Robert Redford Movies

Robert Redford and Paul Newman in 1969's Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid.
Robert Redford and Paul Newman in 1969’s Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid.

Want to know the best Robert Redford movies?  How about the worst Robert Redford movies?  Curious about Robert Redford’s box office grosses or which Robert Redford movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Robert Redford movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Having taken a small break from writing these movie pages, I decided it was time to do another movie page .  At first I thought I would do a Robert Mitchum page but I got stuck with his many many movies in the 1940s, then I thought I would make my mother-in-law happy and do a Disney Live Action Movie page but then I realized that would be a major undertaking as there are hundreds of Disney Live Action movies. Next I thought I would do an Elvis Presley page but then I realized that I have never even seen one Elvis Presley movie.

Then James Coburn popped into my head but turns out many of his movies are pretty bad and he has supporting roles in most of his movies. So there I was stuck in a rut when I saw a movie clip of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and I realized the Sundance Kid was the way to get out of this rut. So here you go…..a Robert Redford page.

His IMDb page shows 71 acting credits and 10 directing credits from 1960-2017. This page will rank 47 Robert Redford movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television appearances,cameos and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings.

Robert Redford in 1973's The Sting
Robert Redford in 1973’s The Sting

Robert Redford Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Robert Redford 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 Robert Redford movies by co-stars of the movie
  • Sort Robert Redford movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Robert Redford movies by yearly box office rank
  • Sort Robert Redford 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 Redford movie received.
  • Sort Robert Redford movies by Ultimate Movie Score (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.

Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Robert Redford Table

  1. Twenty-one Robert Redford movies crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark.  That is a percentage of 44.68% of his movies listed. The Sting (1973) was his biggest box office hit.
  2. An average Robert Redford movie grosses $140.85 million in adjusted box office gross.
  3. Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter.  33 Robert Redford movies are rated as good movies…or 68.08% of his movies.  The Sting (1973) is his highest rated movie while Havana (1990) is his lowest rated movie.
  4. Twenty-three Robert Redford movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 48.93% of his movies.
  5. Ten Robert Redford movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 21.27% of his movies.
  6. An average Ultimate Movie Score (UMR) Score is 40.00.  29 Robert Redford movies scored higher that average….or 59.57% of his movies. The Sting (1973) got the the highest UMR Score while War Hunt (1962) got the lowest UMR Score.
Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in 1976's All The President's Men
Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in 1976’s All The President’s Men

Possibly Interesting Facts About Robert Redford

1. Robert Redford was born in Santa Monica, California in 1936. He went to high school with baseball Hall of Famer Don Drysdale and attended the University of Colorado.

2. Robert Redford appeared on many television shows in the late 1950s and early 1960s before moving into motion pictures. Some of the shows he appeared on were: Maverick, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Route 66, The Untouchables, Dr. Kildare and The Twilight Zone.

3. Robert Redford the actor has only received one Oscar® nomination for acting(The Sting) and has yet to earn a Golden Globe® nomination for acting.

4. Robert Redford the director has done much better with Oscar® and Golden Globe® nominations. He has gotten two Best Director Oscar® nominations, including a win for Ordinary People while picking up 4 Golden Globe® nominations for Best Director.

5. Robert Redford and Paul Newman starred in two movies together. Both movies were major blockbusters….1969’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is the 33rd biggest box office hit of all-time when looking at adjusted for inflation box office numbers while 1973’s The Sting is the 17th biggest box office hit of all-time. Sadly they were never able to find a third movie to do together. To read more about the Redford/Newman friendship check out this link: Redford Newman friendship and car story

6. Roles Robert Redford turned down or was seriously considered for: The Graduate, Jaws, To Live and Let Die, Barry Lyndon, The American President, Rocky, Apocalypse Now, Misery, The Godfather, Superman, The Verdict and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

7. Robert Redford has been married twice. His first marriage was to Lola Van Wagenen from 1959-1985. The marriage produced four children and five grandchildren so far. In 2009 he married Sibylle Szaggars.

8. In 2002 Robert Redford was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Honorary Oscar®. One of the main reasons for the award was the fact that he founded the Sundance Film Festival in 1978. The Sundance Film Festival has turned into the biggest independent film festival in the world.

9. Robert Redford was close friends with the late Sydney Pollack. He met Pollack when they were both actors in 1962’s War Hunt. Redford would later appear in 7 Pollack directed movies. This Property Is Condemned, Jeremiah Johnson, The Way We Were, Three Days of the Condor, The Electric Horseman, Out of Africa and Havana.

10. Check out Robert Redford‘ career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

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96 thoughts on “Robert Redford Movies”

    1. Hey Flu-bird….I know the show you are talking about…Redford made many tv shows before finally hitting it big…thanks for the comment and the visit…both are greatly appreciated.

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  2. He Alun…thanks for the visit and the compliment. I agree with you about the Hill, Newman, and Redford movies, they are awesome and desire multiple viewings. Newman and Redford each made a third movie with Hill(Great Waldo Pepper and Slap Shot)…but never another with all three.

    As for Butch vs Sting…well statistically Sting easily wins….but I have to admit I do not think I will ever be on yourside of that argument. The Sting is a great movie…but Butch and Sundance is greater….even if my mom does not agree…..lol.

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    1. Hey Mr. Archer…..thanks for stopping by. Glad to see my rankings were kind to your favorite two Redford movies. Jeremiah Johnson was a movie that seemed to play on a regular basis on tv when Sunday Night at the Movies was so big when I was a kid. Thanks for the visit and the comment.

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  3. I’ve only seen All the President’s Men. I tried to watch the Sting but I had a hard time catching on to it. I know about his humanitarian efforts more than I do his films but hopefully that will change. He’s also done alot for independent film with his Sundance partnership so he has alot to be proud of. Great movie page Cogerson!

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    1. Hey Alecia Murphy. I would highly recommend Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. That movie is one of my favorites of all-time. It has action, humor and was the very first buddy movie. You still have a chance to see some new Redford movies as he has two new ones coming out very soon. Thanks for the comment and for stopping by.

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    2. Hey Alecia Murphy. I would highly recommend Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. That movie is one of my favorites of all-time. It has action, humor and was the very first buddy movie. You still have a chance to see some new Redford movies as he has two new ones coming out very soon. Thanks for the comment and for stopping by.

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      1. He Alun…thanks for the visit and the compliment. I agree with you about the Hill, Newman, and Redford movies, they are awesome and desire multiple viewings. Newman and Redford each made a third movie with Hill(Great Waldo Pepper and Slap Shot)…but never another with all three.

        As for Butch vs Sting…well statistically Sting easily wins….but I have to admit I do not think I will ever be on yourside of that argument. The Sting is a great movie…but Butch and Sundance is greater….even if my mom does not agree…..lol.

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  4. How did this hunk of a man get by me? I don’t remember many of his movies, but I remember enjoying every photo I’ve ever seen him in! Two words … Eye Candy!:)

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    1. Hey Sunshine625….I am glad my Eye Candy movie page caught your eye….I would have to agree that he was an extremely handsome man back in the late 1960s and 1970s. He was Brad Pitt before there was a Brad Pitt….which is cool because they have made two films together…A River Runs Through It and Spy Games. Thanks for the visit.

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  5. I always thought Robert Redford was a bit under appreciated as an actor. Some of my favorites are The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and Three Days of the Condor. It is really a shame that he and Paul Newman only made two pictures together – they had great chemistry. As a director he has really shined as well. Ordinary People and Quiz Show were outstanding, and The Conspirator is probably his most underrated effort.

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    1. Hey thatmovieguy71….I remember the rumors of a third Newman/Redford movie…but sadly they never became a reality..even as late as 2006 the rumors were still out there. But they gave us two classic movies…I guess we should not be greedy…lol. I love Quiz Show….Ordinary People is good but not great in my opinion….although I love Donald Sutherland’s role and acting in that movie. Thanks for stopping by.

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