The Heiress (1949)
"A truly great motion picture."
ThumbScore
👍 90%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
(RT: 100%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Miriam Hopkins as Lavinia Penniman
Vanessa Brown as Maria
Mona Freeman as Maria Almond
Betty Linley as Mme. Montgomery
Is The Heiress good?
Yes. 90% audience score, estimated from 290 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 100%.
Overview
In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance. Wikipedia ↗
