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    The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete 2013 POSTER

    The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

    2013

    English

    7.5

    13

    84%

    88%

    Action

    brooklyn, new york city

    coming of age

    Drama

    kids on their own

    neglect

    runaway

    working class

    George Tillman Jr. George Tillman Jr. Director Adam Trese Adam Trese as Alice's Boyfriend Adriane Lenox Adriane Lenox as Group Home Lady Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright as Henry Anthony Mackie Anthony Mackie as Kris
    Coming of age story about two inner city youths, who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.
    Breaking Away 1979 POSTER

    Breaking Away

    1979

    English

    7.7

    18

    95%

    88%

    Action

    bicycle

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    indiana, usa

    Romance

    Sport

    sports

    teenage boy

    working class

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Daniel Stern Daniel Stern as Cyril Paul Dooley Paul Dooley as Dad Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid as Mike John Ashton John Ashton as Mike's Brother
    Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.
    Riff-Raff 1991 POSTER

    Riff-Raff

    1991

    English

    11

    90%

    83%

    Action

    Comedy

    construction worker

    Drama

    pop singer

    poverty

    working class

    Ken Loach Ken Loach Director Maureen Carr Maureen Carr as Ellen Peter Mullan Peter Mullan as Jake Ricky Tomlinson Ricky Tomlinson as Larry Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle as Stevie
    Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.
    Meantime 1983 POSTER

    Meantime

    1983

    English

    7.1

    23

    90%

    78%

    Action

    apartment building

    Comedy

    Drama

    london, england

    recession

    sibling relationship

    skinhead

    working class

    Mike Leigh Mike Leigh Director Tim Roth Tim Roth as Colin Gary Oldman Gary Oldman as Coxy Alfred Molina Alfred Molina as John Pam Ferris Pam Ferris as Mavis
    A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.
    Ray & Liz 2018 POSTER

    Ray & Liz

    2018

    English

    6.7

    7

    94%

    62%

    1980s

    Action

    alcoholic

    council estate

    Drama

    neglected child

    tape recorder

    working class

    Richard Billingham Richard Billingham Director Ella Smith Ella Smith as Liz Tony Way Tony Way as Lol Justin Salinger Justin Salinger as Ray Michelle Bonnard Michelle Bonnard as Zeinab
    On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break social taboos as they muddle through a life decided by factors beyond their control. At times shocking and laced with an unsettling humor, three episodes unfold as a powerful evocation of the experience of growing up in a Black Country council flat.
    High Hopes 1988 POSTER

    High Hopes

    1988

    English

    7.4

    10

    92%

    85%

    Action

    class differences

    Comedy

    Drama

    elderly lady

    family

    london, england

    working class

    Mike Leigh Mike Leigh Director Phil Davis Phil Davis as Cyril Lesley Manville Lesley Manville as Lætitia Philip Jackson Philip Jackson as Martin Jason Watkins Jason Watkins as Wayne
    Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband. Shirley wants a baby, but Cyril, who reads Marx and wants the world to be perfect, is reluctant. Cyril's mum locks herself out and must ask her snooty neighbors for help. Then Cyril's sister Valerie stages a surprise party for mum's 70th birthday, a disaster from start to finish. Shirley holds things together, and she and Cyril may put aside her Dutch cap after all.
    Inventing the Abbotts 1997 POSTER

    Inventing the Abbotts

    1997

    English

    6.4

    35

    41%

    51%

    Action

    Drama

    dysfunctional marriage

    new love

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    working class

    wrong side of the tracks

    Pat O'Connor Pat O'Connor Director Julie Benz Julie Benz as Co-ed Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Connelly as Eleanor Abbott Will Patton Will Patton as Lloyd Abbott Garrett M. Brown Garrett M. Brown as Webb Crosby
    In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.
    Scheme Birds 2019 POSTER

    Scheme Birds

    2019

    English

    7.2

    5

    90%

    Action

    coming of age

    Documentary

    poverty

    rebellious teenager

    scotland

    teenage girl

    working class

    Ellen Fiske Ellen Fiske Director
    As her adolescence gives way to the obligations of motherhood, troubled Gemma matures in Motherwell, her Scottish hometown, heavily dependent on the steel industry. Unfortunately for her, her hedonistic way of understanding the world does not fit in with the philosophy of the rest of the villagers, so trouble soon follows.
    Freaks: You're One of Us 2020 POSTER

    Freaks: You're One of Us

    2020

    German

    5.4

    17

    28%

    28%

    Action

    childhood trauma

    co-worker relationship

    Drama

    Fantasy

    husband wife relationship

    Sci-Fi

    secret organization

    superhero

    working class

    Felix Binder Felix Binder Director Thelma Buabeng Thelma Buabeng as Ralph Herforth Ralph Herforth as Wotan Wilke Möhring Wotan Wilke Möhring as Eva Löbau Eva Löbau as Special guest
    After having a chance encounter with a mysterious character, Wendy, a young working class mother, discovers that she has super powers.
    Romance & Cigarettes 2005 POSTER

    Romance & Cigarettes

    2005

    English

    6.2

    28

    53%

    56%

    Action

    Comedy

    infidelity

    lovers

    Musical

    new york city

    Romance

    working class

    John Turturro John Turturro Director Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi as Angelo Christopher Walken Christopher Walken as Cousin Bo Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon as Kitty Kane Kate Winslet Kate Winslet as Tula
    Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much to the chagrin of his wife, and his life is thrown into upheaval. Kitty kicks Nick out of the house, and he is forced to make some difficult decisions.
    Klockorna i Gamla sta'n 1946 POSTER

    Klockorna i Gamla sta'n

    1946

    Swedish

    5.2

    1

    Action

    Drama

    jazz singer or musician

    stockholm, sweden

    upper class

    working class

    Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius Director Edvard Persson Edvard Persson as Carl Magnus Berg Axel Högel Axel Högel as Fager Ingvar Kjellson Ingvar Kjellson as Guest at the Party at 'Bristol' Elsa Ebbesen Elsa Ebbesen as Mrs. Nilsson
    Kalle Magnus Berg is a kind bailiff in Gamla Stan (Old Town) in Stockholm. He helps out "clients" by supporting them with money from his own pocket. His neighbor is a jazz musician who plays at a restaurant for a living.
    Harlan County U.S.A. 1976 POSTER

    Harlan County U.S.A.

    1976

    English

    8.2

    9

    Action

    Documentary

    kentucky

    labor

    mining

    strike

    union

    working class

    Barbara Kopple Barbara Kopple Director Robert Milicevic Robert Milicevic as Police Detective Barbara Kopple Barbara Kopple as Self Phyllis Boyens Phyllis Boyens as Self Hazel Dickens Hazel Dickens as Self - Singer
    This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastovers refusal to sign a contract (when the miners joined with the United Mine Workers of America) led to the strike, which lasted more than a year and included violent battles between gun-toting company thugs/scabs and the picketing miners and their supportive women-folk. Director Barbara Kopple puts the strike into perspective by giving us some background on the historical plight of the miners and some history of the UMWA. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with New York Women in Film & Television in 2004.
    The Drudgery Train 2012 POSTER

    The Drudgery Train

    2012

    Japanese

    6.8

    2

    50%

    50%

    Comedy

    Drama

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    working class

    Nobuhiro Yamashita Nobuhiro Yamashita Director Makita Sports Makita Sports as (as Makita Supôtsu) Mirai Moriyama Mirai Moriyama as Kanta Kitamachi Kengo Kôra Kengo Kôra as Shoji Kusakabe Atsuko Maeda Atsuko Maeda as Yasuko Sakurai
    In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the opposite sex. The working class Kanta becomes a sort of unruly anti-hero, maintaining his pride, defiance, and self-assurance even as his prospects seem increasingly grim.
    Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? 1932 POSTER

    Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?

    1932

    German

    6.6

    2

    Action

    berlin, germany

    Drama

    pregnancy

    republic of weimar

    socialism

    underclass

    working class

    Slatan Dudow Slatan Dudow Director Hermann Krehan Hermann Krehan as Hertha Thiele Hertha Thiele as Annie Bönike Helene Weigel Helene Weigel as Ballad Singer Gerhard Bienert Gerhard Bienert as Zeitungsleser in der S-Bahn
    Kuhle Wampe takes place in early-1930s Berlin. The film begins with a montage of newspaper headlines describing steadily-rising unemployment figures. This is followed by scenes of a young man looking for work in the city and the family discussing the unpaid back rent. The young man, brother of the protagonist Anni, removes his wristwatch and throws himself from a window out of despair. Shortly thereafter his family is evicted from their apartment. Now homeless, the family moves into a garden colony of sorts with the name “Kuhle Wampe.”
    Life Is Sweet 1990 POSTER

    Life Is Sweet

    1990

    English

    25

    94%

    87%

    Action

    bulimia

    caravan

    class differences

    Comedy

    Drama

    eccentric

    food

    working class

    Mike Leigh Mike Leigh Director Timothy Spall Timothy Spall as Aubrey Jane Horrocks Jane Horrocks as Nicola David Thewlis David Thewlis as Nicola's Lover David Neilson David Neilson as Steve
    Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, Natalie is a plumber and Nicola is jobless. This film is about how they interact and play out family, conflict and love.
    Overboard 1987 POSTER

    Overboard

    1987

    English

    6.9

    71

    46%

    74%

    Action

    amnesia

    Comedy

    mother role

    rich woman poor man

    Romance

    son

    working class

    yacht

    Garry Marshall Garry Marshall Director Paul Tinder Paul Tinder as Coast Guard Cutter: Coast Guard Captain Kurt Russell Kurt Russell as Dean Proffitt Richard Stahl Richard Stahl as Elk Cove: Hospital Psychiatrist Hector Elizondo Hector Elizondo as Garbage Scow Skipper
    Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.
    Marius and Jeannette 1997 POSTER

    Marius and Jeannette

    1997

    French

    6.9

    5

    68%

    76%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    love

    Romance

    unemployment

    working class

    Robert Guédiguian Robert Guédiguian Director Blanche Guichou Blanche Guichou as Avec l'amitié de Jacques Menichetti Jacques Menichetti as Avec l'amitié de Marie Darroussin Marie Darroussin as Les enfants Hedi Hamzaoui Hedi Hamzaoui as Les enfants
    Jeannette is a single mother living in a working-class community in Marseilles; she tries to support herself and her two kids on her salary as a check-out girl at a supermarket and lives in an apartment complex where everyone is thrown into close proximity with everyone else. Marius is working as a security guard at a cement factory that has gone out of business; he's also squatting in the building, since the plant is soon to be demolished and he'll be needing his money later on. One day, Jeannette happens by the factory, and spotting several cans of paint, tries to take two of them home with her. Marius spots her and tries to chase her away, while she rails at him with curses against the capitalist system. The next day, an apologetic Marius appears at her doorstep, cans of paint in hand; the two soon become friendly, and a romance begins to bloom, though it quickly becomes obvious that Jeannette's romance novel fantasies are a bit off the mark from what Marius has in mind.
    Ascension 2021 POSTER

    Ascension

    2021

    English

    7.0

    13

    98%

    60%

    Action

    china

    cinéma vérité

    Documentary

    economic inequality

    factory worker

    sex doll

    working class

    Jessica Kingdon Jessica Kingdon Director
    The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizing—and sometimes humorous—imagery, this observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.
    The Year I Became a Liar 2009 POSTER

    The Year I Became a Liar

    2009

    French

    7.2

    4

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    Family

    italian family

    moving in

    Romance

    working class

    Ricardo Trogi Ricardo Trogi Director Claude Despins Claude Despins as Anne's Father Sandrine Bisson Sandrine Bisson as Claudette Trogi Jean-Robert Bourdage Jean-Robert Bourdage as Lawyer Jean-François Boudreau Jean-François Boudreau as Mr. Vermette
    Filmmaker Ricardo Trogi recalls the events surrounding his family moving to a new neighborhood when he was 11 years old.
    A Private Function 1984 POSTER

    A Private Function

    1984

    English

    6.5

    2

    91%

    63%

    Action

    Comedy

    northern england

    pig

    rural area

    satire

    working class

    yorkshire

    Malcolm Mowbray Malcolm Mowbray Director Denholm Elliott Denholm Elliott as Dr. Swaby Maggie Smith Maggie Smith as Joyce Chilvers Alison Steadman Alison Steadman as Mrs Allardyce Tony Haygarth Tony Haygarth as Sutcliff
    In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. To get around food-rationing laws, Dr. Charles Swaby, accountant Henry Allardyce and solicitor Frank Lockwood are fattening a black-market pig for the big day. Egged on by his wife, meek Gilbert Chilvers steals the swine, but the couple must conceal it from inspector Morris Wormold.
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