Movies Like The Common Law

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

The Easiest Way

1931·1h 13m·★ 6.3·Jack Conway

Themes: kept woman, mistress, pre-codeBoth star Constance Bennett & Hedda Hopper

Bed of Roses

1933·1h 7m·★ 6.4·Gregory La Cava

Both star Constance Bennett & Joel McCreaThemes: mistress, pre-code

Blonde Venus

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.1·Josef von Sternberg

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Merrily We Go to Hell

1932·1h 23m·★ 6.9·Dorothy Arzner

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Our Betters

1933·1h 23m·★ 6.1·George Cukor

Themes: kept woman, pre-codeStarring Constance Bennett

Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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Manhattan

1979·1h 36m·★ 7.8·Woody Allen

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Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

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The Lovers on the Bridge

1991·2h 6m·★ 7.6·Leos Carax

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The Blue Angel

1930·1h 48m·★ 7.6·Josef von Sternberg

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The Travelling Players

1975·3h 43m·★ 7.8·Theo Angelopoulos

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Rouben Mamoulian

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24 Hour Party People

2002·1h 57m·★ 7.3·Michael Winterbottom

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42nd Street

1933·1h 29m·★ 7.3·Lloyd Bacon

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We Own the Night

2007·1h 58m·★ 6.8·James Gray

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Topper

1937·1h 37m·★ 7.2·Norman Z. McLeod

Both star Constance Bennett & Hedda Hopper

A Perfect Murder

1998·1h 47m·★ 6.6·Andrew Davis

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Could This Be Love?

2007·1h 30m·★ 6.0·Pierre Jolivet

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Rockabye

1932·1h 8m·★ 5.6·George Cukor

Both star Constance Bennett & Joel McCrea

How Good Is The Common Law?

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