8 Best Gregory Peck Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 9, 2026

Gregory Peck built his career on quiet moral authority, and his best roles used that steady decency as the foundation for stories about doing right under real pressure. To Kill a Mockingbird defends a Black man falsely accused in a divided South, Cape Fear terrorises his family with a vengeful ex-convict, The Guns of Navarone sends commandos on a near-impossible mission, and The Omen has a diplomat realising his adopted son may be the antichrist. Roman Holiday, Gentleman’s Agreement, Spellbound and The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit round out the list.

The Omen (1976)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 76% Metacritic 62

A diplomat slowly realises his adopted son may be the literal Antichrist.

Directed by Richard Donner · 1h 51m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar6 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Cape Fear (1962)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A lawyer's family is terrorised by a vengeful ex-convict he once helped put behind bars.

Directed by J. Lee Thompson · 1h 46m · Rated PG

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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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 93% Metacritic 88

A small-town Southern lawyer defends a Black man falsely accused of assault.

Directed by Robert Mulligan · 2h 09m · Rated NR

Won 3 Oscars14 wins & 16 nominations

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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The Guns of Navarone (1961)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A team of Allied commandos takes on a near-impossible mission to destroy massive German artillery.

Directed by J. Lee Thompson · 2h 40m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Gregory Peck stars as a war veteran trying to square his corporate ambitions with his family life.

Directed by Nunnally Johnson · 2h 33m

Where to watch

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

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Roman Holiday (1953)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A runaway princess spends a whirlwind day of freedom in Rome with an American reporter hiding his true motives.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 59m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium 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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Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A journalist poses as Jewish to investigate antisemitism and uncovers prejudice within his own circle.

Directed by Elia Kazan · 1h 58m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Spellbound (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.2

An amnesiac psychiatrist suspected of murder must uncover his true identity to clear his name.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 51m

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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.

8 Best Gregory Peck Movies

The Omen (1976)

Cape Fear (1962)

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

The Guns of Navarone (1961)

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

Roman Holiday (1953)

Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

Spellbound (1945)

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