6 Best Ava Gardner Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 14, 2027

Drama intensethought provoking

Ava Gardner became one of the great screen beauties of the studio era, and her smoky, world-weary presence anchored some of the most acclaimed dramas of the 1950s and ’60s.

The Night of the Iguana (1964) 01

The Night of the Iguana (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A disgraced former minister leading a tour group in Mexico confronts a personal and spiritual crisis.

The Sun Also Rises (1957) 02

The Sun Also Rises (1957)

IMDb ★ 6.4

A group of disillusioned expatriates drift between Paris and Spain in the aftermath of World War I.

The Barefoot Contessa (1954) 03

The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

IMDb ★ 7.0

A Spanish dancer's meteoric rise to Hollywood stardom is shadowed by tragedy and unhappiness.

Mogambo (1953) 04

Mogambo (1953)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A big-game hunter's life in Africa is complicated by two very different women vying for his affection.

Show Boat (1951) 05

Show Boat (1951)

IMDb ★ 6.9

Performers aboard a Mississippi River show boat navigate romance and scandal across the decades.

The Killers (1946) 06

The Killers (1946)

IMDb ★ 7.6

An insurance investigator uncovers the doomed romance behind a former boxer's murder by hired hitmen.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.