6 Best Eve Arden Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 22, 2026

Eve Arden built a career on sharp, sardonic one-liners and became the definitive wisecracking best friend of golden-age comedy and melodrama alike. Mildred Pierce shows a restaurant empire failing to satisfy a manipulative daughter, My Reputation scandalises a widow’s social circle with a new romance, Anatomy of a Murder has a small-town lawyer defending an army lieutenant, and Grease makes her the high school principal. Cover Girl and Stage Door round out the list.

Grease (1978)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 65% Metacritic 70

Two summer sweethearts from opposite cliques reunite awkwardly at the same high school.

Directed by Randal Kleiser · 1h 50m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 Oscar8 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A small-town lawyer defends a soldier who killed the man he says raped his wife.

Directed by Otto Preminger · 2h 41m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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My Reputation (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A recently widowed woman's new romance scandalises her judgemental social circle.

Directed by Curtis Bernhardt · 1h 34m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Mildred Pierce (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.7

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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Cover Girl (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A chorus girl's sudden rise to modelling fame threatens to come between her and the man she loves.

Directed by Charles Vidor · 1h 47m · 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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Stage Door (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A group of aspiring actresses sharing a boarding house compete for the same coveted Broadway roles.

Directed by Gregory La Cava · 1h 32m · 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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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

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 Eve Arden Movies

Grease (1978)

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

My Reputation (1946)

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Cover Girl (1944)

Stage Door (1937)

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