Low lives movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant low lives movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, rough, bleak, suspense and weird films and TV shows about / with low lives, violence, murder, society, anti hero, death, life is a bitch, gun, storytelling and female nudity plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as low lives: Capernaum (2018), Before I Disappear (2014), Lust (2010), Ghosts with Shit Jobs (2012), Cairo Exit (2010), Taxi Driver (1976), Ill Manors (2012), Scarface (1983), Loves Me, Loves Me Not (2019), Two Step (2014).
Best films
New films
| Assassins Tale (2013) | 4.0 | |
| Washington Wolves (1999) | 5.7 | |
| Ill Manors (2012) | 7.1 | |
| Capernaum (2018) | 8.4 | |
| The Nine (2006) | 6.5 |
List of low lives movies
122K
Genre: Drama
Country: Lebanon, USA, France, Cyprus, Qatar, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.
Style:
sad, social, depressing, rough, cynical ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
poverty, refugee, traumatic childhood, slum, misery, neglected child, child abuse, low lives, child neglect, child protagonist, starving child, child labor ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
lebanon, beirut lebanon, middle east, nebraska, sarajevo ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Based on the 2013 Academy Award® winning short film 'Curfew'. At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his eleven-year-old niece, Sophia, for a few hours.
Style:
depressing, emotional, melancholic, surreal, independent film ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
suicide attempt, depression, mental illness, self discovery, life, coming of age, regret, loneliness, direction and purpose, low lives, relationships, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
y2k
Place:
new jersey, new york
Is relevant?
205
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Egypt, France
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
“Lust” takes us into the lives of the inhabitants of a marginalised street in Alexandria, Egypt, before the revolution. Each character is isolated in their fierce, yet fragile dreams, including Umm Shooq, who has deserted her wealthy family to ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, rough, bleak
Plot:
social decay, family relations, life is a bitch, society, urban ghetto life, family in crisis, low lives, family problems, realism, dealing with death, death in the family, child illness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
egypt, middle east
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 2040, a generation of Torontonians have grown up after the economic collapse of the west. The movie consists of episodes of a documentary series popular in mainland China about the bad jobs some white people have -- the plucky and resilient souls ...
Style:
semi serious, clever, humorous, mockumentary, captivating ...
Plot:
low lives, life is a bitch, society, workplace, social misfits, parallel world, male female relationship, satire, poverty, homelessness, brother brother relationship, job ...
Time:
2010s, future
Place:
canada, china
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Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A powerful account of life in contemporary Cairo, this raw drama about a pair of star-crossed lovers shines a powerful spotlight upon the social and cultural taboos that riddle the city's diverse population. Heralding a bold new shift for ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, stylized, bleak
Plot:
unfulfilled love, dysfunctional family, social decay, social differences, family problems, family relations, realism, single parent, love and romance, life is a bitch, society, working class ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
egypt, africa, middle east, cairo egypt
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1.0M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Style:
psychological, neo noir, bleak, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
loner, vigilante, character study, alienation, vigilantism, violence, obsession, loneliness, psychology, lone wolves, taxi, social decay ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, america, harlem ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, hood, anthology ...
Plot:
urban ghetto life, gang, gangster, society, urban, ghetto, hip hop, police raid, british gangster, mafia, rivalry, low lives ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, britain
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1.0M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, cult classic, breathtaking, rough ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
gangster, mafia, organized crime, drug lord, gunfight, mob boss, drug cartel, drug dealing, cocaine, drug abuse, violence, badass ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983, year 1980
Place:
miami, miami beach, bolivia, cuba, florida ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Ali Silver searches for Mr. Right but finds misadventures that are darkly outrageous and sexy with an assortment of ne'er-do-wells who are inappropriate, unobtainable or unmanageable. Looking for Mr. Goodbar meets Sex and the City.
Style:
suspense, rough, psychological, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
female protagonist, self destructing, relationships, dating, storytelling, looking for love, male female relationship, low lives, desperation, transformation, society, lifestyle change ...
Place:
new york
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805
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two Step is a fast-paced Texas thriller in which the lives of James, a directionless college dropout, and Webb, a career criminal with his back against the wall, violently collide.
Style:
tense, suspense, fast paced, intense, dark ...
Plot:
college dropout, violence, desperation, chase, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, anti hero, loneliness, manhunt, small town, career criminal, stalking ...
Place:
texas, austin texas
Is relevant?
399
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
19 year old Wojtek lives in a poverty stricken Polish town. He is in love with an older woman, an illegal emigrant from Ukraine. He boxes in illegal matches to get money and is spotted by a man running a security business. Accepting this man's ...
Style:
bleak, rough, touching, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
life is a bitch, couples, contests and competitions, gangster, couple relations, unlikely couple, immigrant, misfit, ambition, social decay, social misfits, chance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, europe
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Russia
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Former criminal investigator, Major Korenev, nicknamed Fox is released from prison. He has been detained there as a result of planted incriminating evidence of unlawful investigation techniques. Setting accounts with Shaman - a big criminal boss, ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, rough ...
Plot:
fighting crime, gang, criminal heroes, rivalry, brutality, murder, danger, criminal, law and order, bandit, smuggler, criminal gang ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
russia, moscow russia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three assassins deal with life, love, addiction and trust as each tries to find the answers to a better life. Together, they prove to be the most trustworthy in this tangled web of murder, greed, friendship and betrayal.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
medieval, dishonesty, destiny, danger, murder, violence, woman with a gun, assassin, mobster, loyalty, lone wolves, legends and myths ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Nine people are caught in a bank robbery gone wrong and endure a 52-hour hostage standoff that will leave more than one person dead. They will be forever affected and intertwined because of it.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
haunted by the past, group of strangers, robbery, bank, danger, thief, hostage, life turned upside down, storytelling, death, tragedy, hostage situation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After a young woman is gang raped and murdered in a California college town, her brother takes up arms by night with a gang of like-minded vigilantes from his fraternity, brutally punishing any miscreants they catch in a criminal act.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, fast, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, revenge, vigilante, fraternity, rape, rape and revenge, biker, biker gang, guy, cannon, youth, vigilantism ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s
Place:
california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
This sequel to the critically-acclaimed box-office winner Long Arm of the Law maintains the same stark realism of the original. In Saga Two, the Royal Hong Kong Police put into operation a new plan to counteract the problem of increasing violent ...
Style:
crime drama, heroic, fast, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, triad, chinese mafia, betrayal, chase, hostage, gangster, tough law enforcer, partners against crime, social misfits, gang, undercover ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: France, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy. Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon realizes just ...
Style:
harsh, sexy, depressing, emotional, suspense ...
Plot:
twists and turns, wild west, old west, suicide, human nature, depression, suicide by hanging, unlikely partners, obsessive quest, partner, modern west, danger ...
Time:
19th century, year 2014, 2010s
Place:
iowa, nebraska, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Sully (Ethan Hawke) is desperate to give his unborn son the chance he never had. Jasper (Seymour Cassel) wants to escape the mobsters that have infiltrated his life and business. Parmie Tarzo (Vincent D'Onofrio), a local mob boss, dreams of ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
danger, dishonesty, gangster, life is a bitch, unfulfillment, violence, environmentalism, shooting, mob boss, murder, husband wife relationship, heist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Ukraine, Morocco, Iran
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.
Style:
sincere, stylized, serious, realistic, art house ...
Plot:
coup d'etat, women, coping, feminist, social differences, state affairs, prostitute, rich and poor, feminism, sex crime, female warrior, propaganda ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century
Place:
iran, middle east, tehran iran, persia
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Genre: Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Little pocket thief Wu never got away from the streets like his friends did. He realises that he is alone, as his old buddy doesn't invite him for his wedding. When he falls in love with a hooker he is forced to think about his future. Can he ...
Style:
contemplative, independent film, neo noir, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
male pubic hair, male nudity, pickpocket, coming of age, alienation, estrangement, criminal heroes, unfulfillment, introspection, love and romance, fall in love, low lives ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
china, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Danny DeVito plays an advertising man who is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job; Teaching thinking skills to Army recruits. He arrives on base to find that ...
Style:
humorous, touching, emotional, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
teacher, teachers and students, unemployment, shakespeare, self discovery, underdog, instructor, soldier, teaching, honest, justice, misfit ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
brooklyn new york city, detroit, australia
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he continued to ignore her. So she shot ...
Style:
independent film, disturbing, clever, edutainment, surreal ...
Plot:
art, artist, feminist, writers, lesbian, biopic, women, feminism, painter, true crime, art history, lgbt ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1996, year 1966, year 1968
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
35K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Four criminals from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of unstable nitroglycerin across dangerous jungle.
Style:
road movie, neo noir, political, existential, tension ...
Plot:
terrorist, survival, jungle adventure, driver, criminal, oil, existentialism, on the road, trucker, politics, expedition, road trip ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s, 20th century
Place:
south america, bolivia, central america, new jersey, paris france ...
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147K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage ...
Style:
funny, humorous, road movie, entertaining, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, date night
Plot:
twins, road trip, buddy, contract killer, killer, male virgin, fish out of water, partner, family relations, on the road, brothers, buddies ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
usa, los angeles, arizona, austin texas, houston texas ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Top Cat is a Hanna-Barbera prime time animated television series which ran from November 26, 1961 to April 18, 1962 for a run of 30 episodes on the ABC network. Reruns are played on Cartoon Network's classic animation network Boomerang.
Style:
anime, not serious, slapstick, cult classic, retro ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
friends, disorder, dishonesty, city life, urban, police, surrealism, cartoon cat, police officer, talking cat, human animal relationship, troublemaker ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Romania
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Romanian director Cristian Nemescu's comedy California Dreamin' (aka Nesfarsit, 2007) unfolds against the backdrop of the Kosovo War, circa 1999. A NATO train rolls through a Romanian hamlet, transporting a plethora of weapons across the ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous, depressing ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, father daughter relationship, ego clash, military, hopes, soldier, society, hypocrisy, disorder, culture clash, military life, mayor ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
balkan, kosovo, eastern europe, europe, former yugoslavia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Keeping Up Appearances is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke for the BBC. Centred on the life of eccentric, social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket, the sitcom follows her obsessive and determined attempts to impress in middle class ...
Style:
sitcom, game show, hilarious, funny, realistic ...
Plot:
snob, englishwoman, working class, humour, social climbing, women, young heroes, satire, sketch, cooking show, young adult, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Style:
neo noir, noir, cult classic, independent film, clever ...
Plot:
gambling, blackmail, casino, prostitute, secret, redemption, murder, motel, kindness, hostage, honeymoon, wedding ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
las vegas, atlantic city, nevada, usa, atlantic city new jersey ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cellblock's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, ...
Style:
touching, emotional, heartbreaking, sentimental, sad ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
death penalty, prison, stephen king, death row, death sentence, convict, supernatural, false accusation, prison life, life philosophy, electric chair, execution ...
Time:
1930s, year 1999, 20th century, 90s, year 1935
Place:
southern usa, usa, louisiana, america, persia
Is relevant?
970K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The second film from British director Guy Ritchie. Snatch tells an obscure story similar to his first fast-paced crazy character-colliding filled film “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.” There are two overlapping stories here – one is the ...
Style:
witty, funny, clever, humorous, dark comedy ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, caper, organized crime, gambling, gangster, sarcasm, underground fighting, twists and turns, group of criminals, cons and scams, master criminal, criminal heroes ...
Time:
90s, year 2000, 2000s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, britain, antwerp, belgium ...
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