6 Best Judith Anderson Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 3, 2026

Judith Anderson brought icy, commanding intensity to Hollywood and is immortalised as the sinister Mrs. Danvers, though she was formidable in every role. Rebecca is that part. And Then There Were None picks off ten strangers on an island, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers resurfaces a childhood secret, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof gathers a Southern family around buried resentment, and Star Trek III defies orders to retrieve a friend. Laura rounds out the list.

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Captain Kirk defies orders to retrieve his fallen friend's body and bring him back to life.

Directed by Leonard Nimoy · 1h 45m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · 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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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A Southern family's deep resentments and secrets boil over during a tense birthday gathering.

Directed by Richard Brooks · 1h 48m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Judith Anderson features in this noir about a wealthy woman whose dark childhood secret resurfaces when a stranger arrives in town.

Directed by Lewis Milestone · 1h 55m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Brew, YouTube TV, MGM Plus · 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, FlixFling

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And Then There Were None (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Ten strangers invited to an island are murdered one by one, each death matching an old nursery rhyme.

Directed by René Clair · 1h 38m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel · Rent: Fandango At Home · Buy: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Laura (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A detective investigating a woman's murder falls in love with her through her portrait.

Directed by Otto Preminger · 1h 28m

Where to watch

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

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Rebecca (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A young bride is haunted by the lingering presence of her husband's dead first wife.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 10m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Brew

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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 Judith Anderson Movies

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

And Then There Were None (1945)

Laura (1944)

Rebecca (1940)

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