Poor family movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant poor family movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, touching and emotional films and TV shows about / with poor family, poverty, family relations, family problems, relationships, poor, family drama, family, husband wife relationship and relationship problems plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in USA, South Korea, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as poor family: The Client List (2010), Maid (2021), Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan (2009), Parasite (2019), Christmas for a Dollar (2013), The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011), Shoplifters (2018), Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso (2016), In a Class of Her Own (2020), Broken Pieces (2014).
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List of poor family movies
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After she and her husband lose their jobs, a former Texas homecoming queen inadvertently finds herself in the middle of a prostitution ring after she unknowingly accepts a position at a massage parlor.
Style:
sexy, realistic, touching, serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
massage parlor, prostitute, erotic massage, prostitution, workplace, family problems, parents and children, society, lifestyle, dishonesty, family relations, sexual relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, texas
Is relevant?
118K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspired by the powerful New York Times best-selling memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land, Maid will chronicle a single mother who turns to housekeeping to - barely - make ends meet as she battles ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, deep, political ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
homelessness, single mother, children, memories, life, poor family, custody, sexualized violence, sexual abuse, job, life is a bitch, domestic violence ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan
TV show
Story:
Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan is a drama serial made in Pakistan based on a novel written by Umera Ahmad. It is an emotional story of a girl named Saba and her daughter Sara. The drama became very popular upon its release. The serial featured a huge ...
Style:
touching, captivating, suspense, contemplative, exciting
Plot:
poor family, marital problem, betrayal, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, tragic event, ex husband ex wife relationship, adultery, infidelity, injustice, wealthy family, countryside ...
Place:
pakistan
Is relevant?
1.1M
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
Style:
suspense, black comedy, psychological thriller, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
poverty, wealthy family, working class, social satire, class differences, scam, wealth, basement, plot twist, rich snob, driver, unemployment ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019
Place:
south korea, east asia, seoul, asia, india
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
America is in the midst of the Depression, and the Kamp family is struggling to get by, especially after Mrs. Kamp's untimely death. Now little Ruthie, with her mother gone and her father overwhelmed by doctor bills resulting from her ...
Style:
sincere, feel good, touching, disturbing, christian film
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, father daughter relationship, family relations, horse, poor family, youth, father son relationship, love, holiday, siblings, poverty, family values ...
Time:
1930s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
It's the beginning of the WWII. South of France. Patricia, 18, is the oldest daughter of a well-digger, Pascal, who considers her a princess because of her moral qualities. She's kind, devoted. One day, she briefly meets a young man, ...
Style:
touching, sincere, romantic, surprise ending, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
pregnancy, happy ending, large family, lovers apart, father daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, parents and children, widower, presumed dead, first love, summer, single mother ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1939, year 1940, 50s
Place:
france, provence, europe, south of france
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the ...
Style:
independent film, sexy, sexual, art house, cerebral ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
poverty, shoplifting, father son relationship, social realism, poor family, beach, supermarket, child abduction, shoplifter, family drama, husband wife relationship, orphan ...
Time:
near future, 2010s
Place:
tokyo, east asia, japan, sarajevo, nebraska ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Colombia, USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
A young woman born in a mafia-controlled town seeks revenge on those who wrongfully harmed and imprisoned her family.
Style:
captivating, tense, telenovela
Plot:
drug dealer, changing lives, romancing a criminal, illegal drugs, drug smuggling, criminal, bandit, teenage girl, family problems, gang, character change, organized crime ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Xue Wenxi comes from an impoverished family, and disguises as a guy to make ends meet by helping to transcript and copywrite books. She meets Feng Chengjun, the son of the Prime Minister, during a business transaction. Coming to admire her talent, ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot:
hidden identity, friendship, relationship problems, poor family, cross dressing, male female relationship, relationships, love and romance, fall in love, love affair, family problems, love interest ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
A story about difficult choices, tough decisions, entwined lives and parents torn between their children and their hearts. Gulseren comes from a poor background, while Cihans wife Dilara is wealthy. They both gave birth in the same hospital on the ...
Style:
tense, captivating
Plot:
switched at birth, changing lives, rich and poor, family problems, relationships, family life, disorder, wealthy family, parents and children, lifestyle change, family relations, marital problem ...
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A father in financial problems takes his son on vacation as he tries to solve his life.
Style:
feel good, light, entertaining, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
humour, children, summer, family life, poor family, father son relationship, promise, eccentric family, family relations, travel and leisure, parents and children, escapades ...
Place:
spain
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of mother Bahar, who carries the weight and love of two children in their hearts with enthusiasm in their hearts. Bahar, abandoned by her mother when she was eight years old, later lost her grandma and her father. When she thinks she is ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, entertaining
Plot:
family relations, love and romance, parents and children, love affair, poverty, relationships, single mother, romantic relationship, relationship problems, family problems, love story, in love ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Somaieh, the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming each and every member of the family regarding how to overcome their difficulties after she's gone.
Style:
suspense, captivating, beautiful
Plot:
marriage, family relations, poverty, poor, family problems, family life, poor family, relationships, life is a bitch, relationship problems, addiction, distopia ...
Place:
iran, middle east, persia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Sathyam Sivam Sundaram is a Malayalam language film. It was released in 2000. The movie had Kunchacko Boban and Aswathi in the lead roles and Balachandra Menon, Harisree Ashokan, Cochin Haneefa, Machan Varghese, Jagathi Sreekumar etc. in the ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, satirical, thrilling, sentimental ...
Plot:
female protagonist, lifestyle change, visual impairment, poor family, changing lives, lifestyle, family relations, satire, prince, poverty, family drama, family values ...
Time:
year 2000
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Amidst the devastation of post-crisis Spain, mother and daughter bluff and grift to keep up the lifestyle they think they deserve, bonding over common tragedy and an impending eviction.
Style:
entertaining, dark comedy, captivating, humorous, funny ...
Plot:
poverty, economic crisis, woman, mother daughter relationship, daughter, poor family, poor, crisis, mother and daughter, desire, single mother, satire ...
Is relevant?
729
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After getting laid off, young single-mom Beth finds herself living in her car and struggles to hide her homelessness from her estranged brother Ben.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
homelessness, single mother, female protagonist, poverty, social problems, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, family relations, relationship problems, poor family, family problems, social issues ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story:
Three sisters, who only have each other and never enough money, get entangled in a conspiracy involving the rich and powerful.
Style:
captivating, psychological, crime drama, family saga, suspenseful ...
Plot:
sisters, poverty, conspiracy, hardship, sister sister relationship, sibling relationship, investigation, sister, class conflict, sisterhood, family bonds, poor family ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
seoul
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of the relationship between two families, based on the traditional Korean Cinderella folktale about Kongji and Patji. The Kongji family is poor but kind, while the Patji family is rich but selfish.
Style:
sitcom, light, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
relationships, rich and poor, family relations, class differences, families, family drama, male female relationship, cinderella story, poor family, large family, kids and family, wealthy family ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Kanbara Kiko is a divorcee and raises her 5-year-old son alone. To open a box lunch food store, she moves to her grandfather's house. She tries to enroll her son Haruto into nursery school there, but a person in charge of the district office ...
Style:
captivating, emotional, dramatic, warmhearted, tension ...
Plot:
high society, single mother, slice of life, motherhood, class conflict, family drama, parenting, mother love, social class, rich and poor, society, family problems ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The life of two old people Katya and Pasha is turning upside down after arrival of Katya's sister Mila who is definitely not an ordinary average person...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, humorous, uplifting, comedy drama
Plot:
small town, elderly, small town life, elderly woman, spirituality, senior citizen, lifestyle change, poor family, escapades, elderly man, changing lives, chinese culture ...
Place:
russia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
A 14-year-old prodigy's mother relies on him to find a way out of poverty, but he is haunted by the death of his friend; he must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that may offer him a way out.
Style:
emotional, captivating, psychological, melancholic, tense
Plot:
coming of age, poverty, ambition, teenager, child prodigy, loss of friend, grief, lifestyle change, teenage life, changing lives, lifestyle, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Place:
florida
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story:
Dudaktan Kalbe is a Turkish television series. It stars Burak Hakki and Asli Tandogan. It is the television adaptation of Reşat Nuri Güntekin's famous novel, "Dudaktan Kalbe". He was one of the most popular writers of his period and ...
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological
Plot:
rich and poor, musician, relationship problems, relationships, changing lives, social problems, marriage, male female relationship, rich man, family relations, musician's life, troubled marriage ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
In an affluent Sydney suburb, two women have a chance encounter in a supermarket. They are the same age, both heavily pregnant and due at the same time. Meghan is a glamorous influencer on the rise, with an ambitious television sports reporter ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
pregnant woman, women, dark secret, life turned upside down, poor family, family problems, marriage crisis, lie, neighbor neighbor relationship, secret, social relations, society ...
Place:
new zealand
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, inspirational, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, family friendly, date night, kids
Plot:
adoption, poverty, loneliness, courage, survival, childhood, mother son reunion, foster child, foster home, train, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
year 1986, 2010s, year 2016, year 2012, year 2010 ...
Place:
india, australia, tasmania, kolkata, melbourne
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Hungary
Duration: 57 min.
Story:
A story about a gipsy girl Kati who moves from Hungarian province to Budapest and starts going to school.
Style:
melancholic
Plot:
discrimination, children, racial prejudice, social realism, school, migration, city life, humanism, coming of age, class conflict, empathy, poverty ...
Place:
budapest, rome italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Accused of a crime they didn't commit, two city kids and a magical horse are about to become the coolest outlaws ever to ride Into The West.
Style:
crying, surreal, fairy tale, semi serious, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
horse, stallion, magic realism, childhood, children, st. patrick's day, celtic, chase, hunting, storytelling, magic, redemption ...
Time:
year 1992
Place:
ireland, europe, dublin ireland
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Karate experts attempt to rescue a girl who was kidnapped by a mother and her two psycho sons.
Style:
suspense, tense, action comedy, period piece, independent film
Audience:
kids
Plot:
martial arts, kidnapping, karate, grandfather, abduction, rescue, forest, woods, rescue mission, camping, heroism, tournament ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
Is relevant?
233K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India, USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
A pregnant woman from a primitive tribal community, searches desperately for her husband, who is missing from police custody. So as to find her husband and seek justice for them, as their voice, a High Court advocate rises in support. Will their ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense, social ...
Plot:
lawyer, poverty, courtroom, investigation, human rights, crime investigation, theft, criminal, dysfunctional family, poor family, criminal justice, mission ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
To pay a debt, a married man receives billions of won from a woman. In return for the money, the man gives himself to the woman.
Style:
dorama, suspense, emotional, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
passion, forbidden love, debt, family in danger, weakness, poor family, redemption, husband wife relationship, female protagonist, seduction, love triangle, slave ...
Place:
korea
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
Style:
mind bending, romantic, esoteric, funny, sincere ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, family outing, chick flick
Plot:
love, life, in love, love story, follow your dream, get rich quick scheme, following a dream, desire, miraculous event, widow, secret, single mother ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
nashville tennessee, alabama, new orleans, louisiana
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