6 Best Olivia de Havilland Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 26, 2026

Olivia de Havilland brought graceful, sincere warmth to Hollywood’s golden age before fighting a landmark legal battle for actors’ rights and reinventing herself as a serious dramatic force. The Heiress complicates a plain heiress’s romance with her father’s disapproval, To Each His Own watches over a son given up for adoption, Hold Back the Dawn marries a cynical immigrant to an American teacher, and Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte targets a haunted Southern woman. Gone with the Wind and The Adventures of Robin Hood round out the list.

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

TMDB ★ 7.3

An eccentric Southern woman haunted by an old murder is targeted by those who want her house.

Directed by Robert Aldrich · 2h 13m

Where to watch

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

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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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To Each His Own (1946)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Arthur Loft features in this drama about a woman who gives up her illegitimate son for adoption, then spends decades secretly watching over him.

Directed by Mitchell Leisen · 2h 02m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A stranded European immigrant marries an unsuspecting American schoolteacher to gain entry to the United States.

Directed by Mitchell Leisen · 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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Gone with the Wind (1939)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 90% Metacritic 97

A headstrong Southern belle's tumultuous romances unfold against the backdrop of the Civil War.

Directed by Victor Fleming · 3h 58m · Rated G

Won 8 Oscars26 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.9

Alan Hale appears in the classic of a noble outlaw who robs the corrupt rich to defend the poor.

Directed by Michael Curtiz & William Keighley · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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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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 Olivia de Havilland Movies

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

The Heiress (1949)

To Each His Own (1946)

Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

Gone with the Wind (1939)

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

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