6 Best Shelley Winters Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 18, 2026

Shelley Winters spent decades willing to look genuinely desperate and unglamorous on screen, and that fearlessness produced some of the most memorable performances of her era. The Night of the Hunter terrorises two children with a murderous preacher, The Diary of Anne Frank hides a Jewish family in an Amsterdam attic, Lolita follows a professor’s obsession, and The Poseidon Adventure fights to escape a capsized liner. A Place in the Sun and A Double Life round out the list.

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 82% Metacritic 70

The survivors of a capsized ocean liner climb upward through the wreckage looking for a way out.

Directed by Ronald Neame · 1h 57m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar5 wins & 13 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Lolita (1962)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A middle-aged literature professor's obsession with his landlady's teenage daughter consumes his life.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 2h 34m · 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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The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Joseph Schildkraut appears as a Jewish family hides in a cramped Amsterdam attic for two years to escape the Nazis.

Directed by George Stevens · 2h 59m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Night of the Hunter (1955)

TMDB ★ 8.1

Robert Mitchum plays a murderous, self-styled preacher who terrorises two children who know the location of stolen money.

Directed by Charles Laughton · 1h 33m

Where to watch

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

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A Place in the Sun (1951)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A poor young man's ambition to marry into wealth is threatened by his pregnant working-class girlfriend.

Directed by George Stevens · 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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A Double Life (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.1

An actor's immersion in Othello begins to blur the line between the stage and real life.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 44m · Rated NR

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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 Shelley Winters Movies

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Lolita (1962)

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

A Place in the Sun (1951)

A Double Life (1947)

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