6 Best Sarah Edwards Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 5, 2026

Sarah Edwards brought a warm, dependable presence to Hollywood across an extraordinarily prolific career, frequently playing neighbours, aunts and townswomen. It’s a Wonderful Life shows a despairing man his town without him, The Shop Around the Corner has feuding coworkers secretly falling in love by letter, Shadow of a Doubt suspects a beloved uncle, and The Corn Is Green fights for a young Welsh miner’s education. The Awful Truth and Ruggles of Red Gap round out the list.

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 94% Metacritic 89

A despairing man is shown by a guardian angel what his community would have lost without him.

Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 11m · Rated PG

Nominated for 5 Oscars11 wins & 7 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · 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 Corn Is Green (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Leonard Mudie appears as a dedicated schoolteacher who fights to educate a gifted but impoverished young Welsh miner.

Directed by Irving Rapper · 1h 55m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A young woman grows suspicious that her beloved visiting uncle may be a notorious murderer.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 48m

Where to watch

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

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The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 99% Metacritic 96

Two bickering coworkers are secretly, unknowingly falling in love as anonymous pen pals.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 39m · Rated NR

7 wins

Where to watch

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

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The Awful Truth (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Al Bridge appears as a divorcing couple's attempts to move on with new partners keep sabotaging each other.

Directed by Leo McCarey · 1h 31m · Rated NR

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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Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.5

An English butler won in a poker game must adjust to life serving a boisterous American family in the Wild West.

Directed by Leo McCarey · 1h 30m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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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 Sarah Edwards Movies

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

The Corn Is Green (1945)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

The Awful Truth (1937)

Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)

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