Want to know the best Robert Duvall movies? How about the worst Robert Duvall movies? Curious about Robert Duvall’s box office grosses or which Robert Duvall movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Robert Duvall movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Robert Duvall (1931-) has been nominated 7 times for an acting Oscar®. He won the Oscar® for Best Actor in Tender Mercies in 1983. His most famous roles have been directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Those roles would include The Godfather Part I & Part II, and Apocalypse Now.
First big break was when he was cast as Arthur “Boo” Radley in the classic film To Kill A Mockingbird. Duvall has appeared many acting roles since To Kill A Mockingbird…..many are all time classics. I think it is safe to say that Robert Duvall is one of the greatest character actors to appear on movie screens.
His IMDB page shows 142 acting credits from 1956-2017. This page will rank 73 Robert Duvall movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Robert Duvall Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort by Robert Duvall movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Robert Duvall movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Robert Duvall movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Robert Duvall movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Robert Duvall movie received.
- Sort Robert Duvall movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Godfather (1972) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Marlon Brando & Al Pacino |
134.10 | 850.3 | 1,548.50 | 1 | 97 | 11 / 03 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | The Godfather: Part II (1974) AA Best Picture Win |
Al Pacino & Directed by Francis Ford Coppola |
47.50 | 274.1 | 541.00 | 9 | 94 | 11 / 06 | 100.0 | |
| 3 | Network (1976) AA Best Picture Nom |
William Holden & Faye Dunaway |
42.20 | 213.5 | 213.50 | 13 | 91 | 10 / 04 | 99.7 | |
| 4 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck | 22.90 | 328.6 | 328.60 | 7 | 90 | 08 / 03 | 99.7 | |
| 5 | Apocalypse Now (1979) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Martin Sheen & Marlon Brando |
99.90 | 429.0 | 903.70 | 3 | 88 | 08 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 6 | MASH (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
Donald Sutherland & Elliott Gould |
82.90 | 576.6 | 576.60 | 3 | 84 | 05 / 01 | 99.2 | |
| 7 | Bullitt (1968) | Steve McQueen | 54.30 | 446.7 | 446.70 | 2 | 87 | 02 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 8 | True Grit (1969) | John Wayne | 40.70 | 309.1 | 309.10 | 7 | 81 | 02 / 01 | 98.1 | |
| 9 | The Natural (1984) | Robert Redford & Glenn Close |
48.00 | 153.8 | 153.80 | 15 | 74 | 04 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 11 | Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) | Gregory Peck & Tony Curtis |
11.40 | 143.3 | 143.30 | 24 | 71 | 03 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 10 | Days of Thunder (1990) | Tom Cruise | 82.70 | 210.7 | 402.50 | 13 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 11 | Phenomenon (1996) | John Travolta | 104.60 | 255.2 | 255.20 | 12 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 12 | Deep Impact (1998) | Morgan Freeman | 140.50 | 322.9 | 803.20 | 7 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 14 | Colors (1988) | Sean Penn | 46.60 | 122.3 | 122.30 | 21 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 16 | Sling Blade (1996) | Billy Bob Thornton | 24.40 | 59.6 | 59.60 | 67 | 90 | 02 / 01 | 88.3 | |
| 16 | A Civil Action (1998) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
John Travolta | 56.70 | 130.3 | 130.30 | 37 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 17 | Open Range (2003) | Kevin Costner & Annette Bening |
58.30 | 104.3 | 122.10 | 51 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 18 | Crazy Heart (2009) | Jeff Bridges | 39.50 | 56.7 | 68.10 | 73 | 86 | 03 / 02 | 87.4 | |
| 21 | The Paper (1994) | Michael Keaton & Directed by Ron Howard |
38.80 | 102.6 | 127.90 | 36 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 19 | The Conversation (1974) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gene Hackman & Harrison Ford |
4.40 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 69 | 91 | 03 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 23 | The Detective (1968) | Frank Sinatra | 18.60 | 152.8 | 152.80 | 16 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 22 | Falling Down (1993) | Michael Douglas | 40.90 | 106.5 | 106.50 | 36 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 25 | Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) | Nicolas Cage & Angelina Jolie |
101.60 | 203.3 | 474.40 | 22 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 28 | Four Christmases (2008) | Reese Witherspoon & Vince Vaughn |
120.10 | 196.6 | 267.90 | 22 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 23 | Tender Mercies (1983) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Win |
Tess Harper | 8.40 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 70 | 79 | 05 / 02 | 84.2 | |
| 24 | The Apostle (1997) AA Best Actor Nom |
Brett Brock | 19.90 | 46.7 | 46.70 | 88 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 27 | Jack Reacher (2012) | Tom Cruise | 80.10 | 108.4 | 293.30 | 38 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 29 | Joe Kidd (1972) | Clint Eastwood & Robert Duvall |
17.20 | 109.0 | 109.00 | 24 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 29 | Secondhand Lions (2003) | Michael Caine | 42.10 | 75.2 | 85.60 | 69 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 30 | Thank You for Smoking (2005) | Aaron Eckhart | 24.80 | 41.8 | 67.40 | 105 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 31 | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) | Laurence Olivier & Alan Arkin |
11.80 | 59.8 | 59.80 | 56 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 34 | The Chase (1966) | Marlon Brando & Robert Redford |
5.50 | 53.9 | 53.90 | 53 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 32 | The Great Santini (1979) AA Best Actor Nom |
Michael O'Keefe | 9.20 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 68 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 77.5 | |
| 32 | Rambling Rose (1991) | Laura Dern | 6.30 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 116 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 37 | Breakout (1975) | Charles Bronson | 22.80 | 120.0 | 120.00 | 30 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 35 | Widows (2018) | Viola Davis & Liam Neeson |
42.40 | 50.2 | 89.90 | 71 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 39 | Something to Talk About (1995) | Julia Roberts & Dennis Quaid |
50.90 | 126.1 | 172.90 | 34 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 36 | Get Low (2009) | Bill Murray | 9.20 | 13.2 | 13.90 | 144 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 73.2 | |
| 37 | Hustle (2022) Netflix |
Adam Sandler & Sports Movies |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 291 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 40 | John Q (2002) | Denzel Washington | 71.80 | 133.4 | 190.00 | 37 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 41 | THX 1138 (1971) | Directed by George Lucas | 2.40 | 15.9 | 15.90 | 103 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 71.5 | |
| 41 | The Eagle Has Landed (1976) | Michael Caine | 13.60 | 69.0 | 69.00 | 49 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 42 | True Confessions (1981) | Robert DeNiro | 12.90 | 49.8 | 49.80 | 62 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 43 | A Family Thing (1996) | James Earl Jones | 10.10 | 24.7 | 24.70 | 124 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
| 44 | Lawman (1971) | Burt Lancaster & Robert Ryan |
8.20 | 53.5 | 53.50 | 43 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 45 | The Judge (2014) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Robert Downey Jr. | 47.10 | 62.2 | 111.40 | 73 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 47 | We Own the Night (2007) | Mark Wahlberg | 28.60 | 44.8 | 86.10 | 87 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
| 46 | The Road (2009) | Charlize Theron | 8.10 | 11.7 | 39.70 | 148 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 51 | Kicking & Screaming (2005) | Will Ferrell | 52.80 | 89.0 | 94.40 | 52 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | |
| 49 | The Rain People (1969) | James Caan | 1.60 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 116 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 53 | Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) | Matt Damon & Robert Duvall |
18.60 | 48.5 | 48.50 | 77 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 58.1 | |
| 50 | The Stone Boy (1984) | Glenn Close | 0.30 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 178 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 57.4 | |
| 53 | The Killer Elite (1975) | James Caan | 12.40 | 65.3 | 65.30 | 46 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 54 | 12 Mighty Orphans (2021) | Luke Wilson & Martin Sheen |
2.30 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 92 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 54 | Stalin (1992) HBO Movie |
Maximilian Schell | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 247 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.2 | |
| 56 | The 6th Day (2000) | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 34.60 | 69.2 | 192.20 | 70 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
| 57 | The Greatest (1977) | Muhammad Ali | 10.30 | 49.6 | 49.60 | 59 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 58 | The Betsy (1978) | Laurence Olivier & Kathrine Ross |
17.40 | 80.4 | 80.40 | 40 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 59 | The Outfit (1973) | Robert Ryan | 1.90 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 123 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 52.4 | |
| 60 | The Pale Blue Eye (2022) Netflix |
Christian Bale | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 285 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.3 | |
| 59 | The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) | Cliff Robertson | 2.30 | 14.6 | 14.60 | 114 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 44.8 | |
| 60 | The Gingerbread Man (1998) | Robert Downey Jr. | 1.70 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 180 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 61 | A Shot at Glory (2002) | Michael Keaton | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 267 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.0 | |
| 62 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) | Sandra Bullock | 0.30 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 211 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.9 | |
| 63 | Newsies (1992) | Christian Bale | 2.80 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 141 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 30.6 | |
| 64 | Countdown (1967) | James Caan | 1.90 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 104 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | |
| 65 | Badge 373 (1973) | Verna Bloom | 3.30 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 83 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 28.0 | |
| 67 | The Revolutionary (1970) | Jon Voight | 1.70 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 115 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 26.9 | |
| 67 | Assassination Tango (2002) | Ruben Blades | 1.00 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 202 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 20.3 | |
| 69 | Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012) | Billy Bob Thornton | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 292 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.9 | |
| 72 | Lucky You (2007) | Drew Barrymore | 5.80 | 9.0 | 13.10 | 165 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 13.8 | |
| 71 | In Dubious Battle (2016) | Nat Wolff & James Franco |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 382 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.8 | |
| 73 | The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995) | Aidan Quinn | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 238 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.6 | |
| 73 | The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) | Treat Williams | 3.70 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 100 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 11.0 | |
| 75 | Convicts (1991) | James Earl Jones | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 265 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.3 | |
| 76 | Let's Get Harry (1986) | Mark Harmon | 0.10 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 210 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.5 | |
| 77 | The Handmaid's Tale (1990) | Faye Dunaway | 5.00 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 121 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 7.8 | |
| 78 | Wild Horses (2015) | James Franco | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 245 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.3 | |
| 79 | Gods and Generals (2003) | Jeff Daniels | 12.90 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 122 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 4.7 | |
| 79 | Seven Days in Utopia (2011) | Lucas Black | 4.40 | 5.9 | 5.90 | 160 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.4 | |
| 80 | The Scarlet Letter (1995) | Demi Moore & Gary Oldman |
10.40 | 25.7 | 25.70 | 113 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 | |
| 82 | A Show of Force (1990) | Andy Garcia | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 217 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.6 | |
| 82 | Hotel Colonial (1987) | Rachel Ward | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 288 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 1.8 |
Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Robert Duvall Table
- Eighteen Robert Duvall movies crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark. That is a percentage of 24.66% of his movies listed. The Godfather (1972) is his biggest box office hit.
- An average Robert Duvall movie grosses $80.70 million in adjusted box office gross.
- Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter. 43 of Robert Duvall’s movies are rated as good movies…or 58.90% of his movies. The Godfather (1972) is his highest rated movie while The Scarlet Letter (1995) is his lowest rated movie.
- Twenty-three Robert Duvall movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 31.50% of his movies.
- Eleven Robert Duvall movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 15.06% of his movies.
- An average Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score is 40.00. 34 Robert Duvall movies scored higher that average….or 46.57% of his movies. The Godfather (1972) got the the highest UMR Score while Hotel Colonial (1987) got the lowest UMR Score.
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I love all the work you have done on this page it is very interesting and educating! He’s above Bruce Willis and Angelina Jolie, and he has a lot of movies under his belt.
Thank you for the compliment Mindy, I have noticed it is real hard for the actors with lots of movies to maintain a high average score….so Will Smith with only 19 movies seems to have an advantage over people like Duvall 68 movies and Caine 66 movies…thanks for reading and commenting
The man is a living legend. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him do a bad performance. From “To Kill a Mockingbird” to “Get Low” the guy always turns in a class performance. Magnificent actor!
Hey Rob….I agree he has been a great actor for many years….so what do you think about his Top 5?….good ranking or do you think something else should make the Top 5…….all top 5 movies were nominated for Best Picture…I am now researching Jimmy Cagney…thanks for your suggestion about Duvall
I like the top 5. All 5 of them are classic films. Some of Duvall’s most memorable roles.
Rob…I am glad you like the Top 5..
I had no idea Robert Duvall had appeared in so many movies. To me, he is one of those fabulous talents who has never received the proper credit.
Hey Fay….he has been a very busy man…127 projects since 1962…comes to an average of almost 3 per year for almost 50 years…you should check out Get Low….it will probably be his last great role….as he is now 80 years old…thanks
My favorite Duvall movie is Days of Thunder, I know it is cheesy, but I like it. Great page.
Shaun….Days of Thunder has awesome sound….demo sound…thanks for commenting
he’s such a great actor the apostle or a civil action are my favorite films hes in!!! Thanx for the get low trailer it looks really good!!!
optimus grimlock …Get Low is a very good movie…Duvall, Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek are outstanding…