8 Best Robert Duvall Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 20, 2027

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Robert Duvall spent decades as one of American film’s most understated, versatile actors, equally convincing as a mob consigliere, a war-loving colonel, or a broken-down country singer.

The Apostle (1997) 01

The Apostle (1997)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A flawed, charismatic preacher flees after a violent act and starts a new congregation under an assumed name.

Open Range (2003) 02

Open Range (2003)

IMDb ★ 7.3

Free-range cattlemen clash violently with a corrupt rancher and the crooked lawman protecting him.

The Natural (1984) 03

The Natural (1984)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A gifted, mysteriously late-blooming baseball player chases one last shot at greatness with a home-made bat.

Tender Mercies (1983) 04

Tender Mercies (1983)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A washed-up, alcoholic country singer finds a path toward redemption through a widow and her son.

Apocalypse Now (1979) 05

Apocalypse Now (1979)

IMDb ★ 8.4

A cavalry colonel who loves the smell of napalm leads a surf-obsessed helicopter assault in Vietnam.

The Godfather Part II (1974) 06

The Godfather Part II (1974)

IMDb ★ 9.0

The family's legal advisor grapples with the deepening moral cost of the empire he helped build.

The Godfather (1972) 07

The Godfather (1972)

IMDb ★ 9.2

A mafia family's trusted consigliere navigates loyalty and violence as power shifts within the organization.

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 08

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

IMDb ★ 8.2

A small early role as the reclusive, misunderstood neighbor in a Depression-era Southern town.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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