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.
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- 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 | 50.5 | |
| 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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Robert Duvall was # 119 on the January 3, 2026 Oracle of Bacon top 1000. Here’s every actor who has been in the top 200 at any time in the last 26 years and appeared with him. There are also his Oscar pals of which he appeared with 55 Oscar winners.
AL PACINO The Godfather (1972) AA
AL PACINO The Godfather: Part II (1974) AA
ALAN ARKIN The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) AA
ALLEN GARFIELD The Conversation (1974)
ANDY GARCIA A Show of Force (1990)
ANGELINA JOLIE Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) AA
ARMAND ASSANTE Belizaire the Cajun (1986)
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER MILIUS (2013)
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER The 6th Day (2000)
BEN JOHNSON Let’s Get Harry (1986) AA
BEN JOHNSON The Greatest (1977) AA
BILL MURRAY Get Low (2010)
BILLY BOB THORNTON Jayne Mansfield’s Car (2013)
BILLY BOB THORNTON Sling Blade (1996)
BILLY BOB THORNTON The Apostle (1997)
BILLY BOB THORNTON THE JUDGE (2014)
BILLY BOB THORNTON The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
BRIAN COX A Shot at Glory (2000)
BRYAN CRANSTON IN DUBIOUS BATTLE (2017)
BURGESS MEREDITH True Confessions (1981)
BURT LANCASTER Lawman (1971) AA
BURT YOUNG The Killer Elite (1975)
C. THOMAS HOWELL Gods and Generals (2003)
CAROL KANE Four Christmases (2008)
CARY ELWES Days of Thunder (1990)
CHARLES DURNING True Confessions (1981)
CHARLIZE THERON The Road (2009) AA
CHRISTIAN BALE Newsies (1992) AA
CHRISTIAN BALE THE PALE BLUE EYE (2023) AA
CLIFF ROBERTSON The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) AA
CLINT EASTWOOD Joe Kidd (1972)
CLINT EASTWOOD MILIUS (2013)
CLINT HOWARD The Paper (1994)
COLLEEN CAMP Apocalypse Now (1979)
COLLEEN CAMP Four Christmases (2008)
DAN HEDAYA A Civil Action (1998)
DAN HEDAYA True Confessions (1981)
DARYL HANNAH The Gingerbread Man (1998)
DENNIS HOPPER Apocalypse Now (1979)
DENNIS HOPPER True Grit (1969)
DENNIS QUAID Something to Talk About (1995)
DENZEL WASHINGTON John Q (2002) AA
DIANE KEATON The Godfather (1972) AA
DIANE KEATON The Godfather: Part II (1974) AA
DONALD PLEASENCE The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
DONALD PLEASENCE THX 1138 (1971)
DONALD SUTHERLAND Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
DONALD SUTHERLAND Lady Ice (1973)
DONALD SUTHERLAND MASH (1970)
DONALD SUTHERLAND The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
E.G. MARSHALL The Chase (1966)
ED HARRIS IN DUBIOUS BATTLE (2017)
ELLIOTT GOULD MASH (1970)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Greatest (1977) AA
FAYE DUNAWAY Network (1976) AA
FAYE DUNAWAY The Handmaid’s Tale (1990) AA
FOREST WHITAKER Phenomenon (1996) AA
FRANK SINATRA The Detective (1968) AA
GARY BUSEY Let’s Get Harry (1986)
GARY OLDMAN The Scarlet Letter (1995) AA
GENE HACKMAN Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) AA
GENE HACKMAN The Conversation (1974) AA
GIG YOUNG The Killer Elite (1975) AA
GREG BRONSON GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS (2000)
GREGORY PECK Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) AA
GREGORY PECK To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) AA
HARRISON FORD Apocalypse Now (1979)
HARRISON FORD MILIUS (2013)
HARRISON FORD The Conversation (1974)
HARRY DEAN STANTON A Civil Action (1998)
HARRY DEAN STANTON The Godfather: Part II (1974)
IAN WOLFE THX 1138 (1971)
JACK MCGEE The Paper (1994)
JACQUELINE BISSET Bullitt (1968)
JACQUELINE BISSET The Detective (1968)
JAMES CAAN Countdown (1968)
JAMES CAAN The Godfather (1972)
JAMES CAAN The Godfather: Part II (1974)
JAMES CAAN The Killer Elite (1975)
JAMES CAAN The Rain People (1969)
JAMES CROMWELL Deep Impact (1998)
JAMES EARL JONES A Family Thing (1996)
JAMES EARL JONES Convicts (1991)
JAMES EARL JONES MILIUS (2013)
JAMES EARL JONES The Greatest (1977)
JAMES FOX The Chase (1966)
JAMES FRANCO IN DUBIOUS BATTLE (2017)
JAMES FRANCO WILD HORSES (2015)
JAMES HONG True Confessions (1981)
JAMES RUSSO Open Range (2003)
JAMES WOODS John Q (2002)
JANE FONDA The Chase (1966) AA
JASON ROBARDS The Paper (1994) AA
JEFF BRIDGES Crazy Heart (2009) AA
JEFF COREY True Grit (1969)
JEFF GOLDBLUM Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
JOAQUIN PHOENIX WE OWN THE NIGHT (2007) AA
JOHN GOODMAN MILIUS (2013)
JOHN HURT JAYNE MANSFIELD’S CAR (2013)
JOHN SAVAGE Hotel Colonial (1987)
JOHN SAXON Joe Kidd (1972)
JOHN WAYNE True Grit (1969) AA
JON VOIGHT Four Christmases (2008) AA
JON VOIGHT The Revolutionary (1970) AA
JOSEPH OLIVEIRA THE JUDGE (2014)
JULIA ROBERTS Something to Talk About (1995) AA
KAREN BLACK The Outfit (1973)
KATHY BATES A Civil Action (1998) AA
KEENAN WYNN Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
KEVIN SPACEY A Show of Force (1990) AA
KIM BASINGER The Natural (1984) AA
LANCE HENRIKSEN Network (1976)
LAURA DERN Rambling Rose (1991) AA
LAURENCE FISHBURNE Apocalypse Now (1979)
LAURENCE OLIVIER The Betsy (1978) AA
LAURENCE OLIVIER The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
LIAM NEESON WIDOWS (2018)
MARC LAWRENCE Newsies (1992)
MARISA TOMEI The Paper (1994) AA
MARK BOONE JUNIOR Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
MARK FALVO JACK REACHER (2012)
MARK FALVO THE JUDGE (2014)
MARLON BRANDO Apocalypse Now (1979) AA
MARLON BRANDO The Chase (1966) AA
MARLON BRANDO The Godfather (1972) AA
MARTIN SHEEN 12 MIGHTY ORPHANS (2021)
MARTIN SHEEN Apocalypse Now (1979)
MARTIN SHEEN MILIUS (2013)
MARY STEENBURGEN Four Christmases (2008) AA
MATT DAMON Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
MAXIMILIAN SCHELL Deep Impact (1998) AA
MELISSA LEO SEVEN DAYS IN UTOPIA (2011) AA
MICHAEL CAINE Secondhand Lions (2003) AA
MICHAEL CAINE The Eagle Has Landed (1976) AA
MICHAEL DOUGLAS Falling Down (1993) AA
MICHAEL GAMBON Open Range (2003)
MICHAEL LERNER Newsies (1992)
MICHAEL MADSEN The Natural (1984)
MIKE STARR The Natural (1984)
MIRA SORVINO Gods and Generals (2003) AA
MORGAN FREEMAN Deep Impact (1998) AA
NED BEATTY Network (1976)
NICOLAS CAGE Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) AA
NICOLE KIDMAN Days of Thunder (1990) AA
PETER FINCH Network (1976) AA
PETER JASON Kicking & Screaming (2005)
R.G. ARMSTRONG The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
R.G. ARMSTRONG The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
RANCE HOWARD The Paper (1994)
RAY LIOTTA John Q (2002)
REESE WITHERSPOON Four Christmases (2008) AA
RICHARD DREYFUSS MILIUS (2013) AA
RICHARD JENKINS JACK REACHER (2012)
ROBERT DE NIRO The Godfather: Part II (1974) AA
ROBERT DE NIRO True Confessions (1981)
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Lucky You (2007) AA
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. The Gingerbread Man (1998) AA
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. THE JUDGE (2014) AA
ROBERT MIANO Badge 373 (1973)
ROBERT PATRICK Jayne Mansfield’s Car (2013)
ROBERT RYAN The Outfit (1973)
ROBERT VAUGHN Bullitt (1968)
ROYAL DANO The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
SANDRA BULLOCK Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) AA
SCOTT GLENN Apocalypse Now (1979)
SCOTT WILSON Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
SEAN PENN Colors (1988) AA
SEYMOUR CASSEL Colors (1988)
SEYMOUR CASSEL The Revolutionary (1970)
SHIRLEY MACLAINE Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) AA
SISSY SPACEK Four Christmases (2008) AA
SISSY SPACEK Get Low (2010) AA
SYLVESTER STALLONE MILIUS (2013)
TERI GARR The Conversation (1974)
THOMAS ROSALES JR. Deep Impact (1998)
TIM ROBBINS Network (1976) AA
TOM CRUISE Days of Thunder (1990)
TOM CRUISE JACK REACHER (2012)
TOMMY LEE JONES The Betsy (1978) AA
TRACEY WALTER Badge 373 (1973)
TREAT WILLIAMS The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
TREAT WILLIAMS The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Deep Impact (1998) AA
VANESSA REDGRAVE The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) AA
VINCENT D’ONOFRIO IN DUBIOUS BATTLE (2017)
VINCENT D’ONOFRIO THE JUDGE (2014)
VIOLA DAVIS WIDOWS (2018) AA
WILLIAM FORSYTHE The Lightship (1985)
WILLIAM H. MACY A Civil Action (1998)
WILLIAM HOLDEN Network (1976) AA
WILLIAM HURT The Plague (1992)
XANDER BERKELEY A Family Thing (1996)
What a talent. He left behind so many great movies. Loved him and I am truly sad. Good to see UMR still around.
Robert Duvall, is the # 36 most connected actor of the 1970’s.
Hi Bob, hope you enjoyed your holiday, thanks for checking out my Robert Duvall video, appreciate the comment and review.
Glad you liked the posters and stills.
40 films seemed about right for Duvall, there was 50 on my master list. Lots of crowd pleasers here. Plenty of favorites even among the low scorers.
I didn’t include The Conversation because Duvall had a short unbilled cameo in it, done as a favour to Coppola. I watched the film again recently. The funny thing is Bruce wagged his finger at me recently for including James Caan’s extended cameo in Godfather II on my chart and that wasn’t included in his. But here included The Conversation on Duvalls chart. It’s a funny old world. 😉
If I had included The Conversation it would have tied with MASH in 5th position.
Duvall has 6 films scoring 10 out of 10 from my sources – Network, To Kill a Mockingbird, MASH, Apocalypse Now and Godfather 1 and 2. Two topped out at 9 and aren’t even in the top 10 – Countdown and A Civil Action (which isn’t even in the top 20). Twelve films scored 8 out of 10.
The highest rated at IMDB is The Godfather, followed by Godfather II and Apocalypse Now. Bruce’s critics chart has similar results.
HI STEVE
1 Yes Bruce can be very inconsistent at times and his greatest contradiction that I personally have noticed is his exclusion of Superman Returns from the Mumbles chart but the inclusion of Ginny’s almost non-existent Up in Arms part in Mayo’s grosses.
2 However we should bear in mind one philosopher’s caution that idolatry can confuse the mind and often even rob the idolater of the ability to think for himself. Therefore it is possible that when poor ole WH takes these decisions he is feverishly trying to find out or work out “What did/would Joel do?” Certainly the unfortunate Mr Mumbles would have been on a hiding to nothing in those kinds of deliberations!
3 Yes I did enjoy my holiday thanks but missed the banter of this site and thrilling though parts of the holiday were they weren’t as dynamic as I see this site is now becoming!
1 Hi STEVE In the opening quote in your video Duvall describes himself as a character actor and so successful has he been in that respect that as well as earning many awards/nominations he is ranked 17th in IMDB’s “Ultimate” List of the 100 Greatest Actors of All Time. Apart from the Coppola movies my own favourite Duvall flicks are The Natural, Tender Mercies, Days of Thunder, True Confessions and Open Range.
2. Your 40 selections have yielded another glut of fascinating posters and I chose as the very best The 6th Day, Killer Elite, The Outfit, Gods and Generals, We Own the Night, Rain People, True Grit and The Apostle, though out on its own in my opinion is the 1st of the two for Apocalypse Now as for this movie that poster is the most original one in my experience. Most interesting stills for me were those from The Judge, Colors, 7Per Cent Solution, TX 1138, Open Range and Tender Mercies.
3 Bruce and you agree on 4 of Duvall’s Top 5 movies and in the exact same order. For your 5th you picked MASH whereas he has The Conversation. On this occasion I would tend to support his choice as I have never been one of the multitude of cinemagoers who obviously adored MASH. Great video profile of a fine actor well worth 97% rating. I see that you have also now done profiles of a further two of the Godpop Guys and I will let you have my comments on those videos over the next few days.