6 Best Cathleen Nesbitt Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 30, 2026

Cathleen Nesbitt brought a graceful, dignified English presence to Hollywood across a remarkably long career and often played wise grandmothers and elegant matriarchs. Julia smuggles money for a childhood friend resisting the Nazis, French Connection II hunts a heroin kingpin in Marseille, The Parent Trap swaps twins at camp, and Separate Tables confronts a seaside hotel’s disappointments. An Affair to Remember and Three Coins in the Fountain round out the list.

Julia (1977)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A playwright risks her life smuggling money to help her childhood friend resist the Nazis.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann · 1h 57m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Buy: Amazon Video

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French Connection II (1975)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Cathleen Nesbitt appears in this sequel where a determined New York detective travels to Marseille to hunt down an elusive drug lord.

Directed by John Frankenheimer · 1h 59m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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The Parent Trap (1961)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Twin sisters separated at birth swap identities after meeting by chance at summer camp.

Directed by David Swift · 2h 09m · Rated G

Where to watch

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

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Separate Tables (1958)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Residents at a quiet English seaside hotel confront their own private disappointments.

Directed by Delbert Mann · 1h 38m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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An Affair to Remember (1957)

TMDB ★ 7.7

Two engaged strangers fall for each other during an ocean voyage and agree to meet again if their feelings last.

Directed by Leo McCarey · 1h 51m · 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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Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Cathleen Nesbitt features in this romance about three American women working in Rome who each pursue romance with the help of a legendary fountain.

Directed by Jean Negulesco · 1h 42m · Rated G

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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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 Cathleen Nesbitt Movies

Julia (1977)

French Connection II (1975)

The Parent Trap (1961)

Separate Tables (1958)

An Affair to Remember (1957)

Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)

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