6 Best Rita Hayworth Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 11, 2026

Rita Hayworth became one of the defining screen goddesses of the 1940s, and her best films used that glamour as a dangerous weapon, not decoration. Gilda reunites a nightclub owner with his old flame, now married to his boss, The Lady from Shanghai draws a sailor into a rich couple’s murder plot, Miss Sadie Thompson clashes a showgirl with a missionary, and Separate Tables confronts a seaside hotel’s secrets. Cover Girl and Only Angels Have Wings round out the list.

Separate Tables (1958)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Residents at a quiet English seaside hotel confront their own private disappointments.

Directed by Delbert Mann · 1h 38m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A brash showgirl stranded on a Pacific island clashes with a self-righteous missionary.

Directed by Curtis Bernhardt · 1h 31m · 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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The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Milton Kibbee appears as a sailor entangled in a scheme of betrayal and murder after falling for a mysterious woman.

Directed by Orson Welles · 1h 27m

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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Gilda (1946)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A casino owner's employee reconnects with his former lover, now married to his dangerous boss.

Directed by Charles Vidor · 1h 50m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Cover Girl (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A chorus girl's sudden rise to modelling fame threatens to come between her and the man she loves.

Directed by Charles Vidor · 1h 47m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A travelling performer arrives at a remote air freight outpost where pilots risk their lives daily.

Directed by Howard Hawks · 2h 01m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

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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 Rita Hayworth Movies

Separate Tables (1958)

Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)

The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

Gilda (1946)

Cover Girl (1944)

Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

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