Social Realism Movies

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...

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,...

Speech Day is a bit of a laugh if you are not one of nature's prize-winners. But now that they've finished with school and school with them, what...

In the middle of a Texas summer, plans for a babysitter fall through and six-year-old Caroline is left in charge of her two younger siblings.

Claudio is a construction worker living in the outskirts of Rome. He's happily married and his wife is pregnant with their third child. However, a...

At the edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, two women’s lives will intersect – for a brief moment – while trapped in...

Based on real stories, using both actors and non-actors, and filmed on location in Dublin, A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton (1971) is a rare...

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....

In an urban Indian city, A struggling actor battles for his career, but his friend who loses money in a scam deal commits an action that puts both of...

Padraig, a guilt laden and grief stricken man seeks the help of an eccentric carpenter, John, to help him build a coffin for his already dead and...

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

After being imprisoned for dangerous driving, causing the death of a child and possession of illegal substances, Jason Buckley is finding it...

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

A wandering homeless man seizes an opportunity.

After her addicted husband sells their 6-year-old daughter, a mother takes matters into her own hands and sets off on a desperate journey to save her...

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...

Best friends HARDY and MUSH sit waiting. We don't know why or what for, but we know its moody.