Movies Like Stella Dallas

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

A Message to Garcia

1936·1h 17m·★ 5.9·George Marshall

3 shared cast incl. Barbara Stanwyck & John BolesDP: Rudolph MatéDrama & Romance

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

1931·1h 26m·★ 7.3·F. W. Murnau

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

The Scarlet Letter

1995·2h 15m·★ 5.4·Roland Joffé

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

So Big!

1932·1h 21m·★ 6.8·William A. Wellman

Both star Barbara Stanwyck & Alan HaleDrama & Romance

Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Good Will Hunting

1997·2h 7m·★ 8.4·Gus Van Sant

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Sansho the Bailiff

1954·2h 4m·★ 8.3·Kenji Mizoguchi

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All My Life

2020·1h 33m·★ 6.3·Marc Meyers

Fans also likedRomance & Drama

Cabrini

2024·2h 22m·★ 7.3·Alejandro Monteverde

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Mystic River

2003·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Clint Eastwood

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JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

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Eyes Wide Shut

1999·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

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The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005·2h·★ 7.5·Brent Shields

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The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020·1h 47m·★ 6.6·Andy Tennant

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An Autumn Romance

2021·1h 28m·★ 5.6·Bradley Walsh

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Magnificent Obsession

1954·1h 48m·★ 7.0·Douglas Sirk

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Northanger Abbey

2007·1h 33m·★ 7.1·Jon Jones

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The Fugitive Kind

1960·1h 59m·★ 7.0·Sidney Lumet

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The Passionate Friends

1949·1h 31m·★ 7.2·David Lean

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The Lost Husband

2020·1h 49m·★ 6.1·Vicky Wight

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How Good Is Stella Dallas?

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