6 Best Isabel Jewell Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 23, 2026

Isabel Jewell brought a distinctive, often tragic presence to Hollywood and memorably portrayed vulnerable, doomed working-class women. High Sierra complicates an ageing escaped convict’s resort heist, Gone with the Wind adds a small role, Marie Antoinette follows a queen’s doomed reign, and Lost Horizon discovers a hidden Himalayan paradise. A Tale of Two Cities and Manhattan Melodrama round out the list.

High Sierra (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.5

An ageing gangster fresh out of prison plans one last big heist at a mountain resort.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 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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Gone with the Wind (1939)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 90% Metacritic 97

A headstrong Southern belle's tumultuous romances unfold against the backdrop of the Civil War.

Directed by Victor Fleming · 3h 58m · Rated G

Won 8 Oscars26 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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Marie Antoinette (1938)

TMDB ★ 6.9

The doomed French queen's extravagant reign unravels amid growing revolutionary unrest.

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 2h 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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Lost Horizon (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Plane crash survivors discover a hidden utopian paradise deep in the Himalayas.

Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 12m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A dissolute English lawyer gives up everything for the woman he loves during the French Revolution.

Directed by Jack Conway · 2h 06m

Where to watch

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

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Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Two childhood friends raised together grow up to become a gangster and a district attorney.

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 1h 33m · 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 Isabel Jewell Movies

High Sierra (1941)

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Marie Antoinette (1938)

Lost Horizon (1937)

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

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