The best Robert Altman films
The top 3 according to 281 votes from people: Nashville (1975) · M*A*S*H (1970) · McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971). (Updated Feb 22, 2025.)
Overlapping dialogue, sprawling casts and a Palme d'Or: Altman's best films from M*A*S*H to A Prairie Home Companion, ordered from Gold Derby and MovieWeb's rankings.
Top 13
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1
Nashville (1975)
Twenty-four characters around a country-music weekend and a political rally.
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2
M*A*S*H (1970)
Army surgeons in Korea; Palme d'Or at Cannes.
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3
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Warren Beatty and Julie Christie in a snowbound anti-western.
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4
Short Cuts (1993)
Raymond Carver stories woven across Los Angeles; Golden Lion in Venice.
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5
Gosford Park (2001)
Upstairs-downstairs murder mystery; Oscar for Julian Fellowes's screenplay.
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6
The Player (1992)
Tim Robbins in a Hollywood satire; best director at Cannes.
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7
Thieves Like Us (1974)
Depression-era bank robbers in Mississippi.
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8
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Elliott Gould as a shambling Philip Marlowe.
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9
3 Women (1977)
Shelley Duvall and Sissy Spacek in a dreamlike desert drama.
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10
Secret Honor (1984)
Philip Baker Hall alone on screen as Richard Nixon.
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11
Brewster McCloud (1970)
A boy who wants to fly inside the Houston Astrodome.
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12
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
The last night of a radio show; his final film.
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13
California Split (1974)
George Segal and Elliott Gould as compulsive gamblers.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Nashville is a lot on first watch, but it gets better every time. McCabe & Mrs. Miller is my personal number one though.