Social Realism Movies

In South Yorkshire, a small group of railway maintenance men discover that because of privatization, their lives will never be the same. When the...

From the director of Marius et Jeannette, this story of two working-class families is a fable with an optimist streak. A young black man, Francois,...

A young woman working as a rider is forced to make a dangerous delivery that will put her life at risk during a night filled with urgent personal...

Using verite conventions, a young couple with a baby and a child are worn away by the monotony of their lives.

A schoolteacher's reputation is at risk when a video of her speaking up against injustice goes viral on the internet and is misinterpreted.

After the suicide of a childhood friend, Connor and Liam are reunited by the difficult task of choosing their friends burial clothes.

Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa...

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

When Naomi refuses to be exploited in her oppressive cleaning job, she must convince her colleagues to stand up and demand their right to be treated...

As Jordan and his teacher's escalating struggle in their high school class leads to his arrest, the pressures they each bear are revealed.

Zoë is a single mother who lives with her four children in Dartford. She is poor and can't afford to buy food. One day her old flame drives by...

Viveca is 31, divorced, and has a son of 6 years. She and her friend Aud have left the hectic everyday life and moved in with bohemians and artists....

A day in the lives of a Hamburger couple Jan and Renate. A few days ago they moved to Wilhelmsburg. There they have to build a child's room, but they...

This film follows the life of Jacob Kainen, a prolific but often overlooked artist of 20th Century America. From his immigrant upbringing to his...

Through a haze of smoke, coke, and booze; possible futures, pasts, and presents coalesce chaos inside the mind of a man drifting directionless...

After an assault on a night out leaves his best friend in hospital, Shaun takes matters into his own hands and sets out to track down the leader of...

An arthouse debut feature follows a grizzled ex-con's first day of freedom as he struggles to reconnect with his conflicted son.

A family of young 'chavs' and their mother unleash their anger in a clash over a parking space.