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The best Bette Davis movies

The top 3 according to 38 votes from people: Of Human Bondage (1934) · What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) · The Little Foxes (1941). (Updated Jul 4, 2023.)

Margo Channing, Regina Giddens and Baby Jane: the Bette Davis films chosen by Zenda and Veintitrés, from Of Human Bondage to The Whales of August.

Andrés Moreno Díaz · · 12 items · 38 votes · 0 comments

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Top 12

  1. 1

    Of Human Bondage (1934)

    John Cromwell. Mildred the waitress, the role that launched her.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  2. 2

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

    Robert Aldrich. Two sisters who hate each other, with Joan Crawford.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  3. 3

    The Little Foxes (1941)

    William Wyler. Regina Giddens, a ruthless woman.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  4. 4

    Dark Victory (1939)

    Edmund Goulding. An heiress with a fatal illness.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  5. 5

    All About Eve (1950)

    Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Margo Channing, grande dame of the theatre.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  6. 6

    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

    Robert Aldrich. A woman haunted by an old crime.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  7. 7

    The Whales of August (1987)

    Lindsay Anderson. Two elderly sisters, with Lillian Gish.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  8. 8

    Now, Voyager (1942)

    Irving Rapper. A repressed woman who breaks free.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  9. 9

    The Letter (1940)

    William Wyler. A woman who kills her lover in Malaya.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  10. 10

    Jezebel (1938)

    William Wyler. A rebellious Southern belle; her second Oscar.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  11. 11

    The Star (1952)

    Stuart Heisler. A forgotten actress.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  12. 12

    Marked Woman (1937)

    Lloyd Bacon. A nightclub hostess against the mob.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0

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