Social Realism Movies

Padraig, a guilt laden and grief stricken man seeks the help of an eccentric carpenter, John, to help him build a coffin for his already dead and...

From the director of Marius et Jeannette, this story of two working-class families is a fable with an optimist streak. A young black man, Francois,...

This film follows the life of Jacob Kainen, a prolific but often overlooked artist of 20th Century America. From his immigrant upbringing to his...

Michel wants to go home.

In the middle of a Texas summer, plans for a babysitter fall through and six-year-old Caroline is left in charge of her two younger siblings.

Zoë is a single mother who lives with her four children in Dartford. She is poor and can't afford to buy food. One day her old flame drives by...

TO THE BONE is classic kitchen sink, British drama with a revenge twist. It focuses on the injustices of the work place and the ritualism of trade...

Through a haze of smoke, coke, and booze; possible futures, pasts, and presents coalesce chaos inside the mind of a man drifting directionless...

The man works his farm. He is caked in mud and dirt and apart from the faint noise of his cattle all is silent. He shovels just as he has done every...

Speech Day is a bit of a laugh if you are not one of nature's prize-winners. But now that they've finished with school and school with them, what...

A day in the life of photo model Liv. But it's no ordinary day. She breaks up with her fiance, father and her own empty life as a model, and has to...

After the suicide of a childhood friend, Connor and Liam are reunited by the difficult task of choosing their friends burial clothes.

Viveca is 31, divorced, and has a son of 6 years. She and her friend Aud have left the hectic everyday life and moved in with bohemians and artists....

In an urban Indian city, A struggling actor battles for his career, but his friend who loses money in a scam deal commits an action that puts both of...

When a young couple involved in care proceedings travel across the country to collect a motorbike, their resolve to get their baby back is tested, as...

When Naomi refuses to be exploited in her oppressive cleaning job, she must convince her colleagues to stand up and demand their right to be treated...

As Jordan and his teacher's escalating struggle in their high school class leads to his arrest, the pressures they each bear are revealed.

After being imprisoned for dangerous driving, causing the death of a child and possession of illegal substances, Jason Buckley is finding it...