6 Best Lana Turner Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 25, 2026

Lana Turner became one of Hollywood’s most glamorous stars of the 1940s and 50s, and her best performances revealed real depth beneath the studio-made image. Imitation of Life weaves ambition, race and identity, Peyton Place surfaces a New England town’s secrets, The Bad and the Beautiful remembers a ruthless producer, and Madame X faces her abandoned son decades later. Cass Timberlane and The Postman Always Rings Twice round out the list.

Madame X (1966)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A woman disgraced by scandal is forced to abandon her son, only to face him decades later as his defence lawyer.

Directed by David Lowell Rich · 1h 40m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Imitation of Life (1959)

TMDB ★ 7.6

An aspiring actress and her Black housekeeper's daughter both deal with ambition, race and heartache.

Directed by Douglas Sirk · 2h 05m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Peyton Place (1957)

TMDB ★ 7.1

The hidden secrets and scandals of a small New England town come to the surface over one eventful year.

Directed by Mark Robson · 2h 37m

Where to watch

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

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The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A ruthless Hollywood producer's manipulative rise to power leaves a trail of betrayed collaborators.

Directed by Vincente Minnelli · 1h 58m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Cass Timberlane (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.0

A middle-aged judge's marriage to a much younger woman from a different class is tested by scandal.

Directed by George Sidney · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM

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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A drifter's affair with a diner owner's wife leads them both toward a deadly, desperate plan.

Directed by Tay Garnett · 1h 53m · 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 Lana Turner Movies

Madame X (1966)

Imitation of Life (1959)

Peyton Place (1957)

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Cass Timberlane (1947)

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

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