Movies Like The Mating Call
If you liked The Mating Call (1928), a drama movie directed by James Cruze, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The Birth of a Nation (1915)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaTwo families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In…
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Places in the Heart (1984)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaIn 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku…
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5 Flights Up (2014)
★ 6/10Also dramaA long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away.
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Act of Violence (1949)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaA former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay…
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Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaAlbany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that…
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Andersonville (1996)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaThis lengthy docudrama records the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy's most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. The drama unfolds through the eyes of a company of Union soldiers captured at the Battle of Cold Harbor…
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The Lusty Men (1952)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaRetired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
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Sergeant York (1941)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaAlvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most…
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaAt the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends eagerly sign up for the army soon after graduation. But when the horrors…
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Eleanor the Great (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also drama94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
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Zulu (1964)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaIn 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
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Greed (1924)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaWhen housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.
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Taking Chance (2009)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaLt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.
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Minari (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaA Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and…
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Outside In (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaAn ex-con struggling to readjust to life in his small town forms an intense bond with his former high-school teacher.
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Edie (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaTo try and overcome a lifetime of bitterness and resentment, 83-year-old Edie decides that it is never too late. After packing an old camping bag, she leaves her life behind and embarks on an adventure she never got to…
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Sunset Boulevard (1950)
★ 8.3/10Also dramaA hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
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Small Things Like These (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaIn 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit…
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Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaCaptain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch.
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Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaA Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine are stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. Under constant threat of discovery by a ruthless enemy, they hide in a cave…