East of Eden (1955)

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after East of Eden

• Splendor in the Grass (1961) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional
• Of Mice and Men (1939) — Same subject: california
• America America (1963) — Elia Kazan directed both
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) — Same subject: 1910s
• Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — Same subject: individual, rebel
• The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — Same subject: california