6 Best Mary Wickes Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 21, 2026

Mary Wickes brought tart, wisecracking comic energy to Hollywood across six decades, playing no-nonsense nurses, maids and nuns with unmatched timing. Sister Act hides a mob witness in a San Francisco convent, Postcards from the Edge moves a recovering actress back in with her famous mother, How to Murder Your Wife leaves a cartoonist unsure whether he killed his bride, and The Actress dreams of Broadway from a small New England town. White Christmas and The Man Who Came to Dinner round out the list.

Sister Act (1992)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A lounge singer hiding from the mob disguises herself as a nun in a struggling convent.

Directed by Emile Ardolino · 1h 40m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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Postcards from the Edge (1990)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A recovering addict actress navigates a complicated relationship with her overbearing, once-famous mother.

Directed by Mike Nichols · 1h 41m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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How to Murder Your Wife (1965)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A cartoonist who wakes up unable to remember his own wedding may also have killed his wife.

Directed by Richard Quine · 1h 58m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Actress (1953)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Mary Wickes appears in this story of a stage-struck teenager in a small New England town who dreams of Broadway.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 30m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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White Christmas (1954)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 76% Metacritic 56

Two performers stage a show to save a struggling Vermont inn run by their old army general.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 2h 00m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 Oscar3 wins & 2 nominations

Where to watch

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

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The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Ann Sheridan features in this comedy where an arrogant celebrity's broken leg forces him to overstay his welcome.

Directed by William Keighley · 1h 52m · Rated NR

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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 Mary Wickes Movies

Sister Act (1992)

Postcards from the Edge (1990)

How to Murder Your Wife (1965)

The Actress (1953)

White Christmas (1954)

The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)

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