6 Best Rex Harrison Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 11, 2026

Rex Harrison brought witty, aristocratic charm to stage and screen and delivered a career-defining performance as a phonetics professor in My Fair Lady. Doctor Dolittle talks to animals on a sea voyage, The Agony and the Ecstasy clashes a demanding pope with Michelangelo, Staircase follows two ageing hairdressers in London, and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and Blithe Spirit round out the list.

Staircase (1969)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Two ageing gay hairdressers navigate the strains of their decades-long relationship in London.

Directed by Stanley Donen · 1h 36m · Rated R

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Doctor Dolittle (1967)

TMDB ★ 5.9

An eccentric English vet discovers he has the extraordinary ability to talk to animals.

Directed by Richard Fleischer · 2h 31m · Rated G

Where to watch

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

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The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Michelangelo clashes with Pope Julius II while painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Directed by Carol Reed · 2h 18m

Where to watch

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

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My Fair Lady (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 94% Metacritic 95

A phonetics professor bets he can pass a Cockney flower girl off as a duchess.

Directed by George Cukor · 2h 53m · Rated G

Won 8 Oscars26 wins & 13 nominations

Where to watch

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

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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Anna Lee appears as a widow who moves into a haunted seaside cottage and falls for the gruff ghost who lives there.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 1h 45m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Blithe Spirit (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A novelist's séance accidentally summons the ghost of his dead first wife, complicating his new marriage.

Directed by David Lean · 1h 36m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

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 Rex Harrison Movies

Staircase (1969)

Doctor Dolittle (1967)

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

My Fair Lady (1964)

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

Blithe Spirit (1945)

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