Movies Like Sons and Lovers (1960)

Sons and Lovers is a 1960 drama film from Jack Cardiff with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with How Green Was My Valley and Wake in Fright.

Drama

How Green Was My Valley

1941

A man in his fifties reminisces about his childhood growing up in a Welsh mining village at the turn of the 20th century.

7.3

MagicScore

Wake in Fright

1971

A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

7.3

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McCabe & Mrs. Miller

1971

A gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining town until a large corporation arrives on the scene.

7.1

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The Black Sheep

1949

The Trevino family tries to overcome the irresponsible behavior of Don Cruz, an erratic father with numerous defects that contrast with his son Silvano, a young kid man that is incapable of passing judgment on his own father.

7.8

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Captain Fantastic

2016

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.

7.9

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October Sky

1999

The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.

7.7

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The Daytrippers

1997

Eliza D'Amico thinks her marriage to Louis is going great until she finds a mysterious love note to her husband. Concerned, she goes to her mother for advice. Eliza, her parents, her sister Jo, and Jo's boyfriend all pile into the station wagon and go to the city to confront Louis with the letter. On the way, the five explore their relations with each other and meet many interesting people.

6.5

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Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

7.0

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The Nan Movie

2022

Catherine Tate's iconic character Nan hits the big screen as she goes on a wild road trip from London to Ireland with her grandson Jamie to make amends with her estranged sister Nell. Militant vegan arsonists, raucous rugby teams, all night raves and crazed cops on motorbikes all make for a proper day out. An origin story that mixes Nan's present with her past where we finally find out what's made her the cantankerous old bastard she is today.

5.6

MagicScore

#10

Hibernatus

1969

Hubert de Tartas' life becomes a complete muddle when his wife's grandfather is unearthed after having spent 65 years in frozen hibernation in the polar circle. After being de-frosted, the Hibernating Man believes it is still the beginning of the century. Nothing is spared to keep that illusion alive. At the end of his rope, Hubert blurts out the truth and takes the man from Edwardian times on a crazy spree through an ultramodern Twentieth Century.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

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

#12

On Moonlight Bay

1951

The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across the street. Marjorie has to learn how to dance and act like a proper young lady. Unfortunately William Sherman has unconventional ideas for the time. His ideas include not believing in marriage or money, which causes friction with Marjorie's father, who is the local bank vice president

6.3

MagicScore

#13

Women in Love

1969

Growing up in the sheltered confines of a 1920s English coal-mining community, free-spirited sisters Gudrun and Ursula explore erotic love with a wealthy playboy and a philosophical educator, with cataclysmic results for all four.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

The Badlanders

1958

Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other, McBain, is just trying to go straight, but that is easier said than done once The Dutchman involves him in his gold theft scheme. Based on the 1949 novel The Asphalt Jungle by W. R. Burnett, the story is given an 1898 setting. It is the second film adaptation of the novel following 1950's noir classic The Asphalt Jungle.

6.1

MagicScore

#15

Desert Fury

1947

The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone's efforts to separate them.

6.0

MagicScore

#16

Mirror for a Hero

1987

Sergei and Andrei are walking through a city park and see that a film shoot set just post World War II is taking place . They climb over the park fence to get a better view but hit some cable lying on the ground and find themselves in the past - on May 8, 1949, a day which they seem doomed to relive over and over again.

5.7

MagicScore

#17

Little Children

2006

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Murder at the Gallop

1963

Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don't believe them, thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000

World War I has left golfer Rannulph Junuh a poker-playing alcoholic, his perfect swing gone. Now, however, he needs to get it back to play in a tournament to save the financially ravaged golf course of a long-ago sweetheart. Help arrives in the form of mysterious caddy Bagger Vance.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Dad

1989

A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. Estranged from his own son, the executive comes to realize what has been missing in his own life.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Sons and Lovers?

The top films similar to Sons and Lovers by MovieMagicScore are How Green Was My Valley (7.3), Wake in Fright (7.3), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (7.1). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Sons and Lovers worth watching?

Sons and Lovers holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 38 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Sons and Lovers?

Sons and Lovers (1960) is a drama film directed by Jack Cardiff, starring Mary Ure, Trevor Howard, Dean Stockwell.

Where can I find more recommendations like Sons and Lovers?

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 Sons and Lovers

This ranked list pairs Sons and Lovers (1960), a drama film from Jack Cardiff, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Mary Ure 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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