Homelessness Movies

In January 2011 Paul Crane discovered a tent city in downtown St. Louis, along the Mississippi River. He was curious as to who these people were, how...

Two young children living illegally in a model apartment outside Boston are left to fend for themselves when their hardworking mother disappears

Los Angeles' Skid Row is home to one of the largest homeless populations in the United States. And we found, inside that community, the remarkable...

When a precious little girl dies tragically of a rare heart condition, her grieving parents are left to pick up the pieces of their once perfect...

The homeless bed salesman Uwe tries to spend the night in the furniture store, but nothing comes of it. The aging security guard Bernd catches him...

While shooting a documentary on the suspicious disappearances within the homeless community, a filmmaker and his crew go missing while uncovering a...

An inspiring feature documentary film about overcoming homelessness and addiction in the City of Los Angeles.

After getting released from prison, Eeva returns to her old home town with only a shoulder bag, cellphone and the clothes she is wearing. She wants...

Samson, a cheeky 15-year-old boy, and Delilah, live in an isolated Aboriginal community in the Central Australian desert. The two teenagers soon...

Amy is taken on a impromptu camping trip by her Dad on her 15th Birthday. Along with her little brother, the endless summer turns into an inescapable...

Weenie follows the story of a young woman experiencing homelessness by depicting the moments before she her homes in a series of snapshot scenes.

A documentary view of an encampment of homeless people on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee in the Southern United States.

A journey among the forgotten: U.S. citizens experiencing homelessness, forced to live in extreme marginalization. Giving voice to these wounded...

From her childhood, Nadia felt responsible for her mentally disturbed and recently homeless mother, Irene. For a while Nadia had cut off all contact...

When a homeless man interrupts the comfortable routine of First Church of Raymond, life will never be the same for the apathetic congregation....

A young man has recently become homeless on the streets of Glasgow, Scotland. He meets and befriends an older homeless man who takes him under his...

Poor high school students Toivo Päiviö and Unto Uramo solve their housing problems by enrolling in Sofia Andersson's boarding school. Toivo...

Inspired by real stories, a young pastor, through a harsh winter in a small Texas town, follows his mission to help the homeless is faced with...

49 Up is the seventh film in a series of landmark documentaries that began 42 years ago when UK-based Granada's World in Action team, inspired by the...