# Is This Robert Duvall's Best Performance? | The Apostle

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Podcast: [Four Play](https://stenobird.com/podcast/four-play-6471340)
Published: 2026-05-17T11:45:00+00:00
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## Resource

Robert Duvall wrote it, directed it, and delivered his career-best performance in it. The Apostle is a $5 million Southern Gothic character study about a charismatic Pentecostal preacher who murders a man with a baseball bat at his own children's Little League game, flees to small-town Louisiana, and builds an entirely new congregation from scratch. He is a wife-beater, a womanizer, a killer, and a true believer. There is no rug pull. Richard Lewis, MonteCristo, and Thorin break down why this is the most honest film about faith Hollywood has ever made.

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