01 Two aimless friends enlist in the Army, comically struggling through basic training and an unexpected mission.
6 Best Warren Oates Movies
By Vlad Zakh · August 12, 2026
Warren Oates brought a rugged, unpredictable intensity to Hollywood’s New Wave era, becoming one of the defining character actors of 1970s American cinema. In In the Heat of the Night (1967): A Black Philadelphia detective is reluctantly enlisted to help solve a murder in a hostile Mississippi town. Another standout is Badlands (1973): A troubled young couple embarks on a violent killing spree across the rural Midwest.
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02 A down-on-his-luck bartender accepts a gruesome bounty, unleashing a violent chain of betrayal.
03 A troubled young couple embarks on a violent killing spree across the rural Midwest.
04 Two drifters and their souped-up car challenge a flashy stranger to a cross-country drag race.
05 A Black Philadelphia detective is reluctantly enlisted to help solve a murder in a hostile Mississippi town.
06 Two aging former lawmen escort a gold shipment through dangerous mountain terrain, testing their loyalty to each other.
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