7 Best Faye Dunaway Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 13, 2026

Drama intensethought provoking

Faye Dunaway brought a glamorous, dangerous intensity to American cinema in the 1970s and anchored some of the decade’s most acclaimed, unsettling dramas. Network exploits a news anchor’s on-air breakdown for ratings, Three Days of the Condor forces a stranger to hide a CIA researcher on the run, Eyes of Laura Mars gives a photographer visions of a killer’s murders, and Mommie Dearest dramatises Joan Crawford’s abuse of her daughter. Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown and The Thomas Crown Affair round out the list.

Mommie Dearest (1981) 01

Mommie Dearest (1981)

TMDB ★ 5.8

A legendary actress's public glamour masks the abusive, controlling reality of life with her adopted daughter.

Directed by Frank Perry · 2h 09m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) 02

Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A fashion photographer begins experiencing psychic visions of a serial killer's murders.

Directed by Irvin Kershner · 1h 44m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Network (1976) 03

Network (1976)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 90% Metacritic 83

A failing network turns its unravelling anchor's on-air breakdown into a ratings sensation.

Directed by Sidney Lumet · 2h 02m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars20 wins & 27 nominations

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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Three Days of the Condor (1975) 04

Three Days of the Condor (1975)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A CIA analyst returns from lunch to find his entire office murdered, with no idea why.

Directed by Sydney Pollack · 1h 57m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Chinatown (1974) 05

Chinatown (1974)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 98% Metacritic 92

A private detective investigating an adultery case uncovers a vast conspiracy over Los Angeles's water supply.

Directed by Roman Polanski · 2h 10m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar21 wins & 24 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · 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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The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) 06

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A bored billionaire orchestrates elaborate heists purely for the thrill of the challenge.

Directed by Norman Jewison · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus · 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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Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 07

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 91% Metacritic 86

Two Depression-era outlaws rob their way across the Midwest and into folk-hero infamy.

Directed by Arthur Penn · 1h 51m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars23 wins & 29 nominations

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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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.