Keyword: working class

Riff-Raff

7.1

1991

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The story of construction-worker Stevie and his unemployed pop-singer girlfriend shows the living conditions of the British poor class.

Requiem for the American Dream

8.1

2015

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Renowned academic and author Noam Chomsky elucidates 10 principles of concentration of wealth and power that have led to unprecedented inequality and the hollowing out of the American middle class.

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

7.6

1964

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A medium and her husband stage a kidnapping in order for her to pretend to solve the crime and achieve fame.

High Hopes

7.6

1988

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The life of a working class couple living in London and their complicated relationships with other members of the family.

Daddy and Them

5.7

2001

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Dark comedy where a married couple comes to the aid of a jailed uncle.

The Story of Skinhead

7.3

2016

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Don Letts examines the history of this notorious subculture in a fascinating documentary, which features interviews with members of different skinhead scenes through the decades. Beginning in the late 1960s, Don fondly recalls a time of multiracial harmony as youngsters bonded over a love of ska, reggae and smart clothes as white working-class kids were attracted to Jamaican culture and adopted its music and fashions. But when far-right politics targeted skinheads in the 1970s and 1980s, an ugly intolerance emerged, and Don reveals how the once-harmonious subgroup has since struggled to shake this stigma.

Pelle the Conqueror

7.8

1987

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When his wife dies, Lasse takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle, from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life.

Bellissima

7.9

1951

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A woman from the lower class desperately tries to get her daughter into the movies.

Anita and Me

6.5

2002

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Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents whove come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family. Anita is 14, blonde and beautiful - exactly what Meena thinks she wants to be. She becomes part of Anitas world, but events do not run smoothly. Meenas growing up - and that brings plenty of changes.

Hindle Wakes

6.9

1927

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A celebration of working class leisure activities at Hindle, Lancashire, during Wakes Week, an annual week still observed in parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire when all factories and schools take a holiday.

Raining Stones

7.5

1993

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This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.

Jellyfish

6.7

2018

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A young carer discovers an unlikely talent for stand-up comedy.