Bette Davis

Bette Davis

April 5, 1908 · 118 years old

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical…

Known For

56 titles
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All About Eve

All About Eve

1950 · 2h 18m · Movie

A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.

8.2
2
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962 · 2h 14m · Movie

A former vaudeville child star torments her paraplegic sister, who eclipsed her as a movie star, in their decaying Hollywood mansion while desperately clinging to hopes of a comeback.

8.0
3
Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

1978 · 2h 20m · Movie

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?

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 · 1h 28m · Movie

Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from classic noir films appear as scenes from various movies interjected into the story.

6.8
5
Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

1942 · 1h 57m · Movie

A frumpy spinster blossoms under therapy and becomes an elegant, independent woman.

7.9
6
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964 · 2h 13m · Movie

An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.

7.5
7
Listen to Me Marlon

Listen to Me Marlon

2015 · 1h 43m · Movie

A documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brando recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legend's story.

8.0
8
The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1936 · 1h 22m · Movie

A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert.

7.5
9
Jezebel

Jezebel

1938 · 1h 44m · Movie

In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back.

7.4
10
The Letter

The Letter

1940 · 1h 35m · Movie

The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense, but a letter written in her own hand may prove her undoing.

7.5
11
Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings

1976 · 1h 56m · Movie

A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.

6.4
12
The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes

1941 · 1h 56m · Movie

The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the Deep South at the turn of the twentieth century.

7.9
13
Dark Victory

Dark Victory

1939 · 1h 44m · Movie

A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether or not she'll meet her final days with dignity.

7.4
14
The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941 · 1h 52m · Movie

An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.

7.5
15
Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

1934 · 1h 23m · Movie

A young man finds himself attracted to a cold, unfeeling waitress who might ultimately destroy them both.

7.0
16
Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961 · 2h 16m · Movie

New York bootlegger Dave the Dude and his girlfriend Elizabeth "Queenie" Martin try to turn boozy street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when Annie learns that her daughter Louise is marrying the son of a Spanish count.

7.1
17
The Watcher in the Woods

The Watcher in the Woods

1980 · 1h 24m · Movie

When a family moves to a country home, the young girls experience strange happenings that have a link to an occult event years past.

6.2
18
The Nanny

The Nanny

1965 · 1h 33m · Movie

There's just something not quite right when Bette Davis stars as an English nanny. And is her 10-year-old charge an emotionally disturbed murderer or just an insolent brat?

7.1
19
Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington

1944 · 2h 26m · Movie

Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis enters 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
20
Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer

1964 · 1h 56m · Movie

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
21
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939 · 1h 46m · Movie

A depiction of the love/hate relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex.

7.0
22
Return from Witch Mountain

Return from Witch Mountain

1978 · 1h 35m · Movie

Tia and Tony visit Los Angeles, but he's quickly kidnapped by an evil scientist, leaving her to desperately search for him.

5.7
23
The Whales of August

The Whales of August

1987 · 1h 30m · Movie

Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.

7.1
24
All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

1940 · 2h 21m · Movie

A duchess' irrational behavior toward her children's governess triggers tragic events that will change her family's lives forever.

7.4
25
Marked Woman

Marked Woman

1937 · 1h 36m · Movie

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
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Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine

1943 · 1h 54m · Movie

A German-born engineer, his American wife and their children travel from Mexico to the United States to visit her family, but a Romanian count complicates their plans.

7.1
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The Great Lie

The Great Lie

1941 · 1h 48m · Movie

After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.

7.0
28
The Star

The Star

1952 · 1h 29m · Movie

A washed-up movie queen finds romance, but still desires a comeback.

7.0
29
A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

1946 · 1h 49m · Movie

When a woman's twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels her sister took from her years before.

7.2
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Deception

Deception

1946 · 1h 55m · Movie

After marrying her long-lost love, a musician finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.

7.0
31
The Catered Affair

The Catered Affair

1956 · 1h 34m · Movie

When Jane Hurley tells her parents Tom (a struggling cab driver) and Agnes (a domestic engineer) that she is marrying Ralph Halloran, Agnes starts planning a big wedding, even though Jane and Ralph don't want it and Tom cannot aff...

7.4
32
Dangerous

Dangerous

1935 · 1h 19m · Movie

An alcoholic actress who is considered a dangerous jinx is rehabilitated, but she then shows that she's as dangerous as ever.

6.8
33
The Bride Came C.O.D.

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941 · 1h 32m · Movie

A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.

6.9
34
Another Man's Poison

Another Man's Poison

1951 · 1h 30m · Movie

A mystery writer becomes involved in a tangled web of murderous deception not unlike the plots of her novels.

6.8
35
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

1931 · 1h 21m · Movie

A prostitute's self-loathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during World War I.

7.4
36
20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932 · 1h 18m · Movie

Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing prison cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but the tough but compassionate warden is able to effect change in him.

6.8