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Robert Duvall Movies

Robert Duvall 1979's Apocalypse Now....easily one of my favorite Duvall roles.
Robert Duvall 1979’s Apocalypse Now….easily one of my favorite Duvall roles.

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.

Michael Caine and Robert Duvall in 2003's Secondhand Lions
Michael Caine and Robert Duvall in 2003’s Secondhand Lions

Robert Duvall Movies Table 1

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
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)

Robert Duvall Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score
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
 
Robert Duvall in 1969's True Grit
Robert Duvall in 1969’s True Grit

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  1. BOB says:
    March 13, 2017 at 7:04 am

    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.

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    1. BOB says:
      March 13, 2017 at 7:12 am

      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.

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      1. Cogerson from Dublin...Dublin, Virginia says:
        March 13, 2017 at 2:53 pm

        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.

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    2. Cogerson from Dublin...Dublin, Virginia says:
      March 13, 2017 at 2:50 pm

      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.

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  2. The Dude says:
    January 24, 2016 at 2:39 pm

    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.

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    1. Cogerson says:
      January 25, 2016 at 5:05 pm

      Hey The Dude….a well thought out comment. Glad you found my Duvall page….I have been a fan of his for years now.

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  3. Timlin33 says:
    April 18, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    Just watched The Judge. It is amazing that even over 80 the man is still performing at the top of his game.

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    1. Cogerson says:
      April 18, 2015 at 3:30 pm

      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.

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  4. McBirdnicks says:
    April 18, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    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.

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    1. Cogerson says:
      April 18, 2015 at 3:28 pm

      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

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  5. CMerritt says:
    April 18, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    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

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    1. Cogerson says:
      April 18, 2015 at 3:28 pm

      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.

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