Here we've displayed a list of the best Modernization films : Modern Times(1936), Koyaanisqatsi(1982), Waste Land(2010), Mon Oncle(1958), Speedy(1928), Block-Heads(1938), Always: Sunset on Third Street 2(2007), Powaqqatsi(1988), Robinson in Space(1997), The Ballad of Cable Hogue(1970), Real Steel(2011), The Cup(1999) ... ...
8.5/10
Comedy
USA
1936
89 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Paulette Goddard Henry Bergman Tiny Sandford Chester Conklin Hank Mann Stanley Blystone Cecil Reynolds
factory worker orphan police officer amusing witty playful countryside factory prison nightclub aspirations modernization man vs. machine adventure discovery escape underdog 1930s
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
8.3/10
Documentary, Music
USA
1982
87 Minutes
man woman sailor factory worker bleak profound powerful earth desert city factory highway nuclear power plant industrial landscapes technology man vs. nature overpopulation environmental consciousness modernization wretched excess
A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on nature, humanity and the relationship between them.
7.9/10
Documentary
Brazil|UK
2010
98 Minutes
Karen Harley Vik Muniz
artist artist's model photographer brazilian poor person fascinating gritty inspiring spirited rio de janeiro dump artist's studio vik muniz environmental art oppression courage modernization perseverance sacrifice transformation
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.
7.8/10
Comedy
France|Italy
1958
118 Minutes
Jacques Tati Jean-Pierre Zola Alain Becourt Lucien Fregis Dominique Marie Adrienne Servantie
monsieur hulot nephew executive housewife neighbor dog amusing creative offbeat hilarious paris apartment suburbia household consumerism modernization family opposing ideals disconnection changing times
Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.
7.6/10
Comedy
USA
1928
87 Minutes
Harold Lloyd Ann Christy Bert Woodruff Brooks Benedict Babe Ruth Byron Douglas Dan Wolheim
taxi driver girlfriend grandfather babe ruth police officer city official frenetic amusing charming new york city cab waterfront street yankee stadium modernization railroad horses unemployment theft corruption
Harold "Speedy" Swift, a fan of Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, saves from extinction the city's last horse-drawn trolley, operated by his girlfriend's grandfather.
7.6/10
Comedy
USA
1938
55 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Patricia Ellis Minna Gombell Billy Gilbert James Finlayson
war hero best friend veteran wife neighbor hunter charming hysterical wild apartment france trenches friendship world war i accident modernization adventure rescue 1930s
Stan, who has remained faithfully at his World War I post for twenty years, finally comes home where his best friend, Ollie, takes him in, thus allowing him to discover the many conveniences of the modern world.
7.4/10
Comedy, Drama
Japan
2007
146 Minutes
Hidetaka Yoshioka Shinichi Tsutsumi Koyuki Maki Horikita Hiroko Yakushimaru Kazuki Koshimizu Kenta Suga
mechanic apprentice novelist bar owner young boy wealthy man melodramatic heartwarming uplifting tokyo family home automobile repair shop bar apartment candy store postwar japan city life family parenthood modernization
Chagawa finds it increasing difficult to support his young ward Junnosuke in his store across the street from the Suzuki garage on Third Street. Unless he can provide a better life, ... See full summary »
7.3/10
Documentary
USA
1988
97 Minutes
David Brinkley Cheryl Tiegs
worker monk child miner african woman disturbing striking passionate third world brazil africa village temple nepal modernization westernization cultural differences technology pollution
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
7.2/10
Documentary
UK
1997
81 Minutes
narrator friend partner cheeky quirky england english society civilization modernization industrial landscapes investigation road trip quest discovery 1990s
Robinson is commissioned to investigate the unspecified "problem of England." The narrator describes his seven excursions, with the unseen Robinson, around the country. They mainly ... See full summary »
7.2/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1970
121 Minutes
Jason Robards Stella Stevens David Warner Strother Martin Slim Pickens L.Q. Jones Peter Whitney R. G. Armstrong Gene Evans William Mims Kathleen Freeman
business owner reverend prostitute partner cowboy fascinating profound amusing gutsy arizona desert modernization old west changing times unusual romance betrayal water supply transformation underdog 19th century
A hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert.
7.1/10
Sci-Fi, Action, Drama
USA|India
2011
127 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Evangeline Lilly Dakota Goyo Anthony Mackie Kevin Durand Hope Davis James Rebhorn Karl Yune Olga Fonda
boxer promoter son grandfather spectacular suspenseful heartwarming family home boxing ring gym junkyard boxing robots father/son relationship modernization competition underdog growing up 2020s
In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.
7.0/10
Comedy
Bhutan|Australia
1999
94 Minutes
Jamyang Lodro Orgyen Tobgyal Neten Chokling
boy soccer player friend lama villager charming powerful inspiring india tibet religion modernization soccer friendship refugees growing up escape discovery 1990s
While the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery/boarding school in exile in India. Its atmosphere of serene contemplation is somewhat ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Russia|UK
2019
101 Minutes
Benedict Cumberbatch Michael Shannon Nicholas Hoult Katherine Waterston Tuppence Middleton Tom Holland Matthew Macfadyen Conor MacNeill Tom Fisher
thomas edison inventor millionaire rival businessman scientist tense gripping creative passionate new york city house laboratory field street wall street electricity inventions power rivalry
The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas A. Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.
6.2/10
Musical
USA
1942
88 Minutes
Jackie Cooper Adolphe Menjou Bonita Granville George Bancroft Ted North Todd Duncan Frank Jenks Jessie Grayson Mona Barrie Lindy Wade Peggy McIntyre
singer father friend son band member coronet player confident spirited unrestrained new orleans school boat chicago club dance hall jazz performance modernization father/daughter relationship romance
Covering a quarter-century of American 'syncopated" music (Ragtime, Jazz, Swing, Blues, Boogie Woogie)from prior to WWI through prohibition, the stock-market crash, the depression and the ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Drama
USA
2012
105 Minutes
Brandon Routh Crystal Allen Chelsea Ricketts Gil Birmingham Tyler Hill Tom Kemp Dennis Ambriz Michael Hudson Lee Cunningham Cree Cathers Jack Vandervelde
native american coach high-school student teammate father love interest amusing heartwarming indian reservation field high school native americans culture clash high-school sports modernization underdog rivalry 2010s
A story centered on a Native American lacrosse team making its way through a prep school league tournament.
5.7/10
Drama
France|Algeria|Belgium
2004
117 Minutes
Lubna Azabal Biyouna Nadia Kaci Jalil Naciri Waguih Takla Lounès Tazairt Akim Isker Lynda Harchaoui
mother clerk prostitute doctor islamic fundamentalist neighbor tense spirited emotional somber hotel dance club photography lab algiers, algeria islam women's rights modernization affair morality secrets
This movie portrays three women living in today's Algeria between modern society and Islamic fundamentalism, self-determination and dependence. Goucem, a young woman who works for a ... See full summary »
5.6/10
Comedy
USA
1959
88 Minutes
Peter Sellers Robert Morley Constance Cummings Jameson Clark Ernest Thesiger Donald Pleasence Moultrie Kelsall Alex Mackenzie Roddy McMillan Michael Goodliffe Noel Howlett
accountant business woman american business owner colleague hilarious lighthearted playful amusing edinburgh factory comedy battle of the sexes male/female relationship failing business sexism modernization rivalry 20th century
A detective is assigned to track down and capture a crazed serial rapist.
5.5/10
Western
USA
1938
60 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Joan Valerie Sammy McKim Roy Rogers Ivan Miller Earle Dwire Hooper Atchley Ray Bennett Carleton Young Frankie Marvin
gene autry sidekick gunslinger businessman radio producer cowboy patriotic thrilling moving fair radio station ranch small town modernization technology agriculture swindling radio horses underdog
Autry and his buddies have a horse selling business which is threatened by a tractor company which claims horses are out of date.
5.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
88 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Robert Young Ralph Bellamy Martha Sleeper Sara Haden Sidney Toler
poor woman neighbor engineer partner father wife emotional bleak moving passionate ozark mountains farm river house wilderness town poverty city vs. country modernization dams
Mountain girl Trigger Hicks, a fierce loner equally handy with a rock or a prayer, is in danger of having her faith-healing mistaken for witchcraft by the neighbors. She shows a vulnerable ... See full summary »
Romance
1970
90 Minutes
Gene Wilder Margot Kidder Eileen Colgen May Ollis Seamus Forde David Kelly Danny Cummins Liz Davis
exchange student mother father irishman charming quirky lighthearted dublin new york city bronx, n.y. modernization adaptation working class cross-cultural romance adventure love transformation 20th century
A manure collector (Gene Wilder) loves and loses both his job and an American college student (Margot Kidder) in Dublin.
Western
1933
59 Minutes
Kent Taylor Lona Andre Gail Patrick Warren Hymer Berton Churchill Irving Pichel Cora Sue Collins E.H. Calvert Sherwood Bailey Niles Welch Clarence Wilson
rancher gunslinger lawyer swindler barber secretary thrilling suspenseful patriotic melodramatic nevada valley ranch small town barbershop law office modernization scam land ownership wrongfully accused
The proposed construction of a dam affects property values and ignites a heated land dispute in a small Nevada town, leading one rancher to take action as the Phantom Rider.
Drama
1949
92 Minutes
Marguerite Chapman Walter Brennan Natalie Wood Robert Paige Ted Donaldson Connie Marshall Bobby Ellis Jeanne LaDuke Irving Bacon Milburn Stone Geraldine Wall
farmer widower daughter son suitor emotional touching farm household countryside farming family father/child relationship generation gap modernization discovery love transformation 1940s
A stubborn farmer (Walter Brennan) squashes one daughter's (Marguerite Chapman) romance and another's (Natalie Wood) dream to join the 4-H Club.
Documentary
1929
69 Minutes
camera operator townspeople creative fascinating profound patriotic spectacular moscow kiev odessa city working class city life modernization discovery pursuit quest 1920s
Western
1953
58 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Kathleen Case Dickie Jones John Downey Howard Wright Arthur Space Gregg Barton Robert "Buzz" Henry Harry Mackin Harry Hines
gene autry sidekick station manager banker outlaw daughter rousing engaging spirited old west mail route town frontier office pony express modernization law and order loyalty schemes crime
A singing cowboy (Gene Autry) and his sidekick (Smiley Burnette) protect a pony express in transition.
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