6 Best José Ferrer Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 21, 2026

Jose Ferrer brought theatrical eloquence to Hollywood, and his commanding stage-trained voice made him equally effective as hero, villain or tragic romantic. Cyrano de Bergerac and Moulin Rouge are among his best known. The Caine Mutiny exposes a captain’s paranoid instability at a court-martial, Lawrence of Arabia has a cruel Turkish commander capture a British officer, Ship of Fools intertwines passengers on a voyage, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream collides lovers and fairies.

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Mismatched lovers and mischievous fairies collide in an enchanted forest outside Athens.

Directed by Max Reinhardt & William Dieterle · 2h 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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Ship of Fools (1965)

TMDB ★ 7.1

The lives of various passengers aboard an ocean liner intertwine during a tense transatlantic crossing.

Directed by Stanley Kramer · 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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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 93% Metacritic 100

A British officer unites Arab tribes to fight the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.

Directed by David Lean · 3h 48m · Rated PG

Won 7 Oscars31 wins & 14 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Caine Mutiny (1954)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Fred MacMurray is in this story of a naval officer whose court-martial defence exposes the paranoid instability of his captain.

Directed by Edward Dmytryk · 2h 04m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Moulin Rouge (1952)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A physically disabled painter finds artistic inspiration and heartbreak amid the nightlife of Montmartre.

Directed by John Huston · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, IndieFlix, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Fandango At Home

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Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A brilliant but self-conscious swordsman-poet secretly writes love letters on behalf of a rival for the woman he adores.

Directed by Michael Gordon · 1h 53m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, FlixFling

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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 José Ferrer Movies

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)

Ship of Fools (1965)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

The Caine Mutiny (1954)

Moulin Rouge (1952)

Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)

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