6 Best Lester Matthews Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 30, 2026

Lester Matthews built a remarkably prolific Hollywood career, appearing in hundreds of films as British officers, doctors and aristocrats over four decades. Ministry of Fear stumbles a man just out of an asylum into a Nazi spy plot, 5 Fingers sells wartime secrets from a diplomat’s valet, Objective, Burma! drops paratroopers behind Japanese lines, and Niagara ensnares a honeymooning couple in murder. The Sea Hawk and The Adventures of Robin Hood round out the list.

Niagara (1953)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A honeymooning couple becomes entangled with a troubled pair whose marriage hides a murder plot.

Directed by Henry Hathaway · 1h 32m

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5 Fingers (1952)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A British diplomat's valet secretly sells wartime secrets to the Nazis for a fortune.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 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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Objective, Burma! (1945)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Lester Matthews appears in this Errol Flynn war film about American paratroopers on a dangerous mission deep behind Japanese lines in the Burmese jungle.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 2h 22m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Ministry of Fear (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Lester Matthews appears in this Fritz Lang thriller about a man recently released from an asylum who stumbles into a dangerous Nazi spy conspiracy after winning a rigged cake contest.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 1h 26m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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The Sea Hawk (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.2

An English privateer battles the Spanish Armada while navigating dangerous court politics at home.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 2h 07m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Alan Hale appears in the classic of a noble outlaw who robs the corrupt rich to defend the poor.

Directed by Michael Curtiz & William Keighley · 1h 42m · Rated PG

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 Lester Matthews Movies

Niagara (1953)

5 Fingers (1952)

Objective, Burma! (1945)

Ministry of Fear (1944)

The Sea Hawk (1940)

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

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