Robert Mitchum

August 6, 1917 - July 1, 1997 Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
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Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor, author, composer and singer. He was ranked #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time. Mitchum is largely remembered for his starring roles in several major works of the film noir style, and is considered a forerunner of the anti-heroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

88 titles
Community avg: 8.09 /10
  • 1
    1
    1955July 1955 by Charles Laughton
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.76 Masterpiece-
  • 2
    2
    1991November 1991 by Martin Scorsese
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    8.19 Excellent+
  • 3
    3
    1962September 1962 by Ken Annakin
    War, Action, Drama
    War, Action, Drama
    8.50 Excellent++
  • 4
    4
    1988November 1988 by Richard Donner
    Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
    Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 5
    5
    1947November 1947 by Jacques Tourneur
    Crime, Thriller
    Crime, Thriller
    8.53 Masterpiece--
  • 6
    6
    1995December 1995 by Jim Jarmusch
    Drama, Fantasy, Western
    Drama, Fantasy, Western
    8.22 Excellent+
  • 7
    7
    1954April 1954 by Otto Preminger
    Adventure, Western
    Adventure, Western
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    1962April 1962 by J. Lee Thompson
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
    8.39 Excellent++
  • 9
    9
    1966December 1966 by Howard Hawks
    Western, Drama
    Western, Drama
    8.25 Excellent+
  • 10
    10
    1957December 1957 by Dick Powell
    War
    War
    8.02 Excellent
  • 11
    11
    1974December 1974 by Sydney Pollack
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.03 Excellent
  • 12
    12
    1973June 1973 by Peter Yates
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.11 Excellent+
  • 13
    13
    1953January 1953 by Otto Preminger
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.00 Excellent
  • 14
    14
    1975August 1975 by Dick Richards
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    7.61 Excellent--
  • 15
    15
    1970March 1970 by David Lean
    Romance, History, Drama
    Romance, History, Drama
    7.98 Excellent
  • 16
    16
    1976June 1976 by Jack Smight
    Action, Drama, History
    Action, Drama, History
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 17
    17
    1947August 1947 by Edward Dmytryk
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 18
    18
    1949July 1949 by Don Siegel
    Crime, Thriller
    Crime, Thriller
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 19
    19
    1978March 1978 by Michael Winner
    Crime, Mystery
    Crime, Mystery
    7.19 Good+
  • 20
    20
    1957March 1957 by John Huston
    Adventure, War, Drama
    Adventure, War, Drama
    7.91 Excellent
  • 21
    21
    1976November 1976 by Elia Kazan
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.39 Good++
  • 22
    22
    1949December 1949 by Don Hartman
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 23
    23
    1960December 1960 by Stanley Donen
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.47 Good++
  • 24
    24
    1968July 1968 by Edward Dmytryk
    War, Action, Drama
    War, Action, Drama
    7.09 Good
  • 25
    25
    1951August 1951 by John Farrow
    Crime, Comedy, Thriller
    Crime, Comedy, Thriller
    7.78 Excellent-
  • 26
    26
    1967May 1967 by Andrew V. McLaglen
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    7.34 Good++
  • 27
    27
    1947March 1947 by Raoul Walsh
    Western, Drama, Romance
    Western, Drama, Romance
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 28
    28
    1948November 1948 by Robert Wise
    Western, Romance
    Western, Romance
    7.48 Good++
  • 29
    29
    1959October 1959 by Robert Parrish
    Western
    Western
    7.41 Good++
  • 30
    30
    1952October 1952 by Nicholas Ray
    Drama, Western
    Drama, Western
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 31
    31
    1960March 1960 by Vincente Minnelli
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 32
    32
    1968July 1968 by Henry Hathaway
    Western, Mystery
    Western, Mystery
    7.43 Good++
  • 33
    33
    1964July 1964 by J. Lee Thompson
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    8.00 Excellent
  • 34
    34
    1958May 1958 by Arthur Ripley
    Crime, Action, Thriller
    Crime, Action, Thriller
    7.41 Good++
  • 35
    35
    1955November 1955 by Richard Wilson
    Western
    Western
    7.45 Good++
  • 36
    36
    1952April 1952 by Josef von Sternberg
    Adventure, Drama, Romance
    Adventure, Drama, Romance
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 37
    37
    1983 by Dan Curtis
    War & Politics, Drama
    War & Politics, Drama
    8.02 Excellent
  • 38
    38
    1954November 1954 by William A. Wellman
    Drama, Western
    Drama, Western
    7.39 Good++
  • 39
    39
    1962November 1962 by Robert Wise
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 40
    40
    1968May 1968 by Buzz Kulik
    Western
    Western
    7.50 Good++
  • 41
    41
    1960December 1960 by Fred Zinnemann
    Drama, Adventure
    Drama, Adventure
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 42
    42
    1951October 1951 by John Cromwell
    Crime, Thriller
    Crime, Thriller
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 43
    43
    1968October 1968 by Joseph Losey
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    7.40 Good++
  • 44
    44
    1988–1989 by Dan Curtis
    Drama, War & Politics
    Drama, War & Politics
    8.28 Excellent+
  • 45
    45
    1984July 1984 by Andrei Konchalovsky
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.36 Good++
  • 46
    46
    1969October 1969 by Burt Kennedy
    Western
    Western
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 47
    47
    1945July 1945 by William A. Wellman
    Drama, War
    Drama, War
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 48
    48
    1985January 1985 by J. Lee Thompson
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.22 Good+
  • 49
    49
    1946November 1946 by Vincente Minnelli
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.37 Good++
  • 50
    50
    1969October 1969 by Burt Kennedy
    Comedy, Western
    Comedy, Western
    7.40 Good++
  • 51
    51
    1946December 1946 by John Brahm
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 52
    52
    1953July 1953 by Rudolph Maté
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 53
    53
    1958September 1958 by Dick Powell
    War, Action, Drama
    War, Action, Drama
    7.49 Good++
  • 54
    54
    1957May 1957 by Robert Parrish
    Drama, Adventure, Romance
    Drama, Adventure, Romance
    7.46 Good++
  • 55
    55
    1963May 1963 by John Huston
    Mystery, Thriller
    Mystery, Thriller
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 56
    56
    1964January 1964 by Guy Hamilton
    War, Drama
    War, Drama
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 57
    57
    1944November 1944 by Mervyn LeRoy
    War, Drama
    War, Drama
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 58
    58
    1979March 1979 by Andrew V. McLaglen
    Drama, History, War
    Drama, History, War
    7.45 Good++
  • 59
    59
    1948September 1948 by Norman Foster
    Western, Romance
    Western, Romance
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 60
    60
    1971December 1971 by Herbert B. Leonard
    Drama
    Drama
    7.73 Excellent-
  • 61
    61
    1994January 1994 by Robert Ginty
    Thriller, Mystery, Crime
    Thriller, Mystery, Crime
    6.88 Good-
  • 62
    62
    1983October 1983 by Richard T. Heffron
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 63
    63
    1988July 1988 by Danny Huston
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.43 Good++
  • 64
    64
    1977December 1977 by Robert Clouse
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 65
    65
    1980December 1980 by Ted Post
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime
    7.37 Good++
  • 66
    66
    1980February 1980 by George Kaczender
    Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
    Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 67
    67
    1944December 1944 by Edward Killy
    Western
    Western
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 68
    68
    1989 by David Morrell
    Action & Adventure
    Action & Adventure
    7.87 Excellent-
  • 69
    69
    1943December 1943 by Ray Enright
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    7.41 Good++
  • 70
    70
    1988October 1988 by Frank Martin
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.70 Excellent--
  • 71
    71
    1947October 1947 by George Cukor
    Romance, War
    Romance, War
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 72
    72
    1982December 1982 by Jason Miller
    Drama
    Drama
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 73
    73
    1995January 1995 by A. Dean Bell
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.48 Good++
  • 74
    74
    1989November 1989 by Lee H. Katzin
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 75
    75
    1990May 1990 by Georges Lautner
    Thriller, Action, French
    Thriller, Action, French
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 76
    76
    1986April 1986 by Gene Feldman
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.93 Excellent
  • 77
    77
    2001February 2001 by Bruce Weber
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 78
    78
    1965May 1965 by Ronald Neame
    Adventure
    Adventure
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 79
    79
    1985October 1985 by Noel Black
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    1991March 1991 by Suzette Winter
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    1943March 1943 by William H. Pine
    War, Drama
    War, Drama
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 82
    82
    1978June 1978 by Daniel Mann
    Comedy, Crime, Family
    Comedy, Crime, Family
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 83
    83
    2019February 2019 by Bruce Weber
    Documentary, History
    Documentary, History
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 84
    84
    1992–1994 by Larry Mollin
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 85
    85
    1990 by Arnold Margolin
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 86
    86
    1944October 1944 by Gordon Douglas
    Comedy, Music, Western
    Comedy, Music, Western
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    1963April 1963 by Henry Koster
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 88
    88
    1989December 1989 by Gene Feldman
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews