Keyword: poverty

Lady Oscar

6.1

1979

Movie

HD

The story of Lady Oscar, a female military commander who served during the time of the French Revolution.

Mother

6.6

1952

Movie

HD

A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mothers attempt to sustain her family.

The Lady in the Van

6.7

2015

Movie

HD

A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van thats parked in his driveway.

Angela's Ashes

7.3

1999

Movie

HD

Based on the best-selling autobiography by Irish expatriate Frank McCourt, Angelas Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre-war Limerick. The film opens with the family in Brooklyn, but following the death of one of Frankies siblings, they return home, only to find the situation there even worse. Prejudice against Frankies Northern Irish father makes his search for employment in the Republic difficult despite his having fought for the I.R.A., and when he does find money, he spends it on drink.

Miracle in Milan

7.6

1951

Movie

HD

An open-hearted, unrelentingly energetic orphan struggles to make the best of his life on the streets of Milan.

Come Back, Africa

6.5

1959

Movie

HD

Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959.

Pigs and Battleships

6.9

1961

Movie

HD

A young hoodlum decides to work for a criminal organization that is tearing itself apart.

The Holy Innocents

7.9

1984

Movie

HD

Spain, 1960s. People from a very poor family work in the country, at the service of a rich family of landowners...

Rosetta

7.5

1999

Movie

HD

Young and impulsive Rosetta lives with her alcoholic mother and, moved by despair, she will do anything to maintain a job.

The Blot

6.7

1921

Movie

HD

The Professor dispenses the wisdom of the ages and does not make a living wage. The sons of the rich and powerful are students lacking any motivation. The next door neighbor of the Professor, businessman Olsen, has money and lots of food, while the Griggs have hardly any. Both Peter Olsen and Reverend Gates are taken by the beauty of young Amelia Griggs. When rich son Phil West falls for Amelia Griggs and befriends the poor Reverend Gates, he finally sees the difference in his life and theirs and tries to do something to change that.

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

7.3

1933

Movie

HD

A New York tramp (Jolson) falls in love with the mayors amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt

Native Son

3

2019

Movie

HD

A young African-American living in Chicago enters into a seductive new world of money and power after he is hired as a chauffeur for an affluent businessman.