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Best Thriller Movies Starring Robert Mitchum

This collection ranks 25 thriller movies starring Robert Mitchum. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The Night of the Hunter tops the list with a 7.9/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1946–1994. The most widely seen film here is Cape Fear (3,978 votes).

25 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Cape Fear

    1991· 2h 8m· en

    7.34.0K
  4. 4

    Cape Fear

    1962· 1h 46m· en

    7.4649
  5. 5

    The Yakuza

    1974· 1h 52m· en

    7.1223
  8. 8

    Crossfire

    1947· 1h 26m· en

    6.7163
  11. 11

    The Locket

    1946· 1h 25m· en

    6.346
  14. 14

    The Racket

    1951· 1h 28m· en

    6.342
  23. 23

    Midnight Ride

    1990· 1h 33m· en

    5.235
  24. 24

    Nightkill

    1980· 1h 44m· en

    4.815

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Frequently asked questions

How many thriller movies has Robert Mitchum made?

25 thriller movies starring Robert Mitchum carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Robert Mitchum films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best Robert Mitchum thriller movie?

The Night of the Hunter currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Robert Mitchum thriller movie is the most popular?

Cape Fear has the largest audience (3,978 votes) among these titles.