6 Best Grandon Rhodes Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 4, 2026

Grandon Rhodes brought a dependable, authoritative presence to Hollywood and was often cast as a doctor, official or courtroom figure in film noir and drama. Born Yesterday has a businessman hiring a tutor for a girlfriend who proves smarter, Detective Story shatters a rigid cop’s worldview, Angel Face falls an ambulance driver for a dangerous young woman, and Human Desire draws a railroad engineer into a deadly affair. All the King’s Men and White Heat round out the list.

Human Desire (1954)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A returning war veteran becomes entangled in a dangerous affair with a coworker's wife.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 1h 31m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Angel Face (1953)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Grandon Rhodes features in this noir about an ambulance driver who falls dangerously in love with a manipulative young woman who may be a killer.

Directed by Otto Preminger · 1h 31m · Rated NR

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Detective Story (1951)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A rigid, uncompromising police detective's harsh worldview is shattered by a devastating personal revelation.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 43m

Where to watch

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

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Born Yesterday (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A crooked businessman hires a tutor to polish his uneducated girlfriend, who turns out far sharper than expected.

Directed by George Cukor · 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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All the King's Men (1949)

TMDB ★ 7.0

An idealistic politician rises to power and becomes the kind of tyrant he once opposed.

Directed by Robert Rossen · 1h 49m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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White Heat (1949)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Grandon Rhodes features in this Cagney classic about a psychotic, mother-obsessed gangster who plans a daring heist while an undercover agent infiltrates his gang.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 54m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · 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 Grandon Rhodes Movies

Human Desire (1954)

Angel Face (1953)

Detective Story (1951)

Born Yesterday (1950)

All the King's Men (1949)

White Heat (1949)

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