Top 20 movies like The Riverbed
Top 20 Movies like The Riverbed
- 1. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
- 2. Lawrence of Arabia
- 3. The General
- 4. The Gold Rush
- 5. The Phantom of the Opera
- 6. Paths of Glory
- 7. Days of Gray
- 8. Shanghai Express
- 9. Broken Blossoms
- 10. City Lights
- 11. Pandora's Box
- 12. Firehawk
- 13. Последствия войны
- 14. Platoon
- 15. Sparrow
- 16. The Rediscovered Paradise
- 17. Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
- 18. The Family Secret
- 19. The Half of a Boy
- 20. Dogs of War
1. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari)
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
It has an average vote of 7.945 on TMDB.
2. Lawrence of Arabia
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.
It has an average vote of 8.001 on TMDB.
3. The General
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
It has an average vote of 7.965 on TMDB.
4. The Gold Rush
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
It has an average vote of 8.002 on TMDB.
5. The Phantom of the Opera
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
6. Paths of Glory
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
It has an average vote of 8.272 on TMDB.
7. Days of Gray (Days of Gray)
It is a world without language. A world where one is raised to respect the rules. Only one Boy questions the verity of what he has been taught, and he must decide whether to continue living in a society of fear or choose his own destiny.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
8. Shanghai Express
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
It has an average vote of 6.89 on TMDB.
9. Broken Blossoms
The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.
It has an average vote of 6.891 on TMDB.
10. City Lights
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
It has an average vote of 8.287 on TMDB.
11. Pandora's Box (Die Büchse der Pandora)
Lulu is a young woman so beautiful and alluring that few can resist her siren charms. The men drawn into her web include respectable newspaper publisher Dr. Ludwig Schön, his musical producer son Alwa, circus performer Rodrigo Quast, and seedy old Schigolch. When Lulu's charms inevitably lead to tragedy, the downward spiral encompasses them all.
It has an average vote of 7.488 on TMDB.
12. Firehawk
During a daring mission in Vietnam, a helicoptor squadron is downed. While the soldiers try to escape capture by the Viet Cong, clues that the copter was sabotaged lead to brutal infighting, as they search for the traitor among them.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
13. Последствия войны (Последствия войны)
(Последствия войны)
14. Platoon
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
It has an average vote of 7.746 on TMDB.
15. Sparrow
Sparrow is the beautiful story of a small boy who is teased because he thinks he can fly. When a family myth about his war veteran grandfather comes to light, he discovers the strength to stand up to the bullies in a very unusual way.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
16. The Rediscovered Paradise (Das wiedergefundene Paradies)
Adam and Eve are cast out of Eden. They discover that flowers can bring both joy and solace.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
17. Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
A gin bottle is personified with a spirit. As the gin bottle changes hands the spirit of the bottle tempts the various possessors to take a drink. A pro-prohibition movie, the story exemplifies the tragedies of drinking.
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.
18. The Family Secret
The daughter of a wealthy man secretly marries a man below her station— one whom her father violently disapproves of. The father, in an excess of parental concern, separates the lovers by sending his daughter away so that she might forget her lover, unaware of their married state. During this time, she gives birth to a daughter. After some months, the young mother returns to her family manor and presents her father with his new granddaughter, which causes a most unfortunate scene. Unbeknownst to the young woman, her enraged father falsely accuses his son-in-law of theft and has him incarcerated in order to separate the lovers in an irrational attempt to force his daughter to forget this "unworthy" young man.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
19. The Half of a Boy (Egy fiúnak a fele)
In English known informally as "The Half of a Boy" and "Stepmother". Based on the novel by Kálmán Mikszáth. After his wife's death Gáthy Lörinc remarries and in secret he takes his son born from this second marriage to the same foster parents who take care his first son born from his first marriage and left without mother. Five years later, when both boys return home, his wife does not know which is her own child, and which is the child of the previous wife, so the husband's desire is fulfilled, his orphaned son doesn't have step-mother, because his wife loves both boys equally, as her sweet children.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
20. Dogs of War
First short of the Oscar nominated director PES.
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.