# What's your favorite Robert Redford movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 16, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433 "2007-09-16T23:56:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/1 "2007-09-16T23:56:54Z")
I watched a Biography piece on him today and thoroughly enjoyed it. Because he’s such a low-key “star”, I’d forgotten how much I like him. My top three (in no particular order): Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Out of Africa The Natural Least favorite: The Way We Were (I know…I’m the Lone Ranger) Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/2 "2007-09-17T00:22:15Z")
Hmm, not my favorite leading man, I must confess. With that said, I think his best-ever performance (that I’ve seen) was in _The Candidate_. I’m also partial to _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_, although it’s really not one of my fave films, and _Three Days of the Condor_, although I suspect just about any a-list male lead of the time could have done his role at least adequately. I understand _Jeremiah Johnson_ gets a lot of nods as his best, but I’ve somehow never gotten around to ever seeing it. Least favorite? Dunno, _The Way we Were_, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/3 "2007-09-17T00:41:02Z")
[QUOTE=El\_Kabong] Hmm, not my favorite leading man, I must confess. With that said, I think his best-ever performance (that I’ve seen) was in _The Candidate_. I’m also partial to _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_, although it’s really not one of my fave films, and _Three Days of the Condor_, although I suspect just about any a-list male lead of the time could have done his role at least adequately. I understand _Jeremiah Johnson_ gets a lot of nods as his best, but I’ve somehow never gotten around to ever seeing it. Least favorite? Dunno, _The Way we Were_, maybe. [/QUOTE] I forgot…Jeremiah Johnson is my other favorite. I liked All the President’s Men, too. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/4 "2007-09-17T00:44:13Z")
I think that he is, possibly, the actor who has the least range of any successful actor I’ve ever watched. Having said that, I enjoy the movies that he’s been in. Three Days of the Condor. The Sting. Downhill Racer. All the President’s Men. They just don’t stop. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/5 "2007-09-17T00:54:44Z")
_The Sting_. The first thing I remember him from was _Inside Daisy Clover_ with Natalie Wood, which I saw at an impressionable age. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/6 "2007-09-17T00:58:56Z")
Damn. I just remembered my other all-time favorite “This Property is Condemned.” I love this movie! I cry every time. Natalie Wood is wonderful in it. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/7 "2007-09-17T01:07:26Z")
I’m gonna go with **An Unfinished Life**. An underappreciated gem. Or maybe **Brubaker**. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/8 "2007-09-17T01:17:34Z")
[QUOTE=spoke-] I’m gonna go with **An Unfinished Life**. An underappreciated gem. [/QUOTE] I loved that too! And I thought J-Lo did a great job. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/9 "2007-09-17T01:43:50Z")
Gotta go _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/10 "2007-09-17T02:14:02Z")
My top three: The Sting (1973) … Johnny Hooker Barefoot in the Park (1967) … Paul Bratter Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) … The Sundance Kid I really like “Barefoot in the Park”. It seems to be a forgotten movie. The Sting is just a great movie. One of the all time great movies. Runner-ups would include All the President’s Men (1976) … Bob Woodward & The Natural (1984) … Roy Hobbs I cannot watch “The Way We Were” either. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/11 "2007-09-17T02:15:32Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] I loved that too! And I thought J-Lo did a great job. [/QUOTE] It surprised me how good she was in that film. I thought everyone in An Unfinished Life was excellent. Good performances all around. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/12 "2007-09-17T02:18:28Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I cannot watch “The Way We Were” either. Jim [/QUOTE] No chemistry. I have no idea how people think they were the most romantic couple on the planet. I thought they were horrible together. (I much preferred her with Kris Kristofferson in A Star Is Born.) I thought he really clicked with Natalie Wood. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/13 "2007-09-17T02:20:23Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] No chemistry. I have no idea how people think they were the most romantic couple on the planet. I thought they were horrible together. (I much preferred her with Kris Kristofferson in A Star Is Born.) I thought he really clicked with Natalie Wood. [/QUOTE] He did with Jane Fonda too. Something about that story made me believe them as a young couple starting out that really did not know each other at all. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/14 "2007-09-17T02:24:53Z")
I’ve only seen him in Sneakers and Spy Game… I love both those movies though! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/15 "2007-09-17T02:28:53Z")
_Butch Cassidy_, easily. Redford is one of the people my wife accuses me of being gay for. Second place would be _Barefoot In The Park_. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/16 "2007-09-17T02:48:37Z")
1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 2. The Sting 3. A River Runs Through It ---
**Author:** ![BlakeTyner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/17 "2007-09-17T03:22:10Z")
A River Runs Through It, easily (okay, so he directs and narrates, and doesn’t act, but still.) I dig Spy Game, and I’ll be the guy to actually admit to liking Indecent Proposal. ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/18 "2007-09-17T03:30:07Z")
[QUOTE=Sage Rat] I’ve only seen him in Sneakers and Spy Game… I love both those movies though! [/QUOTE] I’ve got your back on **Sneakers**. Something about that movie gets the blood moving for me. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/19 "2007-09-17T03:33:18Z")
1. The Sting 2. Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid 3. The Natural 4. The Candidate 5. The Electric Horseman ---
**Author:** ![H3Knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433/20 "2007-09-17T03:34:51Z")
Haven’t seen many of Redford’s “greats.” Just **The Natural** really (which I did like quite a bit). Is his role in **the Great Gatsby** well regarded? I didn’t like it, but then, I’ve never cared for the book, and every time I watch the movie I’m jarred out of suspension of disbelief by seeing Howard “Ben Franklin of **1776** ” Da Silva as the gangster, or Sam “Jack McCoy” Waterston. Count me in as another person who really liked **Sneakers**. PS. If any of you have come to recognize my posting, you might notice I mention **1776** quite a bit. Maybe it’s cause I grew up near Philly, but the movie of the musical has been a significant part of my youth. To this day I always watch it at least once a year during the fourth of July. I often sing songs from it while walking around or if I’m driving and can’t find anything good on the radio. All the actors in it are indelibly associated with the roles in my mind, save John Cullum who would play Holling on Northern Exposure. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-robert-redford-movie/419433.md?page=2)