8 Best Goldie Hawn Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 14, 2026

Goldie Hawn turned a bubbly comic persona into decades of box-office hits, often playing women who turn out to be far sharper than anyone expects. Private Benjamin enlists a pampered widow in the Army on a whim, Overboard convinces an amnesiac heiress she’s a carpenter’s wife, Bird on a Wire sends a witness-protection fugitive on the run with an old flame, and The First Wives Club takes elaborate revenge on husbands who left. Foul Play, Shampoo, Butterflies Are Free and Cactus Flower round out the list.

The First Wives Club (1996)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Three divorced women reunite to take comic revenge on the husbands who left them for younger women.

Directed by Hugh Wilson · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · 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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Bird on a Wire (1990)

TMDB ★ 6.0

A man in witness protection is forced back on the run with an old flame after his cover is blown.

Directed by John Badham · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13

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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Overboard (1987)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A rich, amnesiac woman, played by Goldie Hawn, is convinced by a carpenter she once wronged that she's actually his wife.

Directed by Garry Marshall · 1h 52m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Private Benjamin (1980)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Goldie Hawn plays a pampered widow who enlists in the Army on a whim and unexpectedly discovers real independence.

Directed by Howard Zieff · 1h 50m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Foul Play (1978)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A librarian and a detective team up after she is unwittingly caught up in a political assassination plot.

Directed by Colin Higgins · 1h 56m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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Shampoo (1975)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A womanising Beverly Hills hairdresser juggles multiple relationships over one chaotic Election Day.

Directed by Hal Ashby · 1h 50m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Butterflies Are Free (1972)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A free-spirited young woman befriends her blind neighbour over his overprotective mother's objections.

Directed by Milton Katselas · 1h 49m

Where to watch

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

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Cactus Flower (1969)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A dentist's fake-fiancee scheme to avoid commitment spirals when his real girlfriend gets involved.

Directed by Gene Saks · 1h 43m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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.

8 Best Goldie Hawn Movies

The First Wives Club (1996)

Bird on a Wire (1990)

Overboard (1987)

Private Benjamin (1980)

Foul Play (1978)

Shampoo (1975)

Butterflies Are Free (1972)

Cactus Flower (1969)

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