Here we've displayed a list of the best Struggle films : Full Metal Jacket(1987), Turtles Can Fly(2004), Manon of the Spring(1986), Original Copy(2015), La La Land(2016), Kanal(1957), Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer(2007), Jiro Dreams of Sushi(2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014), The Marriage of Maria Braun(1978), Waterloo Bridge(1940), And the Ship Sails On(1983) ... ...
8.3/10
War, Drama, History
UK|USA
1987
116 Minutes
Matthew Modine Adam Baldwin Vincent D'Onofrio R. Lee Ermey Dorian Harewood Arliss Howard Kevyn Major Howard Ed O'Ross
marine journalist drill instructor sergeant photographer prostitute dark disturbing raw gripping frightening sad barracks parris island, s.c. vietnam city boot camp war zone war violence
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
8.1/10
War, Drama
Iran|France|Iraq
2004
96 Minutes
Soran Ebrahim Hiresh Feysal Rahman Avaz Latif Saddam Hossein Feysal Abdol Rahman Karim
young boy orphan brother tribal leader sister bleak raw sad iraq refugee camp border cliff market iraq war struggle kurds horrors of war saddam hussein precognition underdog
Near the Iraqi-Turkish border on the eve of an American invasion, refugee children like 13-year-old Kak (Ebrahim), gauge and await their fate.
8.0/10
Drama
Switzerland|Italy|France
1986
114 Minutes
Yves Montand Daniel Auteuil Emmanuelle Béart Hippolyte Girardot Margarita Lozano Yvonne Gamy Jean Bouchaud Elisabeth Depardieu Gabriel Bacquier Armand Meffre
shepherdess love interest grandfather schoolteacher endearing moving provence, france retribution land wars family loss struggle revenge love underdog rivalry 1920s
A beautiful but shy shepherdess plots vengeance on the men whose greedy conspiracy to acquire her father's land caused his death years earlier.
8.0/10
Documentary
Germany
2015
96 Minutes
Florian Heinzen-Ziob
painter guru apprentice family member indian audience member creative fascinating intense mumbai, india movie theater artist's studio street office stage art painting movies struggle passion
Bollywood stars shine larger than life in the one-of-a-kind film posters hand painted by Mumbai's last screen painter, but as his workshop is threatened by demolition and his livelihood by plastic posters, he fights to pass on his craft.
8.0/10
Musical, Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|Hong Kong
2016
128 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Emma Stone John Legend Rosemarie DeWitt J.K. Simmons Finn Wittrock Meagen Fay Callie Hernandez Sonoya Mizuno Jessica Rothe Tom Everett Scott
pianist actress friend family member casting director singer charming emotional brooding touching heartwarming los angeles office audition observatory restaurant street dreams passion struggle
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
7.9/10
Drama
Poland
1957
96 Minutes
Teresa Izewska Tadeusz Janczar Wisczyslaw Glinski Emil Karewicz Vladek Sheybal Tadeusz Gwiazdowski Stanislaw Mikulski
resistance fighter nazi soldier bleak chilling dark tense powerful raw warsaw, poland sewer battlefield world war ii uprising destruction trapped struggle sacrifice fall underdog
In 1944, during the Warsaw uprising against the Nazis, Polish Lieutenant Zadra and his resistance fighters use Warsaw's sewer system to escape the German encirclement.
7.9/10
Documentary, Music
USA
2007
93 Minutes
Anita O'Day Buddy Bregman Leonard Feather Will Friedwald Russell Garcia Johnny Mandel
jazz singer friend critic musician inspiring engaging chicago stage anita o'day drug addiction poverty performance struggle imprisonment rise underdog 1960s
A tribute to jazz diva Anita O'Day, completed just weeks before her death in November 2006.
7.9/10
Documentary
USA
2011
81 Minutes
chef son family member customer employee manager confident intense inspiring restaurant tokyo house kitchen office street food determination obsession legacy family
A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.
7.9/10
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK|Canada
2014
131 Minutes
Hugh Jackman James McAvoy Michael Fassbender Jennifer Lawrence Halle Berry Elliot Page Peter Dinklage Ian McKellen Patrick Stewart Anna Paquin Evan Peters
mutant doctor professor wolverine villain superhero brooding chilling emotional past mansion field airplane bar street genocide mutants struggle extinction battle
The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
7.8/10
Drama
West Germany
1978
120 Minutes
Hanna Schygulla Klaus Löwitsch Ivan Desny Gisela Uhlen Elisabeth Trissenaar Gottfried John Hark Bohm George Byrd Claus Holm Gunter Lamprecht Anton Schiersner
woman soldier husband industrialist intense sad somber emotional engaging germany bar train station war love devotion struggle sacrifice fall love 1940s
Maria marries Hermann Braun in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. Alone, Maria puts to use her beauty and ambition in order to find prosperity during Germany's "economic miracle" of the 1950s.
7.8/10
Romance
USA
1940
103 Minutes
Vivien Leigh Robert Taylor Lucile Watson C. Aubrey Smith Maria Ouspenskaya Virginia Field Leo G. Carroll Clara Reid Steffi Duna Leonard Mudie Herbert Evans
officer ballerina prostitute mother friend uncle emotional passionate london estate countryside underground apartment waterloo bridge world war i prostitution deception heartbreak struggle romance
During World War I, believing her fiance to be dead, a young ballerina loses her job and is forced to turn to prostitution.
7.6/10
Comedy
Italy|France
1983
128 Minutes
Freddie Jones Barbara Jefford Victor Poletti Janet Suzman Peter Cellier Elisa Mainardi Norma West Sarah-Jane Varley
journalist singer refugee sailor sea captain aristocrat offbeat unrestrained bleak amusing lighthearted striking cruise ship italy lifeboat surrealism battleship funeral opera destruction
In 1914, a luxury ship leaves Italy in order to scatter the ashes of a famous opera singer. A lovable bumbling journalist chronicles the voyage and meets the singer's many eccentric friends and admirers.
7.6/10
Drama
USA
2017
115 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Brooklynn Prince Bria Vinaite Valeria Cotto Christopher Rivera Caleb Landry Jones Macon Blair Karren Karagulian Sandy Kane
hotel manager young girl young boy single mother tourist neighbor dreamy heartwarming sad cheery florida motel beach single parents parent/child relationship struggle childhood hard times growing up love
Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.
7.6/10
Documentary, Music
Sweden|Netherlands
2017
97 Minutes
childhood friend musician disc jockey overachiever record producer health expert fascinating intense sad incredible stadium sweden united states backstage limousine on tape struggle music concert tour physical disability
Focuses on the incredible rise, fall and rebirth of one of the worlds most successful electronic music artists of all time, Avicii.
7.6/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
99 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Seth Rogen Anna Kendrick Bryce Dallas Howard Philip Baker Hall Anjelica Huston Serge Houde Andrew Airlie
cancer patient therapist mother father best friend victim heartwarming emotional hilarious hysterical apartment family home doctor's office nightclub cancer friendship dating mortality struggle relationships
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
7.5/10
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA|UK|France
2013
104 Minutes
Oscar Isaac Ethan Coen Carey Mulligan John Goodman Garrett Hedlund F. Murray Abraham Justin Timberlake Ethan Phillips Robin Bartlett Max Casella Jerry Grayson
musician singer-songwriter music producer mogul confident engaging passionate greenwich village new york city club stage chicago folk music struggle success social event rise 1960s
A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.
7.4/10
Documentary
USA
1971
90 Minutes
scientist insect cheeky gripping chilling quirky woods earth ecology struggle survival insects horror films rivalry rise transformation 1970s
A scientist explains how the savagery and efficiency of the insect world could result in their taking over the world.
7.4/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2016
124 Minutes
Madina Nalwanga David Oyelowo Lupita Nyong'o Martin Kabanza Taryn "Kay" Kyaze Ronald Ssemaganda Ethan Nazario Lubega Esther Tebandeke
young girl missionary chess player parent rival chess grandmaster uplifting emotional cool uganda hut chess tournament classroom street market poverty struggle chess hope determination
A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
Germany|France|Italy
2009
99 Minutes
Adam Bousdoukos Moritz Bleibtreu Birol Ünel Lukas Gregorowicz Dorka Gryllus Wotan Wilke Möhring Demir Gokgol Monica Bleibtreu Marc Hosemann Cem Akin Anna Bederke
chef restaurant owner brother mobster customer amusing touching endearing restaurant hamburg, germany business friendship love struggle brotherhood fall underdog transformation quest 2000s
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
7.3/10
Documentary
USA
2016
76 Minutes
Ian Buruma Guo-Qiang Cai Wen-You Cai Jeffrey Deitch Phil Grucci Thomas Krens
chinese man artist family member friend staff member narrator creative engaging confident china art show city mountain street warehouse art ambition determination struggle work
Trace the rise of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang from childhood in Mao's China to global art world superstar, and join his quest to realize his lifelong obsession: Sky Ladder.
7.2/10
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Greece
2016
115 Minutes
Michael Keaton Nick Offerman John Carroll Lynch Laura Dern Linda Cardellini B.J. Novak Patrick Wilson Justin Randell Brooke Griff Furst Kate Kneeland Wilbur Fitzgerald
salesman brother small-business owner wife confident gripping shocking spirited southern california entrepreneurial spirit small business fast food struggle pursuit rise rivalry transformation wretched excess 1950s
The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1993
108 Minutes
Danny Glover Matt Dillon Rick Aviles Nina Siemaszko Ving Rhames Joe Seneca
homeless person mentally impaired person bully friend veteran gritty emotional new york city street homeless shelter mentorship homelessness unlikely friendship struggle survival hard times discovery transformation underdog 1990s
A homeless schizophrenic seeks the help of a streetwise combat veteran as they attempt to overcome cruel life on the streets.
7.1/10
Comedy
USA
1942
96 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Brian Aherne Janet Blair George Tobias Allyn Joslyn Elizabeth Patterson Grant Mitchell Richard Quine June Havoc Donald MacBride Gordon Jones
sister actress writer reporter editor quirky amusing new york city ohio greenwich village theater ambition sister relationship struggle city life rivalry underdog transformation 1940s
Two sisters move from Ohio to New York with hopes of stardom.
7.1/10
Romance
France
1992
158 Minutes
Catherine Deneuve Vincent Perez Linh Dan Pham Jean Yanne Dominique Blanc Henri Marteau Mai Chau
mother daughter lover grandchild revolutionary colonist brutal dense emotional spectacular indochina plantation saigon, vietnam france love triangle colonialism mother/daughter relationship affair pregnancy struggle
Eliane adopts Camille, whose Vietnamese parents were friends. In 1930, a French navy officer is interested in Eliane (owns 60km2 plantation) and later in Camille. There's an uprising in Vietnam against French colonial power.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1924
90 Minutes
Colleen Moore Joseph De Grasse John Bowers Ben Lyon Wallace Beery Gladys Brockwell Jean Hersholt Charlotte Merriam Dot Farley Ford Sterling Frankie Darro
mother farmer son husband married woman teacher melodramatic emotional illinois farm high school mother/son relationship farming struggle affair determination poverty rise sacrifice transformation
7.1/10
Biography, Drama, History
Sweden|Denmark
2018
123 Minutes
Alba August Maria Bonnevie Trine Dyrholm Magnus Krepper Henrik Rafaelsen Björn Gustafson Sofia Karemyr Liv LeMoyne Mira Mitchell Maria Alm Norell
son lover adoptive mother author young woman doctor suspenseful emotional inspiring office copenhagen small town field family home sweden struggle life story unplanned pregnancy courage absence
Biopic of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, the author of numerous children's books and creator of Pippi Longstocking.
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
UK
2012
121 Minutes
Riz Ahmed Natalie Press Lee Allen Mem Ferda Dannielle Brent Jo Hartley Neil Large Ed Skrein Anouska Mond Martin Serene Nick Sagar
director drug dealer criminal engaging city london struggle respect abandoned baby underdog
The lives of four drug dealers, one user, and two prostitutes are explored.
7.1/10
War
USA
1980
113 Minutes
Lee Marvin Mark Hamill Robert Carradine Bobby Di Cicco Kelly Ward Siegfried Rauch Stéphane Audran Serge Marquand Charles Macaulay Alain Doutey Maurice Marsac
sergeant private author sniper farmer italian-american bleak disturbing intense gritty north africa sicily omaha beach france czechoslovakia concentration camp armed conflict struggle concentration camp d-day
A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.
7.1/10
Drama
UK
2019
89 Minutes
Morgan Val Baker Georgia Ellery Martin Ellis Chloe Endean Stacey Guthrie Giles King Edward Rowe Simon Shepherd Tristan Sturrock Janet Thirlaway Isaac Woodvine
fisherman brother tourist love interest local brooding melancholy somber suspenseful cornwall seaside harbor cottage united kingdom ship fishing loss of job tourism struggle anger
Martin is a fisherman without a boat, his brother Steven having re-purposed it as a tourist tripper. With their childhood home now a get-away for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the harbour.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1968
157 Minutes
Anthony Quinn Laurence Olivier Oskar Werner David Janssen Vittorio De Sica Leo McKern John Gielgud Barbara Jefford Rosemarie Dexter Frank Finlay Burt Kwouk
priest pope premier prisoner cardinal archbishop profound inspiring suspenseful emotional russia rome vatican labor camp peace talks airplane cold war roman catholicism doubt compassion
After spending decades in a Siberian Gulag labor camp, Roman Catholic priest Kiril Lakota is set free by Russian leader Piotr Ilyich Kamenev at the height of the Cold War
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