6 Best Miriam Hopkins Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 27, 2026

Miriam Hopkins brought a sly, sophisticated wit to pre-Code Hollywood comedy, and her collaborations with director Ernst Lubitsch produced some of the era’s sparkling films. Trouble in Paradise and Design for Living are those, Becky Sharp schemes up English society, These Three destroys two teachers with a student’s false rumour, The Heiress complicates a romance with a father’s disapproval, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde rounds out the list.

The Heiress (1949)

TMDB ★ 8.1

Miriam Hopkins appears as a plain, wealthy young woman whose romance with a charming suitor is complicated by her father.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 55m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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These Three (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Merle Oberon features in this drama about a malicious student's lie that threatens to destroy two teachers' reputations and their school.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 33m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Becky Sharp (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Frances Dee features in this adaptation of Vanity Fair about a cunning, ambitious woman who schemes her way through English high society during the Napoleonic Wars.

Directed by Rouben Mamoulian · 1h 24m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Design for Living (1933)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A woman refuses to choose between two close friends and proposes they all three live together.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 31m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Trouble in Paradise (1932)

TMDB ★ 8.0

C. Aubrey Smith features in this comedy about two elegant con artists who fall for each other while scheming to swindle a wealthy perfume heiress.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 23m

Where to watch

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

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A brilliant doctor's experiment to separate good from evil unleashes his own monstrous alter ego.

Directed by Rouben Mamoulian · 1h 36m · 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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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 Miriam Hopkins Movies

The Heiress (1949)

These Three (1936)

Becky Sharp (1935)

Design for Living (1933)

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)

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