movies about poverty/homeless
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1. A Way of Life (2004)
91 min | Drama
At 17 LeighAnne Williams has a six month old baby to look after, with only the help of three teenage squatters who flog stolen gear to make ends meet. A neighbour (actually from Turkey) ... See full summary »
Director: Amma Asante | Stars: Stephanie James, Gary Sheppeard, Nathan Jones, Dean Wong
Votes: 678
2. All or Nothing (2002)
R | 128 min | Drama
In a poor working class London home, Penny's love for her partner, taxi driver Phil, has run dry. When an unexpected tragedy occurs, they and their local community are brought back together.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Alison Garland
Votes: 11,460 | Gross: $0.12M
3. Claudine (1974)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In the 1970s Harlem, garbage collector Roop feels intimidated by the idea of dating Claudine who is a single mother of six on welfare.
Director: John Berry | Stars: Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Tamu Blackwell
Votes: 2,514 | Gross: $3.51M
4. Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
With an older brother in jail and living with their single mother on Pine Ridge Reservation, Johnny and his sister Jashuan's lives develop new challenges when their absentee cowboy father ... See full summary »
Director: Chloé Zhao | Stars: John Reddy, Jashaun St. John, Irene Bedard, Jessica Rowland
Votes: 3,842 | Gross: $0.03M
5. 8 Mile (2002)
R | 110 min | Drama, Music
Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Eminem, Brittany Murphy, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer
Votes: 321,018 | Gross: $116.72M
6. Lean on Me (1989)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama
The dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school he is determined to improve by any and all means.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume, Alan North
Votes: 22,989 | Gross: $31.91M
7. La Mission (2009)
R | 117 min | Drama
A single-parent ex-con in a tough minority neighborhood finds his personal values challenged when he discovers his son is gay.
Director: Peter Bratt | Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Alex Hernandez, Christopher Borgzinner, Jeremy Ray Valdez
Votes: 1,989 | Gross: $1.04M
8. Precious (II) (2009)
R | 110 min | Drama
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.
Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey
Votes: 116,266 | Gross: $47.57M
9. God Bless the Child (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
Single mother Theresa Johnnson becomes homeless, loses her job, and tries to survive with her young daughter Hillary through charities and public shelters.
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Mare Winningham, Grace Johnston, L. Scott Caldwell, Obba Babatundé
Votes: 475
10. The Florida Project (2017)
R | 111 min | Drama
Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.
Director: Sean Baker | Stars: Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Rivera
Votes: 128,450 | Gross: $5.90M
11. Save the Last Dance (2001)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A white midwestern girl moves to Chicago, where her new boyfriend is a black teen from the South Side with a rough, semi-criminal past.
Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington, Fredro Starr
Votes: 65,987 | Gross: $91.06M
12. Evergreen (2004)
PG-13 | 86 min | Drama
A young girl seduced by a boy's affluent, seemingly idyllic family, goes to extremes to gain acceptance and escape her poverty-stricken homelife.
Director: Enid Zentelis | Stars: Cara Seymour, Mary Kay Place, Noah Fleiss, Gary Farmer
Votes: 202
13. Rosie (I) (2018)
PG-13 | 86 min | Drama
The story of a mother trying to protect her family after their landlord sells their rented home and they become homeless.
Director: Paddy Breathnach | Stars: Sarah Greene, Molly McCann, Darragh Mckenzie, Ruby Dunne
Votes: 2,176 | Gross: $0.01M
14. About Sunny (2011)
103 min | Drama
As things unravel for a struggling single mother in Las Vegas, she must decide what she's willing to give up to get by.
Directors: Bryan Wizemann, Mike S. Ryan | Stars: Lauren Ambrose, Audrey P. Scott, Chanel Flowers, Dylan Baker
Votes: 389
15. Miss Virginia (2019)
TV-14 | 102 min | Drama
A struggling inner-city mother sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling to allow her son to stay in a dangerous school, she launches a movement that could save his future - and that of thousands like him.
Director: R.J. Daniel Hanna | Stars: Matthew Modine, Vanessa Williams, Samantha Sloyan, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Votes: 1,780
16. Take the Lead (2006)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Music
A dance teacher offers to conduct detention for a group of misfit students by teaching them ballroom dancing. He overcomes their insecurities and prejudices, to enter them in a dance competition.
Director: Liz Friedlander | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta, Alfre Woodard
Votes: 26,661 | Gross: $34.74M
17. The Ron Clark Story (2006 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Biography, Drama
A small-town teacher relocates to one of the country's toughest classrooms.
Director: Randa Haines | Stars: Matthew Perry, Judith Buchan, Griffin Cork, Jerry Callaghan
Votes: 12,396
18. Dangerous Minds (1995)
R | 99 min | Biography, Drama
LouAnne, a retired US marine, becomes a teacher in a Californian high school. But her mostly Latino and black students from an impoverished and racially segregated locality do not easily embrace her.
Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance, Robin Bartlett
Votes: 57,088 | Gross: $84.92M
19. Freedom Writers (2007)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.
Director: Richard LaGravenese | Stars: Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn
Votes: 85,403 | Gross: $36.61M
20. Where God Left His Shoes (2007)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
A failed boxer (Leguizamo) struggles to find a job and an apartment for his family on Christmas Eve.
Director: Salvatore Stabile | Stars: John Leguizamo, Leonor Varela, David Castro, Samantha M. Rose
Votes: 1,175 | Gross: $0.00M
21. Life Support (2007 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 87 min | Drama
The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the black community.
Director: Nelson George | Stars: Queen Latifah, Vianca Mercedes, Anna Deavere Smith, Wendell Pierce
Votes: 1,322
22. On the Outs (2004)
R | 86 min | Drama
Follows the choices made by three young women - one a drug dealer, one an addict, one a pregnant teen - in Jersey City.
Directors: Lori Silverbush, Michael Skolnik | Stars: Anny Mariano, Judy Marte, Paola Mendoza, Dominic Colón
Votes: 692 | Gross: $0.05M
23. I Like It Like That (1994)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Money issues and misunderstandings divide a couple who struggle to raise their children in the Bronx.
Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Luna Lauren Velez, Jon Seda, Tomas Melly, Desiree Casado
Votes: 1,849 | Gross: $1.78M
24. Plainsong (2004 TV Movie)
PG | 97 min | Drama
Tom Guthrie, a high school history teacher, is faced with raising two young sons after his wife leaves him. Maggie Jones, a fellow teacher, tries to provide comfort and support.
Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Rachel Griffiths, America Ferrera, Geoffrey Lewis
Votes: 429
25. Our Song (2000)
R | 95 min | Drama
Focusing on the bonding between three girls in Brooklyn's "Jackie Robinson Steppers Marching Band" and the choices the girls face once their high school closes down for asbestos removal.
Director: Jim McKay | Stars: Kerry Washington, Anna Simpson, Melissa Martinez, The Jackie Robinson Steppers Marching Band
Votes: 852 | Gross: $0.25M
26. Explicit Ills (2008)
R | 87 min | Drama, Romance
A drama of four interconnecting stories revolving around love, drugs and poverty in Philadelphia.
Director: Mark Webber | Stars: Paul Dano, Rosario Dawson, Naomie Harris, Lou Taylor Pucci
Votes: 865 | Gross: $0.03M
27. All Day and a Night (2020)
R | 121 min | Drama
A young man who committed a homicide deals with the repercussions of his action.
Director: Joe Robert Cole | Stars: Ashton Sanders, Jeffrey Wright, Isaiah John, Kelly Jenrette
Votes: 4,295
28. First Match (2018)
TV-MA | 102 min | Drama, Sport
Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the boys' wrestling team is the only way back to her estranged father.
Director: Olivia Newman | Stars: Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome
Votes: 2,534
29. How She Move (2007)
PG-13 | 94 min | Drama
Following her sister's death from drug addiction, a high school student is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborhood where she re-kindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of step dancing.
Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid | Stars: Rutina Wesley, Tre Armstrong, Brennan Gademans, Boyd Banks
Votes: 6,773 | Gross: $7.07M
30. Imperial Dreams (2014)
TV-MA | 87 min | Drama
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
Director: Malik Vitthal | Stars: John Boyega, Rotimi, Glenn Plummer, De'aundre Bonds
Votes: 4,796
31. Roxanne Roxanne (2017)
TV-MA | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Music
In the late 80s/ early 1990s, the most feared battle MC in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenage girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At the age of 14, Lolita "Roxanne ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Larnell | Stars: Chanté Adams, Nia Long, Mahershala Ali, Germar Terrell Gardner
Votes: 3,664
32. Beats (I) (2019)
TV-MA | 109 min | Drama, Music
A reclusive teenage musical prodigy forms an unlikely friendship with a down-on-his-luck high school security guard. United by their mutual love of hiphop, they confront the demons of their past and try to break into Chicago's music scene.
Director: Chris Robinson | Stars: Khalil Everage, Evan J. Simpson, Ashley Jackson, Ahmad Nicholas Ferguson
Votes: 5,972
33. Gun Hill Road (2011)
R | 86 min | Drama
An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three years in prison to discover his wife estranged and his child exploring a gender transformation that will test the fragile bonds of their family.
Director: Rashaad Ernesto Green | Stars: Esai Morales, Robert Salzman, Ty Jones, Harmony Santana
Votes: 1,258 | Gross: $0.15M
34. Gimme Shelter (2013)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama
A pregnant teenager flees her abusive mother in search of her father, only to be rejected by her stepmother and forced to survive on the streets until a compassionate stranger offers a hopeful alternative.
Director: Ron Krauss | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson, Brendan Fraser, James Earl Jones
Votes: 9,435 | Gross: $1.36M
35. In the Hive (2012)
R | 111 min | Drama
Sixteen-year-old Xtra Keys hopes to raise his son better than his boozy, razor-edged mother raised him, and he just might get his wish when he's thrust into an unorthodox alternative school full of underprivileged boys.
Director: Robert Townsend | Stars: Michael Clarke Duncan, Loretta Devine, Vivica A. Fox, Jonathan 'Lil J' McDaniel
Votes: 462
36. The Child Saver (1988 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama
Andrea Crawford, an important business woman, risks everything to save a kid from the life of crime.
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Michael Warren, Mario Van Peebles, Constance McCashin
Votes: 64
37. Taken Away (1989 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
When Stephanie's daughter, Abby, is injured at home, Stephanie finds Abby taken away by the courts. With the help of her lawyer Mr. Lombardi, she does everything in her power to get Abby back.
Director: John Patterson | Stars: Valerie Bertinelli, Kevin Dunn, Juliet Sorci, Nada Despotovich
Votes: 149
38. Accidental Friendship (2008 TV Movie)
PG | 85 min | Drama
A rough history leads Yvonne homeless with her two pets as her only friends.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Chandra Wilson, Kathleen Munroe, Gabriel Hogan, Alison Sealy-Smith
Votes: 414
39. Before Women Had Wings (1997 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 96 min | Drama
A black woman helps a white girl cope with her father's suicide and escape her alcoholic mother's abuse.
Director: Lloyd Kramer | Stars: Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Barkin, Tina Majorino, Julia Stiles
Votes: 631
40. There Are No Children Here (1993 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
From Publishers Weekly The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by Kotlowitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter ... See full summary »
Director: Anita W. Addison | Stars: Oprah Winfrey, Keith David, Mark Lane, Norman D. Golden II
Votes: 224
41. Set It Off (1996)
R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Desperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise
Votes: 18,467 | Gross: $36.05M
42. South Central (1992)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
Director: Stephen Milburn Anderson | Stars: Glenn Plummer, Byron Minns, Lexie Bigham, Vincent Craig Dupree
Votes: 6,715 | Gross: $1.37M
43. Menace II Society (1993)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda
Votes: 64,487 | Gross: $27.90M
44. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama
Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II
Votes: 154,688 | Gross: $57.50M
45. Friday (1995)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tom Lister Jr.
Votes: 124,610 | Gross: $27.47M
46. Juice (1992)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Four inner-city teenagers get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as "the juice".
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine Hopkins, Khalil Kain
Votes: 30,378 | Gross: $20.15M
47. Baby Boy (2001)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In South Central L.A., a misguided 20-year-old African-American man, a "baby boy", faces the commitments of real life.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Alexsandra Wright, Tyrese Gibson, Taraji P. Henson, Omar Gooding
Votes: 16,571 | Gross: $28.73M
48. Fish Tank (2009)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama
Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing, Rebecca Griffiths
Votes: 65,048 | Gross: $0.37M
49. American Honey (2016)
R | 163 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough, McCaul Lombardi
Votes: 46,465 | Gross: $0.66M
50. Mid90s (2018)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 1990s-era Los Angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.
Director: Jonah Hill | Stars: Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston, Lucas Hedges, Na-kel Smith
Votes: 78,016 | Gross: $7.36M
51. I, Daniel Blake (2016)
R | 100 min | Drama
After surviving a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy, Briana Shann
Votes: 64,791 | Gross: $0.26M
52. Juvenile Offender (2012)
Not Rated | 107 min | Crime, Drama
A juvenile offender Ji-gu reunites with his young mom who he thought was dead.
Director: Yi-kwan Kang | Stars: Seo Yeong-ju, Lee Jung-hyun, Kang Rae-yeon, Won-tae Choi
Votes: 241
53. Carrie (2013)
R | 100 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A shy girl, outcast by her peers and sheltered by her religious mother, unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
Director: Kimberly Peirce | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde, Portia Doubleday
Votes: 148,206 | Gross: $35.27M
54. Kidulthood (2006)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.
Director: Menhaj Huda | Stars: Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, Noel Clarke, Adam Deacon
Votes: 19,789
55. Little Thirteen (2012)
90 min | Drama, Romance
The everyday lives of teenagers, coming from various social backgrounds. For them, sexuality has become a substitute for love, resulting from emotional neglect.
Director: Christian Klandt | Stars: Muriel Wimmer, Antonia Putiloff, Joseph Konrad Bundschuh, Isabell Gerschke
Votes: 1,110
56. Yelling to the Sky (2011)
94 min | Drama
As her family falls apart, 17-year-old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain.
Director: Victoria Mahoney | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Zoë Kravitz, Jason Clarke, Tim Blake Nelson
Votes: 911
57. School Life (2019)
TV-MA | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
The daily life of a school located in Saint Denis.
Directors: Mehdi Idir, Grand Corps Malade | Stars: Zita Hanrot, Liam Pierron, Soufiane Guerrab, Moussa Mansaly
Votes: 3,325
58. Street Flow (2019)
TV-MA | 96 min | Crime, Drama
Three brothers try to survive on the streets of a tough French suburb.
Directors: Kery James, Leïla Sy | Stars: Kery James, Jammeh Diangana, Bakary Diombera, Chloé Jouannet
Votes: 1,946
59. Divines (2016)
105 min | Crime, Drama
A street teenager from a dysfunctional family from a banlieue (HLMs) in Paris comes across a young dancer who turns her life upside down.
Director: Houda Benyamina | Stars: Oulaya Amamra, Déborah Lukumuena, Kévin Mischel, Jisca Kalvanda
Votes: 10,525
60. Atlantics (2019)
TV-14 | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.
Director: Mati Diop | Stars: Mame Bineta Sane, Amadou Mbow, Traore, Nicole Sougou
Votes: 10,506
61. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
PG-13 | 132 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Adam Garcia, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 30,557 | Gross: $30.17M
62. Runaway (1989 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 58 min | Drama, Family
After experiencing a traumatizing event, a teenage boy hides from friends and family in the New York subway system where he must struggle to survive amid the harsh and unforgiving world of the homeless.
Director: Gilbert Moses | Stars: Charles S. Dutton, Jasmine Guy, Gavin Allen, Kevin Artis
Votes: 63
63. Perfect Sisters (2014)
TV-MA | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.
Director: Stanley M. Brooks | Stars: Abigail Breslin, Georgie Henley, Mira Sorvino, James Russo
Votes: 7,109
64. Girlfight (2000)
R | 110 min | Drama, Sport
Diana, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers.
Director: Karyn Kusama | Stars: Michelle Rodriguez, Douglas Santiago, Jamie Tirelli, Paul Calderon
Votes: 11,382 | Gross: $1.52M
65. Step Up (2006)
PG-13 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora.
Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Damaine Radcliff, De'Shawn Washington
Votes: 126,848 | Gross: $65.33M
66. Almost Kings (2010)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
Wanting a closer connection with his older brother, freshman Ted Wheeler seeks initiation into a group called "The Kings". But, as the corruption of The Kings is revealed, Ted must expose the ugly truth about the brother he once idolized.
Director: Philip G. Flores | Stars: Billy Campbell, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Greer Grammer
Votes: 318
67. Night Comes On (2018)
TV-MA | 86 min | Drama
Angel LaMere is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, she embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister that could destroy their future.
Director: Jordana Spiro | Stars: Jill Rene, Nastashia Fuller, John Earl Jelks, Dominique Fishback
Votes: 1,088
68. Model Minority (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
A 16-year-old half-Japanese teen's life spirals out of control after her parents divorce.
Director: Lily Mariye | Stars: Nichole Sakura, Courtney Mun, Jessica Tuck, Chris Tashima
Votes: 2,325
69. Age Out (2018)
PG-13 | 91 min | Crime, Drama
Fresh out of foster care at age 18, a young drifter turns to petty crime to survive, and discovers an impossible love in an unlikely friend.
Director: A.J. Edwards | Stars: Tye Sheridan, Imogen Poots, Caleb Landry Jones, Jeffrey Wright
Votes: 1,100
70. Already Gone (2019)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
A lonely teenager runs away from home, taking along his abusive stepfather's girlfriend.
Director: Christopher Kenneally | Stars: Seann William Scott, Raquel Castro, Shiloh Fernandez, Justine Skye
Votes: 332
71. Never Heard (2018)
TV-14 | 89 min | Drama, Family
Aaron Davis is accused of murder and incarcerated for a crime he swears that he did not commit. His son Jalen is forced to grow up on the streets of Los Angeles without the guidance of a father and primarily raised by his mother Shala and Grandmother Camilla. Jalen finds himself in hot water with his life at risk after his friend Diggy decides to partner with one of the biggest drug dealers in ... See full summary »
Director: Josh Webber | Stars: David Banner, Robin Givens, Romeo Miller, Karrueche Tran
Votes: 546
72. Fallout (2008 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Two detectives, one black and one white, investigate the murder of a studious black teenager. Adapted by the playwright from his 2002 play.
Director: Ian Rickson | Stars: Lanre Malaolu, Hugh Wilkinson, Aml Ameen, Jumayn Hunter
Votes: 224
73. Thirteen (2003)
R | 100 min | Drama
A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, Vanessa Hudgens
Votes: 98,056 | Gross: $4.60M
74. Rich Kids (2018)
96 min | Drama
A group of troubled teens from a low-income community break into "Los Ricos", the local mansion with a border fence, and spend the day pretending to be rich in order to forget their difficult lives.
Director: Laura Somers | Stars: Gerardo M Velasquez, Justin Rodriguez, Michelle Magallon, Ulysses Montoya
Votes: 131
75. Dolores Claiborne (1995)
R | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A big city reporter travels to a small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman for whom she worked as a housekeeper.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Plummer, Judy Parfitt
Votes: 48,403 | Gross: $24.36M
76. The Blind Side (2009)
PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Jae Head
Votes: 360,618 | Gross: $255.96M
77. No Place Like Home (1989 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
The powerful story of a family's painful descent into the economic tragedy of homelessness.
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Christine Lahti, Jeff Daniels, Scott Marlowe, CCH Pounder
Votes: 448
78. Entre nos (2009)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama
Newly-arrived to New York City and deserted by her husband Gabriel, Mariana must find a way, to financially and emotionally provide for her family in a strange city where she barely speaks the language.
Directors: Gloria La Morte, Paola Mendoza | Stars: Paola Mendoza, Sebastian Villada, Laura Montana, Anthony Chisholm
Votes: 1,189
79. The Street Where We Live (2019)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama
A woman struggles to hold her family together in the aftermath of the national financial crisis. Winner: Best Feature, Glass City Film Festival.
Director: John Whitney | Stars: Kristina Kopf, Dino Tripodis, Katie Stottlemire, Dylan Koski
Votes: 159
80. The Architect (2006)
R | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An architect engages in conflict with an activist who lives in a dangerous complex the architect designed.
Director: Matt Tauber | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Viola Davis, Isabella Rossellini, Hayden Panettiere
Votes: 1,393 | Gross: $0.01M
81. The Brass Teapot (2012)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Thriller
When a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to go.
Director: Ramaa Mosley | Stars: Juno Temple, Michael Angarano, Alexis Bledel, Billy Magnussen
Votes: 17,040 | Gross: $0.01M
82. Around the Block (2013)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
An Aboriginal boy is torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family.
Director: Sarah Spillane | Stars: Hunter Page-Lochard, Christina Ricci, Aaron L. McGrath, Elias Reese
Votes: 1,446
83. The L-Shaped Room (1962)
126 min | Drama, Romance
A single, pregnant woman moves into a London boarding house where she meets a group of fellow misfits.
Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: Leslie Caron, Anthony Booth, Avis Bunnage, Patricia Phoenix
Votes: 2,231
84. Teenage Dirtbag (2009)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama
Based on a true story, this high school drama centers on the unlikely friendship between a cheerleader and a bad boy.
Director: Regina Crosby | Stars: Scott Michael Foster, Noa Hegesh, Chris Ellis, Michael Bradley
Votes: 3,045
85. Ordinary People (2016)
TV-MA | 107 min | Drama
Jane and Aries are teenage parents. They make a living out of stealing on the streets... until fate hits back at them.
Director: Eduardo W. Roy Jr. | Stars: Ronwaldo Martin, Hasmine Killip, John Kenji Montoro, Raymond Lee
Votes: 966
86. Maid in Manhattan (2002)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite, when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress.
Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 96,216 | Gross: $94.01M
87. Fatima (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 79 min | Drama, Family
An immigrant mother realizes that her daughters become estranged.
Director: Philippe Faucon | Stars: Soria Zeroual, Zita Hanrot, Kenza Noah Aïche, Chawki Amari
Votes: 1,500 | Gross: $0.05M
88. Seed of Innocence (1980)
R | 91 min | Drama
A love story about two teenagers who fall in love, have a child, and escape from their families in an attempt to make life for themselves in New York City.
Director: Boaz Davidson | Stars: Timothy Wead, Mary Cannon, T.K. Carter, Vincent Schiavelli
Votes: 91
89. American Heart (1992)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.
Director: Martin Bell | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Edward Furlong, John Boylan, Greg Sevigny
Votes: 3,621 | Gross: $0.38M
90. Angelfish (2019)
96 min | Drama, Romance
The Bronx. 1993. A young couple from two completely different worlds, fall in love over a summer that reshapes their lives and the way they view the future ahead of them.
Director: Peter Andrew Lee | Stars: Jimi Stanton, Princess Nokia, Stanley Simons, Erin Davie
Votes: 129
91. Beauty Mark (2017)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
An empowering story inspired by true events, a poverty-stricken young mother is forced to move when her house is condemned. With no money and no options, she must confront her abusive past in order to save her family.
Director: Harris Doran | Stars: Madison Iseman, Jeff Kober, Laura Bell Bundy, Deirdre Lovejoy
Votes: 495
92. Home Again (2012)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
Three Jamaicans, who are deported from the U.S., Canada, and England, must make their way in a land that they are not familiar with.
Director: Sudz Sutherland | Stars: CCH Pounder, Tatyana Ali, Stephan James, Lamar Johnson
Votes: 435
93. The Crimes That Bind (2020)
TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Desperate and confused, Alicia will do the impossible to keep her son from prison after he's convicted of trying to murder his ex-wife.
Director: Sebastián Schindel | Stars: Cecilia Roth, Miguel Ángel Solá, Benjamín Amadeo, Sofía Gala Castiglione
Votes: 4,521
94. Kuessipan (2019)
G | 117 min | Drama
Two girls grow up as best friends in an Innu community who promised each other to stick together no matter what. But their friendship is shaken when Mikuan falls for a white boy.
Director: Myriam Verreault | Stars: Ariel Fontaine St-Onge, Katinen Grégoire-Fontaine, Joe Fontaine, Mike Innu Papu Mckenzie
Votes: 926
95. All Together Now (2020)
PG | 92 min | Drama
An optimistic high schooler with musical aspirations must learn to accept help from her friends to overcome her personal hardships and fulfill her dreams.
Director: Brett Haley | Stars: Auli'i Cravalho, Rhenzy Feliz, Justina Machado, Judy Reyes
Votes: 5,085
96. Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama
A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.
Director: Eliza Hittman | Stars: Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin, Eliazar Jimenez
Votes: 31,165
97. The End of Love (2012)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
When the mother of his infant son unexpectedly passes away, struggling actor Mark grapples with fatherhood and his inability to grow up. And when he sparks with a single mother, he learns how his choices have real-life consequences.
Director: Mark Webber | Stars: Mark Webber, Alia Shawkat, Shannyn Sossamon, Isaac Love
Votes: 1,867 | Gross: $0.01M
98. Little Glory (2011)
TV-PG | 104 min | Drama
Little Glory is a present-day emotional coming of age drama set partly in a small town in Michigan. Its somber and realistic plot centers around sibling relationships and custodial matters.
Director: Vincent Lannoo | Stars: Cameron Bright, Isabella Blake-Thomas, Hannah Murray, Astrid Whettnall
Votes: 190
99. Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992)
R | 92 min | Drama, Romance
With hopes of becoming a doctor and not a product of her environment, a Brooklyn teenager is faced with numerous challenges that threaten her dreams.
Director: Leslie Harris | Stars: Ariyan A. Johnson, Kevin Thigpen, Ebony Jerido, Chequita Jackson
Votes: 1,365 | Gross: $0.48M
100. The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
PG-13 | 114 min | Drama
In 1964, a teenage girl in search of the truth about her mother runs away to a small town in South Carolina and finds a family of independent women who can connect her to her past.
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys
Votes: 27,956 | Gross: $37.77M
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