6 Best Edith Evans Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 4, 2026

Comedy feel goodthought provoking

Edith Evans was celebrated as one of the greatest British stage actresses of the 20th century, and her rare screen appearances remain treasured for their commanding comic and dramatic precision. Tom Jones follows a foundling’s comic romantic misadventures, The Chalk Garden threatens a household with a governess’s secrets, The Whisperers fuses an isolated woman’s paranoia and vulnerability, and Scrooge visits a miser with three spirits. Look Back in Anger and The Importance of Being Earnest round out the list.

Scrooge (1970) 01

Scrooge (1970)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Edith Evans features in this musical Dickens adaptation about a miserly old man visited by three spirits who show him the true meaning of Christmas.

Directed by Ronald Neame · 1h 54m · Rated G

Where to watch

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

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The Whisperers (1967) 02

The Whisperers (1967)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Edith Evans features in this drama about an elderly, isolated woman whose paranoid delusions and real vulnerability intertwine.

Directed by Bryan Forbes · 1h 45m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, ScreenPix Apple TV channel

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The Chalk Garden (1964) 03

The Chalk Garden (1964)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Edith Evans appears in this drama about a mysterious new governess whose past secrets threaten to disrupt a troubled household.

Directed by Ronald Neame · 1h 45m

Where to watch

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

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Tom Jones (1963) 04

Tom Jones (1963)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A charming, illegitimate young man's roguish adventures and romantic entanglements scandalise 18th-century England.

Directed by Tony Richardson · 2h 08m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Look Back in Anger (1959) 05

Look Back in Anger (1959)

TMDB ★ 7.0

An embittered young man's frustration with his stagnant life poisons his marriage and friendships.

Directed by Tony Richardson · 1h 38m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, TCM, HBO Max

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The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) 06

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Edith Evans appears as two friends' invented alter egos spiral into farcical romantic complications.

Directed by Anthony Asquith · 1h 35m

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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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.