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 | |
| 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 | |
| 28 | Four Christmases (2008) | Reese Witherspoon & Vince Vaughn |
120.10 | 180.4 | 245.80 | 22 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 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 | 321 | 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 | 317 | 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 | |
| 71 | In Dubious Battle (2016) | Nat Wolff & James Franco |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 382 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.8 | |
| 72 | Lucky You (2007) | Drew Barrymore | 5.80 | 9.0 | 13.10 | 165 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 13.7 | |
| 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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1 I admired Robert’s touching performance as Boo Radley In To Kill a Mockingbird but even then I could never have predicted that he would go on to be a member of that club of fine modern screen actors that includes giants like Pacino and De Niro.
2 Apart from that movie and the Godfather films other flicks in which I enjoyed Duvall were The Natural, Days of Thunder and what was probablyy his best STAND ALONE movie the Oscar winning success Tender Mercies. For posterity however his greatest impact may well have been in Apocalypse Now. Even today film historians will regularly mention Col Kilgore’s callous line “I love the smell of napalm in the morning,” while Kilgore’s attack on a Vietnam village to the accompaniment of Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries is now firmly lodged in American war movies folklore.
3 This is a very comprehensive page and most welcome update that befits a performer said to be one of the greatest character actors of all time and the 2nd paragraph of this page demonstratesg why many regard Robert as deserving that reputation.
POSTSCRIPT TO MY PREVIOUS POST:
Duvall is ranked No 17 in IMDB’s “Ultimate list of the 100 Greatest Actors of All Time” just a few places below Lord Olivier, Sir Maurice Micklewhite and Tracy.
Hey Bob….mmmmmm…..17th is pretty impressive….but I am not sure he is that high on my list…and I really like him.
Thanks for adding this information.
Hey Bob
1. Thanks for checking out our newly remodeled Duvall page.
2. I do not think you were alone in not thinking he was going to be a huge star…heck it took him almost 10 years after Mockingbird to reach that level.
3. His role in Apocalypse Now is an all-time clsssic. Even more amazing is that the role is so short….but what a lasting memory he made in that movie.
4. Sadly I think there are not too many more Duvall movies coming….I have always hoped him and Caine would make a third movie.
Good feedback as always.
He has an amazing presence, and many of the roles he’s previously played are considered iconic characters. In my opinion, he doesn’t seem to be getting as much attention as he deserves. Glad to see him getting some respect on this website.
Hey The Dude….a well thought out comment. Glad you found my Duvall page….I have been a fan of his for years now.
Just watched The Judge. It is amazing that even over 80 the man is still performing at the top of his game.
Hey Timlin….I agree with you 100%. He really shines in The Judge….even picking up his 7th Oscar nomination….7 is a pretty hefty number when it comes to Oscar nominations.
My uncle always said that I could have been a rancher.”
Robert Duvall
Duvall is such a Hollywood icon. When you begin to talk about great film making sooner rather than later, you realise ‘Oh. Robert Duval was in that picture.”
Great Page Cogerson.
Second Hand Lions is pure entertainment.
Hey mckbirdbks thanks for checking out my Robert Duvall hub….the man has been good in so many different movies in really is hard to pick the best one. He has classic movies from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s….and if you include Get Low…the 2010s….that is alot of decades.
Is your quote you listed from a movie of from Duvall? Thanks for checking out this page.
Mckbirdnicks
You know, I just LOVE this guy. He is one of my all time favorites. Open Range, I thought he was excellent in. Like you, I also liked Second Hand Lion.
He is such a unique actor, he makes most movies he is in, much better
Hey CMerritt…the first time I saw Secondhand Lion…I laughed so hard at the ending…I remember going to bed and I still had the giggles…and I woke my wife up. If you remember one of the last lines…”As near as we can figure they were trying to fly through the barn upside down” what a way to go. I just recently watched him in Get Low he is outstanding in possible his last great role…thanks for stopping by.