6 Best Teresa Wright Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 22, 2026

Teresa Wright brought a natural, unaffected sincerity to Hollywood, and her early run of acclaimed performances made her one of the most respected young actresses of the 1940s. Shadow of a Doubt suspects a beloved uncle, The Pride of the Yankees dramatises Lou Gehrig’s career and illness, The Best Years of Our Lives follows three veterans readjusting, and The Actress clashes a stagestruck teenager with her sceptical father. Mrs. Miniver and The Little Foxes round out the list.

The Actress (1953)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Mary Wickes appears in this story of a stage-struck teenager in a small New England town who dreams of Broadway.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 30m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 97% Metacritic 93

Three Second World War veterans struggle to adjust to civilian life when they return home.

Directed by William Wyler · 2h 51m · Rated NR

Won 7 Oscars25 wins & 4 nominations

Where to watch

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

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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 Pride of the Yankees (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A dramatisation of baseball legend Lou Gehrig's career and his battle with a devastating illness.

Directed by Sam Wood · 2h 08m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Mrs. Miniver (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.6

An English family endures the hardships and dangers of the Second World War on the home front.

Directed by William Wyler · 2h 14m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · 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 Little Foxes (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.7

Bette Davis plays a ruthless Southern matriarch scheming against her own greedy brothers to seize control of the family fortune.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 57m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · 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 Teresa Wright Movies

The Actress (1953)

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

The Little Foxes (1941)

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