york city police station apartment countryside cabin investigation brother/sister relationship murder mental breakdown blindness redemption
Rough city cop Jim Wilson is disciplined by his captain and is sent upstate, to a snowy mountain town, to help the local sheriff solve a murder case.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1948
86 Minutes
Merle Oberon Robert Ryan Charles Korvin Paul Lukas Robert Coote Reinhold Schünzel Roman Toporow Peter von Zerneck Otto Waldis Fritz Kortner Michael Harvey
passenger assassin doctor diplomat activist soldier thrilling uneasy france train germany world war ii nazis murder peace deception sabotage quest pursuit mystery
A multinational group of train passengers become involved in a post-World War II Nazi assassination plot.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1973
91 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Robert Ryan Will Geer Gil Green John Anderson Paul Carr Colby Chester Ed Lauter Walter Brooke Sidney Clute Deanna Darrin
ex-cia agent secret service agent oil baron conservative mercenary gunman tense chilling dark brooding texas dallas desert mansion parking garage assassination plot john f. kennedy conspiracy new world order secret mission
Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination in this speculative agitprop.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1950
94 Minutes
Joan Fontaine Robert Ryan Zachary Scott Joan Leslie Mel Ferrer Harold Vermilyea Virginia Farmer Kathleen Howard Dick Ryan Bess Flowers Joy Hallward
novelist cousin fiancé socialite wealthy man femme fatale brash dark melodramatic tense san francisco boston family home ballroom manipulation family love triangle marrying for money affair deception
A woman's attempt to appear innocent and sweet clashes with her lover who sees through her act and the wealthy man she tries to trick into marrying her.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1952
77 Minutes
Ida Lupino Robert Ryan Taylor Holmes Barbara Whiting James Williams O.Z. Whitehead Dee Pollock
schizophrenic murderer widow tenant veteran handyman tense suspenseful intense mansion small town home invasion insanity murder hostage situation escape 1910s
A psychopath on the run takes a job as a handyman at the house of a lonely war widow.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1973
103 Minutes
Rod Steiger Robert Ryan Jeff Bridges Scott Wilson Katherine Squire Tresa Hughes Timothy Scott Kiel Martin Ed Lauter Joan Goodfellow Season Hubley
In the early 1970s, a young woman passing through rural Tennessee unintentionally gets caught in a feud between two local neighboring clans, the Feathers and the Gutshalls.
6.5/10
War
USA
1951
102 Minutes
John Wayne Robert Ryan Janis Carter Jay C. Flippen Don Taylor William Harrigan
marine pilot major captain sergeant brother-in-law intense thrilling inspiring military base airplane guadalcanal okinawa, japan world war ii aviation obsession discipline resistance alcohol quest
Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1954
91 Minutes
Greer Garson Robert Ryan Barry Sullivan Richard Haydn Barbara Lawrence James Arness Rex Thompson Tim Considine David Stollery Frances Bergen Ian Wolfe
teacher student father professor widow classmate cheery heartwarming inspiring boarding school classroom dormitory gym student-teacher relationship disapproval boarding-school life school teaching new life underdog
An inexperienced female teacher is hired at a private elite school for boys where she raises a few eyebrows among the all-male faculty.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1947
71 Minutes
Joan Bennett Robert Ryan Charles Bickford Nan Leslie Walter Sande Irene Ryan Frank Darien Jay Norris Glen Vernon Hugh Chapman Carl Faulkner
coast guard officer fiancée wife husband painter blind man brooding melodramatic suspenseful dreamy beach cliff boat house coast love triangle jealousy paranoia deception infidelity
A Coast Guardsman suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress becomes involved with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married to a blind painter.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1960
143 Minutes
After WW1, Zeb and Thor start a cannery business in Alaska but eventually they drift apart with Zeb becoming unscrupulous and Thor becoming involved in Alaskan politics.
6.3/10
Western
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Sundance Kid
Randolph Scott Robert Ryan Anne Jeffreys George "Gabby" Hayes Jacqueline White Steve Brodie Tom Keene Robert Bray Lex Barker Walter Reed Dean White
outlaw gang member daughter ranger fiancée sundance kid gritty confident tense oklahoma frontier town bank house street outlaws land rush murder father/daughter relationship gunfight
When part of Oklahoma Territory becomes officially part of the U.S., Vance Cordrell is forced to deal with some of the most infamous outlaws of the Old West.
6.2/10
Western
USA
1947
84 Minutes
Allen Harper
Randolph Scott Robert Ryan Anne Jeffreys George "Gabby" Hayes Madge Meredith Steve Brodie
marshal deputy rancher farmer friend land owner rousing tense kansas farm field small town murder plot murder law and order farming range war bat masterson underdog love
Bat Masterson's old friend Billy Burns convinces him to become marshal of Liberal, Kansas and help the residents fight drought and a destructive range war.
5.8/10
War
USA
1944
91 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Robert Ryan Ruth Hussey Frank McHugh Barton MacLane Richard Martin Edmund Glover Russell Wade Bob Anderson Michael St. Angel Martha Vickers
marine major captain lieutenant love interest soldier thrilling patriotic melodramatic guadalcanal australia papua new guinea naval base bar hospital world war ii marines war injury military life friendship
A U.S. Marine major tries to keep his captain on the right track through combat on Guadalcanal, training new recruits in San Diego, and a relationship with a WAAAF while on leave in Australia.
5.8/10
Adventure
USA
1955
87 Minutes
Jim Brecan
Barbara Stanwyck Robert Ryan David Farrar Murvyn Vye Robert Warwick Reginald Denny Lisa Montell Peter Coe Anthony Numkena Alex Montoya Robert Cabal
A fugitive in British Burma hides on a teak plantation, thanks to a mutual attraction with owner Gwen Moore.
5.6/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1967
90 Minutes
Sid Caesar Robert Ryan Arlene Golonka Anne Baxter Kay Medford Jan Murray Richard Pryor Charles McGraw Ben Blue Dom DeLuise Bill Dana
Sid Caesar stars as the bumbling right hand man of mob boss Robert Ryan who is sent to find a corpse buried in a suit lined with stolen mob money.
Crime, Drama
1951
88 Minutes
Nick Scanlon
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.
Drama
1958
101 Minutes
Montgomery Clift Robert Ryan Myrna Loy Dolores Hart Maureen Stapleton Frank Maxwell Jackie Coogan Mike Kellin Frank Overton John Washbrook Onslow Stevens
columnist editor wife alcoholic girlfriend disheartening intricate melodramatic bar newsroom family history newspapers relationships abusive marriage advice column career vs. love fall love quest 1950s
A Midwestern reporter's (Montgomery Clift) cynical editor (Robert Ryan) makes him write an advice column for the lovelorn.
Crime, Drama
1950
73 Minutes
shipping magnate communist femme fatale wife brother-in-law blackmailer brooding engaging intense suspenseful gripping tense san francisco communism extortion secret past unions deception retribution discovery
Communists blackmail a San Francisco shipper (Robert Ryan) and recruit his wife's (Laraine Day) brother (John Agar) with a blonde.
Crime, Drama
1959
95 Minutes
Harry Belafonte Robert Ryan Shelley Winters Ed Begley Gloria Grahame Will Kuluva Richard Bright Lew Gallo Fred Scollay Carmen de Lavallade Wayne Rogers
thief ex-convict entertainer girlfriend police chief wife dark gritty gripping new york state bank new york city heist racism escape greed dangerous assignment fall wretched excess temptation
Racial tension flares up among an ex-cop, a bigot and a black entertainer who band together to rob a bank.
7.9/10
Western
USA
1969
142 Minutes
Deke Thornton
William Holden Ernest Borgnine Robert Ryan Edmond O'Brien Warren Oates Jaime Sanchez Ben Johnson Emilio Fernández Strother Martin L.Q. Jones Albert Van Dekker
outlaw gunslinger traitor bounty hunter brutal fiery gutsy texas small town wilderness wild west robbery showdown armed conflict betrayal aging quest pursuit revenge rivalry
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
7.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
86 Minutes
Montgomery
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?
7.3/10
Western
USA
1953
91 Minutes
Ben Vandergroat
James Stewart Janet Leigh Robert Ryan Ralph Meeker Millard Mitchell
bounty hunter soldier prospector murderer woman dark thrilling spectacular rocky mountains colorado river greed journey reward gunfight fall pursuit rivalry 1860s
A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1973
239 Minutes
Larry Slade
Lee Marvin Fredric March Robert Ryan Jeff Bridges Bradford Dillman Sorrell Booke
salesman barfly bartender bleak spirited new york city greenwich village bar alcoholism failure secret murder delusion drinking fall 1910s
A salesman with a sudden passion for reform has an idea to sell to his barfly buddies: throw away your pipe dreams. The drunkards, living in a flophouse above a saloon, resent the idea.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1952
105 Minutes
Earl Pfeiffer
Barbara Stanwyck Paul Douglas Robert Ryan Marilyn Monroe J. Carrol Naish Keith Andes Silvio Minciotti Julius Tannen Anthony Dante Diane Stewart Deborah Stewart
woman fisherman projectionist brother husband girlfriend fiery raw sultry monterey, calif. docks movie theater boat ocean adultery love triangle marriage gossip homecoming wretched excess
Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl.
7.0/10
Other, Drama, History
USA
1961
160 Minutes
John The Baptist
Jeffrey Hunter Siobhan McKenna Robert Ryan Hurd Hatfield Viveca Lindfors Rita Gam Rip Torn Carmen Sevilla
jesus virgin baptists judas iscariot pontius pilate ruler brutal emotional tense spirited jerusalem egypt desert prison small town stable spiritual journey god miracles betrayal
The temporary physical life of the Biblical Savior, Jesus Christ.
6.8/10
War, Drama
USA
1965
167 Minutes
Gen. Joe Grey
Henry Fonda Robert Shaw Robert Ryan Dana Andrews George Montgomery Ty Hardin Pier Angeli Barbara Werle Charles Bronson Werner Peters Hans Christian Blech
soldier general american hero gripping tense gutsy belgium battlefield world war ii tank unit military battle of the bulge adventure sacrifice 1940s
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
6.7/10
Western
USA
1955
122 Minutes
Nathan Stark
Clark Gable Jane Russell Robert Ryan Cameron Mitchell Juan Garcia Harry Shannon Emile Meyer Mae Marsh
cowboy brother businessman beautiful woman native american rousing gritty texas wild west montana love triangle siblings journey frontier life quest love rivalry 1860s
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.
5.8/10
Drama
USA
1943
69 Minutes
resistance fighter race car driver beauty pageant contestant lawyer warden coworker patriotic melodramatic car factory france prison new york city indianapolis world war ii home front patriotism nazi occupation romance siblings
On the way to work, five defence workers contemplate their pasts and their own reasons for working.
5.6/10
Biography
USA
1943
85 Minutes
Father Timothy "Tim" Donovan
Pat O'Brien Ruth Warrick Robert Ryan Leon Ames Russell Wade Bruce Edwards Richard Martin Robert Bice Virginia Brissac Lew Harvey Bud Geary
football coach soldier war hero son wife priest patriotic rousing worcester, mass. college europe battlefield duty world war i football family sports frank cavanaugh quest transformation
Coach Frank Cavanaugh returns to college football after World War I, then gradually goes blind.
Drama, Western
1967
100 Minutes
Ike Clanton
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.
Drama
1971
108 Minutes
Gregory Austin
John Phillip Law Diane Cannon Robert Ryan Jackie Cooper David Hemmings Jodi Wexler William Roerick Maureen Arthur Shecky Greene Clinton Greyn
A TV-network board chairman's (Robert Ryan) wife (Dyan Cannon) pushes a local newsman (John Phillip Law) to power.
6.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
89 Minutes
Reginald Fenton
Fred Astaire Joan Leslie Robert Benchley Robert Ryan Elizabeth Patterson Marjorie Gateson
war hero photographer soldier boss love interest amusing lighthearted new york city small town club apartment bar heroism misunderstanding secret identity world war ii love duty love pursuit
Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, ... See full summary »
War
1943
88 Minutes
Lefty O'Doyle
Margo Tom Neal J. Carrol Naish Robert Ryan Gloria Holden Don Douglas George Givot
soldier engineer secretary cabinet minister foreigner friend dark emotional japan china battlefield countryside household tokyo world war ii sino-japanese war marriage indoctrination betrayal atrocities
A Japanese publisher (J. Carrol Naish) wants his U.S.-educated son (Tom Neal) to join the Japanese army before World War II.
7.8/10
War, Drama, History
USA
1962
180 Minutes
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
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.
6.0/10
War
USA
1943
99 Minutes
Joe Connors
Pat O'Brien Randolph Scott Dawn O'Day Eddie Albert Walter Reed Robert Ryan Barton MacLane Leonard Strong Richard Martin Russell Wade James Newill
major captain pilot secretary cadet friend moving emotional thrilling arizona air force base airplane japan school friendship love triangle world war ii air force bombing espionage
Major "Chick" Davis is convinced that high-level bombing will win the next war. He convinces the powers-that-be to set up a bombardier school. He efficiently sets about training the USAAF's first generation of high-level bombardiers.
7.7/10
War, Drama, History
UK|USA
1967
149 Minutes
Col. Everett Dasher Breed
Lee Marvin Ernest Borgnine Charles Bronson Jim Brown John Cassavetes Richard Jaeckel George Kennedy Trini Lopez Ralph Meeker Robert Ryan Telly Savalas
colonel prisoner murderer nazi rapist major brash spirited gory england france revenge world war ii special ops retribution adventure revenge pursuit 1940s
During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.
5.8/10
Biography
UK|France|Spain|USA
1968
140 Minutes
Mulligan
Robert Shaw Mary Ure Jeffrey Hunter Ty Hardin Charles Stalnaker Rob't Hall Lawrence Tierney Kieron Moore Marc Lawrence Robert Ryan
general wife indian soldiers horse raw melodramatic intense passionate patriotic suspenseful washington, d.c. wild west war zone death american indian wars violence intervention trains government
George Armstrong Custer's love of the heroic traditions of the Calvary and his distaste with the coming of industrialization leads him to his destiny at the Little Big Horn.
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