Movies Like The River

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

7th Heaven

1927·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Frank Borzage

2 shared crewDir. Frank BorzageDP: Ernest Palmer

Street Angel

1928·1h 42m·★ 7.2·Frank Borzage

2 shared crewDir. Frank BorzageDP: Ernest Palmer

City Girl

1930·1h 28m·★ 7.7·F. W. Murnau

Both star Charles Farrell & Mary DuncanDP: Ernest PalmerDrama & Romance

Dolls

2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Ossessione

1944·2h 20m·★ 7.5·Luchino Visconti

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

1919·1h 29m·★ 7.2·D.W. Griffith

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Red Dance

1928·1h 43m·★ 6.3·Raoul Walsh

Both star Charles Farrell & Ivan LinowRomance & Drama

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Sunny Side Up

1929·2h 1m·★ 6.5·David Butler

DP: Ernest PalmerStarring Charles Farrell

Lucky Star

1929·1h 39m·★ 7.6·Frank Borzage

Starring Charles FarrellDir. Frank BorzageRomance & Drama

Heat

1995·2h 50m·★ 8.3·Michael Mann

TMDB recommends

Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

TMDB recommends

The Longest Ride

2015·2h 8m·★ 7.0·George Tillman Jr.

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

I Still Believe

2020·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Andrew Erwin

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

I Can't Think Straight

2008·1h 22m·★ 6.4·Shamim Sarif

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommends

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommends

The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005·2h·★ 7.5·Brent Shields

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

Dead Man

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

TMDB recommends

The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020·1h 47m·★ 6.6·Andy Tennant

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

How Good Is The River?

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