# Movies like The River

> Films most similar to The River (1951) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-river-1951/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[French Cancan](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/french-cancan-1955/)** (1955) — ★ 7.2 · 107 votes · foreign-gem, playful, uplifting
- **[The Golden Coach](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-golden-coach-1952/)** (1952) — ★ 7.1 · 87 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[The Rules of the Game](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-rules-of-the-game-1939/)** (1939) — ★ 7.5 · 666 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, cerebral
- **[La Bête Humaine](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/la-bete-humaine-1938/)** (1938) — ★ 7.1 · 241 votes · bittersweet, dread, paranoid
- **[La Chienne](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/la-chienne-1931/)** (1931) — ★ 7.3 · 136 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, dread
- **[Journey to Italy](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/journey-to-italy-1954/)** (1954) — ★ 7.3 · 327 votes
- **[The Earrings of Madame de...](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-earrings-of-madame-de-1953/)** (1953) — ★ 7.5 · 256 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender
- **[Grand Illusion](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/grand-illusion-1937/)** (1937) — ★ 7.9 · 774 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, cerebral
- **[Pyaasa](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/pyaasa-1957/)** (1957) — ★ 7.2 · 73 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, gut-punch
- **[Orpheus](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/orpheus-1950/)** (1950) — ★ 7.6 · 294 votes · foreign-gem, slow-burn, surreal
- **[Le Plaisir](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/le-plaisir-1952/)** (1952) — ★ 7.5 · 135 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, playful

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