MICHAEL BRYANT / Inquirer Staff Photographer
Robert Redford, actor, director and activist.
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The 'Kid' is electric
In "Lions for Lambs," Robert Redford the cool icon becomes the passionate political advocate he is in real life.
The Natural (1984) He's the slugger with the lightning-struck bat.
Contact movie critic Carrie Rickey at 215-854-5627 or crickey@phillynews.com. Read her blog, "Flickgrrl," at http://go.philly.com/flickgrrl
Political Redford
The Candidate (1972) An idealist makes compromises on the Senate campaign trail.
All the President's Men (1976) Reporter Bob Woodward - with fellow scribe Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) - cracks open the Watergate break-in and helps to bring down a president.
Lions for Lambs (2007) A professor lights a fire under an apathetic student.
Family Redford
Ordinary People (1980) A boy's death shatters his parents and his brother, who struggle to reassemble their lives.
Quiz Show (1994) A professor cheats on a popular TV show, to the shame of his father.
The Horse Whisperer (1998) After her daughter is severely injured in a riding accident, a mother consults an unorthodox healer.
- Carrie Rickey
Contact movie critic Carrie Rickey at 215-854-5627 or crickey@phillynews.com. Read her blog, "Flickgrrl," at http://go.philly.com/flickgrrl
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