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Best Robert Redford movies

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TOP 25: The Hot Rock

Character: Dortmunder
Genre: Crime, Action, Comedy
Release: 1972
Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...


TOP 24: Truth

Character: Dan Rather
Genre: Drama
Release: 2015
As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President’s military service. But when allegations come pouring in, sources change their stories, document authenticity is questioned, and the casualties begin to mount.

TOP 23: Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Character: Himself
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Release: 2014
A look at the story behind Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from all of the Marvel films, the Marvel One-Shots and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."


TOP 22: An Unfinished Life

Character: Einar Gilkyson
Genre: Drama
Release: 2005
Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate and with a granddaughter he's never known. But even as buried anger and accusations resurface, the way is opened for unexpected connection, adventure and forgiveness.


TOP 21: The Horse Whisperer

Character: Tom Booker
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 1998
Based on the novel by the same name from Nicholas Evans, the talented Robert Redford presents this meditative family drama set in the country side. Redford not only directs but also stars in the roll of a cowboy with a magical talent for healing.

TOP 20: Spy Game

Character: Nathan D. Muir
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Release: 2001
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.


TOP 19: Sneakers

Character: Martin 'Marty' Bishop
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release: 1992
When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.


TOP 18: The Last Castle

Character: Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Release: 2001
A Court Martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.

TOP 17: The Way We Were

Character: Hubbell Gardner
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 1973
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.


TOP 16: The Candidate

Character: Bill McKay
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1972
Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.


TOP 15: The Natural

Character: Roy Hobbs
Genre: Drama
Release: 1984
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.

TOP 14: Barefoot in the Park

Character: Paul Bratter
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1967
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.


TOP 13: A Bridge Too Far

Character: Maj. Julian Cook
Genre: Drama, History, War
Release: 1977
A Bridge Too Far tells the story of Operation Market Garden, the failed attempt by the allies to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland and allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German Panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine, the titular 'bridge too far') was doomed to failure.


TOP 12: Brubaker

Character: Henry Brubaker
Genre: Crime, Drama
Release: 1980
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.


TOP 11: The Chase

Character: Charlie 'Bubber' Reeves
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 1966
Most everyone in town thinks that Sheriff Calder is merely a puppet of rich oil-man Val Rogers. When it is learned that local baddie Bubber Reeves has escaped prison, Rogers' son is concerned because he is having an affair with Reeves' wife. It seems many others in town feel they may have reasons to fear Reeves. Calder's aim is to bring Reeves in alive, unharmed. Calder will have to oppose the powerful Rogers on one hand and mob violence on the other, in his quest for justice.

TOP 10: Three Days of the Condor

Character: Joseph Turner
Genre: Thriller
Release: 1975
A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.


TOP 9: Out of Africa

Character: Denys George Finch Hatton
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Release: 1985
Out of Africa tells the story of the life of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on the autobiographical novel by Karen Blixen from 1937.


TOP 8: Jeremiah Johnson

Character: Jeremiah Johnson
Genre: Adventure, Western
Release: 1972
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.


TOP 7: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Character: Sundance Kid
Genre: Western
Release: 1969
In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot 'Sundance Kid'. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally catches up to Butch, Sundance and their gang. Chased doggedly by a special posse, the two decide to make their way to South America in hopes of evading their pursuers once and for all.


TOP 6: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Character: Alexander Pierce
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Release: 2014
After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

TOP 5: La classe américaine

Character: Steven (Archive Footage)
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1993
George Abitbol, "the Most Classy Man on Earth", dies sputtering his famous last words: "Crappy world!" What the heck did he mean? Reporters Steven, Peter and Dave investigate. La Classe Américaine is a montage of scenes taken from the Warner Bros. catalog and dubbed to fit the narration of what is arguably the greatest story ever told.


TOP 4: Earth: One Amazing Day

Character: Narrator (voice)
Genre: Documentary, Family
Release: 2017
An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles.


TOP 3: All the President's Men

Character: Bob Woodward
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Release: 1976
In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National Headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case, and the discovery of names and addresses of Republican fund organizers on the accused further arouses his suspicions. After the editor of the Post runs with the story and assigns Woodward and Carl Bernstein to it, they find the trail leading higher and higher in the Republican Party—and eventually into the White House itself.


TOP 2: The Sting

Character: Johnny Hooker
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release: 1973
Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.


TOP 1: Avengers: Endgame

Character: Alexander Pierce
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Release: 2019
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.

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