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Robert Redford has 45 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 2010s. 2 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Sting.

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
Romance · Drama

The Last Castle
2001 · Movie · Actor
Top 9%Paramount+ · Included

Spy Game
2001 · Movie · Actor
Top 16%Prime Video · Included

Ordinary People
1980 · Movie · Director
Top 16%MGM+ · Included

Barefoot in the Park
1967 · Movie · Actor
Top 16%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

Out of Africa
1985 · Movie · Actor
Top 17%Netflix · Included

Sneakers
1992 · Movie · Actor
Top 23%Prime Video · Included

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.
Dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo · With Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
Dir. George Roy Hill · With Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw

As the west rapidly becomes civilized, a pair of outlaws in 1890s Wyoming find themselves pursued by a posse and decide to flee to South America in hopes of evading the law.
Dir. George Roy Hill · With Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross

When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.
Dir. Sydney Pollack · With Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson

During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.
Dir. Alan J. Pakula · With Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Warden

A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.
Dir. Rod Lurie · With Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo

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-on-one combat on the early frontier.
Dir. Sydney Pollack · With Robert Redford, Will Geer, Delle Bolton

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.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack

Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.
Dir. Robert Redford · With John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
Dir. Robert Redford · With Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch

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.
Dir. Gene Saks · With Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Charles Boyer

Tells the life story 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 her 1937 autobiographical novel.
Dir. Sydney Pollack · With Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer

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.
Dir. Peter Webber, Lixin Fan, Richard Dale · With Robert Redford, Jackie Chan, Lee Je-hoon

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.
Dir. Phil Alden Robinson · With Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, David Strathairn

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.
Dir. Robert Redford · With Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill

The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland 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) was doomed to failure.
Dir. Richard Attenborough · With Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine

During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and barely escapes with his life. With any luck, the ocean currents may carry him into a shipping lane -- but, with supplies dwindling and the sharks circling, the sailor is forced to face his own mortality.
Dir. J.C. Chandor · With Robert Redford

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg · With Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander

The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.
Dir. Arthur Penn · With Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford

The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going.
Dir. Robert Redford · With Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt

Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet once again and, despite their obvious differences, attempt to make their love for each other work.
Dir. Sydney Pollack · With Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman

Addie Moore and Louis Waters, a widow and widower, have lived next to each other for years. The pair have almost no relationship, but that all changes when Addie tries to make a connection with her neighbour.
Dir. Ritesh Batra · With Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Matthias Schoenaerts

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.
Dir. Barry Levinson · With Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close

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.
Dir. Michael Ritchie · With Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas

The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.
Dir. David Lowery · With Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek

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.
Dir. Lasse Hallström · With Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, Morgan Freeman

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.
Dir. David Lowery · With Oakes Fegley, Bryce Dallas Howard, Wes Bentley

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...
Dir. Peter Yates · With Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman

John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.
Dir. Adrian Lyne · With Robert Redford, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson

Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
Dir. Robert Redford · With James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Evan Rachel Wood
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