7 Best Vanessa Redgrave Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 2, 2026

Vanessa Redgrave became one of the most respected actresses of her generation, bringing formidable intelligence and emotional depth to a remarkably varied international career. Julia has a writer smuggling money into Nazi Germany, Howards End entangles three families over an inheritance, Mary, Queen of Scots pits the queen against Elizabeth I, and Mission: Impossible (1996) disavows an agent. Blowup, Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment and Isadora round out the list.

Mission: Impossible (1996)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 65% Metacritic 59

A framed agent has to clear his name while exposing the real mole inside his own team.

Directed by Brian De Palma · 1h 51m · Rated PG-13

3 wins & 17 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, HBO Max · 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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Howards End (1992)

TMDB ★ 7.4

The fates of three families from different social classes become entangled around the inheritance of a country house.

Directed by James Ivory · 2h 22m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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Julia (1977)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A playwright risks her life smuggling money to help her childhood friend resist the Nazis.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann · 1h 57m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Buy: Amazon Video

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Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)

TMDB ★ 6.5

The rivalry between Mary, Queen of Scots and her cousin Elizabeth I escalates into conflict, with Glenda Jackson as the Tudor queen.

Directed by Charles Jarrott · 2h 08m

Where to watch

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

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Isadora (1968)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A dramatisation of the passionate, unconventional life of pioneering dancer Isadora Duncan.

Directed by Karel Reisz · 2h 11m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Blowup (1966)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A fashion photographer thinks he has accidentally caught a murder on camera, with Vanessa Redgrave among the cast.

Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni · 1h 51m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)

TMDB ★ 7.1

An eccentric artist's increasingly bizarre schemes to win back his ex-wife push him towards breakdown.

Directed by Karel Reisz · 1h 37m

Where to watch

Stream: Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel

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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.

7 Best Vanessa Redgrave Movies

Mission: Impossible (1996)

Howards End (1992)

Julia (1977)

Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)

Isadora (1968)

Blowup (1966)

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)

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