6 Best Edna May Oliver Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 31, 2026

Edna May Oliver brought a sharp-tongued, no-nonsense comic presence to Hollywood and became one of the era’s best-loved character actresses. Pride and Prejudice follows a witty young woman and a wealthy, aloof suitor, A Tale of Two Cities sacrifices a lawyer’s life for love in the French Revolution, David Copperfield builds an orphan’s life, and Drums Along the Mohawk faces frontier hardship. Little Women and Cimarron round out the list.

Pride and Prejudice (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A sharp-witted young woman navigates courtship and pride while confronting a wealthy, aloof suitor.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · 1h 58m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A newlywed couple faces brutal hardship and constant danger settling the frontier during the American Revolution.

Directed by John Ford · 1h 40m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A dissolute English lawyer gives up everything for the woman he loves during the French Revolution.

Directed by Jack Conway · 2h 06m

Where to watch

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

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David Copperfield (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.5

An orphaned boy makes his way through a colourful cast of relatives and guardians on the road to adulthood.

Directed by George Cukor · 2h 10m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Little Women (1933)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Four sisters navigate love, ambition and hardship while growing up during the Civil War.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 55m · 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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Cimarron (1931)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A restless frontiersman and his wife stake their claim in the Oklahoma land rush and build a life over decades.

Directed by Wesley Ruggles · 2h 03m

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix · 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 Edna May Oliver Movies

Pride and Prejudice (1940)

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

David Copperfield (1935)

Little Women (1933)

Cimarron (1931)

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