7 Best Marlene Dietrich Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 16, 2026

Marlene Dietrich became one of cinema’s most enduring icons of cool, androgynous glamour, and her work with director Josef von Sternberg defined an era of screen sensuality. The Blue Angel, Morocco and Shanghai Express are the Sternberg films. Destry Rides Again clashes a pacifist sheriff with a saloon owner, A Foreign Affair probes fraternisation in occupied Berlin, Witness for the Prosecution takes shocking turns in a trial, and Judgment at Nuremberg complicates an American judge’s view of the war crimes trial.

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 93% Metacritic 60

American judges preside over the trial of German judges complicit in Nazi war crimes.

Directed by Stanley Kramer · 3h 11m · Rated NR

Won 2 Oscars16 wins & 26 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 100% Metacritic 76

A murder trial takes a series of stunning turns as a defence barrister uncovers hidden truths.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 1h 56m · Rated NR

Nominated for 6 Oscars3 wins & 15 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · 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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A Foreign Affair (1948)

TMDB ★ 7.2

An American congresswoman checking on morale in occupied Berlin uncovers a captain's secret romance.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 1h 56m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Destry Rides Again (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A pacifist new sheriff's unconventional methods clash with a saloon's corrupt owner and her outlaw gang.

Directed by George Marshall · 1h 34m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Shanghai Express (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Passengers aboard a train through war-torn China become entangled in intrigue and danger.

Directed by Josef von Sternberg · 1h 22m

Where to watch

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

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Morocco (1930)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A cabaret singer in French Morocco is torn between a wealthy suitor and a reckless legionnaire.

Directed by Josef von Sternberg · 1h 32m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Blue Angel (1930)

TMDB ★ 7.7

Emil Jannings plays a respected professor whose infatuation with a cabaret singer leads to his complete moral collapse.

Directed by Josef von Sternberg · 1h 48m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Kino Film Collection, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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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.

7 Best Marlene Dietrich Movies

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

A Foreign Affair (1948)

Destry Rides Again (1939)

Shanghai Express (1932)

Morocco (1930)

The Blue Angel (1930)

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