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Kanopy
89
8.6
/859375/
85
/13610/
84
/7907/
4.6
/968169/
91
/163/
97
/15605/
79
/33/
cc age 18+

City of God (2002)
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
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Criterion Channel
87
8.2
/3523/
81
/163/
74
/64/
4.4
/17109/
100
/12/

Streetwise (1984)
This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.
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Kanopy
79
7.3
/2352/
74
/141/
73
/80/
3.6
/2237/
100
/14/
85
/48/

Urbanized (2011)
A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
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Kanopy
75
7.2
/102419/
72
/2560/
71
/1649/
3.7
/78524/
82
/34/
81
/1420/
61
/14/

Angel Heart (1987)
A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo.
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Kanopy
71
7.2
/16790/
71
/418/
70
/288/
3.7
/9352/
74
/81/
78
/696/
63
/25/
cc age 17+

City of Men (2007)
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
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Hoopla
71
7.2
/2591/
71
/36/
70
/38/
3.2
/1913/
80
/10/
80
/94/

Romero (1989)
Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.
poster
77
69
7.6
/5328/
73
/135/
68
/148/
3.9
/6355/
89
/38/
86
/33/
74
/16/

The Golden Dream (2013)
A group of Central-American teen-agers depart from the slums of Guatemala City escaping poverty and violence, towards the promised land of California.
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Criterion Channel
74
65
7.4
/5302/
72
/126/
73
/147/
3.9
/9724/
76
/942/

Europe '51 (1952)
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 her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city’s poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity.
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Fandango at Home Free
75
61
7.1
/4212/
70
/316/
72
/166/
3.8
/19227/
86
/7/
79
/4/

Limbo (2021)
Veteran detective Cham works with rookie cop Will to hunt down the city's serial killer. The investigation leads them to a lair littered with dismembered female limbs, and an ex-con who killed Cham's wife and child years ago...
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Kanopy
65
61
6.1
/4243/
62
/313/
60
/135/
3.3
/6789/
86
/70/
55
/28/
65
/16/

The Transfiguration (2016)
When troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo's fantasy into reality.
poster
70
59
7.3
/5282/
75
/53/
70
/64/
3.7
/4261/
57
/7/
71
/80/

Humoresque (1947)
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
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Netflix
66
57
6.6
/3539/
67
/204/
64
/62/
3.4
/26985/
cc age 10+

Anuja (2024)
When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a sweatshop gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister's future.
poster
64
55
6.7
/6817/
65
/98/
63
/138/
3.6
/3362/
54
/76/

Maradona by Kusturica (2008)
A documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world's greatest modern player.
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Hoopla
55
5.5
/7521/
57
/288/
53
/168/
2.9
/3686/
57
/46/
32
/117/
60
/14/

Citadel (2012)
Chronically agoraphobic since the day his wife was murdered, Tommy Cowley finds himself terrorized by a gang of syringe-wielding feral children, who are intent on taking his baby daughter. Upon discovering the nightmarish truth surrounding these hooded children, he learns that to be free of his fears, he must finally face the demons of his past and enter the one place he fears the most - the abandoned tower block, known as the Citadel.
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Kanopy
77
51
7.4
/2404/
74
/43/
78
/142/
3.8
/5826/
88
/16/

The Rose Seller (1998)
Monica is 13 years old and has already created her own world, on the street, where she fights courageously to defend what little she has: her friends, her boyfriend, who sells drugs, and her dignity and pride that makes no concessions to anyone. On Christmas night, like every night, she sells roses to make a living. But life brings her a new appointment with loneliness, poverty, drugs and death.
poster
68
49
7.2
/3122/
68
/41/
68
/40/
3.4
/883/
71
/7/
61
/36/

The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards discover them and throw out the prince thinking he's the urchin. No one believes them when they try to tell the truth about which is which. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne.
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Hoopla
49
6.2
/25251/
64
/785/
61
/444/
2.8
/4128/
25
/96/
42
/274/
33
/26/
cc age 14+

Impostor (2001)
A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile alien race wanting to take over Earth.
poster
48
44
5.7
/5588/
61
/185/
56
/91/
2.8
/4849/
25
/12/
46
/82/
35
/10/

The First Power (1990)
A dedicated L.A. police detective and a female psychic must stop a demonic serial killer who was given the powers of resurrection, teleportation and possession.
poster
75
42
6.9
/545/
70
/12/
64
/14/
3.5
/836/
100
/14/
80

Made in Bangladesh (2019)
Shimu, 23, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband, Shimu is determined to go on. Together the women must fight and find a way to register their union.
poster
74
37
7.7
/440/
71
/21/
71
/30/
3.9
/2598/

The Wrung-Out Man (1980)
Deraldo, a popular poet from Northeast Brazil, arrives in the capital of São Paulo, making a living only from his poetry and pamphlets. All is well until he is mistaken for a multinational worker who killed the boss at a party where he received the title of symbolic worker.
poster
69
34
7.2
/1757/
63
/11/
63
/15/
3.5
/620/
77
/100/

La Bohème (1926)
A group of starving artists try to survive in 1830s Paris, including a seamstress and the would-be playwright she loves.
poster
78
29
7.8
/1037/
78
/27/
74
/26/
3.8
/1054/
85
/6/

The Children of Leningradsky (2005)
Since the fall of the Iron Curtain an estimated four million children have found themselves living on the streets in the former countries of the Soviet Union. In the streets of Moscow alone there are over 30,000 surviving in this manner at the present time. The makers of the documentary film concentrated on a community of homeless children living hand to mouth in the Moscow train station Leningradsky. Eight-year-old Sasha, eleven-year-old Kristina, thirteen-year-old Misha and ten-year-old Andrej all dream of living in a communal home. They spend winter nights trying to stay warm by huddling together on hot water pipes and most of their days are spent begging. Andrej has found himself here because of disagreements with his family. Kristina was driven into this way of life by the hatred of her stepmother and twelve-year-old Roma by the regular beatings he received from his constantly drunk father. "When it is worst, we try to make money for food by prostitution," admits ...
poster
58
16
5.9
/792/
58
/7/
57
/11/
2.9
/840/

Until Things Get Better (2007)
A film highlighting the issue of street children and the marginalized social class living under the pressure of economic conditions in a shanty district. Nahid escapes from her stepfather’s harassment only to become a victim of a horrible rape incident. She then becomes a dancer.
poster
61
16
6.1
/825/
66
/13/
60
/28/
3.2
/334/
56
/3/

Kathmandu Lullaby (2011)
Kathmandu, Nepal, early 1990s. Laia, a young teacher from Catalonia, Spain, works at a local school in the slums of the city where poverty reigns. Her personal path, besieged by a harsh sum of indescribable social conditions, will be a struggle against a nefarious educational system, but a journey of self-discovery as well.
poster
62
15
5.8
/353/
55
/17/
42
/4/
3.3
/386/
83
/19/

Aaron Loves Angela (1975)
Aaron and Angela, two young adults living in the Harlem ghetto of New York City, are deeply in love with each other. The only thing standing in the way of their love is their families. Aaron is black, while Angela is Puerto Rican, and neither family wants one of their own to associate with the others. As the pair rebel against the prejudices of their families, they soon find the conflict spreading out to their friends and neighbors, until the hatred threatens to spiral out of control.
poster
72
13
6.9
/425/
76
/16/
68
/5/
3.9
/666/

Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World (2016)
With fireworks forming the word “Rio” in the sky and supermodel Gisele Bundchen shimmering to the tune of “The Girl from Ipanema,” Rio de Janiero welcomed the world to the first Olympic Games in South America with a serious message underlying the celebration: Let’s take care of our planet.
poster
64
11
7.2
/436/
61
/8/
59
/12/
3.4
/337/

The Magic City (1955)
A look at poverty in post-war Athens. Kosmas, a young man living in the slums, constantly tries to make ends meet, hoping for a better day. Because of debts, he gets tangled up in smuggling. His morals are tested and he tries to find a way out.
poster
63
9
6.8
/56/
65
/5/
47
/4/
3.6
/714/

Mangúe-Bangúe (1971)
The quasi-fictional story of transgender sex workers living in Rio de Janeiro's swampy red light district, who are joined by a group of hippies and a runaway stockbroker, "Mangue-Bangue" is the paradigmatic expression of the post-1968 spirit of desbunde, the Brazilian slang catchword for "sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll".
poster
?
7.6
/45/
70
/1/

Agli baar (2015)
When a group of slum dwellers objects to the illegal demolition of their shanties, a killer is set loose to silence their protest by perpetrating ruthless murders.
poster
?
8.2
/8/
10
/1/

The Mexicans (1980)
1980. A report on political repression in Mexico.
poster
60
?
7.2
/134/
47
/4/
62
/9/

What Shall Become of You (1984)
A 12 year-old street kid in a slum of Berlin struggles to stay afloat through a commitment to his compassionate teacher and ambivalent classmates, aged 11-14, who also bear the harsh marks of impoverishment, which manifest themselves in peer ruthlessness and disrespect of adults.
poster
?
6.8
/14/
70
/2/
10
/2/

Jugaad (2017)
Following the stories of five diverse individuals, this documentary offers a glimpse into the indomitable tenacity of several Mumbai residents
poster
The Roku Channel
50
?
3.2
/176/
48
/37/
70
/2/

Bad Blood (2021)
A social worker takes a withdrawn homeless boy into her care, not suspecting that he is a vampire. As she she gets closer to him, his thirst for human blood increases and to protect him, she must help lure his next kill to satisfy his cravings.
poster
?
6.7
/69/
35
/2/
35
/2/

The Vineyard (2000)
A Montevideo journalist discovers that the murder of a boy from the slums near the vineyards had political reasons, and was not an isolated incident. Developing a friendship with the victim's older brother, and then the entire family, the journalist tries to get to the bottom of this case. It is not the only case of summary executions of young poor boys in this vineyard, but nevertheless few people really want to challenge the powerful owner of the vineyards.
poster
?
4.5
/39/
89
/4/

High Fences (2020)
A depiction of the different social paths and classes within the Egyptian society, shedding light on the intertwined lives and fates of people of different classes, while highlighting issues like the drug trade and its calamitous impact on people and society.
poster
?
6.0
/28/
60
/1/

The Backyard (1920)
Jimmy Aubrey lets the kids in the alley shoot arrows at him. After he grows tired of this, he treats them like satchels to get them out of his way. A policeman shows up and he is terrified; later, disguised as a policeman, he encounters Oliver Hardy, who is in brutal mode here.
poster
67
?
7.8
/76/
43
/3/
83
/3/
3.2
/226/

As Long As We're Together (1995)
While escaping her royal confinement, a European princess comes across and falls in love with a jeepney driver. However, things begin to change when her real identity gets revealed.
poster
70
?
7.8
/277/
67
/11/
66
/8/

The New Rulers of the World (2001)
The myths of globalisation have been incorporated into much of our everyday language. "Thinking globally" and "the global economy" are part of a jargon that assumes we are all part of one big global village, where national borders and national identities no longer matter. But what is globalisation? And where is this global village? In 2001, John Pilger made 'The New Rulers of the World', a film exploring the impact of globalisation. It took Indonesia as the prime example, a country that the World Bank described as a 'model pupil' until its 'globalised' economy collapsed in 1998. Globalisation has not only made the world smaller. It has also made it interdependent. An investment decision made in London can spell unemployment for thousands in Indonesia, while a business decision taken in Tokyo can create thousands of new jobs for workers in north-east England.
poster
?
7.7
/60/

Singing With Angry Bird (2016)
Five years ago, a Korean opera singer started a children's choir in a slum in India. Frustrated by the lack of support from the parents of his choir children, he decides to train the parents to sing for a joint concert. But it may be the toughest challenge of his life.
poster
?
4.7
/34/
56
/3/

The Hamini (1960)
N/A
poster
?
7.0
/42/
52
/4/
65
/4/

Menino da Calça Branca (1962)
When a young boy from a shanty town near Rio de Janeiro gets a coveted pair of white trousers for Christmas his joy knows no bounds. Not getting them dirty, however, presents certain difficulties for a lively slum kid.
poster
?
70
/1/

Pier Paolo Pasolini: An Italian Journey (2018)
In the summer of 1959, as a magazine correspondent, writer and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) traveled along the Italian coast. In 1963, he documented the sexual behavior of the Italians. In the winter of 1970-71, he witnessed the hardships of the most impoverished Italian population suffering from the boot of state power. After these three trips, he came to the conclusion that Italian society had changed drastically for the worse over the years.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
55
?
5.7
/132/
50
/1/
60
/1/

King of the Newsboys (1938)
A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster, who has the money and power she wants and the young man doesn't have. Determined to show her that he can be a success--and how much of a mistake she made by leaving him--he starts up a newspaper distribution business that is soon the biggest in the city, but things don't turn out exactly the way he wanted them to.
poster
63
?
6.8
/126/
80
/1/
60
/1/

The Racket Man (1944)
A gangster is drafted into the Army and, soon realizing how wrong his life of crime has been, agrees to help the FBI break up a black market ring by pretending to have been kicked out of service and to have resumed his old life of crime.
poster
?
7.5
/31/
45
/2/

Children Adrift (1959)
A documentary about the sad plight of those living on the outskirts of Paris.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
?
5.8
/313/
60
/10/
50
/8/
56
/4/

Después de la lluvia (1999)
Steph, an Afrikaner, struggles with his past and heritage in the new South Africa. When his girlfriend befriends a black South African man called Vusisizwe, trouble brews.
poster
69
?
7.4
/361/
62
/14/
72
/4/

Half Ticket (2016)
Two young slum brothers are fascinated with the arrival of a new pizza shop in their locality, but getting in is harder than they thought.
poster
79
?
7.6
/74/
85
/2/
3.8
/438/

Blacks Britannica (1978)
A documentary illustrating the black community's understanding of, and response to, racism in Britain. It presents from a black working class perspective, an analysis of racism within the context of British history and the post-war crisis of the British economy. At the same time the film reflects the increasingly militant response within the black community to the continuing attacks upon it, both by organised fascist elements on the streets, and by the state itself.


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