Poverty Movies
- 1995
Bandit Queen
Bandit Queen6.61995HD
Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phooland Devi finds freedom only as...
- 1961
Accattone
Accattone7.71961HD
A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.
- 1994
The Postman
The Postman7.91994HD
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
- 1990
The March
The March71990HD
A group of several thousand Africans migrate westward across northern Africa and sail across the Strait of Gibraltar to Europe. Their message is: "We...
- 2003
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks7.72003HD
A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s...
- 1970
Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den71970HD
This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their...
- 2015
Taxi
Taxi7.0482015HD
A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Tehran. Very diverse passengers enter the taxi, each candidly expressing their...
- 1924
Greed
Greed7.41924HD
A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.
- 1959
Come Back, Africa
Come Back, Africa6.81959HD
Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959.
- 1933
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper6.11933HD
An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depression, they finally land employment with the mob.
- 2006
Dasepo Naughty Girls
Dasepo Naughty Girls5.2042006HD
Based on the popular Internet novel, the film takes place in a school renowned for its sexual aberrations. The student body is comprised of sexually...
- 2014
Stray Dogs
Stray Dogs6.3392014HD
An alcoholic man and his two young children barely survive in Taipei. They cross paths with a lonely grocery clerk who might help them make a better...
- 1963
America America
America America6.91963HD
A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America.
- 2014
The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime
The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime7.62014HD
This incredibly disturbing story follows the exploitation of an apprentice butcher, Hermógenes, and his trial after he murders his boss in...
- 2014
Jimmy's Hall
Jimmy's Hall6.72014HD
Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.
- 2016
All We Had
All We Had5.62016HD
A mother struggles to make a better life for her daughter.
- 2010
Black Venus
Black Venus6.62010HD
The true story of Saartje Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master in the early 19th century. Although she dreams...
- 1952
Mother
Mother6.91952HD
A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.
- 2017
Cuba and the Cameraman
Cuba and the Cameraman7.52017HD
This revealing portrait of Cuba follows the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected by his policies over the last four decades.
- 2019
The Kids' Diner
The Kids' Diner6.52019HD
The film is about poor children and 'The Kids' Diner', a place where they can go to get free or cheap food.