Janet Gaynor’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Janet Gaynor has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1920s through the 1930s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.
Recurring themes

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923
Drama · Romance

Morocco
1930
Drama · Romance

My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday
2016
Romance · Drama

Valmont
1989
Drama · Romance

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
2017
Romance · Drama

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939
Drama · Romance

The Docks of New York
1928
Drama · Romance

Reminders of Him
2026
Romance · Drama

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
Dir. F. W. Murnau · With George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston

In 1910s Paris, a sewer worker disillusioned with Christianity feels his prayers have been answered when he chances upon a street waif and they fall in love.
Dir. Frank Borzage · With Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Albert Gran

Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
Dir. William A. Wellman · With Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou