THEME EXPLORATION

financial struggle

42 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
365 Nights
365 Nights
1948 · Kon Ichikawa
A Timely Interception
A Timely Interception
1913 · D.W. Griffith
The Shamrock Handicap
The Shamrock Handicap
1926 · John Ford
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
1981 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Go Go Tales
Go Go Tales
2008 · Abel Ferrara
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Abus de faiblesse
Abus de faiblesse
2013 · Catherine Breillat
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Boys Go to Jupiter
Boys Go to Jupiter
2026 · Julian Glander
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
2026 · Andy Serkis
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
Amorosa
Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently portray working-class struggles and systemic poverty with unflinching realism and social compassion.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He explores economic hardship and survival through intimate family narratives, examining how ordinary people endure financial precarity.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His austere style documents post-communist economic desperation and the moral compromises people make under financial pressure.