THEME EXPLORATION

urban working class

12 films · 3 directors

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Morning’s Tree-Lined Street

Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Mikio Naruse

After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese

Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu

Miracle in Milan

Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica

Manila in the Claws of Light

Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka

Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty

Rocco and His Brothers

Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti

The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra

From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas

Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever
1977 · John Badham

Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson

Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently chronicle the struggles of working-class people against systemic inequality and social injustice.

Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

He creates intimate portraits of ordinary working-class lives with both humor and profound emotional depth.

Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films document the lives of marginalized urban and rural workers navigating economic precarity and survival.