8 Best Robert Duvall Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 8, 2026

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. Tender Mercies earned his Oscar as the singer finding redemption, The Apostle follows a charismatic preacher who flees after violence, The Natural chases greatness in baseball, and Open Range clashes cattlemen with a corrupt rancher. The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and To Kill a Mockingbird round out the list.

The Apostle (1997)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A disgraced, volatile preacher flees his past to start a new congregation in a small Louisiana town.

Directed by Robert Duvall · 2h 14m · Rated PG-13

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Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Open Range (2003)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Free-range cattlemen clash with a tyrannical rancher and his hired guns in a small frontier town.

Directed by Kevin Costner · 2h 19m · Rated R

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Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Natural (1984)

TMDB ★ 7.4

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

Directed by Barry Levinson · 2h 17m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Tender Mercies (1983)

TMDB ★ 7.4

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

Directed by Bruce Beresford · 1h 32m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Apocalypse Now (1979)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 91% Metacritic 94

A captain travels up a war-torn river to kill a renegade colonel who has set up his own jungle kingdom.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 2h 27m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars21 wins & 33 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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The Godfather Part II (1974)

IMDb ★ 9.0 RT 96% Metacritic 90

A parallel rise and fall, with the son consolidating power as the father's own origin is finally shown.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 3h 22m · Rated R

Won 6 Oscars17 wins & 21 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Godfather (1972)

IMDb ★ 9.2 RT 97% Metacritic 100

A crime family's reluctant heir is pulled into the empire he swore he'd never want.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 2h 55m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars31 wins & 31 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 93% Metacritic 88

A small-town Southern lawyer defends a Black man falsely accused of assault.

Directed by Robert Mulligan · 2h 09m · Rated NR

Won 3 Oscars14 wins & 16 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

8 Best Robert Duvall Movies

The Apostle (1997)

Open Range (2003)

The Natural (1984)

Tender Mercies (1983)

Apocalypse Now (1979)

The Godfather Part II (1974)

The Godfather (1972)

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

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