6 Best Madeleine Sherwood Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 20, 2026

Madeleine Sherwood brought sharp, theatrical intensity to some of the most acclaimed Tennessee Williams adaptations of the mid-20th century. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Baby Doll and Sweet Bird of Youth are those, Hurry Sundown has a ruthless landowner forcing farmers off land, In the Cool of the Day complicates a publisher’s Mediterranean romance, and The Changeling uncovers a murdered child’s secret in a mansion.

The Changeling (1980)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A grieving composer moves into a mansion haunted by the ghost of a murdered child.

Directed by Peter Medak · 1h 47m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Night Flight Plus, Screambox Amazon Channel, Eternal Family, Midnight Pulp, Troma NOW · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Hurry Sundown (1967)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Madeleine Sherwood is in this Southern drama about a ruthless landowner who schemes to force Black and white farmers off land he wants for himself.

Directed by Otto Preminger · 2h 26m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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In the Cool of the Day (1963)

TMDB ★ 5.8

Madeleine Sherwood features in this drama about a grieving publisher whose romance with a married woman on a Mediterranean trip is complicated by her fragile health.

Directed by Robert Stevens · 1h 29m

Where to watch

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

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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Charles Arnt appears in this Tennessee Williams adaptation about a washed-up drifter who returns to his hometown with an ageing star, hoping to reclaim his lost love.

Directed by Richard Brooks · 2h 00m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM · 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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Baby Doll (1956)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A cotton gin owner's rivalry with a competitor puts his young, naive wife in dangerous company.

Directed by Elia Kazan · 1h 54m

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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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 Madeleine Sherwood Movies

The Changeling (1980)

Hurry Sundown (1967)

In the Cool of the Day (1963)

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Baby Doll (1956)

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