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Weekend Classics: Robert Redford

Following a year that was once again filled with the passing of some of cinema’s greats, no other figure ascended the ranks of later-20th-century icons — with a career both in front of and behind the camera, and with a legacy that may outlive all of us. Robert Redford passed in September 2025, leaving behind not just a sizable and impressive filmography. Arguably, his greatest contribution to the longevity of independent film, and perhaps film itself, was the Sundance Film Festival — which unspools this month for the final time in its home of Park City, UT before a move to Boulder, CO. In honor of these bittersweet occasions, we offer these 10 films.

BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
Tue, Jan 6 at 2:05pm, 8:00pm

BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID

Robert Redford as blue-eyed, laid back train robber Sundance and Paul Newman as his equally charming partner-in-crime, Butch, star in this soulful, romantic look at the infamous Hole in the Wall gang.
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (35mm)
Thu, Jan 8 at 2:15pm, 8:00pm

ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (35mm)

The iconic duo of Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star as the iconic duo of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in Alan J. Pakula’s iconic 1976 ripped-from-the-headlines award-winning film. Based on Woodward and Bernstein’s 1974 account of their Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post investigation that resulted in the resignation of Richard Nixon.
DOWNHILL RACER (35mm)
Sun, Jan 11 at 4:45pm

DOWNHILL RACER (35mm)

In a beautifully understated performance, Redford Redford plays a ruthlessly ambitious skier competing for Olympic gold with an underdog American team in Europe, and Gene Hackman provides tough support as the coach who tries to temper the upstart’s narcissistic drive for glory. Astonishing Alpine location photography and breathtakingly fast and furious imagery bring the viewer directly into the mind of the competitor.
THE CANDIDATE (35mm)
Sat, Jan 10 at 12:00pm | Sun, Jan 11 at 7:00pm

THE CANDIDATE (35mm)

In this timeless tale of contemporary politics, Robert Redford plays Bill McKay, an idealistic California attorney running for office. Captivating the electorate's attention, his long-shot candidacy attracts the attention of the party machine, and McKay must decide whether he can effect a greater change as a part of the government — or retain his integrity and lose.
THE STING
Tue, Jan 20 at 1:30pm, 6:20pm

THE STING

On the strength of their 1969 collaboration BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID, Robert Redford and co-star Paul Newman teamed up once again with director George Roy Hill for this ‘30s-set caper about two professional grifters’ plot to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw).
THE HOT ROCK
Tue, Jan 20 at 4:10pm, 9:00pm

THE HOT ROCK

John Archibald Dortmunder (Robert Redford), a notorious fresh-out-of-jail cat burglar, is approached by Dr. Amusa (Moses Gunn) with a scheme to steal a gem from a museum that was itself stolen from his African country during colonial times — and he wants the gem returned to its rightful place. Dortmunder quickly assembles a team of the best, most experienced cat burglars he knows. An elaborate plan is hatched, but the perfect heist threatens to run off the rails.
JEREMIAH JOHNSON
Thu, Feb 5 at 5:35pm

JEREMIAH JOHNSON

Soured by civilisation, Jeremiah Johnson (Robert Redford) sets out in the mid-1800's to be a mountain man, seeking solitude in a wilderness whose purity he never questioned. Shot on location in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains — the home of Redford’s Sundance Film Festival — and directed by Sydney Pollock (see also THE WAY WE WERE).
THE WAY WE WERE
Wed, Feb 4 at 5:30pm

THE WAY WE WERE

Set against the political backdrops of the lead-up to World War II and later McCarthyism, a diametrically opposed couple (Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford) come together only to find that genuine friendship and physical attraction is not enough to overcome fundamental societal beliefs. Directed by Sydney Pollock (see also JEREMIAH JOHNSON).
ORDINARY PEOPLE
Tue, Feb 3 at 5:20pm

ORDINARY PEOPLE

Directed by first-time filmmaker Robert Redford — more than years deep into his acting career at the time — ORDINARY PEOPLE stars Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore in this intense examination of a family being torn apart by tension and tragedy. Superb performances and masterful direction complement the award-winning screenplay, based upon the novel by Judith Guest.
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT (35mm)
Sat-Sun, Feb 28-Mar 1

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT (35mm)

The Maclean brothers, Paul (Brad Pitt, in a pivotal early role) and Norman (Craig Sheffer), live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister (Tom Skerritt), the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. Robert Redford directs Norman McClean’s semi-autobiographical novel in the bucolic splendor of Montana.
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