Here we've displayed a list of the best Poor Person films : Waste Land(2010), This Is Congo(2017), Trading Places(1983), Raining Stones(1993), The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia(2003), Porgy and Bess(1959), Vodka Lemon(2003), In Time(2011), Mr. Untouchable(2007), Suture(1993), Jawbone(2017), Where Angels Fear to Tread(1991) ... ...
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.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
USA|Congo
2017
93 Minutes
Mamadou Ndala
merchant poor person villager government official military officer bleak brutal uneasy tense intricate disheartening congo village plains office road market political corruption political unrest military occupation
An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.
Comedy
USA
1983
116 Minutes
Dan Aykroyd Eddie Murphy Ralph Bellamy Don Ameche Denholm Elliott Kristin Holby Paul Gleason Jamie Lee Curtis Alfred Drake Bo Diddley Frank Oz
wealthy man executive broker poor person hustler prostitute hilarious engaging philadelphia apartment office street bet human nature wrongfully accused unlikely friendship class distinctions wealth christmas revenge
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1993
90 Minutes
Bruce Jones Julie Brown Ricky Tomlinson Tom Hickey Gemma Phoenix Mike Fallon Jonathan James George Moss
poor person sidekick blue-collar worker butcher father daughter charming bleak playful tense manchester, england farm church van working class religion odd jobs pride bad luck poverty
This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her ... See full summary »
Documentary
Canada
2003
70 Minutes
photographer poor person emotional engaging striking appalachia kentucky poverty photography art controversy family rural life discovery 2000s
The meaning of art itself comes into question in this documentary about Shelby Lee Adams' controversial photos of families in Appalachia.
Musical, Drama, Romance
USA
1959
138 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Rouben Mamoulian Dorothy Dandridge Sammy Davis Jr. Pearl Bailey Brock Peters Leslie Scott Diahann Carroll Ruth Attaway Clarence Muse Everdinne Wilson
poor person drug addict african-american disabled person drug dealer beautiful woman emotional melodramatic sultry charleston, s.c. shantytown catfish row love triangle poverty drug addiction romantic dilemma hard times difficult decision underdog love
A woman whose past is scorned by nearly everyone around her meets a man who'd love her regardlessly- if only everyone else would allow them to.
Comedy, Drama
France|Italy|Switzerland|Armenia
2003
90 Minutes
Romen Avinian Lala Sarkissian Ivan Franek Armen Marutyan Astrik Avaguian Rousanne Mesropian Zahal Karielachvili
widower father poor person bar owner kurd widow charming touching quirky graveyard bar armenia village bus friendship small-town life bereavement romance sympathy soviet union
In a remote, isolated Yazidi Kurdish village in post-Soviet Armenia, Hamo, a widower with a pitiful pension and three worthless sons, travels daily to his wife's grave. There he meets the ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
2011
109 Minutes
Justin Timberlake Amanda Seyfried Cillian Murphy Vincent Kartheiser Olivia Wilde Matt Bomer Johnny Galecki Collins Pennie Toby Hemingway Brendan Miller Yaya DaCosta
poor person wealthy man heiress police officer thief factory worker suspenseful thrilling eerie bleak dystopia bar mansion bridge party casino genetic engineering wrongfully accused class struggle time
In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage - a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system.
Documentary
USA
2007
92 Minutes
drug dealer gangster african-american kingpin fbi agent poor person amusing confident engaging gritty harlem, n.y. club police station street jail crime drug trade fortune new life fbi
The true-life story of a Harlem's notorious Nicky Barnes, a junkie turned multimillionaire drug-lord, MR. UNTOUCHABLE takes its audience deep inside the heroin industry of the 1970s. The ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1993
96 Minutes
Dennis Haysbert M.K. Harris Sab Shimono Mel Harris Dina Merrill David Graf Fran Ryan John Ingle
half brother murderer construction worker poor person brother thrilling suspenseful funeral hospital car airport united states switched identities murder amnesia schemes betrayal metamorphosis underdog discovery
After his brother tries to kill him, a man survives only to find himself in another man's body.
Action, Drama
UK
2017
91 Minutes
Ian McShane Ray Winstone Johnny Harris Michael Smiley Anna Wilson-Hall Luke J.I. Smith Jon Pegg Haqi Ali
alcoholic boxer poor person trainer brutal brooding confident dark gripping gritty tense united kingdom gym boxing match boxing ring boxing illegal activity underdog 2010s
Former youth boxing champion Jimmy McCabe, after hitting rock bottom, returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team, gym owner Bill and corner-man Eddie.
Drama
UK
1991
113 Minutes
Helena Bonham Carter Judy Davis Rupert Graves Giovanni Guidelli Barbara Jefford Helen Mirren Thomas Wheatley Sophie Kullman Vass Anderson Sylvia Barter
widow friend husband mother-in-law son poor person emotional passionate tender tuscany, italy countryside sussex, england road unlikely romance family disapproval childbirth death culture clash forbidden love
After a rich Edwardian widow impulsively marries a handsome but poor Tuscan dentist and dies in childbirth, her English in-laws try to gain custody of the baby.
Drama
USA
1942
105 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Hedy Lamarr John Garfield Frank Morgan Akim Tamiroff Sheldon Leonard Donald Meek John Qualen Allen Jenkins
homeless person poor person migrant worker drunk beautiful woman uplifting witty southern california monterey, calif. jail beach romance inheritance friendship money love rise 1940s
Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.
Mystery & Thriller
Ireland
2015
90 Minutes
Killian Scott Peter Murphy John Bradley Peter O'Meara Nika McGuigan Barry Keoghan Tom Davis Olwen Fouere Laurence Kinlan Nick Lee Lydia McGuinness
trader murder victim murderer competitor fighter poor person bleak brutal dense disturbing frightening raw house bedroom computer world outdoors graveyard ireland desperation poverty
What if it made perfect sense for ordinary people to kill each other for money? Better than slow grinding financial ruin and misery, and all done according to a strict code by consenting adults. This is Trading.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1998
107 Minutes
Jessica Lange Elisabeth Shue Bob Hoskins Hugh Laurie Kelly Macdonald Aden Young Geraldine Chaplin Toby Stephens John Sessions
poor person seamstress brother-in-law baron niece sculptor confident brash emotional paris mansion parlor bedroom river boat vengeance family dysfunction unrequited love romance love
Cousin Bette is a poor and lonely seamstress, who, after the death of her prominent and wealthy sister, tries to ingratiate herself into lives of her brother-in-law, Baron Hulot, and her ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2014
119 Minutes
Juliet Stevenson Max von Sydow Rutger Hauer Priya Darshini Kranti Redkar Aapo Pukk Kaizaad Kotwal Tillotama Shome Mark Bennington
nun indian government official catholic priest poor person sick person brooding emotional intense calcutta, india vatican infirmary convent hospital camp mother teresa courage helping others message love
A drama that explores the life of Mother Teresa (Juliet Stevenson) through letters she wrote to her longtime friend and spiritual advisor, Father Celeste van Exem (Max von Sydow) over a nearly fifty-year period.
Comedy
USA
1927
60 Minutes
William Haines Joan Crawford George K. Arthur George Fawcett Eileen Percy Edward Earle Bert Woodruff Lee Moran
poor person rich girl boss golfer heiress clerk crafty amusing country club golf course office class distinctions golf deception tournament teaching marriage love rise quest
To impress a wealthy young woman, a clerk pretends he is a pro-golfer.
Sci-Fi, Adventure
USA|Saudi Arabia
2009
90 Minutes
Robin Dunne Erica Durance Julian Sands Katharine Isabelle Mark Gibbon Cainan Wiebe Richard de Klerk Bill Dow
robin hood sheriff of nottingham maid marian poor person monster amusing engaging suspenseful passionate gripping sherwood forest england abuse of power helping others love interest danger heroism adventure pursuit rivalry
Remake of the 1956 film noir film "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" in which a writer's plan to expose a corrupt district attorney takes an unexpected turn.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2006
85 Minutes
Nick Damici Kim Blair Ron Brice Bo Corre Tim House Larry Fleischman Larry Medich Javier Picayo
reporter boxer soldier zombie poor person father thrilling gory frightening new york city apartment building tunnel subway pandemic quarantine virus animal attack zombies rats metamorphosis
A deadly infection breaks out in Manhattan, causing humans to devolve into blood-thirsty rat creatures. Six recently evicted tenants must survive the night and protect their downtown ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
USA
2011
80 Minutes
Ashley Williams Marla Sokoloff Nick Zano Brad Johnson Sean Bott Jason Celaya Jaclyn Hales Danielle Chuchran
sister poor person young woman love interest colleague family endearing heartwarming moving winsome united states spa family home town love life family relationships wealth discovery
Two sisters find that they have to make their own way in the world after their father is jailed. Elinor is a cleaner in a spa. Marianne works for a marketing company but she also makes scented lotions, which turn out to be a real winner.
Action
Japan
2016
93 Minutes
Ren Imai Nicole Ishida Kôichi Iwaki Takahiro Miura Tasuku Nagase Mariya Nishiuchi Sosuke Takaoka
android rich girl poor person brooding disturbing profound disheartening skyscraper street doctor's office laboratory future deadly virus humanity death poison desperation adventure metamorphosis transformation
Cyborg fights for the poor when the rich take advantage.
Romance, Drama
India
2004
135 Minutes
Sammir Dattani Pooja Kanwal Sachin Khedekar Akshay Anand Sandhya Mridul
young woman wealthy girl poor person love interest father dance instructor engaging heartwarming cheeky emotional melodramatic dance studio dance relationships father/daughter relationship class conflict intervention happiness love forbidden love
Daughter of a rich man, Pari (Pooja Kanwal) falls in love with a poor boy Yash (Sameer Dattani), whose dream is to open a dance academy. The relationship is disliked by her childhood friend... See full summary »
Fantasy, Adventure
USA
2019
90 Minutes
Adam Hollick Daniel O'Reilly Lucia Dimitra Xypteras Havon Baraka Monroe Robertson Sharieff Walters Mark Sawicki Tionne Williams Manny Zaldivar Naya Abou Mousa
poor person young man genie prince princess incredible arabia love transformation magical artifact metamorphosis 18th century
With the help of a magical lamp, an impoverished young man transforms himself into a prince in order to win the heart of a beautiful princess.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2011
105 Minutes
Aleksey Serebryakov Fyodor Bondarchuk Pyotr Fyodorov Ekaterina Vilkova Yuriy Tsurilo Oleksii Gorbunov Anna Mikhalkova Nikita Salopin Artyom Mikhalkov Daniil Spivakovskiy Sergey Koltakov
mathematician scientist investor wealthy man poor person russian engaging thrilling suspenseful intense gripping emotional russia money danger corporate greed greed society rise adventure
A mathematician creates an elaborate Ponzi scheme in post-communist Russia that leaves millions of people with nothing.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
2003
45 Minutes
Richard Romanus Biana Tamimi Patrick Elyas Gérard Rudolf Ali Al Ameri Andries Rossouw Emma Deetlefs Silke Bezuidenhout Bill Lawrence Stephen Gladstone Elbrus Outavae
young girl horse arab grandfather racer poor person engaging gripping heartwarming inspiring powerful spectacular desert arabia home horse track horse racing legend aspirations unlikely friendship
A 10-year-old (Biana Tamimi) prepares to race an Arabian horse after it comes to her aid in the African desert.
Drama
1988
122 Minutes
Yoshiko Tanaka Kazuo Kitamura Etsuko Ichihara Shôichi Ozawa Norihei Miki Keisuke Ishida
young woman uncle aunt poor person survivor bleak touching brutal emotional hiroshima, japan village family home city hiroshima bombing radiation illness social standing marriage family underdog
Five years after World War II, Hiroshima's survivors still struggle with the memories of their horrible ordeal.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2014
82 Minutes
Daniel Candia Daniel Antivilo Ariel Mateluna Alejandra Yáñez
small-time crook poor person son daughter robber killer outlandish dark frenetic frightening thrilling quirky street prison family home forest father/son relationship poverty family vigilantism
An attack on his daughter leads a mild-mannered family man (Daniel Candia) to take revenge on the vicious street thugs who have tormented him and his family for a long time.
Drama
1951
193 Minutes
Raj Kapoor Nargis Prithviraj Kapoor K.N. Singh Shashi Kapoor Leela Mishra Leela Chitnis Cuckoo B. M. Vyas Baby Zubeida Honey O'Brien
young man father poor person judge love interest criminal emotional engaging tense india courtroom street family home reunion coming of age law and order family feud murder the past growing up
A thief (Raj Kapoor) falls in love with a lawyer (Nargis) whose guardian (Prithviraj Kapoor) cast the thief's mother into the streets many years earlier.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
2003
108 Minutes
Sam Trammell Erik Jensen Susan May Pratt Celia Weston Jon DeVries Aasif Mandvi Tara Subkoff Peter Giles Ellen Pompeo Michael Ryan Segal Guillermo Díaz
lawyer musician criminal wealthy man poor person thrilling dark brooding offbeat new york city apartment car bedroom office alternate reality identity crisis murder father/son relationship transformation adventure
A frustrated lawyer (Sam Trammell) somehow switches places with his physical twin, a petty crook living in a parallel universe.
Drama, Biography
2003
110 Minutes
Olivia Hussey Sebastiano Somma Ingrid Rubio Michael Mendl Guillermo Ayesa Emily Hamilton Neil Stuke Valeria Cavalli Nimmi Harasgama Hannah McBride Enzo Decaro
nun saint religious person poor person opponent indian brash brooding emotional endearing intense inspiring india street religious gathering city hospital religion love helping others
Sent to India as a young nun, Teresa (Olivia Hussey) founds the Missionaries of Charity, devoting her life to helping the poor.