Movies Like Friends

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

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

1912·17m·★ 6.6·D.W. Griffith

4 shared cast incl. Elmer Booth & Walter Miller2 shared crewDir. D.W. Griffith

The New York Hat

1912·16m·★ 6.3·D.W. Griffith

4 shared cast incl. Mary Pickford & Lionel Barrymore2 shared crewDir. D.W. Griffith

The Burglar’s Dilemma

1912·15m·★ 6.0·D.W. Griffith

5 shared cast incl. Lionel Barrymore & Henry B. Walthall2 shared crewDir. D.W. Griffith

The Battle

1911·17m·★ 5.6·D.W. Griffith

3 shared cast incl. Charles Hill Mailes & Robert Harron2 shared crewDir. D.W. Griffith

The Little Darling

1909·2m·★ 4.6·D.W. Griffith

3 shared cast incl. Mary Pickford & Robert Harron2 shared crewDir. D.W. Griffith

Ramona

1910·17m·★ 5.8·D.W. Griffith

2 shared crewBoth star Mary Pickford & Henry B. WalthallDir. D.W. Griffith

A Romance of Happy Valley

1919·1h 16m·★ 6.2·D.W. Griffith

2 shared crewBoth star Robert Harron & Adolph LestinaDir. D.W. Griffith

Hearts of the World

1918·1h 57m·★ 6.5·D.W. Griffith

2 shared crewBoth star Robert Harron & Adolph LestinaDir. D.W. Griffith

The Lonely Villa

1909·12m·★ 6.2·D.W. Griffith

2 shared crewBoth star Mary Pickford & Robert HarronDir. D.W. Griffith

Home, Sweet Home

1914·55m·★ 5.7·D.W. Griffith

2 shared crewBoth star Henry B. Walthall & Robert HarronDir. D.W. Griffith

A Corner in Wheat

1909·14m·★ 6.6·D.W. Griffith

2 shared crewDir. D.W. GriffithDP: Billy Bitzer

The Country Doctor

1909·16m·★ 6.4·D.W. Griffith

2 shared crewDir. D.W. GriffithDP: Billy Bitzer

Those Awful Hats

1909·3m·★ 6.2·D.W. Griffith

2 shared crewDir. D.W. GriffithDP: Billy Bitzer

A Drunkard's Reformation

1909·13m·★ 5.6·D.W. Griffith

2 shared crewDir. D.W. GriffithDP: Billy Bitzer

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

1919·1h 29m·★ 7.2·D.W. Griffith

2 shared crewDir. D.W. GriffithDP: Billy Bitzer

The Lonedale Operator

1911·17m·★ 6.5·D.W. Griffith

2 shared crewDir. D.W. GriffithDP: Billy Bitzer

Edgar Allan Poe

1909·7m·★ 5.9·D.W. Griffith

2 shared crewDir. D.W. GriffithDP: Billy Bitzer

The Old Actor

1912·17m·★ 5.6·D.W. Griffith

3 shared cast incl. Mary Pickford & Charles Hill MailesDir. D.W. Griffith

Way Down East

1920·2h 30m·★ 7.3·D.W. Griffith

TMDB recommendsDir. D.W. Griffith

The Wind

1928·1h 16m·★ 8.0·Victor Sjöström

TMDB recommendsWestern & Romance

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