6 Best Michael Redgrave Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 9, 2026

Michael Redgrave brought a refined, cerebral intensity to British theatre and film and delivered some of the era’s most respected dramatic performances. The Browning Version confronts a cold schoolteacher with his failures, The Dam Busters develops a bouncing bomb, Time Without Pity races a father to prove his son’s innocence, and The Go-Between carries messages for secret lovers. Dead of Night and The Lady Vanishes round out the list.

The Go-Between (1971)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Alan Bates appears as a young boy unwittingly carries messages between two secret lovers during one fateful English summer.

Directed by Joseph Losey · 1h 56m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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Time Without Pity (1957)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Leo McKern features in this thriller about an alcoholic father who races against the clock to prove his son's innocence before a scheduled execution.

Directed by Joseph Losey · 1h 28m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max

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The Dam Busters (1955)

TMDB ★ 7.3

George Baker appears as British engineers and airmen develop and deploy a revolutionary bomb to destroy German dams.

Directed by Michael Anderson · 2h 04m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Browning Version (1951)

TMDB ★ 7.7

Jean Kent appears as a cold, unpopular schoolmaster faces the emotional failures of his career.

Directed by Anthony Asquith · 1h 30m

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Dead of Night (1945)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 96%

An architect's recurring nightmare is echoed by his dinner guests' own unsettling supernatural stories.

Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti & Charles Crichton · 1h 43m · Rated NR

2 wins & 3 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, YouTube TV, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, IndieFlix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Lady Vanishes (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A young woman aboard a European train insists a kindly governess has vanished, though no one else remembers her.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 36m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Philo, Criterion Channel, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 Michael Redgrave Movies

The Go-Between (1971)

Time Without Pity (1957)

The Dam Busters (1955)

The Browning Version (1951)

Dead of Night (1945)

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

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