6 Best Bette Davis Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 8, 2026

Bette Davis was among Hollywood’s fiercest, most fearless leading ladies, a two-time Oscar winner known for commanding, uncompromising performances. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? has a former child star tormenting her wheelchair-bound sister in a decaying mansion, All About Eve exposes an ageing Broadway star’s ruthless young protegee, Now, Voyager transforms a repressed spinster through therapy and travel, and The Little Foxes sets a Southern matriarch scheming against her own brothers. All This, and Heaven Too and The Letter round out the list.

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A former child star torments her paralysed sister, who was once the bigger Hollywood success.

Directed by Robert Aldrich · 2h 15m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV · 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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All About Eve (1950)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 99% Metacritic 98

An ageing Broadway star's life is upended by a seemingly devoted young fan with hidden ambitions.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 2h 19m · Rated PG

Won 6 Oscars27 wins & 22 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Now, Voyager (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A repressed spinster transformed by therapy and travel finds unexpected romance and independence.

Directed by Irving Rapper · 1h 57m · Rated NR

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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The Little Foxes (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Bette Davis plays a ruthless Southern matriarch scheming against her own greedy brothers to seize control of the family fortune.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 57m

Where to watch

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

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All This, and Heaven Too (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A devoted governess's close bond with her employer causes a scandal that ends in tragedy.

Directed by Anatole Litvak · 2h 21m · 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 Letter (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Bette Davis plays a plantation owner's wife who claims self-defence after shooting a man, but a damning letter threatens her story.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 35m · 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 Bette Davis Movies

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

All About Eve (1950)

Now, Voyager (1942)

The Little Foxes (1941)

All This, and Heaven Too (1940)

The Letter (1940)

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