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Birthdate: August 18, 1936
Robert Redford
ACTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1960s
2.7270
9
1970s
3.1563
16
1980s
2.4927
4
1990s
2.8184
7
2000s
2.5663
13
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: 
3.2382
3.2382
Robert Redford Movie Rankings
1
3.4155Butch and Sundance finally rob one train too many. Now, with the law on their tail they must outsmart the cops and try to escape to Bolivia. ...more about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Actor Awards
- BAFTA Awards - Best Actor
DVD from $8.26
(15 sellers)
2
3.3253Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) is a small time con artist during a big sting mistakenly steals from Doyle Lonnegan, a big-time crime boss with murderous tendencies. When Jonny’s partner dies he seeks the help of Henry Gandorff ( Paul Newman) to pull off a major scam on Doyle. ...more about Sting
Actor Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
- David di Donatello Awards - Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
DVD from $8.09
(16 sellers)
3
3.1297Californian lawyer Bill McKay fights for the little man. His charisma and integrity get him noticed by the Democratic Party machine and he is persuaded to run for the Senate against an apparently unassailable incumbent. ...more about Candidate
DVD from $9.99
(9 sellers)
4
3.1119
In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. ...more about All the President's Men
DVD from $12.84
(15 sellers)
5
3.0427
Streisand, a political activist, and Redford, in the military, meet several times starting in college and form an unlikely relationship which is disapproved of by each of their peers. ...more about Way We Were
DVD from $3.92
(14 sellers)
6
3.0252
This WWII film follows the perspectives of American, Polish and British soldiers attempting to capture key bridges behind German lines in a complicated parachute and armoured assault. ...more about Bridge Too Far
DVD from $6.62
(12 sellers)
7
2.9974
Based on E.B. White's story of the same name, Charlotte's Web is the story of a spider named Charlotte, who saves a young pig, Wilber, by displaying clever sayings in her web and creating a town sensation. ...more about Charlotte's Web
DVD from $4.95
(24 sellers)
8
2.9760
A quiet mountain man living like a hermit is forced to lead a group of soldiers through a sacred Indian burial ground. In retaliation, the Crow tribe kills the man's family. He then sets out for revenge. ...more about Jeremiah Johnson
DVD from $6.90
(8 sellers)
9
2.9473
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this magical sports fantasy. ...more about Natural
DVD from $4.24
(15 sellers)
10
2.9178
After her daughter is injured in a horseback riding accident, a sophisticated New York woman (Thomas) desperately seeks the help of a Montana horse whisperer (Redford) to help her daughter and the horse recover from the trauma. ...more about Horse Whisperer
Actor Awards
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actor - Drama/Romance
DVD from $7.19
(12 sellers)
11
2.9015
Follows the life of Karen Blixen, who establishes a plantation in Africa. Her life is Complicated by a husband of convenience (Bror Blixen), a true love (Denys), troubles on the plantation, schooling of the natives, war, and catching VD from her husband. ...more about Out of Africa
DVD from $5.26
(14 sellers)
12
2.8811
CIA operative Nathan Muir (Redford) is on the brink of retirement when he finds out that his protege Tom Bishop (Pitt) has been arrested in China for espionage. ...more about Spy Game
DVD from $5.95
(16 sellers)
13
2.8181
Martin Bishop is the head of a group of experts who specialise in testing security systems. When he is blackmailed by Government agents into stealing a top secret black box, the team find themselves embroiled in a game of danger and intrigue. ...more about Sneakers
DVD from $6.33
(9 sellers)
14
2.7409
A railroad official, Owen Legate comes to Dodson, Mississippi to shut down much of the town's railway (town's main income). Owen unexpectedly finds love with Dodson's flirt and main attraction, Alva Starr. ...more about This Property Is Condemned
DVD from $3.90
(12 sellers)
15
2.7284
Adapted from the hilarious play by Neil Simon, this movie combines love laughs. Robert Redford portrays Paul Bratter, a newly married lawyer. ...more about Barefoot in the Park
DVD from $2.10
(11 sellers)
16
2.7258
The story of a parallel emotional struggle between the victim of a kidnapping and the family that is left behind. ...more about Clearing
DVD from $4.11
(12 sellers)
17
2.7258
A mild mannered CIA researcher, paid to read books, returns from lunch to find all of his co-workers assassinated. "Condor" must find out who did this and get in from the cold before the hitmen get him. ...more about Three Days of the Condor
DVD from $3.90
(12 sellers)
18
2.6573
Dr. Amusa approaches Dortmunder about a valuable gem in a museum that is of great signifigance to his people in Africa, stolen during colonial times. Dortmunder assembles a crack team of cat burglars and hatches an elaborate plan for stealing the gem. ...more about Hot Rock
DVD from $6.88
(11 sellers)
19
2.6314
This is a telling of the Jessica Savitch story, the newswoman who, in the 1970's, became the "First Woman Anchor". Sally/Tally is taken under the wing of Warren in a Miami newsroom and becomes a news star on TV. ...more about Up Close & Personal
DVD from $7.02
(11 sellers)
20
2.6216
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. ...more about Great Gatsby
DVD from $3.90
(11 sellers)
21
2.6070
The Castle -- the unlikely last stop in the brilliant career of three-star General Irwin (Redford). ...more about Last Castle
DVD from $6.39
(11 sellers)
22
2.6012
Set against the rugged ranchlands of Wyoming, An Unfinished Life is the story of a modern-day Western family, as stoic as they are divided, learning the true meaning of forgiveness. ...more about Unfinished Life
DVD from $10.98
(9 sellers)
23
2.5637
Based on true events, Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here, tells the story of one of the last Western manhunts, in 1909. ...more about Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Actor Awards
- BAFTA Awards - Best Actor
- Not Available on DVD
24
2.5427
A young couple very much in love are married and have started their respective careers, she as a real estate broker, he as an architect. She finds the perfect spot to build his dream house, and they get loans to finance it. ...more about Indecent Proposal
Actor Awards
- Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
DVD from $2.10
(13 sellers)
26
2.4606
When the new Warden comes in disguised as an inmate, he sees first hand all the corruption and scams the guards and prison officials and running. ...more about Brubaker
DVD from $6.99
(11 sellers)
28
2.3740
Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, wearing a suit covered in lights, advertising a breakfast cereal. ...more about Electric Horseman
DVD from $3.92
(10 sellers)
29
2.2774
Daisy Clover is a 15 year old Tomboy who dreams of being a Hollywood star. After auditioning for producer Raymond Swan of Swan studios she becomes the toast of Hollywood. ...more about Inside Daisy Clover
- Not Available on DVD
30
2.2081
Oscar winner Robert Redford directs Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep in this political drama about the war on terror. ...more about Lions for Lambs
- Not Available on DVD
31
2.1306
Most everyone in town thinks that Sheriff Calder is merely a puppet of rich oil-man Val Rogers. When it is learned that local baddie Bubba Reeves has escaped prison, Rogers' son is concerned because he is having an affair with Reeves' wife. ...more about Chase
DVD from $14.85
(7 sellers)
32
2.1228
In this documentary filmmaker Heather Rae the engaging life story of Native American poet-prophet-activist John Trudell and his heartfelt message of active, personal responsibility to the earth, all of its inhabitants and our descendents. ...more about Trudell
- Not Available on DVD
34
1.7861
A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed, eventually getting a chance to prove himself in a film depicting the dogfights in the Great War. ...more about Great Waldo Pepper
- Not Available on DVD
35
1.7833
Cuba, December 1958: The professional gambler Jack visits Havana to organize a big Poker game. On the ship he meets Roberta and falls in love with her. ...more about Havana
DVD from $3.92
(13 sellers)
36
1.7003
District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. ...more about Legal Eagles
DVD from $3.62
(13 sellers)
37
1.6666
Terrence Malick and Robert Redford team up to executive produce this documentary about the problems of urban sprawl in Austin, Texas. ...more about Unforeseen
- Not Available on DVD
38
1.4989
Recruits head to the front lines towards the close of the Korean War. The interaction between two of the soldiers...an idealistic newcomer and a psychotic who goes on one-man patrols slitting enemy throats under cover of night... ...more about War Hunt
DVD from $7.78
(9 sellers)
39
Abby Singer chronicles a schizophrenic casting director, Curtis Clemens, hell-bent on ending his life in the aftermath of losing the love of a girl to the seething underbelly of the Sundance Film Festival. ...more about Abby Singer
- Not Available on DVD
42
A story of two motorcycle racers, the inept, unsuspecting Little Faus (Micheal J. ...more about Little Fauss and Big Halsy
Actor Awards
- Laurel Awards - Best Action Performance
- Not Available on DVD
43
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic western about the lives of two of America's most famous outlaws. Director George Roy Hill narrates this film, talking about some of the experience, both good and bad, of bringing the film to life. ...more about Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
- Not Available on DVD
47
During World War II, two Americans are forced to bail out and parachute into a small German town. Herr Frick, being equal parts patriotic and lonely, keeps them as prisoners of war in his bomb shelter. ...more about Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious
- Not Available on DVD
48
Filmmaker Doug Pray (Scratch, Hype!) profiles a new generation of filmmakers in this original documentary on the Sundance Institute's Filmmaker's Lab program. An inside look at the Sundance Filmmaker's Lab, which was founded 20 years ago. ...more about Sundance 20
- Not Available on DVD
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