6 Best Robert Morley Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 15, 2026

Robert Morley brought a wonderfully pompous, larger-than-life comic energy to British film and became one of its best-loved eccentric character actors. Topkapi plans an amateur heist of a jewelled dagger, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? murders chefs in the manner of their signature dishes, Oscar Wilde dramatises the playwright’s downfall, and Beat the Devil schemes among swindlers. The African Queen and Marie Antoinette round out the list.

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Robert Morley features in this comedy-mystery where someone is murdering Europe's top chefs in ways matching their signature dishes.

Directed by Ted Kotcheff · 1h 52m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Topkapi (1964)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A gang of amateur thieves plans an elaborate heist to steal a priceless jewelled dagger from an Istanbul museum.

Directed by Jules Dassin · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Oscar Wilde (1960)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A dramatisation of the playwright's scandalous public downfall and criminal trial.

Directed by Gregory Ratoff · 1h 39m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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Beat the Devil (1953)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A group of con artists and swindlers scheme against each other while waiting for a ship in an Italian coastal town.

Directed by John Huston · 1h 35m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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The African Queen (1951)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A rough riverboat captain and a prim missionary make a dangerous journey down an African river.

Directed by John Huston · 1h 45m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Marie Antoinette (1938)

TMDB ★ 6.9

The doomed French queen's extravagant reign unravels amid growing revolutionary unrest.

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 2h 29m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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 Robert Morley Movies

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)

Topkapi (1964)

Oscar Wilde (1960)

Beat the Devil (1953)

The African Queen (1951)

Marie Antoinette (1938)

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