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10 Best Movies Like Way Down East

If you loved Way Down East, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Cameraman

The Cameraman

1928★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Way Down East for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary....

#2
Convict 13

Convict 13

1920★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Way Down East for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak....

#3
Triumph of the Will

Triumph of the Will

1935★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Way Down East for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally....

#4
The Whip and the Body

The Whip and the Body

1963★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Way Down East for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Disowned in the past by his father, Kurt Menliff, a cruel and sadistic nobleman, returns to the family castle to reclaim his inheritance....

#5
The Golem: How He Came Into the World

The Golem: How He Came Into the World

1920★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Way Down East for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecu...

#6
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance

1995★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Way Down East for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

71 scenes revolving around multiple Viennese residents who are by chance involved with a senseless gun slaughter on Christmas Eve....