Movies Like Urban Hymn (2015)

Urban Hymn is a 2015 crime, drama film from Michael Caton-Jones with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Hotel Artemis and The Fury of a Patient Man.

Crime Drama

Hotel Artemis

2018

Los Angeles, June 21st, 2028. While the streets are being torn apart by riots, the Nurse, who runs a clandestine hospital for criminals in the penthouse of the Artemis, a closed old hotel, has a rough night dealing with troublemaker clients: thieves, assassins, someone from the past and the one who owns the place and the whole city.

6.1

MagicScore

The Fury of a Patient Man

2016

Quiet Jose woos cafe worker Ana, but she is unaware he has intentions other than the purely romantic.

6.6

MagicScore

Pather Panchali

1955

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. His wife, Sarbojaya, looks after their rebellious daughter, Durga, and young son, Apu. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life.

7.8

MagicScore

A Clockwork Orange

1971

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

8.2

MagicScore

Billy Elliot

2000

County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

7.6

MagicScore

Almost 18

2012

Karri, Pete, André, Akseli and Joni dream, party, love and boast like only teenage males can. They're dealing with the same issues as every other young man — fears and hopes for future, disillusions and problems with parents.

5.8

MagicScore

Perro callejero

1980

An abandoned child steals to survive and has problems when he decides to steal from the priest who helps him.

7.9

MagicScore

Moontide

1942

After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.

6.3

MagicScore

Boogie Nights

1997

In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.

7.6

MagicScore

#10

Dirty Dancing

1987

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.

7.3

MagicScore

#11

American Graffiti

1973

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Wonder Boys

2000

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

15 Years and One Day

2013

Jon is a troubled teenager who has been expelled from school. His mother decides to teach him a lesson by sending him away with his grandfather Max, a retired military man who lives in a village by the seaside. But the time they will spend together won’t be that simple, Jon likes to flirt with danger and bad companies, and the veteran has now settled down into a comfortable life.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

Band of Robbers

2016

A comedic thriller that re-imagines Mark Twain's iconic literary characters of "Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" as grown men in current day.

5.9

MagicScore

#15

Midnight Express

1978

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

7.5

MagicScore

#16

25th Hour

2002

In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and his final hours of freedom are devoted to hanging out with his closest buddies and trying to prepare his girlfriend for his extended absence.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Madea Goes to Jail

2009

After a high-speed car chase, Madea winds up behind bars because her quick temper gets the best of her. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Josh Hardaway lands a case that's too personal to handle: that of a young prostitute and former drug addict named Candace, also a childhood friend. When Candace winds up in jail, Madea takes the young woman under her protective wing.

6.5

MagicScore

#18

Across the Hall

2009

Convinced that his fiancee is cheating on him, a man follows her to a hotel and calls his best friend to help him avoid a calamity.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

Bachelorette

2012

Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.

5.4

MagicScore

#20

The Last Detail

1973

Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Urban Hymn?

The top films similar to Urban Hymn by MovieMagicScore are Hotel Artemis (6.1), The Fury of a Patient Man (6.6), Pather Panchali (7.8). Each shares crime/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Urban Hymn worth watching?

Urban Hymn holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 23 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Urban Hymn?

Urban Hymn (2015) is a crime, drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring Shirley Henderson, Letitia Wright, Isabella Laughland.

Where can I find more recommendations like Urban Hymn?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more crime recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Urban Hymn

This ranked list pairs Urban Hymn (2015), a crime and drama film from Michael Caton-Jones, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Shirley Henderson 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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