6 Best Ann Todd Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 14, 2026

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Ann Todd brought a cool, elegant intensity to British cinema of the 1940s and 50s and excelled in psychological dramas and Hitchcockian thrillers. The Paradine Case has a barrister falling for the widow he defends, The Seventh Veil is the 1945 psychological melodrama, The Sound Barrier pushes test pilots to break the sound barrier, Madeleine puts a Victorian woman on trial for poison, and Taste of Fear convinces a wheelchair user she’s being driven mad. Things to Come rounds out the list.

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Taste of Fear (1961)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Ann Todd is in this Hammer thriller about a wheelchair-bound woman returning to her father's villa who becomes convinced she's being driven to madness.

Directed by Seth Holt · 1h 22m · Rated NR

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The Sound Barrier (1952)

TMDB ★ 6.5

An aircraft manufacturer's obsession with breaking the sound barrier endangers the test pilots who fly for him.

Directed by David Lean · 1h 57m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, History Vault, Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video · Buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Madeleine (1950)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Ann Todd features in this David Lean drama about a Victorian woman who stands trial for the poisoning death of her secret lover.

Directed by David Lean · 1h 55m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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The Paradine Case (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Ann Todd features in this Hitchcock drama about a married barrister who falls dangerously in love with the beautiful widow he's defending against a murder charge.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 54m

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The Seventh Veil (1945)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Ann Todd appears in this British drama about a brilliant pianist whose tyrannical guardian may be responsible for her fragile mental state.

Directed by Compton Bennett · 1h 34m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Things to Come (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Ann Todd features in this sci-fi epic where a devastating world war plunges humanity into decades of collapse before a utopian scientific society rises.

Directed by William Cameron Menzies · 1h 40m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Criterion Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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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.