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Urbania (2000)

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 27
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Average Rating: 7.2/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 2

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Charlie takes an odyssey through grief during a fall weekend in New York City. His encounters are planned and chance: with a homeless man who sleeps by his building, with a friend who's dying, with the couple who lives (and noisily loves) in the flat above him, with a bartender and a one-night-stand he follows home, and with a tattooed stranger whom he seeks out and befriends. Along the way, Charlie inhabits a city full of moments of violence and of stories and legends: a kidney thief, a

R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Jon Shear

Written By: Daniel Reitz, Jon Shear

In Theaters: Sep 15, 2000 Wide

On DVD: Mar 13, 2001

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Critic Reviews for Urbania

All Critics (42) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (8) | DVD (3)

One of the boldest entries in 2000 Sundance Fest, Shear's impressive debut is a darkly intriguing drama that probes the nature of love and lasting effects of loss, beautifully played by Dan Futterman (who later became known as the scripter of Capote)

September 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety

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Emanuel Levy

Variety

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A provocative and cathartic story about the impossibility of retribution and the challenge of redemption.

September 17, 2005 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Urbania emerges from this confusion of signifier and sign as a frequently cunning amalgam of After Hours, Memento, and Angels in America

October 28, 2001 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

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Extremely twisty, well acted and shot movie that takes a similar plot device to "Urban Legend", only uses it to make a gritty drama about a lost love. Dan Futterman (who scripted Capote and had a guest role in Will & Grace) is a revelation.

February 7, 2007

Daniel Parsons

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Gay urban (You never woulda guessed) tale that's quite interesting in parts, too obvious in others. The director really tries to communicate unfairness for GLBT people, how when compared to straights that have things for granted, life really sucks and it's difficult to enjoy being. I think the beginning is supposed to

July 4, 2009