Movies Like Stormy Waters

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

Lady Killer

1937·1h 34m·★ 7.3·Jean Grémillon

Both star Jean Gabin & Henri PouponDir. Jean GrémillonDrama & Romance

Coral Reefs

1939·1h 35m·★ 6.1·Maurice Gleize

3 shared cast incl. Jean Gabin & Michèle Morgan

Summer Light

1943·1h 52m·★ 6.8·Jean Grémillon

Both star Madeleine Renaud & Charles BlavetteDir. Jean Grémillon

The Strange Monsieur Victor

1938·1h 43m·★ 7.2·Jean Grémillon

Both star Madeleine Renaud & Charles BlavetteDir. Jean Grémillon

Port of Shadows

1938·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Marcel Carné

Both star Jean Gabin & Michèle MorganRomance & Drama

La Bête Humaine

1938·1h 38m·★ 7.5·Jean Renoir

Both star Jean Gabin & Fernand LedouxDrama & Romance

Lord Jim

1965·2h 34m·★ 6.7·Richard Brooks

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Annette

2021·2h 20m·★ 6.3·Leos Carax

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Two Came Back

1997·1h 28m·★ 5.2·Dick Lowry

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Deadlier Than the Male

1956·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Julien Duvivier

DP: Armand ThirardStarring Jean Gabin

Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

Both star Jean Gabin & Jean Dasté

All My Life

2020·1h 33m·★ 6.3·Marc Meyers

Fans also likedRomance & Drama

What the Day Owes the Night

2012·2h 42m·★ 7.8·Alexandre Arcady

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

Daybreak

1939·1h 33m·★ 7.6·Marcel Carné

Both star Jean Gabin & René Bergeron

The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005·2h·★ 7.5·Brent Shields

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

Life of Pi

2012·2h 7m·★ 7.9·Ang Lee

TMDB recommends

The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020·1h 47m·★ 6.6·Andy Tennant

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

The Caine Mutiny

1954·2h 4m·★ 7.7·Edward Dmytryk

TMDB recommends

Persuasion

2007·1h 33m·★ 7.4·Adrian Shergold

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The Names of Love

2010·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Michel Leclerc

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How Good Is Stormy Waters?

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