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Urbanization movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant urbanization movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out melancholic, captivating, emotional, psychological, period piece and period drama films and TV shows about / with urbanization, social realism, identity, bittersweet, friendship, social commentary, resilience, corruption, family drama and slice of life plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Family genres shot in China, Turkey, India and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as urbanization: Palunku (2006), Dead Pigs (2018), The Dream Maker (2026), The Garden (1977), My Father's Wings (2016), Play Time (1967), Romance in the Alley (2024), Postales (2010), Paradise Lost (1978), Iracema, Uma Transa Amazônica (1975).
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New films
List of urbanization movies
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Story:
Monichan shifts to the city from his village to provide better education to his children. But will things go as planned?
Style:
emotional, realistic, dramatic, crime drama, sad
Plot:
children, urbanization, family drama, social realism, city life, family conflict, anti social, family values, working class, culture clash, ethical dilemma, small town life ...
Time:
year 2006
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: China, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A pig farmer, a busboy, a salon owner, an expat architect and a jaded rich girl cross paths as thousands of dead pigs float down the Yangtze River toward Shanghai.
Style:
satirical, dark comedy, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
satire, social satire, class conflict, urbanization, epidemic, pig, killing an animal, virus, fate of humanity, multiple storylines, animal, ecological disaster ...
Time:
2010s, future
Place:
shanghai, china
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
It tells the story of Li Qiuping, Zheng Decheng and other grassroots cadres from Donggang Town leading the local farmers and people to work together to build a prosperous and harmonious modern city on the beach.
Style:
inspirational
Plot:
urbanization, teamwork, coastal town, aspiration, humanist, urban planning, biopic
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Abraham, an old man, has a fruit garden in Jerusalem that is threatened by a number of people who want to buy him out or chase him off. One day, the old man finds a mute young woman (Melanie Griffith), confused after being attacked by thugs, ...
Style:
emotional, art house, contemplative, surreal, period piece
Plot:
mute girl, garden, religion, old man, melancholy, sexual assault, loneliness, urbanization, faith, trauma, social commentary, invasion ...
Time:
70s
Place:
jerusalem, israel
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of construction activity promising to fill in the empty spaces of the urban landscape with entirely new neighborhoods, a story unfolds of an aging construction worker who, unlike his peers, has to drop all plans for the ...
Style:
serious, contemplative, independent film, emotional, melancholic
Plot:
construction worker, mortality, illness, cancer, working class, blue collar, aging, urbanization, social realism, humanism, realism, slice of life ...
Place:
turkey
Is relevant?
29K
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave ...
Style:
satirical, surreal, humorous, witty, funny ...
Plot:
tourist, nothing goes right, culture clash, skyscraper, airport, chaos, farce, goofy hero, misfit, city life, human existence, fish out of water ...
Time:
20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Zhuang, Lin, and Wu families live in a small alley in Suzhou during the late 1970s. As societal changes unfold, the parents and children in each household experience dramatic shifts in their fates, forever altering their lives and relationships.
Style:
family saga, reflective, melancholic, period piece, earnest ...
Plot:
social change, intimate, social realism, bittersweet, coming of age, small town life, urbanization, family secret
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Peru
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In the streets of Cusco, Peru, the lives of an American businessman and his family become irreversibly intertwined with those of a rural Peruvian family struggling day to day to survive. As the construction of a new hotel is finalized, both families ...
Style:
intercultural, multicultural, touching, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
globalization, poverty, love, street kid, class differences, change of heart, family drama, businessman, tourism, empathy, understanding, survival ...
Place:
peru, south america
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The Mayor of a small Flemish town is determined at all costs to save a unique bird sanctuary from a ruthless businessman who advocates a housing development on the site. The main story, though, centres on a childhood trauma that unites the two men ...
Style:
tension, suspense, period piece, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
femme fatale, childhood trauma, small town, environmentalism, social commentary, mayor, conservation, urbanization, manipulation, power struggle, character study, corruption ...
Time:
70s, year 1978, 20th century
Place:
belgium, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, West Germany, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A girl from the countryside goes to the city of Belém to take part in the Círio de Nazaré celebrations. Led to prostitution, she wishes to move to the wealthiest Southeast region of Brazil. In a dance club, she meets a truck driver that ...
Style:
road movie, realistic, bleak, melancholic, experimental ...
Plot:
poverty, prostitution, truck driver, deforestation, amazon, survival, slavery, journey, sexploitation, exploitation, social realism, child prostitution ...
Time:
70s
Place:
brazil
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After a bombing raid destroys the family store and her husband, Reiko rebuilds and runs the shop out of love stopped short by destruction.
Style:
melancholic, tragic
Plot:
war widow, death of husband, female protagonist, determination, post war japan, domestic drama, resilience, family conflict, bombing, motorcycle, urbanization, moral dilemma ...
Time:
60s
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
The journey of three village boys who accidentally pass their degrees. Facing unexpected challenges, they leave their hamlet and venture into the city, searching for jobs and a purpose in life.
Style:
realistic, melancholic
Plot:
friendship, brotherhood, self discovery, aspiration, perseverance, personal growth, coming of age, youth, village life, social commentary, male bonding, unemployment ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In a rapidly urbanizing village, Muthiah, an electrician turned habitual drinker, struggles with his marriage and work. His hatred for North Indian workers leads to conflict with his neighbor, Sunil. Tragedy, guilt, and kindness ultimately transform ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, tense
Plot:
village, social realism, family drama, humanity, loss, prejudice, redemption, tragedy, guilt, moral dilemma, empathy, slice of life ...
Is relevant?
151
Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia, Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A man and his son move from the Pacific coast of Colombia to Cali, but have a difficult time adapting to the city. When his son is killed, the father must go through the hard process of grief while trying to find roots in a place that does not ...
Style:
emotional, poignant, bleak, melancholic, art house ...
Plot:
family tragedy, loss, mourning, father son relationship, grief, character study, family drama, migration, social realism, adaptation, intimate, urbanization ...
Place:
colombia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Nando, a 12 year old boy, narrates the adventures of his father Antonio, during the 60s in Brazil, who leaves the inland of the state of Minas to go to Brasília, a recently inaugurated city, but still with construction works in progress.
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
father son relationship, brazilian history, parents and children, relationships, social problems, family problems, family relations, society, life is a bitch, father and son, husband wife relationship, social inequality ...
Time:
60s
Place:
brazil
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Kahraman is a naive and right-minded guy. In a lovely Anatolian town, he earns a living as an attendant in a Turkish bath inherited from his great grandfathers. One day, a wealthy constructor named Tuncay wants to demolish the bath and the ...
Style:
captivating, semi serious, satirical, feel good, emotional ...
Plot:
mayor, corruption, turkish bath, tradition, inheritance, job, problem, social problems, satire, life, workplace, conflict ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Morocco
TV show
Story:
This comic series tackles the clash between the Bedouin nature of the new residents of the cities and the modern lifestyle in a comic form, as Kabour and Lahbib live a new life in a room on the roof of a building in the city of Casablanca and ...
Style:
captivating, funny, entertaining, humorous, light hearted ...
Plot:
city life, neighbor, culture clash, fish out of water, house, city, big city, adventure hero, apartment building, humour, urban setting, neighbor neighbor relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
morocco, north africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Former boss Wei Pingan makes his living by selling cemeteries. For the sake of a promise, Wei Pingan tries to find out the truth, but finds that the people who spread the rumors do not care about the truth, but only about what they believe to be the ...
Style:
captivating, semi serious, tense, suspenseful, existential ...
Plot:
cemetery, satire, death, social commentary, problem, media manipulation, social realism, defamation, gossip, reputation, false accusation, character study ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Chen Jianghe is an orphan, picked up and taken home by Chen Jinshui. While growing up, he picked up various business strategies from the adults around him. Now an adult, he nurtures this business acumen by travelling throughout China. It is during ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, family saga, inspirational, period drama
Plot:
generation gap, business, rags to riches, entrepreneurship, lifestyle, society, high society, social relations, disagreement, ambition, perseverance, work ethic ...
Time:
80s
Place:
china
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Following the last wish of an old master, three monks head to Seoul to rest his remains in the Mushim Temple. However, they discover that the heavily indebted host monk has abandoned the temple and its inhabitants. The three monks make every effort ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, thrilling, satirical, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
buddhism, gangster, satire, temple, monk, problem, money, gang, monastery, bandit, teamwork, needing money ...
Place:
seoul
Is relevant?
214
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Giant is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Lee Beom-soo, Park Jin-hee, Joo Sang-wook, Hwang Jung-eum, Park Sang-min, and Jeong Bo-seok. It aired on SBS from May 10 to December 7, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 60 episodes. ...
Style:
suspense, tense, family saga, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
vengeance, brother sister reunion, revenge, brother sister relationship, brother brother relationship, forbidden love, family reunited, siblings relations, separation from family, family tragedy, brother brother reunion, loss of family ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
seoul
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In the 1990s, two girls and a boy enter a booming society with the hope of fulfilling their many dreams.
Style:
psychological, talky, romantic, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
boy, dream, couple relations, love and romance, youth, coming of age, teenage love, love, lovers, couples, teenager, young lovers ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A story that details the the lives of ordinary civilians amidst the magnanimous changes in Chinese society over the years. At the end of the 1970s, the Zhou family lived in a provincial city in the north. The father, Zhu Zhi Gang, has just ...
Style:
historical drama, thought provoking, captivating, psychological, period piece ...
Plot:
family relations, society, social change, social realism, family drama, lifestyle, culture, three generations, chinese culture, parents and children, chinese history, social issues ...
Time:
70s
Place:
china
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The wife of a prominent psychiatrist can't find her marriage certificate one day. This "jiehunzheng" is all important. Without it, the family officially has never existed, including the daughter. The couple go on a wild goose chase ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, semi serious, psychological, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, bureaucracy, family relations, relationships, problem, father daughter relationship, family problems, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, kids and family, marital problem, social commentary ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
a film adaptation of Wang Anyi's popular and influential novel Changhen Ge.A person's life is destined to be shorter than that of a city. Having spent her whole life in Shanghai, Qiyao has her moments of prosperity and her fair share of ...
Style:
melancholic, poignant, gloomy, period drama
Plot:
nostalgia, longing, female protagonist, loneliness, social change, abandonment, bittersweet, city life, tragic romance, loss, memory, identity ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 1930s, 1940s, 70s
Place:
shanghai
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
The 17-year-old Yatabe Mineko grew up in a family of seven in a mountain village in northeastern Ibaraki Prefecture. Her father Minoru has gone to Tokyo to work in order to earn extra money. However, her life completely changes when her father does ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, sincere, captivating, period piece ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
friendship, family drama, coming of age, female protagonist, large family, urban setting, changing lives, search for father, city life, kids and family, eccentric family, friends ...
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After they find buried treasure, four hapless brothers from the countryside discover that changing their fortunes will take more than gold.
Style:
slapstick, sitcom, buddy comedy, light hearted, situational comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
treasure, village life, gold, fish out of water, misadventure, brothers, city life, class differences, urbanization, social commentary, inheritance, working class ...
Time:
70s, year 1974
Place:
turkey
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Yaprak Dökümü is an award-winning Turkish television series based on the novel of the same name by Reşat Nuri Güntekin. The series premiered on 13 September 2005 on Kanal D, and endеd its fifth and final season on 29 December 2010, comprising ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, family saga, emotional, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family relations, disagreement, parents and children, grownups, love, generation gap, family drama, socially awkward, marital problem, adaptation, family secret, sibling rivalry ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
istanbul turkey
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 420 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives and struggles of some of the countless immigrants who arrived on Ellis Island during the 19th century in search of the American Dream.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, family saga, poignant, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
american dream, immigration, assimilation, hopes, struggle, survival, poverty, social realism, discrimination, identity, adaptation, class conflict ...
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century, 1910s
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Luxembourg
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Once upon a time, the Mucklas could be found everywhere. But in an increasingly tidy world, the cheerful goblins have a hard time, since they love disorder more than anything. Soon the last tribe will have to leave their home. For generations, the ...
Style:
humorous, colorful, lighthearted, whimsical
Audience:
kids
Plot:
families, friendship, escape, puppetry, quest, road trip, environmental, urbanization, conservation, exile
Is relevant?
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