I woke up this morning to sad news: Robert Redford, an American icon and pillar of cinema, passed away. The loss of someone so great will leave a giant hole in movies, one that we can only fill by revisiting his masterworks. Redford was an incredible actor and director. He had so many talents on and off screen, and he helped shape the way we see American film today. He truly was a lion of the industry. Today, I want to go over the ten best Robert Redford movies and talk about why I love them. Let's dive in. 10. All Is Lost (2013)Writer/director J.C. Chandor (go watch Margin Call right now) gives us a script that is pure behavior and instinct. And he puts it in the hands of one of the greatest actors of all time to carry it. I loved this marriage between director and actor. It's just two people letting each other work hard and work on little tasks. It all matters as we see this ship sinking and we realize how human and how terrifying this stuff can be. There's so much character here in even the smallest details. 9. Jeremiah Johnson (1972)This movie is all about isolation and building a myth. It’s a tough, quiet, and brutal film. Redford plays a man who is actively leaving society in search of something more in nature. But what happens is that he finds himself and he finds love and he finds peace, until society takes that...
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