6 Best Ginger Rogers Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 14, 2026

Ginger Rogers became one of the defining stars of the movie musical dancing opposite Fred Astaire, then proved just as capable carrying dramas alone. Swing Time and Top Hat are the Astaire highlights, The Major and the Minor has her disguising herself as a child for a cheaper train ticket, Kitty Foyle weighs a wealthy love against a struggling one, and Stage Door fills a New York boarding house with competing actresses. Flying Down to Rio rounds out the list.

The Major and the Minor (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Diana Lynn features in this comedy about a woman who poses as a child to save on train fare and ends up pursued by a military officer.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 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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Kitty Foyle (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A working-class woman looks back on her complicated romantic choices between a wealthy man and a doctor.

Directed by Sam Wood · 1h 48m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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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Swing Time (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A gambler and dancer's budding romance is complicated by his engagement to another woman.

Directed by George Stevens · 1h 43m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Top Hat (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Charlie Hall features in this musical about a charming American dancer whose pursuit of a woman in London is complicated by a case of mistaken identity.

Directed by Mark Sandrich · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Flying Down to Rio (1933)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A bandleader's romance with a rich Brazilian woman is complicated by a rival suitor and a big air show.

Directed by Thornton Freeland · 1h 29m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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 Ginger Rogers Movies

The Major and the Minor (1942)

Kitty Foyle (1940)

Stage Door (1937)

Swing Time (1936)

Top Hat (1935)

Flying Down to Rio (1933)

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