Movies Like Funkytown (2011)

Funkytown is a 2011 drama, music film from Daniel Roby with a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Thank God It's Friday and The Demon.

Drama Music

Thank God It's Friday

1978

It's Friday and everyone is going to the hottest new disco in Los Angeles. The Commodores are scheduled to play if Floyd shows up with the instruments and Nicole dreams of becoming a disco star. Other characters are there to win the dance contest, or to put a little excitement into a fifth anniversary.

5.2

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The Demon

1979

Random people are terrorized by a malevolent man who brings their worst fears to life.

4.2

MagicScore

54

1998

Shane O'Shea, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding another, more exciting life at Studio 54. When Steve Rubell, the mastermind behind the infamous disco plucks Shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, Shane not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar - and a front-row ticket to the most legendary party on the planet.

5.9

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Spinning Gold

2023

A biopic of 1970s record producer Neil Bogart, co-founder of Casablanca Records.

5.1

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Young Soul Rebels

1991

Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.

4.9

MagicScore

Carlito's Way

1993

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld. Reconnecting with his dancer girlfriend, Carlito gets entangled in the shady dealings of his friend Dave Kleinfeld, who also serves as his lawyer. An encounter with shifty gangster Benny Blanco sets the duo on a dangerous path.

7.8

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

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Om Shanti Om

2007

Reincarnated 30 years after being killed in a suspicious on-set fire, a small-time actor is determined to punish the person who ignited the blaze.

7.1

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I'm Your Woman

2020

A woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a dangerous journey.

5.9

MagicScore

#10

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

2000

It's 1976, and Vinny is a confused teenager who can't decide whether he is a disco king or a proto punk rocker.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Starsky & Hutch

2004

Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.

5.8

MagicScore

#12

A Year Without Love

2005

A writer dying of AIDS searches for a cure and human interaction in the hospitals and sex clubs of Buenos Aires.

6.6

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#13

Disco

2008

Didier Travolta is a 40-year-old disco music fan who has no job, lives with his mother, and has a son he hasn't seen for a while. The mother of his son refuses to send him their son for the holidays unless he can offer him a real vacation, not just going to bars of the French port city of Le Havre. Penniless, the only way he can see his son is by winning a dance contest organized by his friend Jackson, with the prize of a vacation to Australia for two.

4.4

MagicScore

#14

Everybody Wants Some!!

2016

A comedy that follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Uuno Epsanjassa

1985

Uuno Turhapuro is searching for a job and takes a correspondence course in tour guiding. Eventually he gets a job in a small travel agency and takes a group of Finnish tourists to Marbella, Spain. Unfortunately Uuno's father-in-law Tuura is in the group, too, with his wife and daughter, Uuno's wife Elisabet. Tuura tries to get a signature to an important paper from a minister who's having a holiday in the area. Meanwhile, Uuno just relaxes and enjoys the sun.

5.7

MagicScore

#16

Saturday Night Fever

1977

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.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Hello Again

2017

Ten lost souls slip in and out of one another's arms in a daisy-chained musical exploration of love's bittersweet embrace. A film adaptation of Michael John LaChiusa's celebrated musical, originally based on Arthur Schnitzler's play, La Ronde.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

Staying Alive

1983

It's five years later and Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenger yet - making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage.

5.8

MagicScore

#19

Laurence Anyways

2012

The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.

7.6

MagicScore

#20

Mesrine: Killer Instinct

2008

Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Funkytown?

The top films similar to Funkytown by MovieMagicScore are Thank God It's Friday (5.2), The Demon (4.2), 54 (5.9). Each shares drama/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Funkytown worth watching?

Funkytown holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10 from 32 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Funkytown?

Funkytown (2011) is a drama, music film directed by Daniel Roby, starring Patrick Huard, Justin Chatwin, Paul Doucet.

Where can I find more recommendations like Funkytown?

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 Funkytown

This ranked list pairs Funkytown (2011), a drama and music film from Daniel Roby, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Patrick Huard 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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