List of the best Bette Davis movies: All About Eve(1950), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?(1962), Now, Voyager(1942), Mr. Skeffington(1944), Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte(1965), The Old Maid(1939), All This and Heaven Too(1940), The Corn Is Green(1945), The Catered Affair(1956), Dark Victory(1939), Jezebel(1938), Old Acquaintance(1943) ... ...
8.2/10
Drama
USA
1950
138 Minutes
Bette Davis Anne Baxter Celeste Holm George Sanders Gary Merrill Hugh Marlowe Thelma Ritter Marilyn Monroe Gregory Ratoff Barbara Bates Walter Hampden
actress critic producer writer director witty crafty stage restaurant new york city dressing room household ambition theater production show business quest rivalry 1950s
A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
8.1/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1962
132 Minutes
Miss Baby Jane Hudson
Bette Davis Joan Crawford Victor Buono Marjorie Bennett Anna Lee Maidie Norman Dave Willock Anne Barton Barbara D. Merrill
sister child actor actress pianist neighbor paraplegic dark campy disturbing mansion los angeles hollywood, calif. siblings hollywood family dysfunction fame jealousy rivalry revenge 1960s
A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
7.9/10
Drama
USA
1942
117 Minutes
Charlotte Vale
Bette Davis Claude Rains Paul Henreid Gladys Cooper Bonita Granville John Loder Ilka Chase Lee Patrick Mary Wickes Janis Wilson
heiress mother architect wife child widower melodramatic emotional inspiring boston house sanatorium ship rio de janeiro mental illness rehabilitation romance travel mother/daughter relationship love
A frumpy spinster blossoms under therapy and becomes an elegant, independent woman.
7.7/10
Drama
USA
1944
145 Minutes
Fanny Trellis Skeffington
Bette Davis Claude Rains Walter Abel Richard Waring George Coulouris Marjorie Riordan Robert Shayne John Alexander Jerome Cowan Dorothy Peterson Peter Whitney
beautiful woman stockbroker army recruit suitor husband wife emotional moving sad dinner party bedroom household vanity world war i marriage concentration camp blindness secret sacrifice love
Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis is forced into a loveless marriage with an older man, Jewish banker Job Skeffington, in order to save her beloved brother Trippy from an embezzlement charge.
7.6/10
Horror
USA
1965
133 Minutes
Charlotte
Bette Davis Olivia de Havilland Joseph Cotten Agnes Moorehead Cecil Kellaway Victor Buono Mary Astor Bruce Dern
spinster murderer housekeeper suspenseful dark creepy campy louisiana household plantation murder death dreams drugs mystery fall 1920s
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
7.6/10
Drama
USA
1939
95 Minutes
Charlotte Lovell
Bette Davis Miriam Hopkins George Brent Donald Crisp Jane Bryan Louise Fazenda James Stephenson Jerome Cowan William Lundigan Cecilia Loftus
adoptive mother cousin daughter father mother emotional melodramatic united states american civil war illegitimate child mother/daughter relationship self-sacrifice sacrifice rivalry 1880s
The arrival of an ex-lover on a young woman's wedding day sets in motion a chain of events which will alter her and her cousin's lives forever.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1940
143 Minutes
Henriette Deluzy-Desportes
Bette Davis Charles Boyer Barbara O'Neil Jeffrey Lynn Virginia Weidler Walter Hampden Harry Davenport Fritz Leiber Montagu Love George Coulouris Ann E. Todd
duchess duke governess child melodramatic touching france school family home royalty love triangle jealousy marital problems forbidden love sacrifice 1840s
A duchess' irrational behavior toward the governess of her children triggers tragic events that will change her family's lives forever.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1945
114 Minutes
Miss Lilly Moffat
Bette Davis John Dall Nigel Bruce Joan Lorring Rhys Williams Rosalind Ivan Mildred Dunnock
schoolteacher spinster student coal miner squire pregnant woman moving inspiring village school glansarno, wales education coal mining ambition troubled youth illegitimate child discovery quest sacrifice 1890s
A schoolteacher becomes the mentor of a talented young miner and seeks to get him into a university.
7.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1956
93 Minutes
Mrs. Agnes Hurley
Bette Davis Ernest Borgnine Debbie Reynolds Barry Fitzgerald Rod Taylor Robert F. Simon Madge Kennedy Dorothy Stickney Carol Veazie Joan Camden Ray Stricklyn
mother daughter fiancé father uncle endearing spirited melodramatic new york city family home wedding family feud mother/daughter relationship working class discovery sacrifice 1950s
When Jane tells her parents that she is getting married to Ralph Halloran, her mother Agnes, starts planning an elaborate wedding, even though Jane does not wish it.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1939
106 Minutes
Judith Traherne
Bette Davis George Brent Humphrey Bogart Geraldine Fitzgerald Ronald Reagan Cora Witherspoon Henry Travers Virginia Brissac Dorothy Peterson Charles Richman Herbert Rawlinson
heiress stableman doctor best friend housekeeper emotional sad mushy long island, n.y. new york city estate stable vermont terminal illness love triangle death courage love transformation 1930s
A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether or not she'll meet her final days with dignity.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1938
104 Minutes
Julie
Bette Davis Henry Fonda George Brent Margaret Lindsay Donald Crisp Fay Bainter Spring Byington Richard Cromwell Henry O'Neill
southern belle banker aunt doctor suitor emotional melodramatic louisiana new orleans family home romance wealth social standing bad behavior love triangle love wretched excess 19th century
In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1943
110 Minutes
Kit Marlowe
Bette Davis Miriam Hopkins Gig Young John Loder Dolores Moran Philip Reed Roscoe Karns Anne Revere
writer author husband daughter lover melodramatic playful united states house jealousy success book publishing divorce friendship rivalry forbidden love wretched excess revenge 1920s
Old friends Kit Marlowe and Millie Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit is a single, critically acclaimed author while married Millie writes popular pulp novels.
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1942
97 Minutes
Stanley Timberlake
Bette Davis Olivia de Havilland George Brent Dennis Morgan Charles Coburn Frank Craven Billie Burke Hattie McDaniel Lee Patrick
socialite decorator lawyer doctor melodramatic brash maryland the south racism sibling rivalry infidelity adultery divorce self-destruction rivalry forbidden love fall 1940s
The day before her wedding, a pampered young woman absconds with her sister's husband; in retaliation, her sister begins seeing the woman's former fiancé.
7.3/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
115 Minutes
Margaret DeLorca, Edith Phillips
Bette Davis Karl Malden Peter Lawford Philip Carey Jean Hagen George Macready Estelle Winwood George Chandler Mario Alcalde Cyril Delevanti Monika Henreid
twin killer sister lover police detective dark creepy melodramatic funeral mansion murder jealousy deception impersonation infidelity wealth rivalry revenge fall 1960s
The working-class twin sister of a callous, wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes her identity. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1943
114 Minutes
Sara Muller
Bette Davis Paul Lukas Geraldine Fitzgerald Lucile Watson Beulah Bondi George Coulouris Donald Woods Henry Daniell Donald Buka Eric Roberts Janis Wilson
engineer wife count son daughter mother tense melodramatic washington, d.c. family home blackmail rebellion nazism rivalry discovery sacrifice 1940s
A German-born engineer, his American wife and their children travel from Mexico to the United States to visit her family but their plans are complicated by a Romanian count.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1987
90 Minutes
Libby Strong
Bette Davis Lillian Gish Vincent Price Ann Sothern Harry Carey Jr. Margaret Ladd Tisha Sterling Mary Steenburgen
sister widow elderly person neighbor fisherman blind person touching mellow heartwarming cliff island, maine summerhouse seaside aging love family vacation sister relationship growing up love sacrifice
Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.
7.2/10
Romance
USA
1941
107 Minutes
Maggie Patterson Van Allen
Bette Davis George Brent Mary Astor Lucile Watson Hattie McDaniel Grant Mitchell Jerome Cowan Sam McDaniel Thurston Hall Russell Hicks Olin Howland
sweetheart pianist pilot maid mother manager melodramatic cheeky gutsy new york city maryland country house arizona rivalry marriage divorce death adoption deception quest
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is now pregnant with his child.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
96 Minutes
Mary Dwight Strauber
Bette Davis Humphrey Bogart Lola Lane Jane Bryan Edward Ciannelli Isabel Jewell Allen Jenkins Mayo Methot Ben Welden Henry O'Neill Rosalind Marquis
prostitute mobster sister henchman attorney fiery rousing big city nightclub courtroom injustice abuse shady dealings murder court battles underdog transformation revenge 1930s
A crusading district attorney persuades a clip joint hostess to testify against her mobster boss after her innocent sister is accidentally murdered during one of his unsavory parties.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1951
90 Minutes
Joyce Ramsey
Bette Davis Barry Sullivan Jane Cowl Kent Taylor Betty Lynn John Sutton Frances Dee Peggie Castle
wife husband beautiful woman old friend daughter englishman melodramatic engaging family home san francisco party cruise ship haiti california divorce infidelity vacation making amends domestic life marriage
The film is about divorce but with flashbacks as to why divorce occurs.
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
112 Minutes
Christine Radcliffe
Bette Davis Claude Rains Paul Henreid John Abbott Benson Fong
musician composer lover conductor student melodramatic suspenseful new york city concert hall dressing room love triangle affair love rivalry 1940s
After marrying her long lost love, a musician finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.
7.0/10
Drama
Italy|France
1964
118 Minutes
Dino's mother
Bette Davis Horst Buchholz Catherine Spaak Isa Miranda Lea Padovani Daniela Rocca Georges Wilson
The son of a dead Italian nobleman and a wealthy American woman forgets the disappointment of finding he has no talent for being a painter by succumbing to the sexual advances of an amoral model who believes in indiscriminate love affairs.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1948
97 Minutes
Linda Gilman
Bette Davis Robert Montgomery Fay Bainter Betty Lynn Tom Tully Barbara Bates Jerome Cowan Mary Wickes James Burke Raymond Roe Marjorie Bennett
editor journalist woman man sister brother charming engaging tender playful indiana new york city wedding wedding journalism secret lost loves love 1940s
A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong...
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1949
96 Minutes
Rosa Moline
Resentful of her small-town life, a married woman schemes to run off with a rich businessman.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
1968
95 Minutes
Mrs. Taggart
Bette Davis Jimmy Sangster Sheila Hancock Jack Hedley James Cossins Elaine Taylor Christian Roberts Timothy Bateson Arnold Diamond
widow son fiancée pregnant woman transvestite wife dark amusing emotional campy house bedroom england living room family dysfunction family secrets blackmail transsexuality emasculation emigration
Three sons who work in the family construction business help their overbearing mother celebrate her anniversary to her late husband.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1935
78 Minutes
Joyce Heath
Bette Davis Franchot Tone Margaret Lindsay Alison Skipworth John Eldredge Dick Foran
actress architect fiancé husband bleak emotional connecticut new york city comeback alcoholism show business love triangle sacrifice transformation love 1930s
An alcoholic actress who is considered a dangerous jinx is rehabilitated, but she then shows that she's as dangerous as ever.
6.9/10
Drama
UK
1951
89 Minutes
Janet Frobisher
Bette Davis Gary Merrill Emlyn Williams Anthony Steel Barbara Murray Reginald Beckwith Edna Morris
novelist veterinarian husband secretary fiancé mysterious man tense suspenseful chilling dark intense uneasy northern england crime older woman-younger man infidelity murder poison deception fall
A mystery writer becomes involved in a tangled web of murderous deception not unlike the plots of her novels.
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
78 Minutes
Julie
racketeer government agent accountant reporter district attorney love interest thrilling suspenseful tense washington, d.c. treasury department office tax evasion crime love undercover operations investigation kidnapping escape underdog
Newspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career of racketeer Alexander Carston. Julie Gardner is Carston's bookkeeper. Bradford enters ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
82 Minutes
Ellen Garfield
Bette Davis George Brent Roscoe Karns Winifred Shaw Walter Walker J. Carrol Naish Gordon Westcott Dorothy Dare June Martel Joseph Crehan J. Farrell MacDonald
reporter love interest editor polo player murderer confident passionate suspenseful newsroom street hospital courtroom bar ambition gender bias journalism crime investigation trial rivalry
A woman reporter tries to prove she's just as good as any man, but runs into trouble along the way.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1937
93 Minutes
Mary Donnell
Bette Davis Henry Fonda Ian Hunter Anita Louise Donald Crisp Hugh O'Connell Katharine Alexander Mary Philips Minor Watson Ben Welden Sidney Toler
bootlegger widow secretary attorney playboy father melodramatic disheartening emotional chicago apartment europe marriage illegitimate child inheritance elopement love custody battle forbidden love sacrifice
Mary Donnell, a young legal secretary with a past, elopes with a client's son, but his father has the marriage annulled without knowing she's pregnant.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1956
85 Minutes
Alicia Hull
Bette Davis Brian Keith Kim Hunter Paul Kelly Joe Mantell Kevin Coughlin Sally Brophy Howard Wierum
widow librarian attorney assistant girlfriend townsperson inspiring passionate powerful small town united states library courtroom new england censorship mccarthyism communism ethics betrayal book banning
During the 1950s, a small-town librarian is shunned by the locals after she refuses the City Council's request to remove a book on Communism from the library's shelves.
6.6/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
65 Minutes
Helen Bauer
Bette Davis Gene Raymond Frank McHugh Claire Dodd Ferdinand Gottschalk Monroe Owsley Kay Strozzi Alphonse Ethier Bodil Rosing Gay Seabrook
illustrator advertising executive married woman ladies' man husband wife amusing unrestrained new york city apartment office havana living together marriage career vs. love infidelity independence separation love temptation
Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1948
104 Minutes
Susan Grieve
Spinster poetess Susan Grieve lives in a Manhattan apartment where naval hero Slick Novak comes with her for a nightcap. Next morning they visit her Connecticut farm where Novak tells her ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Daisy Appleby
Bette Davis George Brent Eugene Pallette Dick Foran Carol Hughes Catherine Doucet Craig Reynolds Hobart Cavanaugh Henry O'Neill Ivan Lebedeff
It's the Florida party season for heiresses, with both Oklahoma oil heiress Hortense Burke-Meyers and New York face cream heiress Daisy Appleby in the state. And where the single American ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Fantasy
USA|UK
1980
84 Minutes
Mrs. Aylwood
Bette Davis Lynn-Holly Johnson Carroll Baker David McCallum Kyle Richards Ian Bannen Richard Pasco Frances Cuka Benedict Taylor Eleanor Summerfield Georgina Hale
When a family moves to a country home, the young girls experience strange happenings that have a link to an occult event years past.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1934
70 Minutes
Bette Davis George Brent Ann Dvorak John Halliday Ruth Donnelly Robert Barrat Hobart Cavanaugh Joseph Cawthorn Harry Tyler Leila Bennett Ronnie Cosby
housewife ad copywriter lover husband son old friend witty melodramatic uneasy advertising office house courtroom divorce advertising ambition infidelity poverty marriage love rise
Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client. Former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Valerie Purvis
Bette Davis Warren William Alison Skipworth Arthur Treacher Marie Wilson Winifred Shaw Porter Hall Olin Howland Charles Wilson
private detective pretty woman client partner englishman secretary airy amusing intricate city office docks detective work murder search deception crime artifact quest temptation
A double-crossing woman, the two-timing P.I. she hired, the corpulent "empress of crime", and a gentleman thief are all after a legendary priceless eighth-century ram's horn.
5.9/10
Kids & Family, Sci-Fi
USA
1978
95 Minutes
Letha
Bette Davis Christopher Lee Kim Richards Iake Eissinmann Jack Soo Anthony James Richard Bakalyan Ward Costello Christian Juttner Brad Savage Jeffrey Jacquet
mad scientist gifted child investor uncle alien campy thrilling creative witch mountain los angeles laboratory power plant superhuman abilities kidnapping telekinesis siblings rescue growing up 1970s
Tia and Tony visit Los Angeles, but he's quickly kidnapped by an evil scientist, leaving her to desperately search for him.
4.3/10
Fantasy
USA
1989
92 Minutes
Miranda Pierpoint
Bette Davis Barbara Carrera Colleen Camp David Rasche Lionel Stander Tom Bosley Shawn Donahue Richard Moll Evelyn Keyes Susie Garrett Laurene Landon
witch daughter cat husband father wife quirky amusing suspenseful emotional household bedroom backyard living room family dysfunction scam seduction remarriage husband/wife relationship magic
A mother and daughter pair of witches wreaks havoc on a suburban family.
Drama
1935
69 Minutes
Miriam A. Brady
Bette Davis Ian Hunter Colin Clive Alison Skipworth John Eldredge Philip Reed Katharine Alexander
young man shopgirl ex-girlfriend friend landlady husband witty melodramatic new york city church café apartment restaurant office class distinctions drunkenness marriage gossip redemption high society
A spurned New York socialite (Ian Hunter) gets drunk and wakes up married to an honest working girl (Bette Davis).
Comedy
1971
92 Minutes
Bunny O'Hare
Bette Davis Ernest Borgnine Jack Cassidy Joan Delaney Jay Robinson John Astin Reva Rose Robert Foulk J. Rob Jordan Brayden Linden Karen Mae Johnson
widow thief police officer criminologist middle-aged man middle-aged woman amusing playful family home bank robbery foreclosure blackmail disguise motorcycles friendship adventure transformation underdog 1970s
An elderly woman (Bette Davis) and a plumbing scavenger (Ernest Borgnine) pose as motorcycle hippies to rob the bank that evicted her.
Mystery & Thriller
1971
75 Minutes
Madame Sin
Bette Davis Robert Wagner Denholm Elliott Roy Kinnear Paul Maxwell Gordon Jackson Dudley Sutton Catherine Schell Al Mancini Charles Lloyd Pack Frank Middlemass
A criminal genius (Bette Davis) forces an ex-CIA agent (Robert Wagner) to help her steal a Polaris submarine.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1936
83 Minutes
Leslie Howard Bette Davis Humphrey Bogart Dick Foran Genevieve Tobin Charley Grapewin Porter Hall
drifter writer waitress gangster criminal bleak intense diner arizona the petrified forest ambition dreams hostages death escape sacrifice 1930s
A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert.
7.4/10
Comedy
USA
1933
77 Minutes
The vacationing head of a successful shoe company is placed as his rival's trustee, unbeknown to them.
7.4/10
Comedy
USA
1941
112 Minutes
Maggie Cutler
Monty Woolley Bette Davis Ann Sheridan Richard Travis Jimmy Durante Billie Burke Reginald Gardiner Elisabeth Fraser Grant Mitchell George Barbier Mary Wickes
radio host assistant host reporter actress lighthearted witty charming brash playful ohio family home celebrities upper class social life houseguest transformation discovery 1930s
A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.
7.3/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1978
140 Minutes
Mrs. Van Schuyler
Peter Ustinov Bette Davis David Niven Jane Birkin Lois Chiles Mia Farrow Jon Finch Olivia Hussey George Kennedy Angela Lansbury Simon MacCorkindale
hercule poirot elderly woman colonel killer heiress sidekick suspenseful engaging intricate egypt nile river cruise ship murder pleasure cruise mystery wealth guns blackmail mystery pursuit
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1937
101 Minutes
Louise "Fluff" Phillips
Edward G. Robinson Bette Davis Humphrey Bogart Wayne Morris Jane Bryan Harry Carey Veda Ann Borg
boxer gangster mistress sister manager brooding gripping confident boxing ring farm nightclub boxing unrequited love mob fame rivalry revenge underdog 1930s
Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1961
136 Minutes
Apple Annie
Glenn Ford Bette Davis Hope Lange Thomas Mitchell Peter Falk Edward Everett Horton Ann-Margret Mickey Shaughnessy David Brian Sheldon Leonard Barton MacLane
beggar mobster daughter aristocrat girlfriend madcap tender new york city street ballroom apartment nightclub class conflict family mother/daughter relationship crime identity deception transformation underdog
A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1934
83 Minutes
Leslie Howard Bette Davis Frances Dee Kay Johnson Reginald Denny Alan Hale Reginald Owen
student waitress friend daughter bleak intense passionate london café apartment paris obsession abuse infidelity unrequited love aspirations love temptation fall 1930s
A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1932
81 Minutes
George Arliss Bette Davis Violet Heming
pianist fiancée friend love interest sister confident emotional heartwarming new york city apartment accident deafness change of heart philanthropy music self-sacrifice transformation quest love 1930s
After losing his hearing, a musician uses lip-reading to help others.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1952
96 Minutes
Gary Merrill Bette Davis Shelley Winters Michael Rennie Keenan Wynn Evelyn Varden Warren Stevens Beatrice Straight Ted Donaldson Craig Stevens Helen Westcott
lawyer actress doctor salesman wife moving engaging sad powerful iowa airport accidental death plane crash friendship commitment surprise visit discovery transformation 1950s
While awaiting a delayed flight, a lawyer who has left his unfaithful wife, befriends three fellow passengers. After the plane crashes and he is among the few to survive, he feels compelled to contact the families of his dead friends.
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