Poverty Movies

  • 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
  • 1989
    The Dull-Ice Flower

    The Dull-Ice Flower

    The Dull-Ice Flower

    8.21989HD

    Ku Ah-ming is a 4th grader at Chungshan Elementary School in Shuiyu Township, Taiwan. Despite being not very good in most subjects at school, he is...

    The Dull-Ice Flower
  • 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
  • 1921
    The Blot

    The Blot

    The Blot

    6.41921HD

    Professor Griggs, teaching at the college, doesn't get paid a living wage; his next door neighbor, successful shoemaker Olsen, has money and...

    The Blot
  • 1933
    Land Without Bread

    Land Without Bread

    Land Without Bread

    71933HD

    An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in...

    Land Without Bread
  • 1999
    Trash

    Trash

    Trash

    4.81999HD

    Trash is a coming of age drama set amongst the poverty stricken trailer parks of the deep South. In a spiraling tale of hatred, love and loyalty, two...

    Trash
  • 1961
    Pigs and Battleships

    Pigs and Battleships

    Pigs and Battleships

    7.0851961HD

    In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.

    Pigs and Battleships
  • 2014
    Coach Zoran and His African Tigers

    Coach Zoran and His African Tigers

    Coach Zoran and His African Tigers

    4.22014HD

    Documentary following Serbian football coach Zoran Đorđević as he helps form South Sudan's first national football team.

    Coach Zoran and His African Tigers
  • 1975
    Manila in the Claws of Light

    Manila in the Claws of Light

    Manila in the Claws of Light

    7.21975HD

    Julio, a young fisherman from a provincial village, descends into social alienation as he arrives in Manila to search for his loved one.

    Manila in the Claws of Light
  • 1949
    Salon Mexico

    Salon Mexico

    Salon Mexico

    6.41949HD

    Mercedes works as a cabaret performer to pay for her sister's studies. Problems begin when Mercedes and Paco, her exploiter, win a dance contest, but...

    Salon Mexico
  • 2020
    Hidden Away

    Hidden Away

    Hidden Away

    7.5392020HD

    The film tackles the life journey of Toni Ligabue, visionary naïf painter who used to draw tigers, lions and jaguars while living among the...

    Hidden Away
  • 2022
    On the Fringe

    On the Fringe

    On the Fringe

    6.6942022HD

    A day in the life of Azucena, who is running out of time to keep herself and her family from being evicted; Rafael, a lawyer who sets out to reunite...

    On the Fringe
  • 1932
    Mickey's Good Deed

    Mickey's Good Deed

    Mickey's Good Deed

    6.31932HD

    Mickey is playing Christmas carols on a standup bass for change. Alas, all he gets is screws, rocks, and other useless stuff. He plays outside a rich...

    Mickey's Good Deed
  • 1963
    Life Goes On

    Life Goes On

    Life Goes On

    6.9751963HD

    Madrid, Spain. Eloísa, a self-sacrificing wife and efficient mother, lives in the neighborhood of Maravillas with her husband, a violent...

    Life Goes On
  • 1984
    The Holy Innocents

    The Holy Innocents

    The Holy Innocents

    7.7991984HD

    Somewhere in the spanish country, in the 60s. Paco and his wife Régula are very poor. They work as tenant farmers for a very wealthy...

    The Holy Innocents
  • 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
  • 1964
    Campeón del barrio

    Campeón del barrio

    Campeón del barrio

    5.81964HD

    A young man eagerly prepares for triumph as a boxer in a neighborhood gym with the firm intention of escaping poverty to marry his girlfriend, who...

    Campeón del barrio
  • 2018
    Five Fingers for Marseilles

    Five Fingers for Marseilles

    Five Fingers for Marseilles

    5.62018HD

    Years ago, the young Five Fingers fought for the rural town of Marseilles against brutal police oppression. Now, after fleeing in disgrace, Tau, one...

    Five Fingers for Marseilles
  • 1989
    Isle of Flowers

    Isle of Flowers

    Isle of Flowers

    8.11989HD

    A tomato is planted, harvested and sold at a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash. But it doesn’t end there: Isle of Flowers...

    Isle of Flowers