Movies Like The River Why

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

Labor Day

2013·1h 51m·★ 6.9·Jason Reitman

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From Here to Eternity

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·Fred Zinnemann

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Wuthering Heights

1939·1h 44m·★ 7.5·William Wyler

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Lord Jim

1965·2h 34m·★ 6.7·Richard Brooks

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Valley of the Dolls

1967·2h 3m·★ 6.1·Mark Robson

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

B. Monkey

1999·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Michael Radford

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

A Story of the Forest: Mavka

1980·1h 23m·★ 6.7·Yurii Illienko

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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Life in a Year

2020·1h 47m·★ 6.3·Mitja Okorn

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My Policeman

2022·1h 53m·★ 6.6·Michael Grandage

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Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

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The Trial

1962·1h 59m·★ 7.6·Orson Welles

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Love Everlasting

2016·1h 32m·★ 6.3·Rob Diamond

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My Fault: London

2025·1h 59m·★ 6.2·Dani Girdwood

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Rouben Mamoulian

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Charlie St. Cloud

2010·1h 39m·★ 6.4·Burr Steers

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Runaway Jury

2003·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Gary Fleder

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After Ever Happy

2022·1h 35m·★ 4.8·Castille Landon

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The World According to Garp

1982·2h 16m·★ 7.1·George Roy Hill

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The Eagle Has Landed

1976·2h 15m·★ 6.9·John Sturges

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How Good Is The River Why?

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