Movies Like A Special Day (1977)

A Special Day is a 1977 drama, romance film from Ettore Scola with a MovieMagicScore of 8.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Gold Rimmed Glasses and Far from Heaven.

Drama Romance

The Gold Rimmed Glasses

1987

A Jewish couple and a homosexual doctor fall to prejudice and scandal in 1938 Italy.

6.1

MagicScore

Far from Heaven

2002

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.

7.0

MagicScore

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022

During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

8.0

MagicScore

The Conformist

1971

A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.

7.6

MagicScore

Latter Days

2004

Christian, a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce Aaron, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex.

6.8

MagicScore

The Closet

2001

A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.

6.4

MagicScore

Tea with Mussolini

1999

In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.

6.4

MagicScore

Come Back, Little Sheba

1953

A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.

7.2

MagicScore

Rome, Open City

1945

In WWII-era Rome, underground resistance leader Manfredi attempts to evade the Gestapo by enlisting the help of Pina, the fiancée of a fellow member of the resistance, and Don Pietro, the priest due to oversee her marriage. But it’s not long before the Nazis and the local police find him.

8.0

MagicScore

#10

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943

Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a crucial bridge in order to halt the enemy's progress.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Kitchen Stories

2003

Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Deadly Maria

1993

40-year Maria is living in a monotonous and deadlocked marriage with her husband. In addition, she has to take care of her ill despotic father. One day, she falls in love with her sensitive neighbour Dieter. But her attempt to leave her gloomy everyday life behind leads straight into tragedy.

5.4

MagicScore

#13

Amarcord

1973

In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.

7.9

MagicScore

#14

Butterfly

1999

The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.

7.4

MagicScore

#15

Eternal Visionary

2024

In 1934, while traveling to Stockholm, where he is about to receive the Nobel Prize, the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello recalls his life and his relationship with the loved ones who have inspired his art.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

Under the Volcano

1984

Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in 1939. The consul's self-destructive behaviour, perhaps a metaphor for a menaced civilization, is a source of perplexity and sadness to his nomadic, idealistic half-brother, Hugh, and his ex-wife, Yvonne, who has returned with hopes of healing Geoffrey and their broken marriage.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

The Bad Poet

2021

1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: to surveil aging national poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, whose increasingly restless behavior Mussolini fears could damage his alliance with Nazi Germany. However, after spending time with D'Annunzio, Comini finds himself torn between loyalty to the Party and his fascination with the poet, who will put his burgeoning career at risk.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Double Indemnity

1944

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

8.1

MagicScore

#19

The Things of Love

1989

In 1940's Madrid. Juan plays piano for Pepita and her on-stage partner Mario. Although Mario really wants to steal Juan for himself, Juan is not interested and Mario resorts to a string of lovers as consolation. When he loves (and leaves) a young nobleman, the young man wants revenge.

7.0

MagicScore

#20

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985

A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like A Special Day?

The top films similar to A Special Day by MovieMagicScore are The Gold Rimmed Glasses (6.1), Far from Heaven (7.0), Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (8.0). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is A Special Day worth watching?

A Special Day holds a MovieMagicScore of 8.0/10 from 725 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is A Special Day?

A Special Day (1977) is a drama, romance film directed by Ettore Scola, starring Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon.

Where can I find more recommendations like A Special Day?

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 A Special Day

This ranked list pairs A Special Day (1977), a drama and romance film from Ettore Scola, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Sophia Loren 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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