Movies Like Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a 1960 drama, romance film from Karel Reisz with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Kes and A Kind of Loving.

Drama Romance

Kes

1970

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.

7.4

MagicScore

A Kind of Loving

1962

As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell, she finds out that she is pregnant and Vic has to reconcile how he thought his life would go with what life actually has in store for him.

7.0

MagicScore

A Taste of Honey

1961

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.

6.9

MagicScore

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

1991

Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England. But upon arrival he discovers his dead father in the ruins of his family estate, killed by the vicious sheriff of Nottingham, Robin and Azeem join forces with outlaws Little John and Will Scarlett to save the kingdom from the sheriff's villainy.

6.9

MagicScore

Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks

2003

A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s socialist economy. But industry is changing, and the factories of Tiexi are closing. Director Wang Bing introduces us to some of the workers affected by the closures, and to their families.

7.7

MagicScore

Ascension

2021

The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizing—and sometimes humorous—imagery, this observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.

6.9

MagicScore

Kinky Boots

2005

Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.

6.7

MagicScore

Anita and Me

2002

Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.

5.9

MagicScore

Weekend

2011

After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

A Room for Romeo Brass

1999

Two twelve-year-old boys, Romeo and Gavin, undergo an extraordinary test of character and friendship when Morell, a naive but eccentric and dangerous stranger, comes between them. Morell befriends with the two boys and later asks them to help him pursue Romeo's beautiful elder sister. He gradually becomes more violent after she rejects him.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Sons and Lovers

1960

The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married woman from the town it enrages his kind but possessive mother.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

TwentyFourSeven

1998

In a typical English working-class town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs. One day, Alan Darcy, a highly motivated man with the same kind of youth experience, starts trying to get the young people off the street and into doing something they can believe in: Boxing. Darcy opens a boxing club, aiming to bring the rival gangs together.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

Room at the Top

1958

An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

The L-Shaped Room

1962

Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair with one boarder, Toby. As Jane's pregnancy threatens her new relationship, and the reality of single motherhood approaches, she is forced to decide what to do about both her baby and her budding romance.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

Wasp

2003

Zoë is a single mother who lives with her four children in Dartford. She is poor and can't afford to buy food. One day her old flame drives by and asks her to go on a date with him. Scared that he doesn't want to go out with her, she lies and tells him that she is just babysitting the kids. This will be her first date in years.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

Robin Hood

2018

A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

On Falling

2025

Aurora, a Portuguese migrant, works as an order picker in a warehouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Caught between the walls of a huge distribution centre and the solitude of her own room, Aurora tries to seize every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her identity.

7.1

MagicScore

#20

This Sporting Life

1963

In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Saturday Night and Sunday Morning?

The top films similar to Saturday Night and Sunday Morning by MovieMagicScore are Kes (7.4), A Kind of Loving (7.0), A Taste of Honey (6.9). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Saturday Night and Sunday Morning worth watching?

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 150 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Saturday Night and Sunday Morning?

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) is a drama, romance film directed by Karel Reisz, starring Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts.

Where can I find more recommendations like Saturday Night and Sunday Morning?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

This ranked list pairs Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), a drama and romance film from Karel Reisz, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Albert Finney take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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