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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

1960
Drama
1h 29m
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Avg Percentile 67.17% from 396 total ratings

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Rated 19 Jul 2010
85
85th
A pleasant ride back to good old industrial Britain, and one full of witt, humour and social relevance. Yeah, youth did always struggle to find a way in life, and this is a great and entertaining film that shows us just that. Coalworkers, smoking and drinking, hangovers and pregnant girls. ... ain't it just the struggle of man?
Rated 04 Oct 2007
58
48th
The Kitchen Sink movement is more about "social realism" than realism, it seems, as the doctrine tends to distort behavioral, even material reality, just to make its point about class and social standing. Karel Reisz' fast-paced feature debut about a rowdy working-class ruffian is a little bit contrived and considerably cliche in some ways, though in other ways it's different and likable enough to merit watching.
Rated 09 Apr 2009
100
93rd
Startling when it emerged, this raw working-class melodrama, with its sharp detail and strong comedy asides, delighted the mass audience chiefly because of its strong central character thumbing his nose at authority. Matching the mood of the times, and displaying a new attitude to sex, it transformed British cinema and was much imitated.
Rated 01 Mar 2009
80
61st
A very well made film with a captivating performance by Finney and a consistent enough pace to keep you interested. It feels like I've seen all this British underclass struggling to balance fun work and family stuff before, and probably done better, but it's still quite good and enjoyable.
Rated 21 Aug 2010
78
66th
almost essentially the same movie as alfie, only finney's character is needlessly rebellious rather than despicable and charming. the story is pretty good, but it tends to lull and in the end doesn't go anywhere that seems to have purpose.
Rated 24 Mar 2013
82
85th
There's nothing particularly remarkable about this film, but it's the combination of good honest dialogue, a fine performance from Albert Finney, and Karel Reisz's talent for capturing the details of everyday life through a few simple scenes, lines and gestures, that makes it a minor classic. The setting and events are documentary-mundane (which is what Reisz excelled at) yet the staging is so slick and easy to watch, that we can even find escapist pleasures in this slice of realism. Sublime.
Rated 10 Oct 2010
80
88th
Albert Finney is amazing in this little film as a man who simply does not give a shit, but spends all his hard earned money on having a good time... Its not about who you are, its about how many pints you can drink and how many birds you can shag! YEAH!
Rated 24 Jan 2015
4
52nd
a working class scoundrel keeps on annoying people until he meets his fate. okay, but my PSI was waaaay high, and i don't really get what people see in this. the dramatic arc isn't outrageously creative or interesting, and it certainly doesn't have anything to do with realism, with dialogue that is quite stagey and even irritating at times. the carnival scene was pretty cool though. btw, finney's character was not even remotely sympathetic, and i would be suspicious of anyone who thought he was.
Rated 05 Aug 2013
86
76th
Low key, gritty drama is quite forceful and provocative for its time, tackling social issues which still ring true for contemporary audiences. Reminiscent of ROOM AT THE TOP and a forerunner of ALFIE in its subject matter; while it lacks the flash and polish of both, it leaves its own distinctive mark, thanks to its authentic evocation of time and place, and a pair of fine performances from Finney and Roberts.
Rated 24 Sep 2008
75
54th
Watching Finney in this is what inspired Malcolm McDowell to get into the movies. And it shows: his Alex DeLarge has much of the same swagger and attitude (and dialect) as Finney's role in this film. And Finney pulls off the ruffian charisma just as well as McDowell, maybe even better. He's the heart and soul of this film, the rest of it is your pretty standard angry young man fare. I mean, it's fine, the cinematography is good, but I wasn't too impressed by any aspect of it besides Finney.
Rated 20 Feb 2019
80
73rd
Albert Finney sure will be missed. Here, among the quintessential "kitchen sink films," Finney gives a wonderful performance in a character that is mad at the world without understanding why. His bravado and arrogance light up the screen.
Rated 01 Mar 2008
77
63rd
# 459
Rated 05 Apr 2009
5
80th
All much in the mold of every other 'kitchen-sink' drama but it's done very well and Albert Finney is always a treat [even this early in his career, nice]. I can't complain.
Rated 30 Nov 2011
73
46th
#540
Rated 19 Dec 2008
77
54th
453
Rated 30 Dec 2011
85
74th
Has a little more grit than the usual kitchen sink dramas.
Rated 10 Oct 2007
40
16th
Really, Really tedious. Karel Reisz is a hack covering up his lack of technique in "realist" garb.
Rated 24 Jan 2011
75
53rd
Albert Finney is BADASS!
Rated 03 Sep 2009
40
19th
For most of the film I was sitting there seething, actively hating everything that the main character did, which I don't think was the intended audience reaction. If the intention of these kinds of films is to shine a light on working class life, it didn't really work for me. I was too distracted by trying to shoot the main character with laser beams from my eyes. The film did have some interesting things to say in the third act, but it was ultimately a negative viewing experience.
Rated 17 Feb 2007
80
95th
Excellent film.
Rated 14 Jan 2010
75
50th
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Rated 01 Jun 2018
81
66th
"God knows what I am." Yes. I expect he does.
Rated 18 Oct 2018
70
56th
gosh darnit i've a bloody softspot for an angry ruffian with a bona riah
Rated 09 Feb 2019
87
82nd
Em honra de Albert Finney (1936 - 2019) filme #2. Exemplar seminal de Kitchen sink realism, usa de jogos de relações humanas para mostrar a dinâmica proletária da Inglaterra do pós-guerra. BlurayRip no MakingOff.
Rated 13 Sep 2020
50
17th
Great acting, sure; but I didn't like the story or the despicable main characters.
Rated 22 Sep 2020
4
51st
Hey English people, speak English!
Rated 26 Sep 2020
68
45th
Contrived like most British things by modern standards. I like seeing where Moz gets his shtick from tho
Rated 19 Apr 2022
74
62nd
8 pints? That'll be £50, please. £50? Are you joking? No.
Rated 26 Jan 2023
61
24th
This is fine, but I just found it a bit dull. There's nothing necessarily wrong with it, but it didn't really keep me entertained or interested all that well. Performances are pretty good, it's well made, but it just wasn't all that special to me.

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