6 Best Audrey Totter Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 1, 2026

Audrey Totter became one of film noir’s most reliable femmes fatales, bringing a brassy, knowing edge to tough 1940s crime pictures. Lady in the Lake tells a detective’s investigation entirely from his point of view, The Set-Up has an aging boxer refusing to throw a fight, and Tension has a drugstore manager assuming a new identity to murder. Any Number Can Play, The Unsuspected and The Postman Always Rings Twice round out the list.

Any Number Can Play (1949)

TMDB ★ 6.4

An ageing casino owner's failing health makes him reconsider his life and strained family relationships.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 52m

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

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The Set-Up (1949)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Audrey Totter features in this boxing noir about an ageing fighter who refuses to throw a bout, defying the gangsters who bet against him.

Directed by Robert Wise · 1h 13m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Tension (1949)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Audrey Totter stars in a noir about a mild drugstore manager who assumes a new identity to murder the man who stole his wife.

Directed by John Berry · 1h 35m · Rated NR

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Lady in the Lake (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A private detective's investigation into a missing woman is told entirely through his own eyes.

Directed by Robert Montgomery · 1h 45m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Unsuspected (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Audrey Totter features in this noir where a radio host's secretary is murdered and a young woman close to him grows suspicious.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 43m · Rated NR

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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A drifter's affair with a diner owner's wife leads them both toward a deadly, desperate plan.

Directed by Tay Garnett · 1h 53m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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 Audrey Totter Movies

Any Number Can Play (1949)

The Set-Up (1949)

Tension (1949)

Lady in the Lake (1946)

The Unsuspected (1947)

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

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