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The Pursuit of Happyness(2006)

PG-13
| 1h 57min | Drama
4.0/5 (with 4,623 votes)

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

A Dog's Way Home(2019)

PG
| 1h 36min | Drama, Adventure, Kids & Family
3.7/5 (with 492 votes)

The adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.

The Boy and the Beast(2015)

4.0/5 (with 655 votes)

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda

Nomadland(2020)

R
| 1h 48min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 1,288 votes)

A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Directed by Chloé Zhao - With Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Peter Spears

The Hours(2002)

PG-13
| 1h 54min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 772 votes)

"The Hours" is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.

The Young and the Damned(1950)

1h 25min | Crime, Drama
4.0/5 (with 200 votes)

A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent, criminal life in the festering slums of Mexico City, among them the young Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

The Lady in the Van(2015)

PG-13
| 1h 44min | Comedy, Drama
3.2/5 (with 321 votes)

The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.

Ironweed(1987)

2h 23min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 53 votes)

Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them: she's sick, a pal has cancer, he digs graves at the cemetery and visits the grave of his infant son whom he dropped; visions of his past haunt him, including ghosts of two men he killed. That night, out drinking, Helen tries to sing at a bar. Next day, Fran visits his wife and children and meets a grandson. He could stay, but decides it's not for him. Helen gets their things out of storage and finds a hotel. Amidst their mistakes and dereliction, the film explores their code of fairness and loyalty.

Dirty Work(1998)

PG-13
| 1h 22min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 101 votes)

Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs to get a heart transplant.

A Christmas Gift from Bob(2020)

1h 33min | Kids & Family, Drama
3.4/5 (with 35 votes)

James Bowen finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat, Bob, at Christmas.

Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things(2015)

1h 19min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 174 votes)

How might your life be better with less? The popular simple-living duo The Minimalists examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from various walks of life.

Directed by Matt D'Avella

Dark Days(2000)

NR
| 1h 22min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 43 votes)

A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.

Directed by Marc Singer
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Lilies of the Field(1963)

NR
| 1h 34min | Comedy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 65 votes)

An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.

Directed by Ralph Nelson - With Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Dan Frazer, Pamela Branch, Ralph Nelson, Stanley Adams, ...

Shelter(2014)

1h 45min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 43 votes)

Hannah and Tahir fall in love while homeless on the streets of New York. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they need each other to build a future.

Squatters(2014)

R
| 1h 42min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 23 votes)

A wealthy couple from the Pacific Palisades discovers homeless young lovers have moved into their home.

The Saint of Fort Washington(1993)

1h 39min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 15 votes)

Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street when a slumlord tears down his apartment building. Soon, he finds himself in even more dire straits, when he is threatened by Little Leroy, a thug who is one of the tough denizens of the Fort Washington Shelter for Men. He reaches out to Jerry, a streetwise combat veteran, who takes Matthew under his wing as a son. The relationship between these two men grows as they attempt to conquer the numbing isolation of homelessness.

Twenty Bucks(1993)

R
| 1h 31min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 25 votes)

A story about the life of a twenty dollar bill as it weaves in and out of the various lives of several people.

Samson and Delilah(2009)

1h 41min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 24 votes)

Samson and Delilah's world is small- an isolated community in the Central Australian desert. When tragedy strikes they turn their backs on home and embark on a journey of survival. Lost, unwanted and alone the discover that life isn't always fair, but love never judges.

Directed by Warwick Thornton - With Rowan McNamara, Scott Thornton

Lift(2023)

PG-13
| 1h 27min | Documentary

Lift shines a spotlight on the invisible story of homelessness in America through the eyes of a group of young homeless and home-insecure ballet dancers in New York City and the mentor that inspires them.

LolliLove(2004)

1h 4min | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 10 votes)

A hip, misguided Southern California couple decide to make a difference in the lives of the homeless by giving them lollipops with a cheery slogan on the wrapper.

Living in a Big Way(1947)

1h 44min | Comedy, Music
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A World War II pilot (Gene Kelly) comes home to a bride (Marie McDonald) who, spoiled by her father (Charles Winninger), now wants a divorce.

Where the Heart Is(1990)

R
| 1h 47min | Comedy, Drama
3.0/5 (with 18 votes)

A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be.

Streetwise(1984)

1h 31min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 20 votes)

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.

Directed by Martin Bell - With Baby Gramps

Hector(2015)

1h 27min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 12 votes)

Hector has been living on the motorways for years. His once comfortable family life has been replaced by a never-ending tour of service stations that offer him shelter, anonymity, washing facilities and food. The story follows his journey south from Scotland on his annual pilgrimage to a temporary Christmas shelter in London where he finds comfort, friendship and warmth. Over the course of his Homeric journey, Hector decides to reconnect with his long estranged past. As his previous life catches up with him, the story of how he came to be leading a marginal life begins to emerge.

Directed by Jake Gavin - With Peter Mullan

Distant Thunder(1988)

R
| 1h 54min | Drama
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.

Mai Ratima(2012)

3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

Actor Yoo Ji-Tae’s directorial debut feature film is one part melodrama, one part comingof-age story about Soo-young, a miserable thirtysomething man and Mai-Ratima, a 22-year-old Thai girl who accepts a mail order marriage in order to realize her Korean Dream. Into their relationship comes Young-jin, a hostess, slowly turning it into a love triangle.

Directed by Yu Ji-tae - With Bae Soo-bin

96 Souls(2016)

2.5/5 (with 4 votes)

A university research scientist, about to lose funding and status, has a lab accident and discovers he can see people's true intentions -- making his situation even worse.

The Meaning of Vanlife(2019)

1h 27min | Documentary
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

The Meaning of Vanlife is an adventurous, revealing look into the Vanlife community through the eyes of nomads who have chosen to live a life of freedom on the road. A movement that exemplifies a deeper societal trend towards minimalism and authentic community building.

Wild Boys of the Road(1933)

1h 8min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 17 votes)

At the height of the Great Depression, Tommy's mother has been out of work for months when Eddie's father loses his job. Eager not to burden their parents, the two high school Sophomores decide to hop the freight trains and look for work.

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets(2000)

1h 39min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 15 votes)

Ali, Kwita, Omar and Boubker are street kids. The daily dose of glue sniffing represents their only escape from reality. Since they left Dib and his gang, they have been living on the portside of Casablanca. They live in constant fear of Dib's revenge. Ali wants to become a sailor - when he was living with his mother, a prostitute, he used to listen to a fairy tale about the sailor who discovered the miracle island with two suns. Instead of finding his island in the dream, Ali and his friends are confronted with Dib's gang. Matters are getting serious.

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