9 Best Robert Redford Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 12, 2026

Robert Redford spent decades as one of Hollywood’s most bankable leading men while quietly using that clout to champion smaller, more challenging independent films. All the President’s Men uncovers Watergate, Three Days of the Condor goes on the run after his office is massacred, Out of Africa falls for a big-game hunter in colonial Kenya, and The Natural chases one last shot at baseball greatness. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Way We Were, The Candidate and Barefoot in the Park round out the list.

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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Out of Africa (1985)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A Danish baroness's life on a Kenyan coffee plantation is transformed by a passionate romance with a big-game hunter.

Directed by Sydney Pollack · 2h 41m · Rated PG

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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All the President's Men (1976)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 95% Metacritic 84

Two Washington Post reporters slowly unravel the Watergate conspiracy.

Directed by Alan J. Pakula · 2h 18m · Rated PG

Won 4 Oscars17 wins & 23 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: TCM · 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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Three Days of the Condor (1975)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A CIA analyst returns from lunch to find his entire office murdered, with no idea why.

Directed by Sydney Pollack · 1h 57m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Way We Were (1973)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Robert Redford plays the carefree writer whose values clash with a politically passionate woman's, straining their romance.

Directed by Sydney Pollack · 1h 58m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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The Sting (1973)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 93% Metacritic 83

Two con artists team up to pull off an elaborate scheme against a ruthless crime boss.

Directed by George Roy Hill · 2h 09m · Rated PG

Won 7 Oscars18 wins & 6 nominations

Where to watch

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

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The Candidate (1972)

TMDB ★ 7.2

An idealistic lawyer's long-shot Senate campaign compromises his principles as it gains unexpected momentum.

Directed by Michael Ritchie · 1h 50m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

TMDB ★ 8.0

Two legendary outlaws flee to Bolivia when a relentless posse makes robbing trains too dangerous at home.

Directed by George Roy Hill · 1h 51m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, A&E Crime Central Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Barefoot in the Park (1967)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Newlyweds adjust to married life in a tiny, quirky New York apartment.

Directed by Gene Saks · 1h 46m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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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.

9 Best Robert Redford Movies

The Natural (1984)

Out of Africa (1985)

All the President's Men (1976)

Three Days of the Condor (1975)

The Way We Were (1973)

The Sting (1973)

The Candidate (1972)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Barefoot in the Park (1967)

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