The Best Elizabeth Montgomery Movies

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List of the best Elizabeth Montgomery movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Elizabeth Montgomery's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Elizabeth Montgomery movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Elizabeth Montgomery movies will be at the top of the list. Elizabeth Montgomery has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Elizabeth Montgomery movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Elizabeth Montgomery films to end the squabble once and for all.

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  • The Legend of Lizzie Borden
    1
    Elizabeth Montgomery, Ed Flanders, Katherine Helmond
    17 votes
    In 1893, Massachusetts spinster Lizzie Borden (Elizabeth Montgomery) is accused of murdering her father and stepmother with a hatchet. A lengthy trial ensues, but the case is not as airtight as the prosecutors would like. There is no physical evidence at the scene of the crime, nor did Lizzie have any blood on her in the wake of the murders. Amid intense media scrutiny and wild speculation about her motives, Lizzie maintains her innocence to the end.
  • The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
    2
    Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy
    7 votes
    U.S. Col. Billy Mitchell (Gary Cooper) is a decorated World War I veteran airman frustrated by the military's mistreatment of the flying program. With military brass and many in the government still favoring battleships, Mitchell sees funding cut to aviation, resulting in the unnecessary deaths of pilots. When Mitchell publicly accuses his superiors of ineptitude, he is court-martialed. At the trial, Congressman Frank Reid (Ralph Bellamy) advises Mitchell, who faces Maj. Guillion (Rod Steiger).
  • A Case of Rape
    3
    Elizabeth Montgomery, William Daniels, Cliff Potts
    17 votes
    Bored due to her husband's (Ronny Cox) constant travel with his job, Ellen Harrod (Elizabeth Montgomery) takes a night class where she meets Larry Retzliff (Cliff Potts). Thinking him harmless, Ellen accepts a ride home with Larry one night and is subjected to the nightmare of rape. Wanting only to forget it, she tells no one, until days later when Retzliff rapes her again. This time she reports it, but finds that neither the police nor the courts nor her husband are very sympathetic.
  • Sins of the Mother
    4
    Elizabeth Montgomery, Talia Balsam, Mimi Kennedy
    16 votes
  • Dark Victory
    5

    Dark Victory

    Elizabeth Montgomery, Anthony Hopkins, Michele Lee
    14 votes
    A television producer (Elizabeth Montgomery) with a terminal illness is given the strength to keep going by her love for her doctor (Sir Anthony Hopkins).
  • Act Of Violence
    6

    Act Of Violence

    Elizabeth Montgomery
    13 votes
  • Second Sight: A Love Story
    7
    Elizabeth Montgomery, Barry Newman, Nicholas Pryor
    12 votes
    For years, Alexandra McKay (Elizabeth Montgomery) has been taking care of herself despite her blindness. Still wishing to maintain her self-sufficiency but in need of assistance, she reluctantly takes on a Seeing Eye dog, Emma, who eventually becomes her only companion. The prideful McKay has an intense fear of being pitied, but when Richard Chapman (Barry Newman) enters her life, love transforms her. Given a chance to restore her eyesight, McKay must decide how much she wants to change.
  • Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
    8
    Dean Martin, Elizabeth Montgomery, Carol Burnett
    10 votes
    Jason Steel (Dean Martin) plays a wise, confident and handsome doctor on television -- but besides the handsome part, that's where the comparisons end. In real life, Jason is scatterbrained and unsure about his impending marriage to Melissa (Elizabeth Montgomery), a gorgeous art teacher who most men would kill for. However, he may get a little sage advice of his own when he finds himself the de facto consultant for a group of married women who confuse his screen persona with reality.
  • Belle Starr
    9

    Belle Starr

    Elizabeth Montgomery
    11 votes
    Belle Starr is a 1980 western film directed by John A. Alonzo.
  • The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
    10

    The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

    Elizabeth Montgomery
    7 votes
    The Corpse Had a Familiar Face is a film directed by Joyce Chopra released on March 27, 1994.
  • A Killing Affair
    11
    Elizabeth Montgomery
    10 votes
    A Killing Affair is a 1977 crime drama film directed by Richard C. Sarafian.
  • Mrs. Sundance
    12

    Mrs. Sundance

    Elizabeth Montgomery
    9 votes
    Mrs. Sundance is a 1974 film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky.
  • Johnny Cool
    13
    Elizabeth Montgomery, Sammy Davis, Jr.
    9 votes
    Johnny Cool is a darkly violent 1963 crime film directed by William Asher based on the novel The Kingdom of Johnny Cool by John McPartland and starring Henry Silva and Elizabeth Montgomery. Produced in part by Peter Lawford, Johnny Cool features an interesting variety of notables as Johnny's associates and victims, including Mort Sahl, Telly Savalas, Jim Backus, Joey Bishop, and Sammy Davis, Jr., who also sings the theme song.
  • When the Circus Came to Town
    14

    When the Circus Came to Town

    Christopher Plummer, Elizabeth Montgomery, Eileen Brennan
    7 votes
    When the Circus Came to Town is an American television movie that originally aired on CBS as a "movie of the week" on January 20, 1981. Directed by Boris Sagal, the film stars Elizabeth Montgomery, Christopher Plummer, and Eileen Brennan.
  • Amos
    15

    Amos

    Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Montgomery, Pat Morita
    3 votes
    Amos is a 1985 tv movie written by Stanley Gordon West and directed by Michael Tuchner.
  • How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
    16
    Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Brian Donlevy
    5 votes
    While on naval reserve duty in Tahiti and away from his girlfriend, Dee Dee (Annette Funicello), Frankie (Frankie Avalon) worries that she might be unfaithful. So Frankie hires witch doctor Bwana (Buster Keaton) who dispatches an alluring sea beauty named Cassandra (Beverly Adams) to entice sleazy advertising executive Ricky (Dwayne Hickman) away from Dee Dee. But unexpected complications arise when the beach becomes topsy-turvy after Cassandra arrives.
  • Bikini Beach
    17
    Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Martha Hyer
    3 votes
    Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) and Frankie (Frankie Avalon) are primed to hit the beach for some fun in the sun. The only thing standing in the way of their good times is curmudgeonly developer Harvey Huntington Honeywagon (Keenan Wynn), who is intent on turning their teenage hotspot into a grazing ground for seniors. If that weren't bad enough, British rock 'n' roll singer Potato Bug (also Avalon) shows up to spark a summer romance with Frankie's main squeeze -- Dee Dee.
  • Bells Are Ringing
    18
    Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark
    3 votes
    Ella Peterson (Judy Holliday) is an operator for an answering service run by her cousin, Sue (Jean Stapleton). Lacking excitement in her personal life, Ella starts becoming involved in the lives of the service's clients, including a struggling playwright, Jeffrey Moss (Dean Martin). As Ella gets in over her head dealing with a bookie posing as a record producer (Eddie Foy Jr.), she tries to hide her real identity. That becomes more difficult when she begins to fall in love with Jeffrey.