Poverty Movies
- 1961
Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships7.11961HD
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.
- 1949
Salon Mexico
Salon Mexico6.41949HD
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...
- 1954
Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes7.71954HD
From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and...
- 1998
The Rose Seller
The Rose Seller7.81998HD
Monica is 13 years old and has already created her own world, on the street, where she fights courageously to defend what little she has: her...
- 1917
The Immigrant
The Immigrant7.2791917HD
A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.
- 2018
We Are Thankful
We Are Thankful7.72018HD
In the township of Mphopomeni in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa, Siyabonga, a young man, puts up theatre plays. When he hears about a movie...
- 2014
Noble
Noble6.4762014HD
Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.
- 1939
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music6.11939HD
The future is bleak for a troubled boy from a broken home in the slums. He runs away when his step father breaks his violin, ending up sleeping in...
- 1995
Bandit Queen
Bandit Queen6.6431995HD
Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phoolan Devi finds freedom only as an...
- 1952
Europe '51
Europe '517.3911952HD
A wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite is racked by guilt over the death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in...
- 1989
The Dull-Ice Flower
The Dull-Ice Flower8.21989HD
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...
- 1930
Westfront 1918
Westfront 19186.71930HD
A group of German infantrymen of the First World War live out their lives in the trenches of France. They find brief entertainment and relief in a...
- 1952
Mother
Mother6.8331952HD
A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.
- 1989
Crack House
Crack House5.21989HD
Rick and Melissa are a pair of young lovers hoping to get out of the slums for good and escape the poverty and crime their families and friends have...
- 1999
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Love Will Tear Us Apart6.41999HD
The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will...
- 2008
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel6.6292008HD
Fashion icon Coco Chanel, steeped in wealth and fame, still issues game-changing designs and collections. The audience is taken backwards in time to...
- 2014
Jimmy's Hall
Jimmy's Hall6.7292014HD
Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.
- 1989
Isle of Flowers
Isle of Flowers8.11989HD
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...
- 2018
Five Fingers for Marseilles
Five Fingers for Marseilles5.6732018HD
Years ago, the young Five Fingers fought for the rural town of Marseilles against brutal police oppression. Now, after fleeing in disgrace, Tau, one...
- 1996
Jerusalem
Jerusalem7.21996HD
Members of a devout Christian congregation try to start a new life in Palestine.