Urchin

Mike, a rough sleeper in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Along the way, he encounters unexpected chances for a fresh start.

Homeless

2015

English

6.3

♡ 6

Clay Riley Hassler Director

Michael McDowell as Gosh

Hosanna Gourley as Krystal

Karen Wheeling Reynolds as Librarian

Bruce Florence as Trucker Hat

After the death of his grandmother, an 18 year-old boy lives in a homeless shelter.

No Address

2025

English

5.1

♡ 2

96%

Julia Verdin Director

Beverly D'Angelo as Dora

Patricia Velasquez as Gabrielle

Kristanna Loken as Kim

William Baldwin as Robert

A group of individuals who unexpectedly fall into homelessness. They bond together as an unconventional family, struggling to survive on the streets while warding off a harassing gang, an unforgiving community, and local authorities.

Shelter

2014

English

6.5

♡ 29

48%

manhattan, new york city

nigerian

Paul Bettany Director

Gameela Wright as Advisor

Andrew Polk as Doctor

Jennifer Connelly as Hannah

Anthony Mackie as Tahir

Hannah and Tahir fall in love while homeless on the streets of New York. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they need each other to build a future.

Hector

2015

English

6.9

♡ 6

94%

Jake Gavin Director

Stephen Tompkinson as Derek

Gina McKee as Lizzie

Ewan Stewart as Peter

Sharon Rooney as Young Mother

Hector has been living on the motorways for years. His once comfortable family life has been replaced by a never-ending tour of service stations that offer him shelter, anonymity, washing facilities and food. The story follows his journey south from Scotland on his annual pilgrimage to a temporary Christmas shelter in London where he finds comfort, friendship and warmth. Over the course of his Homeric journey, Hector decides to reconnect with his long estranged past. As his previous life catches up with him, the story of how he came to be leading a marginal life begins to emerge.

I Am Another You

2017

English

7.2

♡ 10

94%

Nanfu Wang Director

Nanfu Wang as Herself Dylan

Dylan as Himself

Through the eyes of a young drifter who rejects society's rules and intentionally chooses to live on the streets, Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang explores the meaning of personal freedom – and its limits.

The Girl Who Invented Kissing

2017

English

6.2

♡ 11

93%

Tom Sierchio Director

Luke Wilson as Leo

Abbie Cornish as Patti

Suki Waterhouse as The Girl

Dash Mihok as Victor

A nameless, pill-popping drifter girl steps off a bus and into a New Jersey neighborhood bar owned by two middle-age brothers, Jimmy & Victor. She quickly befriends older brother, Victor––a good-natured lummox whose mind was affected by a childhood accident. The mysterious "Girl" soon upsets the delicate balance of the brothers' lives while bringing both trouble and new life into their resigned world and town.

A Mother

2019

Finnish

5.8

♡ 4

Samppa Batal Director

Juho Keskitalo as Chat-juontaja

Jouko Puolanto as Perhetuttu

Matti Onnismaa as Suomen paras salapoliisi

Mirja Oksanen as Virkailija

After getting released from prison, Eeva returns to her old home town with only a shoulder bag, cellphone and the clothes she is wearing. She wants to find her grown-up daughter, but the townspeople soon make it clear that she is not welcome.

Carts of Darkness

2008

English

7.6

♡ 1

80%

Murray Siple Director

Murray Siple as Self / narrator

In the picture-postcard community of North Vancouver, filmmaker Murray Siple follows men who have turned bottle-picking, their primary source of income, into the extreme sport of shopping cart racing. Enduring hardships from everyday life on the streets of Vancouver, this sub-culture depicts street life as much more than stereotypes portrayed in mainstream media. The films takes a deep look into the lives of the men who race carts, the adversity they face, and the appeal of cart racing despite the risk.

Dirty Work

2018

English

3.3

♡ 10

Louisa Warren Director

Tara MacGowran as

Rene Costa as Fashion Guy Kevin

Darrell Griggs as Marcus Bentley

Daniel Eghan as Master Paul

Arabella, a struggling fashion designer takes on a job working as a personal shopper for Marylin- a successful erotic novelist. One day, Arabella is sneakily trying on some of Marilyn's expensive garments, when Marylin unexpectedly comes home early......but she is not alone. Arabella hides and watches as Marilyn enters with an attractive man who is not her husband. The pair make love on the bed and Arabella is turned on by what she sees. Arabella continues to hide and watches Marilyn's many affairs take place in the bedroom, until one day she is caught by Marilyn who admits that she knew Arabella had been watching the whole time. Things get steamy between the pair, but soon they will be confronted by someone who knows about their affair and will do anything to stop it.

96 Souls

2016

English

5.9

♡ 1

Stanley Jacobs Director

Mikul Robins as Homeless Person

Betsy Baker as Juror #3

Michael London as Pedestrian

Dolly Gray as Shelter Worker

A university research scientist, about to lose funding and status, has a lab accident and discovers he can see people's true intentions -- making his situation even worse.

In His Steps

2013

English

5.3

♡ 3

57%

Zack Lawrence Director

Nanci Cox as Brittany Powers

Hannah Marshall as Celia Powers

Rich Swingle as John Gray

Christine Lawrence as Mary Maxwell

When a homeless man interrupts the comfortable routine of First Church of Raymond, life will never be the same for the apathetic congregation. Convicted by the vagrant's words, Pastor Henry Maxwell, Rachel Winslow, Virginia Page, Alex Powers, and Jasper Chase are thrust into a journey of discovering what life is like beyond "Christianity as usual." But as they find themselves opposed by family strife, church politics, and scorned lovers, will they be able to keep their commitment, or will they be dragged back into fruitless lives?

Feral

2019

English

5.6

♡ 8

Andrew Wonder Director

Sonia Mena as Bunkmate

Doug Drucker as Samaritan

Gus Scharr as Security Guard

Sarah Wharton as Young Mom

A homeless woman living in the tunnels below New York City survives on her own terms in the days leading up to a blizzard.

A Home of Our Own

1993

English

7.1

♡ 8

50%

Tony Bill Director

Tony Bill as Doctor

Kathy Bates as Frances Lacey

Frank Gerrish as Mr. Whitman

Edward Furlong as Shayne Lacey

In 1960s Los Angeles an energetic widow and her six children try to make a dream of theirs come true: to have a home of their own. They leave L.A. and head for the countryside, all the while facing numerous difficulties and obstacles during their journey.

Streetwise

1984

English

8.2

♡ 10

93%

Martin Bell Director Eddie

Eddie as Self

Tom Waits as Self Kim

Kim as Self Annie

Annie as Self

This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.

Dirty Work

1998

English

6.4

♡ 21

21%

Bob Saget Director

Rebecca Romijn as Bearded Lady

Don Rickles as Hamilton

Chris Farley as Jimmy

Adam Sandler as Satan

Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs to get a heart transplant.

San Francisco 2.0

6.9

san francisco, california

silicon valley

woman director

Alexandra Pelosi Director

Alexandra Pelosi as Narrator

Wael Saleeb El Americany as self legend celebrity Artist

William Wong as Techbro #6

San Francisco has long enjoyed a reputation as the counterculture capital of America, attracting bohemians, mavericks, progressives and activists. With the onset of the digital gold rush, young members of the tech elite are flocking to the West Coast to make their fortunes, and this new wealth is forcing San Francisco to reinvent itself. But as tech innovations lead America into the golden age of digital supremacy, is it changing the heart and soul of their adopted city?

Lost in America

2018

English

7.5

♡ 4

Documentary

homelessness

Rotimi Rainwater Director

Halle Berry as Self

Rosario Dawson as Self

Tiffany Haddish as Self

Mike C. Manning as Self

Following director Rotimi Rainwater, a former homeless youth, as he travels the country to shine a light on the epidemic of youth homelessness in America.

The Saint of Fort Washington

1993

English

7.0

♡ 9

80%

Tim Hunter Director

Victor Slezak as Driver #1

Brian Tarantina as Fred

Matt Dillon as Matthew

Aida Turturro as State Employee

Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street when a slumlord tears down his apartment building. Soon, he finds himself in even more dire straits, when he is threatened by Little Leroy, a thug who is one of the tough denizens of the Fort Washington Shelter for Men. He reaches out to Jerry, a streetwise combat veteran, who takes Matthew under his wing as a son. The relationship between these two men grows as they attempt to conquer the numbing isolation of homelessness.