Two-time Oscar winner Robert Redford has died at the age of 89.
“Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,” Rogers & Cowan PMK chief executive Cindi Berger told The Post in a statement. “He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy.”
Redford, an acclaimed actor and director, had a career that spanned decades, from his first film credit in 1962’s “War Hunt” to “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” to 2019, when he made a cameo appearance in “Avengers: Endgame.” Behind the camera, Redford enjoyed success as a director, winning an Oscar for his debut picture “Ordinary People.”
In addition to a storied career on screen, Redford co-founded the Sundance Institute in 1981; the Sundance Institute organizes the annual Sundance Film Festival, which is still the largest independent film festival in the United States and happens yearly in January. Redford was also known for his activism, particularly related to environmental causes and and the rights of Native American, indigenous, and LGBT people.
The actor’s oeuvre is plentiful, but here are 13 movies you can check out on streaming now to celebrate the life of a great actor.
One of the best westerns ever made, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” starred Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy and Redford as Harry Longabaugh, also known as the Sundance Kid. Based loosely on real life, the film follows Butch and Sundance on the run after a string of train robberies alongside Sundance’s lover Etta Place (Katharine Ross).
The role led to Redford’s first and only BAFTA (British Academy Film Awards) win. It can currently be rented on Prime Video for $3.79.
In “All the President’s Men,” Redford played Bob Woodward opposite Dustin Hoffman’s Carl Bernstein. The Alan J. Pakula political thriller follows the true story of Woodward and Bernstein uncovering the Watergate Scandal that eventually ended Richard Nixon’s presidency.
“All the President’s Men” is available to rent for $3.79 on Prime Video.
Four years after Butch and Sundance, Redford reunited with Newman and director George Roy Hill in “The Sting,” a crime caper inspired by real events. Redford and Newman play a pair of professional grifters carrying out a complicated plot to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw).
The Best Picture winner is available to rent for $3.79.
In his third (of seven) collaborations with director Sydney Pollack, Redford starred opposite Barbra Streisand in “The Way We Were.” The romantic drama, penned by Arthur Laurents inspired by his experiences with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), follows a pair of college sweethearts who reunite years later and marry in the wake of World War II. In the years following, Hubbell (Redford) becomes a successful screenwriter, but Katie’s (Streisand) activism threatens her husband’s career and reputation.
Even if you’ve never heard of “Jeremiah Johnson,” you’ve probably seen a few frames of it thanks to an incredibly viral GIF of a bearded Redford nodding. The film is another Pollack collaboration that features Redford in the titular role. It follows Johnson as he begins a life of isolation living in the mountains.
“Jeremiah Johnson” is currently streaming on Tubi.
In “The Natural,” Redford stars as Roy Hobbs, a baseball player who is, well, a natural at the sport. The movie, directed by Barry Levinson, follows Hobbs through decades of his professional baseball career.
“The Natural” is available to rent on Prime Video for $3.59.
In 2014, Redford debuted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” the second Captain America movie said to be inspired by conspiracy thrillers of the 1970s, including some of Redford’s own. He plays Alexander Pierce, a senior official within the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization and a comrade to Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson).
Redford later reprised his role in a brief cameo in “Avengers: Endgame.” Both movies are streaming on Disney+.
Redford’s casting in the aforementioned “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” was, in part, an homage to his work in the paranoid thriller “Three Days of the Condor” nearly 40 years earlier. Redford stars as Joe Turner, a bookish CIA analyst who finds himself in the fight of his life after discovering his co-workers murdered. He must try to outwit the perpetrators, understand their motives, and stay alive himself.
Currently on MGM+, you can stream “Three Days of the Condor” with a seven-day free trial.
The Post’s live events reporter (and cinephile) Matt Levy believes this list wouldn’t be complete without “The Candidate,” a 1972 political satire that starred Redmond as the charismatic son of a politician and leftist lawyer recruited to run for an open senate seat.
The Best Original Screenplay winner is currently available to rent on Prime Video.
In addition to his work as an actor, Redford received acclaim for his directing. His directorial debut, “Ordinary People,” won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director, the latter of which is Redford’s only competitive Academy Award.
Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, and Timothy Hutton star in “Ordinary People,” which follows a wealthy Illinois family torn apart by tragedy, namely the death of one son and the attempted suicide of the other.
You can stream “Ordinary People” with a seven-day free trial of MGM+ on Prime Video.
Another one of Redford’s directorial efforts is “Quiz Show,” based on true accounts of the “Twenty-One” quiz show scandals of the 1950s. The film chronicles the rise and fall of popular contestant Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes) after the fixed loss of Herb Stempel (John Turturro) and Senator Richard N. Goodwin’s (Rob Morrow) subsequent probe. “Quiz Show” is adapted from Senator Morrow’s memoirs.
“Quiz Show” is available to rent for $3.79 from Prime Video.
“Barefoot in the Park” marks the second of five total on-screen collaborations between Redford and Jane Fonda. The rom-com follows a pair of newlyweds as their highly passionate relationship descends into comical discord throughout the years in a five-flight New York City walk-up apartment.
Rent “Barefoot in the Park” from Prime Video for $3.79.
“The Old Man & the Gun” marks the final film Redford filmed before his retirement and death (though his cameo in “Avengers: Endgame” hit theaters later). The David Lowery “mostly true” biographical crime drama stars Redford as 70-year-old criminal and prison escape artist Forrest Tucker. When Tucker breaks out again, he’s pursued hotly by detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and Jewel (Sissy Spacek), a widow who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.
“The Old Man & the Gun” is available to rent on Prime Video for $3.79.
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