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Way Down East (1920) — Stream on MGM+ · CriticCrunch

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Way Down East

Movie1920·150 min

Way Down East

Directed by D.W. Griffith

A drama romance film directed by D.W. Griffith.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 44%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

120 ratings

About Way Down East

A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: redemption, social injustice, betrayal, early 1900s, american regional, small town, romantic partners, underdog, femme fatale, con deception, rise and fall, tragedy arc, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: D.W. Griffith
Language: English

Cast

Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Lowell Sherman

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How Way Down East Ranks

All movies

Top 44%

1920s movies

Top 79%

Drama movies

Top 46%

★D.W. Griffith films#3 of 7

Top 44% All movies.

the vibe

Way Down East Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenseapproachableseriouspersonalearnestgritty

contemplative

What it's about

con deceptionrise & falltragedy arcredemptionsocial injusticebetrayalunderdogfemme fataleromantic partnersforbidden star crossedamerican regionalsmall townearly 1900s

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty