6 Best Googie Withers Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 21, 2026

Googie Withers brought a striking, forceful presence to British film noir, and her postwar dramas remain among the era’s most acclaimed. It Always Rains on Sunday throws a working-class family into turmoil with an escaped convict’s return, Night and the City spirals a hustler’s wrestling racket scheme into disaster, Dead of Night recounts supernatural tales at a country house, and Nickel Queen upends an Australian pub owner’s life with a mining fortune. One of Our Aircraft Is Missing and The Lady Vanishes round out the list.

Nickel Queen (1971)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Googie Withers features in this Australian comedy about a pub owner whose sudden mining fortune upends her quiet life and relationships.

Directed by John McCallum · 1h 29m

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Night and the City (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A small-time hustler's scheme to control London's wrestling promotion racket spirals out of control.

Directed by Jules Dassin · 1h 35m

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV

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It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Gladys Henson appears in this British drama about an escaped convict hiding in his former lover's East End home who threatens to unravel her carefully rebuilt life.

Directed by Robert Hamer · 1h 32m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: BFI Player Amazon Channel

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Dead of Night (1945)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 96%

An architect's recurring nightmare is echoed by his dinner guests' own unsettling supernatural stories.

Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti & Charles Crichton · 1h 43m · Rated NR

2 wins & 3 nominations

Where to watch

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

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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Eric Portman appears in this British war film about a downed bomber crew who rely on Dutch resistance fighters to evade capture by German forces.

Directed by Emeric Pressburger & Michael Powell · 1h 42m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Lady Vanishes (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A young woman aboard a European train insists a kindly governess has vanished, though no one else remembers her.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 36m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Philo, Criterion Channel, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 Googie Withers Movies

Nickel Queen (1971)

Night and the City (1950)

It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)

Dead of Night (1945)

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

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