Movies Like Shelter (2014)

Shelter is a 2014 drama film from Paul Bettany with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Pursuit of Happyness and Hector.

Drama

The Pursuit of Happyness

2006

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

7.9

MagicScore

Hector

2015

Hector has been living on the motorways for years. His once comfortable family life has been replaced by a never-ending tour of service stations that offer him shelter, anonymity, washing facilities and food. The story follows his journey south from Scotland on his annual pilgrimage to a temporary Christmas shelter in London where he finds comfort, friendship and warmth. Over the course of his Homeric journey, Hector decides to reconnect with his long estranged past. As his previous life catches up with him, the story of how he came to be leading a marginal life begins to emerge.

7.2

MagicScore

LolliLove

2004

A hip, misguided Southern California couple decide to make a difference in the lives of the homeless by giving them lollipops with a cheery slogan on the wrapper.

5.7

MagicScore

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947

A New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Before he knows it, he is living with the actual home owners.

7.0

MagicScore

The Young and the Damned

1950

A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

8.0

MagicScore

The Boy and the Beast

2015

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

7.9

MagicScore

Souleymane's Story

2024

As he pedals through the streets of Paris to deliver meals, Souleymane recounts his story. In two days, he has to go through his asylum application interview, the key to obtaining papers, but Souleymane is not ready.

7.5

MagicScore

Midnight Cowboy

1969

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.

7.5

MagicScore

A Dog's Way Home

2019

The adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

The Hours

2002

The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.

7.3

MagicScore

#11

Lilies of the Field

1963

An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.

7.2

MagicScore

#12

Nomadland

2021

A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

I'm Not Ashamed

2016

Based on the journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999.

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Feeling Through

2019

A late-night encounter on a New York City street leads to a profound connection between a teen-in-need and a DeafBlind man.

7.1

MagicScore

#15

Bones and All

2022

Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Wendy and Lucy

2008

A near-penniless drifter's journey to Alaska in search of work is interrupted when she loses her dog while attempting to shoplift food for it.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

A Home of Our Own

1993

In 1960s Los Angeles an energetic widow and her six children try to make a dream of theirs come true: to have a home of their own. They leave L.A. and head for the countryside, all the while facing numerous difficulties and obstacles during their journey.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Wild Boys of the Road

1933

At the height of the Great Depression, Tommy's mother has been out of work for months when Eddie's father loses his job. Eager not to burden their parents, the two high school sophomores decide to hop the freight trains and look for work.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

A Christmas Gift from Bob

2020

James Bowen finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat, Bob, at Christmas.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

The Saint of Fort Washington

1993

Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street when a slumlord tears down his apartment building. Soon, he finds himself in even more dire straits, when he is threatened by Little Leroy, a thug who is one of the tough denizens of the Fort Washington Shelter for Men. He reaches out to Jerry, a streetwise combat veteran, who takes Matthew under his wing as a son. The relationship between these two men grows as they attempt to conquer the numbing isolation of homelessness.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Shelter?

The top films similar to Shelter by MovieMagicScore are The Pursuit of Happyness (7.9), Hector (7.2), LolliLove (5.7). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Shelter worth watching?

Shelter holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 108 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Shelter?

Shelter (2014) is a drama film directed by Paul Bettany, starring Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Mackie, Amy Hargreaves.

Where can I find more recommendations like Shelter?

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 Shelter

This ranked list pairs Shelter (2014), a drama film from Paul Bettany, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jennifer Connelly 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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