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 (1931-2026) was 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 145 acting credits from 1956 to 2022. This page will rank 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 Table 1
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1972
The Godfather (1972)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1974
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
AA Best Picture Win
1976
Network (1976)
AA Best Picture Nom
1962
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
AA Best Picture Nom
1979
Apocalypse Now (1979)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1970
MASH (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
1968
Bullitt (1968)
1969
True Grit (1969)
1984
The Natural (1984)
1963
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
1988
Colors (1988)
1990
Days of Thunder (1990)
1998
A Civil Action (1998)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1996
Phenomenon (1996)
1968
The Detective (1968)
1996
Sling Blade (1996)
2003
Open Range (2003)
1998
Deep Impact (1998)
1994
The Paper (1994)
2009
Crazy Heart (2009)
1993
Falling Down (1993)
1974
The Conversation (1974)
AA Best Picture Nom
2008
Four Christmases (2008)
2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
2012
Jack Reacher (2012)
1972
Joe Kidd (1972)
1997
The Apostle (1997)
AA Best Actor Nom
1983
Tender Mercies (1983)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actor Win
2003
Secondhand Lions (2003)
2005
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
1975
Breakout (1975)
1976
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
1966
The Chase (1966)
1979
The Great Santini (1979)
AA Best Actor Nom
1995
Something to Talk About (1995)
2002
John Q (2002)
1991
Rambling Rose (1991)
2018
Widows (2018)
2009
Get Low (2009)
1976
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
2022
Hustle (2022)
Netflix
1971
THX 1138 (1971)
1981
True Confessions (1981)
1971
Lawman (1971)
2014
The Judge (2014)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1996
A Family Thing (1996)
2005
Kicking & Screaming (2005)
2007
We Own the Night (2007)
2009
The Road (2009)
1975
The Killer Elite (1975)
| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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| 1972 | The Godfather (1972) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1974 | The Godfather: Part II (1974) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1976 | Network (1976) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1979 | Apocalypse Now (1979) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1970 | MASH (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1968 | Bullitt (1968) | |
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| 1969 | True Grit (1969) | |
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| 1984 | The Natural (1984) | |
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| 1963 | Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) | |
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| 1988 | Colors (1988) | |
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| 1990 | Days of Thunder (1990) | |
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| 1998 | A Civil Action (1998) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1996 | Phenomenon (1996) | |
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| 1968 | The Detective (1968) | |
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| 1996 | Sling Blade (1996) | |
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| 2003 | Open Range (2003) | |
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| 1998 | Deep Impact (1998) | |
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| 1994 | The Paper (1994) | |
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| 2009 | Crazy Heart (2009) | |
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| 1993 | Falling Down (1993) | |
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| 1974 | The Conversation (1974) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2008 | Four Christmases (2008) | |
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| 2000 | Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) | |
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| 2012 | Jack Reacher (2012) | |
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| 1972 | Joe Kidd (1972) | |
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| 1997 | The Apostle (1997) AA Best Actor Nom |
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| 1983 | Tender Mercies (1983) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Win |
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| 2003 | Secondhand Lions (2003) | |
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| 2005 | Thank You for Smoking (2005) | |
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| 1975 | Breakout (1975) | |
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| 1976 | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) | |
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| 1966 | The Chase (1966) | |
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| 1979 | The Great Santini (1979) AA Best Actor Nom |
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| 1995 | Something to Talk About (1995) | |
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| 2002 | John Q (2002) | |
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| 1991 | Rambling Rose (1991) | |
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| 2018 | Widows (2018) | |
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| 2009 | Get Low (2009) | |
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| 1976 | The Eagle Has Landed (1976) | |
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| 2022 | Hustle (2022) Netflix |
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| 1971 | THX 1138 (1971) | |
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| 1981 | True Confessions (1981) | |
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| 1971 | Lawman (1971) | |
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| 2014 | The Judge (2014) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1996 | A Family Thing (1996) | |
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| 2005 | Kicking & Screaming (2005) | |
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| 2007 | We Own the Night (2007) | |
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| 2009 | The Road (2009) | |
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| 1975 | The Killer Elite (1975) | |
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 | 986.0 | 1,795.60 | 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 | 317.8 | 627.30 | 9 | 94 | 11 / 06 | 100.0 | |
| 3 | Network (1976) AA Best Picture Nom |
William Holden & Faye Dunaway |
42.20 | 247.6 | 247.60 | 13 | 91 | 10 / 04 | 99.7 | |
| 4 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck | 22.90 | 381.0 | 381.00 | 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 | 497.4 | 1,047.90 | 3 | 88 | 08 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 6 | MASH (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
Donald Sutherland & Elliott Gould |
82.90 | 668.5 | 668.50 | 3 | 84 | 05 / 01 | 99.2 | |
| 7 | Bullitt (1968) | Steve McQueen | 54.30 | 518.0 | 518.00 | 2 | 87 | 02 / 01 | 98.8 | |
| 8 | True Grit (1969) | John Wayne | 40.70 | 358.4 | 358.40 | 7 | 81 | 02 / 01 | 97.9 | |
| 9 | The Natural (1984) | Robert Redford & Glenn Close |
48.00 | 178.4 | 178.40 | 15 | 74 | 04 / 00 | 94.9 | |
| 11 | Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) | Gregory Peck & Tony Curtis |
11.40 | 166.1 | 166.10 | 24 | 71 | 03 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 14 | Colors (1988) | Sean Penn | 46.60 | 141.8 | 141.80 | 21 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 10 | Days of Thunder (1990) | Tom Cruise | 82.70 | 244.3 | 466.70 | 13 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 16 | A Civil Action (1998) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
John Travolta | 56.70 | 151.1 | 151.10 | 37 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 11 | Phenomenon (1996) | John Travolta | 104.60 | 295.9 | 295.90 | 12 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 18 | The Detective (1968) | Frank Sinatra | 18.60 | 177.2 | 177.20 | 16 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 16 | Sling Blade (1996) | Billy Bob Thornton | 24.40 | 69.1 | 69.10 | 67 | 90 | 02 / 01 | 88.0 | |
| 17 | Open Range (2003) | Kevin Costner & Annette Bening |
58.30 | 120.9 | 141.60 | 51 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 15 | Deep Impact (1998) | Morgan Freeman | 140.50 | 374.4 | 931.40 | 7 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 21 | The Paper (1994) | Michael Keaton & Directed by Ron Howard |
38.80 | 118.9 | 148.40 | 36 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 18 | Crazy Heart (2009) | Jeff Bridges | 39.50 | 65.8 | 79.00 | 73 | 86 | 03 / 02 | 86.9 | |
| 22 | Falling Down (1993) | Michael Douglas | 40.90 | 123.5 | 123.50 | 36 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 22 | The Conversation (1974) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gene Hackman & Harrison Ford |
4.40 | 29.5 | 29.50 | 69 | 91 | 03 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 23 | Four Christmases (2008) | Reese Witherspoon & Vince Vaughn |
120.10 | 209.2 | 285.10 | 22 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 25 | Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) | Nicolas Cage & Angelina Jolie |
101.60 | 235.7 | 550.10 | 22 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 27 | Jack Reacher (2012) | Tom Cruise | 80.10 | 125.7 | 340.10 | 38 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 29 | Joe Kidd (1972) | Clint Eastwood & Robert Duvall |
17.20 | 126.4 | 126.40 | 24 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 24 | The Apostle (1997) AA Best Actor Nom |
Brett Brock | 19.90 | 54.1 | 54.10 | 88 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 23 | Tender Mercies (1983) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Win |
Tess Harper | 8.40 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 70 | 79 | 05 / 02 | 83.2 | |
| 29 | Secondhand Lions (2003) | Michael Caine | 42.10 | 87.2 | 99.30 | 69 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 30 | Thank You for Smoking (2005) | Aaron Eckhart | 24.80 | 48.4 | 78.20 | 105 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 32 | Breakout (1975) | Charles Bronson | 22.80 | 139.1 | 139.10 | 30 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 31 | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) | Laurence Olivier & Alan Arkin |
11.80 | 69.4 | 69.40 | 56 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 78.9 | |
| 34 | The Chase (1966) | Marlon Brando & Robert Redford |
5.50 | 62.5 | 62.50 | 53 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 77.9 | |
| 32 | The Great Santini (1979) AA Best Actor Nom |
Michael O'Keefe | 9.20 | 45.9 | 45.90 | 68 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 39 | Something to Talk About (1995) | Julia Roberts & Dennis Quaid |
50.90 | 146.2 | 200.50 | 34 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 77.0 | |
| 40 | John Q (2002) | Denzel Washington | 71.80 | 154.6 | 220.40 | 37 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 35 | Rambling Rose (1991) | Laura Dern | 6.30 | 18.6 | 18.60 | 116 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 35 | Widows (2018) | Viola Davis & Liam Neeson |
42.40 | 57.9 | 103.70 | 71 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 39 | Get Low (2009) | Bill Murray | 9.20 | 15.3 | 16.20 | 144 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 41 | The Eagle Has Landed (1976) | Michael Caine | 13.60 | 80.0 | 80.00 | 49 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 40 | Hustle (2022) Netflix |
Adam Sandler & Sports Movies |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 337 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 41 | THX 1138 (1971) | Directed by George Lucas | 2.40 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 103 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 70.8 | |
| 42 | True Confessions (1981) | Robert DeNiro | 12.90 | 57.8 | 57.80 | 62 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 70.3 | |
| 44 | Lawman (1971) | Burt Lancaster & Robert Ryan |
8.20 | 62.0 | 62.00 | 44 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | |
| 45 | The Judge (2014) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Robert Downey Jr. | 47.10 | 72.1 | 129.20 | 73 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 46 | A Family Thing (1996) | James Earl Jones | 10.10 | 28.6 | 28.60 | 124 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 68.8 | |
| 48 | Kicking & Screaming (2005) | Will Ferrell | 52.80 | 103.2 | 109.50 | 52 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 47 | We Own the Night (2007) | Mark Wahlberg | 28.60 | 51.9 | 99.80 | 87 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 49 | The Road (2009) | Charlize Theron | 8.10 | 13.5 | 46.10 | 148 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 63.5 | |
| 53 | The Killer Elite (1975) | James Caan | 12.40 | 75.8 | 75.80 | 46 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 50 | Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) | Matt Damon & Robert Duvall |
18.60 | 56.3 | 56.30 | 77 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 52 | The 6th Day (2000) | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 34.60 | 80.3 | 222.80 | 70 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 54 | The Betsy (1978) | Laurence Olivier & Kathrine Ross |
17.40 | 93.2 | 93.20 | 40 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
| 57 | The Greatest (1977) | Muhammad Ali | 10.30 | 57.6 | 57.60 | 59 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 58.8 | |
| 53 | The Rain People (1969) | James Caan | 1.60 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 116 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 56 | The Stone Boy (1984) | Glenn Close | 0.30 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 178 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 57 | 12 Mighty Orphans (2021) | Luke Wilson & Martin Sheen |
2.30 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 92 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 58 | Stalin (1992) HBO Movie |
Maximilian Schell | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 251 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.1 | |
| 59 | The Outfit (1973) | Robert Ryan | 1.90 | 13.4 | 13.40 | 124 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 60 | The Pale Blue Eye (2022) Netflix |
Christian Bale | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 292 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 59 | The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) | Cliff Robertson | 2.30 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 114 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 45.8 | |
| 60 | The Gingerbread Man (1998) | Robert Downey Jr. | 1.70 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 180 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 61 | A Shot at Glory (2002) | Michael Keaton | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 268 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.7 | |
| 62 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) | Sandra Bullock | 0.30 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 211 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.6 | |
| 64 | Countdown (1967) | James Caan | 1.90 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 104 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 66 | Newsies (1992) | Christian Bale | 2.80 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 141 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 65 | Badge 373 (1973) | Verna Bloom | 3.30 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 83 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 29.8 | |
| 67 | The Revolutionary (1970) | Jon Voight | 1.70 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 115 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 67 | Assassination Tango (2002) | Ruben Blades | 1.00 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 203 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 72 | Lucky You (2007) | Drew Barrymore | 5.80 | 10.5 | 15.20 | 166 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 | |
| 69 | Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012) | Billy Bob Thornton | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 295 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.0 | |
| 71 | In Dubious Battle (2016) | Nat Wolff & James Franco |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 392 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.9 | |
| 73 | The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995) | Aidan Quinn | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 238 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.8 | |
| 73 | The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) | Treat Williams | 3.70 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 100 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 12.0 | |
| 75 | Convicts (1991) | James Earl Jones | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 270 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
| 76 | Let's Get Harry (1986) | Mark Harmon | 0.10 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 213 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 77 | The Handmaid's Tale (1990) | Faye Dunaway | 5.00 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 121 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 79 | Gods and Generals (2003) | Jeff Daniels | 12.90 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 122 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 | |
| 78 | Wild Horses (2015) | James Franco | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 250 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.4 | |
| 80 | The Scarlet Letter (1995) | Demi Moore & Gary Oldman |
10.40 | 29.8 | 29.80 | 113 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 | |
| 79 | Seven Days in Utopia (2011) | Lucas Black | 4.40 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 160 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 | |
| 82 | A Show of Force (1990) | Andy Garcia | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 217 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.5 | |
| 82 | Hotel Colonial (1987) | Rachel Ward | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 291 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 1.8 |
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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…