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Movies: Best "hardship" Movies


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The Emigrants(1971)

PG
| 3h 11min | Drama, History, Western
3.7/5 (with 46 votes)

A Swedish peasant family, ravaged by poverty, privation and misery in mid-19th century Sweden, set out on a perilous journey to America in hope of a better life.

Sounder(1972)

G
| 1h 45min | Drama, Kids & Family
3.7/5 (with 19 votes)

The Morgans, a loving and strong family of Black sharecroppers in Louisiana in 1933, face a serious family crisis when the husband and father, Nathan Lee Morgan, is convicted of a petty crime and sent to a prison camp. After some weeks or months, the wife and mother, Rebecca Morgan, sends the oldest son, who is about 11 years old, to visit his father at the camp. The trip becomes something of an odyssey for the boy. During the journey he stays a little while with a dedicated Black schoolteacher.

Bread and Chocolate(1974)

1h 50min | Comedy, Drama
3.6/5 (with 39 votes)

An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?

America America(1963)

2h 54min | Drama, History
3.5/5 (with 32 votes)

A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America.

Spark(2017)

2h 1min | Comedy, Drama
3.4/5 (with 2 votes)

Tokunaga is an unpopular comedian. He meets a senior comedian, Kamiya, who holds a strong faith in comedy. They struggle to move forward as comedians.

Man of Aran(1934)

NR
| 1h 16min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 22 votes)

A documentary on the life of the people of the Aran Islands, who were believed to contain the essence of the ancient Irish life, represented by a pure uncorrupted peasant existence centred around the struggle between man and his hostile but magnificent surroundings. A blend of documentary and fictional narrative, the film captures the everyday trials of life on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands.

Directed by Robert J. Flaherty

Brigham Young(1940)

NR
| 1h 54min | History, Romance / Love, Western
2.2/5 (with 7 votes)

Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City. The plot focuses on two fictitious characters, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb and the hardships they have to face along the way.

17 Miracles(2011)

PG
| 1h 53min | History, Drama, Adventure
3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

As part of the Willie Handcart Company, Levi Savage (Jasen Wade) feared that leaving late in the season would lead to despair and death. What he came to find out is that for every tragedy, there is a multitude of miracles. Based on unbelievable actual events, and brought to you by filmmaker T.C. Christensen (Praise to the Man, The Work and the Glory), 17 Miracles will open your eyes to the stories of the Mormon Pioneers as you have never seen them before. Something extraordinary is about to happen.

Directed by T. C. Christensen

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich(1978)

1h 47min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 3 votes)

A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.

Kansas(1995)

1h 33min | Drama
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

When a single mother and high-powered Chicago ad executive returns to her home town in Kansas to care for her ailing father, she rediscovers the joys and hardships of farm life.

The Migrants(1974)

1h 30min | Drama, TV Movie
2.9/5 (with 4 votes)

A look at the lives of migratory farm workers, focusing on one family.

Directed by Tom Gries - With Ron Howard

East Lynne(1931)

1h 42min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 4 votes)

The refined Lady Isabel Carlisle, after leaving her family and enduring nearly a decade of hardships, learns that her son has fallen ill. Despite being nearly blinded as the result of an explosion, she returns home to see her son again.

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Scarlet Dawn(1932)

3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

During the Russian Revolution, a young nobleman and his peasant maid flee from their homeland to Constantinople where they marry and begin a challenging new life.

Legacy(1993)

3.4/5 (with 5 votes)

A portrayal of the early Latter-day Saints' joys, sacrifices, hopes, and trials; their epic journey to the Salt Lake Valley; and their legacy of faith in Jesus Christ.

VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe(2003)

2.3/5 (with 5 votes)

Join Little Joe and his rootin' tootin' French pea brothers on an adventure that will take them from an abandoned mineshaft all the way to Dodge Ball City--with Little Joe's faith being tested every step of the way! It's a Wild West yarn that teaches us to keep the faith when facing hardship because, in the end, god can work all things out for good. Yee-haw!

Directed by Tim Hodge

The Finished People(2004)

1h 20min | Drama

Van is a homeless young man, living in a car park. When he encounters a free-spirited Carla, he senses the opportunity for friendship and connection. Des is homeless as well but faces different issues: a pregnant girlfriend and trouble with a neighbourhood gangster. Tommy is a junkie trying get his life on track and get a job after personal tragedy. These three young men endure an impoverished existence in Southwest Sydney, Australia.

Directed by Khoa Do