Movies Like So Big!

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

The Purchase Price

1932·1h 8m·★ 6.4·William A. Wellman

3 shared cast incl. Barbara Stanwyck & George Brent2 shared crewDir. William A. Wellman

Love Is a Racket

1932·1h 11m·★ 6.2·William A. Wellman

2 shared crewDir. William A. WellmanDP: Sidney Hickox

Safe in Hell

1931·1h 11m·★ 6.9·William A. Wellman

2 shared crewDir. William A. WellmanDP: Sidney Hickox

Frisco Jenny

1933·1h 11m·★ 6.8·William A. Wellman

2 shared crewDir. William A. WellmanDP: Sidney Hickox

Central Airport

1933·1h 12m·★ 6.2·William A. Wellman

2 shared crewDir. William A. WellmanDP: Sidney Hickox

42nd Street

1933·1h 29m·★ 7.3·Lloyd Bacon

TMDB recommendsStarring George BrentDrama & Romance

It Happened One Night

1934·1h 45m·★ 8.1·Frank Capra

TMDB recommendsStarring Alan Hale

Dangerous

1935·1h 19m·★ 6.8·Alfred E. Green

Fans also likedStarring Bette DavisDrama & Romance

Blondie Johnson

1933·1h 8m·★ 6.7·Ray Enright

TMDB recommendsStarring Earle Foxe

God's Own Country

2017·1h 44m·★ 7.6·Francis Lee

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

The Quiet Man

1952·2h 9m·★ 7.7·John Ford

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

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

Far from the Madding Crowd

1967·2h 46m·★ 7.2·John Schlesinger

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Forbidden

1932·1h 25m·★ 6.9·Frank Capra

Both star Barbara Stanwyck & Dorothy PetersonDrama & Romance

A Message to Garcia

1936·1h 17m·★ 5.9·George Marshall

Both star Barbara Stanwyck & Alan HaleDrama & Romance

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1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommends

Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

TMDB recommends

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommends

City Girl

1930·1h 28m·★ 7.7·F. W. Murnau

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

How Good Is So Big!?

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