6 Best Farley Granger Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 23, 2026

Farley Granger brought a boyish vulnerability to American film noir, and his two collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock became defining performances. Strangers on a Train has a tennis player horrified by a stranger’s proposal to swap murders, Rope is the other Hitchcock, Senso leads a Venetian countess’s affair towards betrayal, Side Street has a broke mail carrier steal cash that belongs to criminals, and Hans Christian Andersen dramatises the storyteller’s life. They Live by Night rounds out the list.

Senso (1954)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A Venetian countess's affair with an Austrian officer during wartime leads her towards betrayal.

Directed by Luchino Visconti · 2h 03m

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max

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Hans Christian Andersen (1952)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A dramatised fable follows the beloved Danish storyteller's life and the tales he told.

Directed by Charles Vidor · 1h 52m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Strangers on a Train (1951)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A tennis player is horrified when a stranger proposes they 'swap' murders to get away with both.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 41m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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Side Street (1949)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A desperate, broke postman steals an envelope of cash, unaware it belongs to dangerous criminals.

Directed by Anthony Mann · 1h 23m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Rope (1948)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 93% Metacritic 73

Two friends host a dinner party in the same apartment where they've just hidden a murder victim's body.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 21m · Rated PG

4 wins & 3 nominations

Where to watch

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

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They Live by Night (1948)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Farley Granger features in this noir about two young lovers on the run who try to build a life together despite the criminal past behind them.

Directed by Nicholas Ray · 1h 36m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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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 Farley Granger Movies

Senso (1954)

Hans Christian Andersen (1952)

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Side Street (1949)

Rope (1948)

They Live by Night (1948)

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