Movies Like Way Down East

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

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

1919·1h 29m·★ 7.2·D.W. Griffith

TMDB recommendsBoth star Lillian Gish & Richard BarthelmessDir. D.W. Griffith

A Romance of Happy Valley

1919·1h 16m·★ 6.2·D.W. Griffith

Both star Lillian Gish & Kate BruceDir. D.W. GriffithRomance & Drama

Hearts of the World

1918·1h 57m·★ 6.5·D.W. Griffith

Both star Lillian Gish & Kate BruceDir. D.W. Griffith

The New York Hat

1912·16m·★ 6.3·D.W. Griffith

Both star Kate Bruce & Lillian GishDir. D.W. Griffith

The Painted Lady

1912·12m·★ 5.9·D.W. Griffith

Both star Kate Bruce & Lillian GishDir. D.W. Griffith

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916·3h 17m·★ 7.6·D.W. Griffith

TMDB recommendsStarring Lillian GishDir. D.W. Griffith

La Bohème

1926·1h 33m·★ 7.2·King Vidor

DP: Hendrik SartovStarring Lillian GishRomance & Drama

City Lights

1931·1h 27m·★ 8.5·Charlie Chaplin

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Big Parade

1925·2h 31m·★ 7.9·King Vidor

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

The Crowd

1928·1h 38m·★ 8.0·King Vidor

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Pandora's Box

1929·2h 21m·★ 7.7·G.W. Pabst

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Woman in the Moon

1929·2h 50m·★ 7.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928·1h 21m·★ 8.1·Carl Theodor Dreyer

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The Gold Rush

1925·1h 35m·★ 8.1·Charlie Chaplin

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The General

1926·1h 19m·★ 8.1·Clyde Bruckman

TMDB recommends

The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005·2h·★ 7.5·Brent Shields

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020·1h 47m·★ 6.6·Andy Tennant

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People on Sunday

1930·1h 14m·★ 7.2·Robert Siodmak

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Cabiria

1914·2h 28m·★ 7.1·Giovanni Pastrone

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Flamingo Road

1949·1h 34m·★ 7.1·Michael Curtiz

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How Good Is Way Down East?

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