6 Best Butterfly McQueen Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 27, 2026

Butterfly McQueen became one of classic Hollywood’s most recognisable voices and faces in her unforgettable supporting role in Gone with the Wind. Mildred Pierce, Since You Went Away and The Women are other highlights, Duel in the Sun catches a mixed-race orphan between two brothers, and The Mosquito Coast takes an eccentric inventor’s family to the Central American jungle.

The Mosquito Coast (1986)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Butterfly McQueen appears in this Harrison Ford drama about an eccentric inventor who relocates his family to the Central American jungle to build a utopian society.

Directed by Peter Weir · 1h 59m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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Duel in the Sun (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A fiery mixed-race woman ignites a dangerous rivalry between two feuding cattle baron brothers.

Directed by King Vidor · 2h 24m

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Mildred Pierce (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A hardworking single mother's restaurant empire cannot satisfy her ungrateful, manipulative daughter.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 51m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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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Since You Went Away (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.6

An American family copes with hardship, romance and uncertainty on the home front during the Second World War.

Directed by John Cromwell · 2h 57m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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The Women (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Barbara Pepper features in this comedy about a wealthy socialite who navigates gossip, betrayal and divorce among her catty circle of friends.

Directed by George Cukor · 2h 13m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Gone with the Wind (1939)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 90% Metacritic 97

A headstrong Southern belle's tumultuous romances unfold against the backdrop of the Civil War.

Directed by Victor Fleming · 3h 58m · Rated G

Won 8 Oscars26 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, 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 Butterfly McQueen Movies

The Mosquito Coast (1986)

Duel in the Sun (1946)

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Since You Went Away (1944)

The Women (1939)

Gone with the Wind (1939)

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