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Movies that feel like Saturday Night Fever (1977)

If you loved Saturday Night Fever, the closest films we have are Rocky II (1979), Floating Weeds (1959) and East of Eden (1955). All three share Saturday Night Fever's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.

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If Saturday Night Fever hit the spot, these will too

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Rocky II
1979 Β· dir. Sylvester Stallone
πŸ… 68%β˜… 7.3drama

Contemplative and romantic in the same breath

After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. Soon enough, the "Master of Disaster" and the "Italian Stallion" are set on a collision course for a climactic battle that is brutal and unforgettable.

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Floating Weeds
1959 · dir. Yasujirō Ozu
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.9drama

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

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East of Eden
1955 Β· dir. Elia Kazan
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.8drama

Drama built on romance, twice over

The difference: 22 years apart, and the 1950s show

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.

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Yi Yi
2000 Β· dir. Edward Yang
β˜… 8.1drama

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.

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The Sea Inside
2004 Β· dir. Alejandro AmenΓ‘bar
πŸ… 85%β˜… 8drama

Both work the same romance

RamΓ³n Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident. RamΓ³n fought for 30 years for the legal right to end his own life. He develops close relationships with his long-term lawyer Julia and his friend Rosa, who tries to convince him that his life is worth living. Despite his situation, RamΓ³n manages to inspire those around him to live life to the fullest.

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After the Wedding
2006 Β· dir. Susanne Bier
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.7drama

Drama approached the same way

A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.

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Black Narcissus
1947 Β· dir. Michael Powell
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.7drama

Both are drama through and through

A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.

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Rocky Balboa
2006 Β· dir. Sylvester Stallone
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7.1drama

The same drama instincts

When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Italian Stallion to a 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and thirty years his junior. Rocky takes on Dixon in what will become the greatest fight in boxing history!

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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2013 Β· dir. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
πŸ… 71%β˜… 8.2drama

Cut from the same drama cloth

The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.

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Loveless
2017 Β· dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.6drama

Both working the same drama territory

Zhenya and Boris are going through a vicious divorce marked by resentment, frustration and recriminations. Already embarking on new lives, each with a new partner, they are impatient to start again, to turn the page – even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son Alyosha. Until, after witnessing one of their fights, Alyosha disappears.

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From Up on Poppy Hill
2011 Β· dir. Goro Miyazaki
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.4animation Β· drama

The drama is handled with the same confidence

The difference: Sits closer to animation than Saturday Night Fever does

Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympicsβ€”and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shunβ€”but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.

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Mean Streets
1973 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.2drama Β· crime

Drama in the same key

A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.

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