Movies Like A Free Soul

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Idiot's Delight

1939·1h 47m·★ 6.5·Clarence Brown

2 shared crewBoth star Clark Gable & Norma ShearerDir. Clarence Brown

Flesh and the Devil

1926·1h 52m·★ 7.6·Clarence Brown

2 shared crewDir. Clarence BrownDP: William H. Daniels

Anna Karenina

1935·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Clarence Brown

2 shared crewDir. Clarence BrownDP: William H. Daniels

A Woman of Affairs

1928·1h 31m·★ 7.1·Clarence Brown

2 shared crewDir. Clarence BrownDP: William H. Daniels

Romance

1930·1h 16m·★ 5.7·Clarence Brown

2 shared crewDir. Clarence BrownDP: William H. Daniels

Sadie McKee

1934·1h 33m·★ 6.9·Clarence Brown

Dir. Clarence BrownThemes: pre-code, alcoholicDrama & Romance

Romeo and Juliet

1936·2h 5m·★ 6.4·George Cukor

Both star Norma Shearer & Leslie HowardDP: William H. DanielsDrama & Romance

Night Flight

1933·1h 24m·★ 6.1·Clarence Brown

Both star Clark Gable & Lionel BarrymoreDir. Clarence Brown

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934·1h 49m·★ 6.9·Sidney Franklin

DP: William H. DanielsStarring Norma ShearerDrama & Romance

Strangers May Kiss

1931·1h 21m·★ 5.9·George Fitzmaurice

DP: William H. DanielsStarring Norma ShearerDrama & Romance

Their Own Desire

1929·1h 5m·★ 5.8·E. Mason Hopper

DP: William H. DanielsStarring Norma ShearerDrama & Romance

Manhattan Melodrama

1934·1h 33m·★ 7.1·W.S. Van Dyke

Fans also likedStarring Clark GableDrama & Romance

Dolls

2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

1931·1h 26m·★ 7.3·F. W. Murnau

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Shanghai Express

1932·1h 22m·★ 7.3·Josef von Sternberg

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

1919·1h 29m·★ 7.2·D.W. Griffith

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Smilin' Through

1932·1h 38m·★ 6.8·Sidney Franklin

Both star Norma Shearer & Leslie HowardDrama & Romance

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1929·1h 34m·★ 6.0·Sidney Franklin

DP: William H. DanielsStarring Norma Shearer

Possessed

1931·1h 16m·★ 6.9·Clarence Brown

Starring Clark GableDir. Clarence BrownDrama & Romance

How Good Is A Free Soul?

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