6 Best Vivien Leigh Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 10, 2026

Vivien Leigh appeared in relatively few films, but two of them, a decade apart, remain among the most acclaimed performances in American cinema history. Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire are those two. That Hamilton Woman dramatises Nelson and Emma Hamilton’s scandalous romance, Caesar and Cleopatra mentors a young queen, and Waterloo Bridge and Fire Over England round out the list.

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A fading Southern belle's grip on reality slips after she moves in with her sister and her brutish brother-in-law.

Directed by Elia Kazan · 2h 02m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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Gone with the Wind (1939)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 90% Metacritic 97

A headstrong Southern belle's tumultuous romances unfold against the backdrop of the Civil War.

Directed by Victor Fleming · 3h 58m · Rated G

Won 8 Oscars26 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A young Cleopatra is mentored by Julius Caesar as she learns to rule Egypt with wisdom and cunning.

Directed by Gabriel Pascal · 2h 18m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Criterion Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel

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That Hamilton Woman (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Heather Angel appears in this story of a notorious woman's passionate affair with a British naval hero.

Directed by Alexander Korda · 2h 05m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max

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Waterloo Bridge (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.8

C. Aubrey Smith features in this drama about a ballerina's wartime romance with a soldier that is derailed by tragedy and a devastating secret.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 48m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Fire Over England (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Queen Elizabeth I rallies England against the looming threat of the Spanish Armada.

Directed by William K. Howard · 1h 32m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling

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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 Vivien Leigh Movies

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

That Hamilton Woman (1941)

Waterloo Bridge (1940)

Fire Over England (1937)

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