THEME EXPLORATION

urban working-class life

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Mikio Naruse
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Robert Siodmak
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Me Before You
Me Before You
2016 · Thea Sharrock
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Quattro Hong Kong 2
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures
2002 · Jia Zhangke
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
El
El
1953 · Luis Buñuel
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa
The Wagoner
The Wagoner
1963 · Ousmane Sembène
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films chronicle working-class struggles with unflinching realism, exploring poverty, unemployment, and systemic inequality in contemporary Britain.

 Coen Brothers Belgium

They create intimate portraits of urban working-class families navigating economic hardship and social marginalization with compassion and documentary-like authenticity.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His improvisational approach captures the texture of working-class urban life through deeply human character studies that reveal both humor and pathos in everyday struggles.