Here we've displayed a list of the best Exploitation films : Ace in the Hole(1951), The Corporation(2003), The Motorcycle Diaries(2004), I Knew Her Well(1966), Sorry We Missed You(2019), Tristana(1970), Beetlejuice(1988), The Mission(1986), Machete Maidens Unleashed!(2010), Machines(2016), 1984(1984), Bombshell(1933) ... ...
Drama
USA
1951
112 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Jan Sterling Porter Hall Bob Arthur Frank Cady Richard Benedict Ray Teal Gene Evans
reporter editor treasure hunter wife sheriff engaging dark albuquerque, n.m. new mexico mine media circus accident exploitation journalism bad behavior regret discovery temptation rescue 1950s
A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.
Documentary
Canada
2003
168 Minutes
noam chomsky activist expert kathie lee gifford ceo michael moore frightening disheartening passionate rousing sweatshop united states office yard factory corporate greed political activism exploitation capitalism human rights
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
Biography, Drama
Argentina|USA|Chile|Peru|Brazil|UK|Germany|France
2004
126 Minutes
Gael García Bernal Rodrigo de la Serna Mercedes Morán Mia Maestro Jorge Chiarella Jean Pierre Noher Facundo Espinosa Lucas Oro
che guevara friend homeless person worker engaging incredible fascinating fiery buenos aires, argentina peru south america village road trip male bonding coming of age exploitation class distinctions growing up discovery adventure
The dramatization of a motorcycle road trip Che Guevara went on in his youth that showed him his life's calling.
Drama
Italy|France|West Germany
1966
97 Minutes
Stefania Sandrelli Nino Manfredi Ugo Tognazzi Joachim Fuchsberger Franco Fabrizi Turi Ferro Franco Nero Jean-Claude Brialy Mario Adorf Enrico Maria Salerno Solvi Stubing
young girl young woman aspiring actress failed actress lover love interest emotional engaging melodramatic sad passionate heartwarming italy rome village ambition exploitation relationships difficult decision tragic love
Adriana, a naive Italian country girl, moves to Rome to become a movie star and experiences the dark side of the business.
Drama
UK|France|Belgium
2019
100 Minutes
Kris Hitchen Debbie Honeywood Rhys Stone Katie Proctor Mark Birch Alfie Dobson Charlie Richmond
entrepreneur employee father wife husband mother child boss bleak brooding dark disheartening emotional gritty melancholy moving profound raw sad solemn
Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation.
Drama
Spain|Italy|France
1970
98 Minutes
Catherine Deneuve Fernando Rey Franco Nero Jesus Fernandez Lola Gaos Vicente Soler
orphan nobleman artist guardian dark emotional household city toledo, spain may-december romance love exploitation illness amputation death love growing up fall revenge 1890s
Shortly after her mother's death, an innocent and youthful woman will find refuge into the household of her middle-aged aristocratic guardian, who will submit her to his sexual advances.
Comedy
USA
1988
92 Minutes
Michael Keaton Alec Baldwin Geena Davis Jeffrey Jones Catherine O'Hara Winona Ryder Sylvia Sidney Robert Goulet Glenn Shadix Dick Cavett Annie McEnroe
ghost husband sculptor daughter wife quirky amusing spirited country house new england small town afterlife ghosts haunted houses death art exploitation quest escape 1980s
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
Drama, History
UK|France
1986
128 Minutes
Robert De Niro Jeremy Irons Ray McAnally Liam Neeson Aidan Quinn Ronald Pickup Chuck Low Cherie Lunghi Bercelio Moya
priest native criminal cardinal moving passionate spirited inspiring south america jungle portugal religion redemption exploitation slavery battle sacrifice rescue transformation 1750s
Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.
Documentary, Drama, History
Australia
2010
85 Minutes
Roger Corman John Landis Pete Tombs Mark Holcomb Joe Dante Joseph Zucchero
producer director actor campy cheery hedonistic philippines film industry worker's rights exploitation expatriates b-movies adventure underdog wretched excess 1990s
A fast moving odyssey into the subterranean world of the rarely explored province of Filipino genre filmmaking.
Documentary
India|Germany|Finland
2016
71 Minutes
Rahul Jain
speaker worker indian interviewee expert intense emotional shocking sad disturbing india textile factory documentary filmmaking machines portraiture worker's rights exploitation adventure discovery rise
Director Rahul Jain presents an intimate, observantly portrayal of the rhythm of life and work in a gigantic textile factory in Gujarat, India. Moving through the corridors and bowels of ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
UK
1984
115 Minutes
John Hurt Richard Burton Suzanna Hamilton Cyril Cusack Gregor Fisher James Walker Andrew Wilde David Trevena David Cann Anthony Benson Peter Frye
political boss hostage girlfriend victim government official killer somber tense powerful fictional country government offices apartment political repression corruption government secrets exploitation lie historical events fall underdog
In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
Comedy
USA
1933
95 Minutes
Jean Harlow Lee Tracy Franchot Tone Frank Morgan Una Merkel Pat O'Brien C. Aubrey Smith
movie star publicist father brother millionaire emotional amusing hollywood, calif. fame romance exploitation deception acting love transformation 1930s
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
Drama
USA
2002
87 Minutes
Eric Schweig Graham Greene Gary Farmer Noah Watts Lois Red Elk Michelle Thrush Nathaniel Arcand Chaske Spencer
vigilante cop brother criminal aunt son dark gripping inspiring south dakota indian reservation household hospital liquor store abandoned building native americans justice activism alcoholism exploitation
An inspirational tale about the relationship between two Sioux Indian brothers living on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation.
Fantasy
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Terry Moore Ben Johnson Robert Armstrong Frank McHugh Douglas Fowley Denis Green Paul Guilfoyle Nestor Paiva Regis Toomey Lora Lee Michel James Flavin
producer young woman gorilla drunk pedestrian orphan touching rousing tanzania, africa hollywood, calif. nightclub wild animals captivity exploitation pets escape rescue 1940s
A young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant brings him to Hollywood years later seeking her fortune.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2007
99 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Jeff Daniels Carla Gugino Matthew Goode Isla Fisher Alex Borstein Morgan Kelly Bruce McGill
janitor con artist bank robber blind person deputy girlfriend gritty suspenseful tense bank small town restaurant heist memory deception exploitation quest temptation 2000s
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
Drama
Italy|USA
1954
128 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Ava Gardner Edmond O'Brien Marius Goring Rossano Brazzi Valentina Cortesa Elizabeth Sellars Warren Stevens
dancer director producer tycoon press agent count sad passionate french riviera london spain hollywood, calif. cemetery nightclub stardom filmmaking rags to riches exploitation loss of innocence deception
This is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writer/director Harry et al, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy.
Documentary
USA
2005
98 Minutes
Don Hunter Jon Hunter Jeremy Hunter Frank Mormino John Bruening Susie Geiser
employee manager ceo father mother mechanic emotional bleak united states store household small town convention center corporate greed worker's rights exploitation deception corruption discovery underdog
A look at the impact of the retail giant on local communities.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1995
87 Minutes
Mike Gabriel John Kassir
native native american chief native american warrior explorer captain love interest emotional uplifting hilarious heartwarming virginia fort settlement woods pocahontas romantic dilemma opposites attract exploitation colonialism love
An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth century Virginia.
Drama
USA
1947
112 Minutes
George Sanders Angela Lansbury Ann Dvorak Frances Dee John Carradine Susan Douglas Rubes Hugo Haas Marie Wilson Albert Basserman Warren William Katherine Emery
womanizer widow daughter nobleman journalist wife crafty melodramatic hedonistic party france house newsroom social climbing dueling marriage frame-ups exploitation divorce wretched excess
Writer Georges Duroy (George Sanders) is one social-climbing S.O.B. who does most of his climbing over the warm (and cold) bodies of women. He begins with Rachel (Marie Wilson), a hanger-on... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
USA
2010
105 Minutes
Kristen Stewart Dakota Fanning Alia Shawkat Scout Taylor-Compton Michael Shannon Johnny Lewis Tatum O'Neal Brett Cullen Riley Keough Stella Maeve
teen girl punk rocker singer joan jett manager drummer engaging raw san fernando valley japan stage youth rock 'n' roll fame exploitation drugs jealousy growing up rise wretched excess
A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
98 Minutes
Joe Pesci Barbara Hershey Stanley Tucci Jerry Adler Jared Harris Gerry Becker Dominic Chianese Del Close Richard Foronjy Tim Gamble Bob Gunton
photographer widow mobster detective friend cool gritty suspenseful new york city nightclub office police station apartment building street photography organized crime death tabloid journalism love exploitation
Story of a 1940s photographer who specializes in crime and is not getting involved until this time.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
Poland|UK
1978
92 Minutes
James Mason Billie Whitelaw Tommy Pender Bernard Cribbins Joan Greenwood David Tomlinson Samantha Gates
young boy shark eel chimney sweep boss apprentice lighthearted spectacular suspenseful winsome river england fantasy world mansion underwater frame-up child labor exploitation thievery aquatic life
This children's fantasy tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who discovers a complex underwater world where young children are held prisoner by an evil shark and an eel.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1959
111 Minutes
Laurence Harvey Sylvia Syms Cliff Richard Yolande Mallott Meier Tzelniker Ambrosine Philpotts Eric Pohlmann Hermione Baddeley Reginald Beckwith Wilfrid Lawson Martin Miller
promoter talent scout pop star musician teenager melodramatic spirited disheartening london music hall coffee shop music industry rock 'n' roll media circus rags to riches exploitation fame underdog rise temptation
Johnny Jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager Bert Rudge singing in a coffee house. Despite Bert's protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, Johnny ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1953
88 Minutes
James Cagney Barbara Hale Anne Francis Warner Anderson John McIntire Jeanne Cagney Lon Chaney Frank McHugh Larry Keating Onslow Stevens James Millican
political candidate southerner schoolteacher lawyer farmer gangster melodramatic gutsy powerful american south rural community farm rise to power political corruption exploitation murder mob violence trial rise rivalry
A charismatic peddler from the bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
95 Minutes
Sonja Henie Adolphe Menjou Don Ameche Jean Hersholt The Ritz Brothers Arline Judge Dixie Dunbar Ned Sparks Montagu Love Leah Ray Albert Conti
ice skater manager reporter wife comedian secretary amusing lighthearted switzerland inn casino ice-skating rink new york city madison square garden olympic games show business ice skating investigation exploitation romance
American theatrical manager (Menjou) discovers Henie preparing for the Olympics in Switzerland and brings her to Madison Square Garden.
Adventure
USA
1951
78 Minutes
Clark Gable Ricardo Montalban John Hodiak Adolphe Menjou María Elena Marqués J. Carrol Naish Jack Holt Alan Napier George Chandler Richard Anderson
trapper native american warrior native american woman beautiful woman friend spirited emotional wild west wilderness interracial romance culture clash exploitation marriage confrontation survival forbidden love rivalry transformation 1830s
Trapper Flint Mitchell and other mountain men from the Rendezvous join forces to enter virgin trapping territory but must contend with a resentful Blackfoot chief.
Drama, Comedy
USA
1992
108 Minutes
Steve Martin Debra Winger Lolita Davidovich Liam Neeson Lukas Haas Meat Loaf Aday Philip Seymour Hoffman M.C. Gainey
faith healer assistant waitress sheriff crippled man con artist cheeky amusing kansas small town stage scam evangelism redemption unlikely romance exploitation transformation love rivalry discovery
Fake faith healer Jonas Nightingale is stranded in a small town where he finds he can't fool all of the people all of the time.
Sci-Fi, Drama
Hungary|Germany|France
2017
123 Minutes
Merab Ninidze Zsombor Jéger György Cserhalmi Mónika Balsai Ákos Birkás Péter Haumann Judit Meszléry Enikö Mihalik
refugee syrian boy father doctor terrorist dark gritty intense suspenseful wild hungary refugee camp syria hospital budapest, hungary city refugees levitation superhuman abilities
Aryan is a Syrian refugee trying to make his way into Hungary from Serbia, along with his father and many other wretched souls. They are all caught, and find themselves in a web of cynicism and corruption.
Sci-Fi
Mexico
2008
89 Minutes
Luis Fernando Peña Leonor Varela Jacob Vargas Metztli Adamina José Concepción Macías Tenoch Huerta Guillermo Ríos Carlos Valencia
hacker journalist client foreman prostitute frightening dark bleak tijuana, mexico village factory technology corporate greed labor exploitation poverty water shortage quest underdog escape
The near future. Like tomorrow. In a world marked by closed borders, corporate warriors, and a global computer network, three strangers risk their lives to connect, break through the barriers of technology, and unseal their fates.
Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1976
134 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Jessica Lange Charles Grodin John Randolph Rene Auberjonois Julius Harris Jack O'Halloran Ed Lauter
paleontologist actress oil baron ship captain native king kong incredible thrilling tense indian ocean ship island new york city village oil business exploration exploitation romance abduction discovery
A petroleum exploration expedition comes to an isolated island and encounters a colossal giant gorilla.