6 Best Isobel Elsom Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 23, 2026

Isobel Elsom brought a refined, aristocratic bearing to Hollywood across five decades and frequently played society matrons and formidable mother figures. My Fair Lady transforms a flower girl into a lady, Lust for Life follows Van Gogh’s tormented genius, The Secret Garden discovers a hidden garden that transforms a gloomy estate, and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir bonds a widow with a ghost. The White Cliffs of Dover and Between Two Worlds round out the list.

My Fair Lady (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 94% Metacritic 95

A phonetics professor bets he can pass a Cockney flower girl off as a duchess.

Directed by George Cukor · 2h 53m · Rated G

Won 8 Oscars26 wins & 13 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · 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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Lust for Life (1956)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A dramatisation of Vincent van Gogh's turbulent life, mental illness and singular artistic vision.

Directed by Vincente Minnelli · 2h 02m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Secret Garden (1949)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Isobel Elsom appears in this adaptation about an orphaned girl who discovers a hidden, neglected garden that transforms her uncle's gloomy estate.

Directed by Fred M. Wilcox · 1h 32m

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

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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Anna Lee appears as a widow who moves into a haunted seaside cottage and falls for the gruff ghost who lives there.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 1h 45m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Gladys Cooper features in this wartime drama about an American woman who reflects on decades of love and loss after settling in England.

Directed by Clarence Brown · 2h 06m · Rated NR

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Between Two Worlds (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Isabel Elsom is among the passengers on a mysterious ocean liner who slowly realise they may already be dead.

Directed by Edward A. Blatt · 1h 52m · Rated NR

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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 Isobel Elsom Movies

My Fair Lady (1964)

Lust for Life (1956)

The Secret Garden (1949)

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

Between Two Worlds (1944)

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