Here we've displayed a list of the best Urban Poverty films : Leaf on a Pillow(1998), City of Hope(1991), Prison Song(2001), Mee Pok Man(1995), The Tenants(2006), Zooman(1995), To Sir, With Love II(1996), It's a Dog's Life(1955), Made in Hong Kong(1997) ... ...
7.5/10
Drama
Indonesia
1998
80 Minutes
Kancil Heru Sugeng Christine Hakim Kabri Wali Sarah Azhari
street urchin ex-husband merchant boy woman disheartening gritty bleak yogyakarta, indonesia city basement street workshop homelessness survival drugs scams helping others urban poverty escape
The Indonesian society is seen through a middle-aged lady's eyes in her daily encounters with the street children who work and live off the harsh and sleazy world of adults.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1991
129 Minutes
Vincent Spano Joe Morton Tony Lo Bianco Anthony Sarrero Barbara Williams John Sayles Angela Bassett Chris Cooper Gloria Foster Josh Mostel David Strathairn
contractor son father politician mayor homeless person emotional tense new jersey city inner-city life corruption urban poverty real estate father/son relationship law enforcement wretched excess underdog 1990s
An intersecting tale with a multitude of characters living lives which, in one way or another, revolve around an old apartment block scheduled to be demolished.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
2001
100 Minutes
Q-Tip Fat Joe Mary J. Blige Elvis Costello Danny Hoch Patrick McDade Seth Meier Darrin O'Brien Brian A. Wilson
juvenile delinquent mother stepfather lawyer bully drug dealer gritty brooding bleak housing project prison ghetto courtroom urban poverty prison life mother/child relationship artistic struggle legal battle accidental death fall
A young man lives and learns while growing up on the street and in and out of correctional facilities.
6.1/10
Drama
Singapore
1995
105 Minutes
Joe Ng Michelle Goh David Brazil Kay Tong Lim
vendor prostitute pornographer emotional melodramatic offbeat tender singapore street apartment unrequited love urban poverty prostitution accident shyness love rescue 1990s
A painfully shy noodle-shop owner and a prostitute have a chance encounter when destiny arrives in the form of a car accident.
5.2/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Germany
2006
95 Minutes
Dylan McDermott Snoop Dogg Rose Byrne Niki J. Crawford Aldis Hodge Laz Alonso Seymour Cassel Karimah Westbrook
writer militant girlfriend novelist jewish man gritty gripping intense apartment abandoned building new york city race relations interracial romance writing urban poverty rivalry revenge 1970s
In an abandoned tenement, an African-American militant writer and a Jewish novelist develop a friendship while struggling to complete their novels, but inner tension rises between the two.
Drama
1995
95 Minutes
Louis Gossett Jr. Charles S. Dutton CCH Pounder Cynthia Martells Indigo Hill Harper Khalil Kain
gangster father girl witness dark tense gritty emotional inner city street neighborhood gangs death of a child murder urban poverty violence vigilantism revenge sacrifice underdog
The Brooklyn father (Louis Gossett Jr.) of a slain girl appeals to the media when witnesses refuse to come forward.
Drama
1996
97 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Daniel J. Travanti Lulu Judy Geeson Dana Eskelson Casey Lluberes Michael Gilio Cheryl Lynn Bruce
teacher student inner-city student gang member love interest friend brooding engaging inspiring moving rousing chicago inner city school relationships urban poverty helping others family ambition respect
A widowed London teacher (Sidney Poitier) retires to Chicago, where he teaches a class of toughs and hopes to locate a past love.
Comedy
1955
88 Minutes
Jeff Richards Edmund Gwenn Jarma Lewis Dean Jagger Sally Fraser
dog beautiful woman dog trainer saloon girl saloon owner amusing dark offbeat bowery new york city rags to riches abandonment survival urban poverty fighting quest rise revenge 1950s
A Bowery loafer's (Jeff Richards) bull terrier befriends the groom (Edmund Gwenn) on a millionaire's estate.
Drama
1997
108 Minutes
Sam Lee Neiky Yim Hui-Chi Wenbers Li Amy Tam Ka-Chuen
gang member girl father hit man triad melodramatic brutal dark gritty hong kong city gangs urban poverty urban crime suicide love disease growing up love 1990s
After falling for a teen who disappears (Neiky Yim Hui-Chi), a small-time punk (Sam Lee) loses his grip on reality and agrees to a contract killing.
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