6 Best Jan Sterling Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 13, 2026

Jan Sterling brought a tough, world-weary edge to Hollywood noir and drama and earned an Oscar nomination for The High and the Mighty. Ace in the Hole has a disgraced reporter exploiting a man trapped in a cave, The Harder They Fall promotes a hapless boxer in a fixed fight racket, 1984 punishes a government worker’s secret rebellion, and The Incident traps a subway car of passengers too scared to intervene. Caged and Johnny Belinda round out the list.

The Incident (1967)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Jan Sterling appears as two young thugs terrorise a subway car full of passengers too afraid to step in.

Directed by Larry Peerce · 1h 39m

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The Harder They Fall (1956)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Jan Sterling appears as a struggling sportswriter hired to promote a hapless boxer in a corrupt, fixed fight game.

Directed by Mark Robson · 1h 49m · Rated NR

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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1984 (1956)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A government worker's secret rebellion against a totalitarian state has devastating consequences.

Directed by Michael Anderson · 1h 30m · Rated NR

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Ace in the Hole (1951)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A cynical reporter deliberately drags out a man's rescue from a cave-in to maximise the story.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 1h 52m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Brew, FlixFling, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Caged (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A naive young woman is hardened by the brutal realities of life inside a women's prison.

Directed by John Cromwell · 1h 36m

Where to watch

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

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Johnny Belinda (1948)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A deaf-mute woman on an isolated farm is helped by a compassionate doctor after she is assaulted.

Directed by Jean Negulesco · 1h 42m · 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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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 Jan Sterling Movies

The Incident (1967)

The Harder They Fall (1956)

1984 (1956)

Ace in the Hole (1951)

Caged (1950)

Johnny Belinda (1948)

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