6 Best George Sanders Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 29, 2026

Drama intensethought provoking

George Sanders perfected a suave, cynical wit that made him one of Hollywood’s most memorable cads, with a defining turn as a caustic theatre critic in All About Eve. Rebecca and Foreign Correspondent came earlier, The Picture of Dorian Gray lets a portrait age and corrupt in place of its owner, Ivanhoe restores a kidnapped king, and Village of the Damned fills a quiet English village with telepathic children.

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Village of the Damned (1960)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Barbara Shelley features in this sci-fi horror about a quiet English village whose children are born strange and telepathic after a mysterious blackout.

Directed by Wolf Rilla · 1h 17m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Ivanhoe (1952)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A disinherited Saxon knight returns from the Crusades to reclaim his honour and rescue a kidnapped lady.

Directed by Richard Thorpe · 1h 46m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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All About Eve (1950)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 99% Metacritic 98

An ageing Broadway star's life is upended by a seemingly devoted young fan with hidden ambitions.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 2h 19m · Rated PG

Won 6 Oscars27 wins & 22 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: BroadwayHD, Broadway HD Amazon Channel, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Cedric Hardwicke features in this adaptation where a man's portrait ages and corrupts in his place while he stays eternally young.

Directed by Albert Lewin · 1h 51m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Foreign Correspondent (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An American reporter uncovers a Nazi spy ring while investigating political unrest in pre-war Europe.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 00m

Where to watch

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

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Rebecca (1940)

TMDB ★ 8.1

A young bride is haunted by the lingering presence of her husband's dead first wife.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 10m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Brew

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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.