6 Best Robert Taylor Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 23, 2026

Robert Taylor was one of MGM’s biggest leading men for over two decades, moving smoothly from romantic melodrama to sweeping historical epics. Quo Vadis and Ivanhoe are the epics, Bataan makes a last stand against Japanese forces, Party Girl has a crippled mob lawyer falling for a dancer, and Camille and Waterloo Bridge round out the list.

Party Girl (1958)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A crippled mob lawyer falls for a nightclub dancer while trying to break free of his gang.

Directed by Nicholas Ray · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Ivanhoe (1952)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A disinherited Saxon knight returns from the Crusades to reclaim his honour and rescue a kidnapped lady.

Directed by Richard Thorpe · 1h 46m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Quo Vadis (1951)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A Roman commander falls for a Christian woman as Emperor Nero's tyranny escalates towards persecution.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 2h 54m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Bataan (1943)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A small squad of American soldiers makes a desperate last stand against advancing Japanese forces.

Directed by Tay Garnett · 1h 54m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Waterloo Bridge (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.8

C. Aubrey Smith features in this drama about a ballerina's wartime romance with a soldier that is derailed by tragedy and a devastating secret.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 48m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Camille (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A glamorous Parisian courtesan risks everything for true love despite her declining health.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 49m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM · 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.

6 Best Robert Taylor Movies

Party Girl (1958)

Ivanhoe (1952)

Quo Vadis (1951)

Bataan (1943)

Waterloo Bridge (1940)

Camille (1936)

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