6 Best Ann Doran Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 24, 2026

Ann Doran brought a warm, dependable presence to Hollywood across an extraordinarily prolific career, often as supportive mothers and neighbours. Rebel Without a Cause has a troubled new student clashing with his parents, Meet John Doe has a newspaper hoax spiralling into a political movement, and Christmas in Connecticut has a writer’s fabricated home life put to the test. Man of a Thousand Faces, His Girl Friday and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington round out the list.

Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A dramatisation of the rise of legendary silent film star Lon Chaney.

Directed by Joseph Pevney · 2h 02m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A troubled new kid in town clashes with his parents and a violent local gang in one restless night.

Directed by Nicholas Ray · 1h 51m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A magazine writer's invented domestic life is put to the test when she must host a war hero for the holidays.

Directed by Peter Godfrey · 1h 42m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Meet John Doe (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A fabricated newspaper hoax about a suicidal everyman spirals into an unstoppable political movement.

Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 03m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus, Pure Flix, Fandor Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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His Girl Friday (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A newspaper editor schemes to stop his star reporter ex-wife from remarrying and leaving journalism.

Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 32m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Pure Flix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 85% Metacritic 73

A naive, idealistic new senator battles entrenched political corruption in Washington.

Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 10m · Rated NR

Won 1 Oscar8 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Ann Doran Movies

Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

Meet John Doe (1941)

His Girl Friday (1940)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

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