6 Best Nana Bryant Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 29, 2026

Nana Bryant brought a refined, dignified presence to Hollywood and was frequently cast as a society matron or understanding mother across decades. Harvey alarms an image-conscious family with an invisible rabbit, Possessed spirals obsessive love into breakdown, The Adventures of Mark Twain follows the writer’s life, and Hangmen Also Die! shelters a Czech assassin. One Foot in Heaven and Pennies from Heaven round out the list.

Harvey (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A gentle man's friendship with an invisible six-foot rabbit worries his image-conscious family.

Directed by Henry Koster · 1h 44m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Possessed (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A woman's obsessive, unrequited love spirals into psychological breakdown and a shocking crime.

Directed by Curtis Bernhardt · 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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The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Nana Bryant appears in this biopic of the celebrated writer's eventful life, from his riverboat days to his literary triumphs.

Directed by Irving Rapper · 2h 10m

Where to watch

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

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Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Czech resistance fighters shelter the assassin of a brutal Nazi official as the Gestapo hunts them down.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 2h 14m · Rated NR

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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One Foot in Heaven (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Frank McHugh appears in this drama about a dedicated minister and his family who navigate decades of small parish life and personal sacrifice.

Directed by Irving Rapper · 1h 48m · Rated NR

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Pennies from Heaven (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Nana Bryant features in this Bing Crosby film about a drifting singer with a shadowed past who forms an unlikely family with an orphaned girl and her grandfather.

Directed by Norman Z. McLeod · 1h 21m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV

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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 Nana Bryant Movies

Harvey (1950)

Possessed (1947)

The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)

Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

One Foot in Heaven (1941)

Pennies from Heaven (1936)

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