6 Best Anne Revere Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 3, 2026

Anne Revere brought grounded, maternal strength to Hollywood’s golden age and earned acclaim for her portrayals of devoted, principled mothers. A Place in the Sun threatens a young man’s ambition to marry rich with his pregnant working-class girlfriend, Gentleman’s Agreement poses a journalist as Jewish, Body and Soul corrupts a boxer’s rise, and Dragonwyck marries a young woman into a mysterious family. The Song of Bernadette and The Thin Man Goes Home round out the list.

A Place in the Sun (1951)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A poor young man's ambition to marry into wealth is threatened by his pregnant working-class girlfriend.

Directed by George Stevens · 2h 02m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A journalist poses as Jewish to investigate antisemitism and uncovers prejudice within his own circle.

Directed by Elia Kazan · 1h 58m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Body and Soul (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Anne Revere is in this boxing noir about an ambitious fighter whose rise to the championship is corrupted by the mob figures controlling him.

Directed by Robert Rossen · 1h 44m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Dragonwyck (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Anne Revere appears in this gothic drama about a young woman who marries into a wealthy, mysterious family whose patriarch harbours dark and dangerous secrets.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 1h 43m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Anne Revere is in this mystery about a detective and his socialite wife who visit his hometown and stumble into a murder investigation.

Directed by Richard Thorpe · 1h 41m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The Song of Bernadette (1943)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Alan Napier features in this drama about a poor young French girl who claims to have witnessed a vision of the Virgin Mary.

Directed by Henry King · 2h 36m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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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 Anne Revere Movies

A Place in the Sun (1951)

Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

Body and Soul (1947)

Dragonwyck (1946)

The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

The Song of Bernadette (1943)

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