Movie·1979·115 min

The Great Santini

Name: The Great Santini
Genre: Drama
Released: 1979-10-26
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe, Lisa Jane Persky, Julie Anne Haddock

The Great Santini streams in the US on TCM, and free with ads on YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel and 1 more app, as of October 5, 2026.

The bravest thing he would ever do was let his family love him.

6.8 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 95%Audience 75%Metacritic 64IMDb 7.2Letterboxd 3.4

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Drama

As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.

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