Movies Like The Old Maid

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

The Great Lie

1941·1h 48m·★ 7.1·Edmund Goulding

3 shared cast incl. Bette Davis & George Brent2 shared crewDir. Edmund Goulding

The Dawn Patrol

1938·1h 43m·★ 7.5·Edmund Goulding

2 shared crewDir. Edmund GouldingDP: Tony Gaudio

The Constant Nymph

1943·1h 52m·★ 6.7·Edmund Goulding

2 shared crewDir. Edmund GouldingDP: Tony Gaudio

The Sisters

1938·1h 39m·★ 6.8·Anatole Litvak

3 shared cast incl. Bette Davis & Donald CrispDP: Tony Gaudio

Jezebel

1938·1h 43m·★ 7.4·William Wyler

3 shared cast incl. Bette Davis & George Brent

Dark Victory

1939·1h 44m·★ 7.4·Edmund Goulding

Both star Bette Davis & George BrentDir. Edmund Goulding

That Certain Woman

1937·1h 33m·★ 6.4·Edmund Goulding

Both star Bette Davis & Donald CrispDir. Edmund Goulding

Juarez

1939·2h 5m·★ 6.8·William Dieterle

Both star Bette Davis & Donald CrispDP: Tony Gaudio

In This Our Life

1942·1h 37m·★ 7.3·John Huston

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Ex-Lady

1933·1h 7m·★ 6.4·Robert Florey

DP: Tony GaudioStarring Bette Davis

Wuthering Heights

1939·1h 44m·★ 7.5·William Wyler

Fans also likedStarring Donald Crisp

Pollyanna

1960·2h 14m·★ 7.4·David Swift

Fans also likedStarring Donald Crisp

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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Aparajito

1956·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Satyajit Ray

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Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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Lolita

1962·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

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Dead Man

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

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A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

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Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

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