Poverty Movies

  • 1995
    Bandit Queen

    Bandit Queen

    Bandit Queen

    6.61995HD

    Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phooland Devi finds freedom only as...

    Bandit Queen
  • 1961
    Accattone

    Accattone

    Accattone

    7.71961HD

    A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.

    Accattone
  • 1994
    The Postman

    The Postman

    The Postman

    7.91994HD

    Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.

    The Postman
  • 1990
    The March

    The March

    The March

    71990HD

    A group of several thousand Africans migrate westward across northern Africa and sail across the Strait of Gibraltar to Europe. Their message is: "We...

    The March
  • 2003
    Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks

    Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks

    Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks

    7.72003HD

    A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s...

    Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks
  • 1970
    Dodes'ka-den

    Dodes'ka-den

    Dodes'ka-den

    71970HD

    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...

    Dodes'ka-den
  • 2015
    Taxi

    Taxi

    Taxi

    7.0482015HD

    A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Tehran. Very diverse passengers enter the taxi, each candidly expressing their...

    Taxi
  • 1924
    Greed

    Greed

    Greed

    7.41924HD

    A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.

    Greed
  • 1959
    Come Back, Africa

    Come Back, Africa

    Come Back, Africa

    6.81959HD

    Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959.

    Come Back, Africa
  • 1933
    Parachute Jumper

    Parachute Jumper

    Parachute Jumper

    6.11933HD

    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.

    Parachute Jumper
  • 2006
    Dasepo Naughty Girls

    Dasepo Naughty Girls

    Dasepo Naughty Girls

    5.2042006HD

    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...

    Dasepo Naughty Girls
  • 2014
    Stray Dogs

    Stray Dogs

    Stray Dogs

    6.3392014HD

    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...

    Stray Dogs
  • 1963
    America America

    America America

    America America

    6.91963HD

    A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America.

    America America
  • 2014
    The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime

    The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime

    The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime

    7.62014HD

    This incredibly disturbing story follows the exploitation of an apprentice butcher, Hermógenes, and his trial after he murders his boss in...

    The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime
  • 2014
    Jimmy's Hall

    Jimmy's Hall

    Jimmy's Hall

    6.72014HD

    Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.

    Jimmy's Hall
  • 2016
    All We Had

    All We Had

    All We Had

    5.62016HD

    A mother struggles to make a better life for her daughter.

    All We Had
  • 2010
    Black Venus

    Black Venus

    Black Venus

    6.62010HD

    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...

    Black Venus
  • 1952
    Mother

    Mother

    Mother

    6.91952HD

    A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

    Mother
  • 2017
    Cuba and the Cameraman

    Cuba and the Cameraman

    Cuba and the Cameraman

    7.52017HD

    This revealing portrait of Cuba follows the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected by his policies over the last four decades.

    Cuba and the Cameraman
  • 2019
    The Kids' Diner

    The Kids' Diner

    The Kids' Diner

    6.52019HD

    The film is about poor children and 'The Kids' Diner', a place where they can go to get free or cheap food.

    The Kids' Diner