THEME EXPLORATION

inner-city struggle

43 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
The Sex Perils of Paulette
The Sex Perils of Paulette
1965 · Doris Wishman
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
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
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
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
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
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964 · Hideo Gosha
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Boys Go to Jupiter
Boys Go to Jupiter
2026 · Julian Glander
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
Tales of Taipei
Tales of Taipei
2026 · Pawo Choyning Dorji
Amorosa
Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock United States

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Clockers' authentically portray racial tensions, economic hardship, and systemic inequality in inner-city communities.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His gritty social realist films such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' expose poverty, class struggle, and institutional failure affecting urban working-class lives.