If you loved Splendor in the Grass, try On the Waterfront

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

You already loved

Both films are directed by Elia Kazan, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Splendor in the Grass, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What On the Waterfront is

Some guys just can't catch a break. A former boxer works on the docks. It punches above its weight class.

If you loved Splendor in the Grass, try On the Waterfront

Splendor in the Grass

On the Waterfront

What they share

What On the Waterfront is

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If you loved Splendor in the Grass, try On the Waterfront

Splendor in the Grass

On the Waterfront

What they share

What On the Waterfront is

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