6 Best Coleen Gray Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 1, 2026

Drama intense

Coleen Gray brought quiet sincerity to 1940s and 50s film noir, often serving as the one grounded, decent presence in the genre’s darkest stories. The Killing assembles a crew for a meticulously planned racetrack robbery, Death of a Scoundrel traces a ruthless financier’s betrayals, Red River tests a stubborn rancher and his defiant ward on a cattle drive, and Sand separates a wild mustang from the ranch hand who loves him. Nightmare Alley and Kiss of Death round out the list.

Death of a Scoundrel (1956) 01

Death of a Scoundrel (1956)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A ruthless financier's rise to wealth is built on a lifetime of betraying everyone close to him.

Directed by Charles Martin · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video

The Killing (1956) 02

The Killing (1956)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 96% Metacritic 91

A meticulously planned racetrack robbery unravels through the weakest links in the crew.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 1h 25m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

Sand (1949) 03

Sand (1949)

TMDB ★ 6.0

A wild mustang and the ranch hand who loves him are separated and reunited across the open range.

Directed by Louis King · 1h 18m

Red River (1948) 04

Red River (1948)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A stubborn rancher's brutal leadership on a massive cattle drive pushes his adopted son to mutiny.

Directed by Howard Hawks · 2h 13m

Where to watch

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

Nightmare Alley (1947) 05

Nightmare Alley (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.6

An ambitious carnival worker's con-artist scheme as a fake spiritualist spirals towards his own ruin.

Directed by Edmund Goulding · 1h 52m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV

Kiss of Death (1947) 06

Kiss of Death (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A small-time criminal turns informant to protect his family, drawing the attention of a psychotic killer.

Directed by Henry Hathaway · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

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.