6 Best Sydney Greenstreet Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 19, 2026

Sydney Greenstreet made a remarkable late-career debut in his mid-sixties and quickly became one of Hollywood’s most imposing, memorable character actors. The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca are the classics, Across the Pacific and Passage to Marseille are other wartime titles, Christmas in Connecticut scrambles a magazine writer to fake her domestic life, and Flamingo Road clashes a carnival dancer with a corrupt town’s politician.

Flamingo Road (1949)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A travelling carnival dancer stranded in a corrupt small town clashes with its ruthless political boss.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 34m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A magazine writer's invented domestic life is put to the test when she must host a war hero for the holidays.

Directed by Peter Godfrey · 1h 42m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Passage to Marseille (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Escaped convicts join the Free French forces to fight the Nazi occupation.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 49m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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Casablanca (1943)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 99% Metacritic 100

A cynical nightclub owner in Vichy-controlled Morocco must choose between love and helping the resistance.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Won 3 Oscars18 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · 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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Across the Pacific (1942)

TMDB ★ 6.6

John Hamilton features in this wartime thriller about an army officer discharged in disgrace who is secretly recruited to uncover a Japanese plot.

Directed by John Huston · 1h 37m · 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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The Maltese Falcon (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A private detective is pulled into a deadly hunt for a priceless statuette by a cast of liars.

Directed by John Huston · 1h 40m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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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 Sydney Greenstreet Movies

Flamingo Road (1949)

Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

Passage to Marseille (1944)

Casablanca (1943)

Across the Pacific (1942)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

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