65 Films about Poverty

A millionaire socialite makes a bet that he can survive off of working class wages in this depression-era romantic comedy

A charming adaptation of the legendary children’s novel

The story of how U.S. corporations have been able to hide over a trillion dollars from Uncle Sam

An American documentary filmmaker crosses the lines of Nigeria’s oil conflict.

The dramatic story of immigrant Oliveiro's life, through the words of his wife, Carmen

Successful charter school leaders explain why their schools work so well for the urban, minority students they serve

A struggling mother must decide whether to sell her own organs to give her children a better education

The rise and fall of America's mortgage system and the damage in the wake of its collapse

Edet Belzberg's Oscar nominated CHILDREN UNDERGROUND, follows a group of homeless children living in a train station in Romania

A father struggling to make ends meet on a Depression-era salary can't afford to buy his daughter what she's expecting Santa to bring her for Christmas; the surprise, uplifting ending is guaranteed to put even the most embittered Scrooge into the Christmas spirit

Surfing Soweto follows three of the most notorious train surfers in Johannesburg and features dramatic footage of the trio as they perform death-defying stunts on the roofs of trains, ducking bridges and 3000 volt electric cables

A group of strong-willed women who live in the same rundown housing project located on Brewster Place

A group of strong-willed women who live in the same rundown housing project located on Brewster Place

A group of strong-willed women who live in the same rundown housing project located on Brewster Place

Ghana's investigative journalist, Anas, poses as a Rev Minister to witness cases of child abuse that have claimed the lives of some children in Ghana's orphanages

One of thousands of children living on the streets of Addis Ababa, Zewdu gets an unexpected windfall that will allow him to return to his village

When filmmaker Uri Rosenwaks came to Rahat, a town afflicted with pessimism, unemployment, poverty and violence, he taught a group of Black Bedouin women about filmmaking

Kids from New York housing projects try to change the world when paired with Sierra Leonean pen pals orphaned by war

The ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED story of a man, played by Stellan Skarsgard, driven by hunger and poverty to a brutally desperate act of betrayal that wounds his family and community

When a workplace is corrupt, sometimes an employee will turn to murder

A group of strong-willed women who live in the same rundown housing project located on Brewster Place

Bittersweet doc about Mexican musician who returns home from the San Francisco taqueria circuit

In a time of desperation, an American family tries to migrate to a land of opportunity

A five-year portrait of Junior Rios' descent into the black hole of heroin addiction which will ultimately cost him everything

HIGH-RISE examines what it means to own a penthouse apartment in poverty-plagued Brazil

A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae

Follows the lives of several residents in Soweto South Africa, offering a scathing look at black urban life in South Africa

Eight widows create the Azka Pickle Cooperative in Israel, challenging social conventions while seeking financial freedom

A phenomenal discourse on why poverty exists when there is so much wealth in the world.

In 2004 a trailer park was set up in a field on Charlotte County, Florida, after Hurricane Charley destroyed buildings and homes.

CHILDREN OF GOD explores the life of the children who live beside the Baghmati River in Nepal

Super Amigos shows that with a little imagination and the right mask anyone can activate their communities to triumph over evil

This documentary follows the lives of six people who live or work on Third Avenue.

It seems hard to believe that in the world's most affluent country, hunger exists.

The story of a teenager who lost eight friends to gun violence and picked up a camera to tell the story of blood on the streets

Chinatown: Immigrants in America explores the plight of Chinese immigrants from Taiwan and Hong Kong.