6 Best Jessie Royce Landis Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 5, 2026

Jessie Royce Landis brought a sophisticated comic touch to Hollywood and memorably played glamorous society mothers in two of Alfred Hitchcock’s finest thrillers. To Catch a Thief clears a reformed jewel thief on the Riviera, North by Northwest chases an advertising man mistaken for an agent, The Swan splits a princess between engagement and love, and Airport battles a blizzard and a bomber. My Foolish Heart and Mr. Belvedere Goes to College round out the list.

Airport (1970)

IMDb ★ 6.6 RT 72% Metacritic 42

A blizzard, a bomber and a stowaway all converge on one chaotic night at a major airport.

Directed by George Seaton · 2h 17m · Rated G

Won 1 Oscar5 wins & 19 nominations

Where to watch

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

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North by Northwest (1959)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 97% Metacritic 98

An advertising executive is mistaken for a spy and pursued across the country by dangerous agents.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 17m · Rated G

Nominated for 3 Oscars9 wins & 7 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · 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 Swan (1956)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Jessie Royce Landis appears in this Grace Kelly drama about a princess who must choose between her arranged royal engagement and her growing feelings for her brother's tutor.

Directed by Charles Vidor · 1h 52m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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To Catch a Thief (1955)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A reformed jewel thief must catch a copycat burglar to clear his own name on the French Riviera.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 46m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: MGM Plus · 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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My Foolish Heart (1950)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Jessie Royce Landis is in this drama about a woman who looks back on the wartime romance that shaped the rest of her troubled life.

Directed by Mark Robson · 1h 38m · Rated NR

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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Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Jessie Royce Landis features in this comedy about a brilliant, unconventional man who enrols in college to win a bet and finds himself entangled in campus life.

Directed by Elliott Nugent · 1h 23m · 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 Jessie Royce Landis Movies

Airport (1970)

North by Northwest (1959)

The Swan (1956)

To Catch a Thief (1955)

My Foolish Heart (1950)

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)

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