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19. Mai 2023 · One of the best ways to develop sympathy and cognizance for both poverty and homelessness is to watch movies with realistic depictions of what it's like to live on the poverty line, the failings of modern society, and the challenges of climbing out when you're stuck.
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494 titles. 1. A Way of Life (2004) 91 min | Drama. 6.7. Rate. At 17 LeighAnne Williams has a six month old baby to look after, with only the help of three teenage squatters who flog stolen gear to make ends meet. A neighbour (actually from Turkey) ... See full summary »
242 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Time of the Gypsies. 1988 2h 22m R. 8.1 (33K) Rate. In this luminous tale set in the area around Sarajevo and in Italy, Perhan, an engaging young Romany (gypsy) with telekinetic powers, is seduced by the quick-cash world of petty crime, which threatens to destroy him and those he loves.
6. Apr. 2020 · 1. Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County (2010; directed by Alexandra Pelosi) Cover art from “Motel Kids,” 2010. Our very first film screening proved to us the power of film to engage audiences on family homelessness. In January 2011, we partnered with SIFF on a screening of this HBO documentary by the Emmy-nominated director Alexandra Pelosi.
- 8 The Cats of Mirikitani
- 7 The Pursuit of Happyness
- 6 The Lady in The Van
- 5 Time Out of Mind
- 4 The Public
- 3 The Fisher King
- 2 Rosie
- 1 Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home
Linda Hattendorf directed the 2006 documentary The Cats of Mirikitani, which depicts the filmmaker’s relationship with a Japanese American artist named Jimmy Mirikitani, an elderly homeless painter who sells his creations primarily featuring cats but also devastating scenes of his imprisonment in an internment camp during World War II. Living on th...
The always exceptional Will Smith teamed up with his son Jaden to headline the 2006 biographical drama The Pursuit of Happyness, telling the touching story of businessman and motivational speaker Chris Garnder as he struggled with being homeless over the course of a year in San Francisco in 1981. Having been evicted with his five-year-old Christoph...
Based on the memoir of the same name by Alan Bennett, the 2015 British dramedy The Lady in the Van chronicles the 15-year relationship the author had with Mary Shepherd, an eccentric elderly woman who “temporarily” parked her dilapidated Bedford van in Bennett’s driveway in Camden, eventually residing there for a decade-and-a-half. The captivating ...
Poignantly addressing heavy topics like homeless and familial estrangement, the 2014 drama Time Out of Mind features Richard Gere as the hapless George, a man who must contend with being displaced in the streets of New York City, seeking shelter at the Bellevue Hospital where he develops an unlikely friendship with a kind but unstable companion. Th...
Touting an impressive ensemble cast led by Emilio Estevez (who also directed and wrote the picture), Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater, the 2018 drama The Public depicts the tension-filled standoff between Cincinnati police and a large group of homeless people who seek refuge in a downtime public library when a brutal cold front hits the city. What...
The late and great Robin Williams stars alongside Jeff Bridges in the 1991 fantasy comedy-drama The Fisher King, which focuses on radio shock jock Jack Lucas (Bridges) as he attempts to find redemption for a tragic mistake he made on air, ultimately leading him to the delusional homeless man named Perry. Williams delivered a superb performance as t...
The 2018 Irish drama Rosie focuses on the titular mother Rosie Davis as she and her husband John Paul attempt to shield their four children from the harsh reality that the family is now homeless after being evicted by their landlord when their house is sold. Over the course of 36 hours, the young couple fight to keep their little ones from discover...
Directed by Thomas Q. Napper and narrated by the great Catherine Keener, the 2010 documentary Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home is set in Los Angeles and takes a look at eight inspiring people who are steadfast in creating fulfilling and worthwhile lives for themselves within the homeless community on Skid Row. Containing one of the largest, most st...
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Movies about Poverty, Urban Blight, Homelessness. For decades, Italian Neorealism has been the reference point for those film-maker who dealt with themes like poverty and destitution. Connected to these topics, this list is a also a collection of films whose main characters are homeless and vagabonds, by choice or by accident.
10. Us (2019) Jordan Peel’s much-anticipated sophomore follow-up to his smash hit, Get Out, had gigantic shoes to fill. Coming fresh off a film that essentially defined 2017’s Trump-era politics while deftly balancing horror and comedy, Peele had to prove that he wasn’t just a one-trick pony.
