Poverty Movies
- 2022
On the Fringe
On the Fringe6.6842022HD
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...
- 1991
The Ox
The Ox6.5361991HD
In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox to feed his wife and baby daughter, setting off a devastating and...
- 1933
Land Without Bread
Land Without Bread7.11933HD
An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in...
- 1933
Man's Castle
Man's Castle71933HD
Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.
- 1984
The Holy Innocents
The Holy Innocents7.7631984HD
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...
- 1933
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper6.1111933HD
An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depression, they finally land employment with the mob.
- 2019
Native Son
Native Son5.52019HD
A young black man named Bigger Thomas takes a job working for a highly influential Chicago family, a decision that will change the course of his life...
- 2016
Class Divide
Class Divide5.92016HD
A look at NYC’s gentrification and growing inequality in a microcosm, Class Divide explores two distinct worlds that share the same Chelsea...
- 1963
Life Goes On
Life Goes On6.91963HD
Madrid, Spain. Eloísa, a self-sacrificing wife and efficient mother, lives in the neighborhood of Maravillas with her husband, a violent...
- 1952
Europe '51
Europe '517.3741952HD
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
Isle of Flowers
Isle of Flowers8.1011989HD
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...
- 1988
El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be Free
El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be Free5.81988HD
This is the story of a man fighting with all his might for his life and his freedom. Eleuterio (”El Lute”) embarks upon an action-packed...
- 1991
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff6.6681991HD
Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working...
- 1977
La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe
La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe7.3131977HD
Werner Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except...
- 1970
Public Enemy: A Greek Tragedy
Public Enemy: A Greek Tragedy01970HD
Corruption, political instability and social poverty are explored in this tense documentary film chronicling the Greek government debt crisis and its...
- 1933
Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road6.7441933HD
At the height of the Great Depression, Tommy's mother has been out of work for months when Eddie's father loses his job. Eager not to burden their...
- 1934
Little Man, What Now?
Little Man, What Now?6.3751934HD
A young couple struggling against poverty must keep their marriage a secret in order for the husband to keep his job, as his boss doesn't like to...
- 1935
Love Me Forever
Love Me Forever41935HD
A man who loves an aspiring opera singer is prepared to sacrifice everything to help her with her career, even though he knows she doesn't love him.
- 1921
The Blot
The Blot6.51921HD
Professor Griggs, teaching at the college, doesn't get paid a living wage; his next door neighbor, successful shoemaker Olsen, has money and...
- 1958
The Lovers of Montparnasse
The Lovers of Montparnasse6.91958HD
Biographic film chronicling the last year of the life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani, 1919, who falls in love with a girl from a wealthy...