Poverty Movies
- 2023
The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron7.4542023HD
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his...
- 2022
Samaritan
Samaritan6.72022HD
Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the legendary vigilante Samaritan, who was...
- 2013
Captain Phillips
Captain Phillips7.542013HD
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo...
- 1962
Harakiri
Harakiri8.4081962HD
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find...
- 2024
The Children's Train
The Children's Train7.42024HD
In late 1940s Italy, a mother makes the difficult decision to send her son to the north, where he catches glimpses of a new life away from poverty.
- 2018
Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You6.82018HD
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which...
- 2003
Monster
Monster7.2132003HD
An emotionally scarred highway drifter shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her, and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.
- 2017
I, Tonya
I, Tonya7.4852017HD
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into...
- 2008
CJ7
CJ77.3372008HD
A poor construction worker, who struggles to keep his son in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be...
- 2019
White Snake
White Snake7.72019HD
One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from a nearby village. She has lost her memory, and together they go on a...
- 2018
Capernaum
Capernaum8.1522018HD
After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise...
- 1947
One Wonderful Sunday
One Wonderful Sunday7.31947HD
Yuzo and his fiancée Masako spend their Sunday afternoon together, trying to have a good time on just thirty-five yen. They manage to have...
- 2009
Invictus
Invictus7.182009HD
Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring...
- 2002
Lilya 4-ever
Lilya 4-ever7.62002HD
Lilya Michailova lives in poverty, dreaming of a better life. Her mother moves to the United States and abandons her to her neglectful aunt....
- 2018
Shoplifters
Shoplifters7.8542018HD
After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl,...
- 2009
Now & Later
Now & Later5.32009HD
Sex, politics and American culture are mixed into a combustible combination in Now & Later. Angela is an illegal Latina immigrant living in Los...
- 1949
The Great Madcap
The Great Madcap7.11949HD
Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to...
- 1967
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night7.641967HD
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny...
- 1991
My Own Private Idaho
My Own Private Idaho7.0551991HD
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a...
- 2011
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai7.232011HD
A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a...