| My Dear Brother (1973) | 8.6 | |
| Marriage Contract (2016) | 7.5 | |
| Joint Venture (2019) | 7.9 | |
| Demons (2000) | 7.3 | |
| Not Me (2021) | 8.6 |
Social inequality movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant social inequality movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, captivating, psychological, realistic, bleak and emotional films and TV shows about / with social inequality, corruption, coming of age, friendship, class conflict, urban, society, rebellion, violence and poverty plots mostly in Drama, Sci-Fi and Action genres shot in UK, Germany, USA and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as social inequality: Bread and Roses (2000), The Help (2011), Precious (2009), Joint Venture (2019), This Is England (2006), Blanca & Pepita (2017), ZOE's SECURITY SERVICE (2017), The Magnificent Trio (1966), Hong Kil-dong (1986), The Excluded (1982).
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List of social inequality movies
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor: a non-union janitorial service has the contract, the foul-mouthed ...
Style:
realistic, political, melancholic, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot:
labor union, immigrant, politics, working class, janitor, relationships, deportation, fighting the system, working conditions, attorney, cleaning lady, union ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, mexico city, tijuana mexico, guatemala ...
Is relevant?
525K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, feel good, thought provoking, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, kids, date night ...
Plot:
racism, friendship, civil rights, discrimination, writers, women, master and servant, racial segregation, maid, feminist, racial issues, blacks and whites ...
Time:
60s, year 2011, year 1963, 1900s, 50s ...
Place:
mississippi, usa, america, southern usa, africa
Is relevant?
120K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, ...
Style:
depressing, emotional, inspirational, bleak, rough ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
rape, dysfunctional family, coming of age, poverty, teacher, sexual abuse, illiteracy, african american, domestic violence, aids, child abuse, parents and children ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 1987, 80s
Place:
new york, america, harlem, new york city, usa, harlem ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in a fictional modern-day Sao Paulo, where marijuana has been legalized, this series follows 29-year-old Biriba, a drug dealer who decides to give up his criminal life and enter the legal drug sales industry. Unfortunately for Biriba, going ...
Style:
hood, crime drama, psychological, captivating, tense
Plot:
cannabis, criminal underworld, drug dealer, male nudity, sex, crime boss, favela, mobster, corrupt cop, mafia, weed, fatherhood ...
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil, latin america, uruguay, south america
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
Style:
political, depressing, cult classic, stylized, harsh ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
skinhead, racism, childhood, friendship, coming of age, neo nazi, adolescence, nationalism, boy, children, youth, violent ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, year 2006, 2000s, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, northern england, united kingdom, europe ...
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Genre: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A barely literate girl from a destitute village in the Peruvian Andes is employed by the matriarch of a wealthy family in Lima, 1944, leading to 60 years of an inseparable bond that survives family tragedies, a military coup, and social upheaval ...
Style:
family saga, historical drama, period piece, emotional, sentimental ...
Plot:
friendship, social inequality, resilience, matriarchy, poverty, social change, long term relationship, loyalty, tragedy, village life, illiteracy, generation ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
peru
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The City is under corporate siege. A result of crony capitalism run-a-muck. An environmental Fallout, caused by the Company's reckless practices, poisoned the water supply and left the poorest citizens to experience slow and agonising deaths. ...
Style:
tense, bleak, suspenseful, political thriller
Plot:
contaminated water, social inequality, corporate corruption, dystopia, post apocalyptic, survival, desperation, black market, rescue mission, urban decay, female protagonist, claustrophobia ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A wandering swordsman named Lu Fang (Jimmy Wang Yu) who is returning from battle discovers that several farmers have kidnapped the local magistrate’s daughter. He sides with them after learning that this is an act of desperation to improve their ...
Style:
heroic, action packed, grindhouse, period drama
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, corruption, swordsman, chivalry, oppression, social inequality, kidnapping, justice, petition, loyalty, class struggle ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: North Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
This movie tells the story of Hong Kil Dong, a legendary 15th century Korean Robin Hood figure. It is a mildly entertaining action film with an anti-feudal message.
Style:
heroic, semi serious, unusual plot structure, stylized, tense ...
Plot:
martial arts, superpower, supernatural power, surrealism, good versus evil, mythology, folklore, social inequality, joseon dynasty, martial arts training, class conflict, social justice ...
Time:
15th century, 80s
Place:
north korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Die Ausgesperrten revolves around an unlikely group of 4 youths in Vienna who band together, each for different reasons, to mug people. Two are fraternal twins, the third a blue-collar worker, the fourth the privileged daughter of wealthy parents ...
Style:
dark, bleak, tense, melancholic, political drama ...
Plot:
social inequality, class conflict, youth, theft, mugging, post war, working class, anti establishment, rebellion, outsider, alienation, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
austria, vienna
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An Underdog of a Rural village survives as much as obstacles that he can to overcome his societal status
Style:
realistic, emotional, heartfelt, inspirational, tense ...
Plot:
classism, resilience, social inequality, oppression, social realism, social justice, class struggle, empowerment, political satire, corruption, activism, human rights ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Berlin’s notorious Neukoelln district. The near future. A time in which the health system has collapsed. A man works in the shadows and without license as a doctor. He has no practice, no appointments system. He treats people in the courtyards and ...
Style:
neo noir, medical drama, independent film, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
outlaw, medical profession, social inequality, moral dilemma, urban, urban setting, social issues, medicine, city life, doctors and patients, physician, social problems ...
Time:
near future, future
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In an alternate present, genetically enhanced humans dominate society. Outcasts Leon and Chloe fight for justice against corrupt politicians exploiting genetic disparity, risking everything to challenge the oppressive system.
Style:
dark, action drama, emotional, tense, political drama
Plot:
oppression, class conflict, social inequality, dystopia, resistance, social commentary, justice, outsider, moral dilemma, anti establishment, underground movement, rebellion ...
Is relevant?
365
Genre: Drama
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
"Yuniol" Perez and Alberto "Junior" Rios come from opposite sides of the tracks in the Dominican Republic. Aloof and detached, Alberto comes from a wealthy family. Driven and focused, Juan is reared by a devoted mother whose ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, inspirational
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
poverty, social inequality, class conflict, friendship, working class, youth, coming of age, resilience, family relations, social realism, survival, community ...
Place:
dominican republic
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The story of a young woman fighting for her survival in a real "urban jungle." Only 18 years old, Kuniko Hojo finds herself at the heart of the battle for humanity's future when she discovers that the government which rules Atlas ...
Style:
anime, tense, apocalyptic, captivating, political thriller ...
Plot:
social inequality, class conflict, dystopia, dystopian future, ecological disaster, ecology, distopia, technology, intrigue, apocalypse, environmental, save the world ...
Time:
future, distant future
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil
Duration: 27 min.
Story:
A post-apocalyptic thriller set in near-future Brazil, where a select few are allowed to join a privileged society after undergoing an intense and competitive process.
Style:
tense, psychological, bleak
Plot:
young adult, dystopia, elitism, social inequality, competition, moral dilemma, oppression, survival, power struggle, post apocalyptic, rebellion, conspiracy ...
Time:
near future
Place:
brazil
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An unusually cold winter forces the french government to push the best housed people to accommodate some poor fellow citizens. The decree called "Le Grand Partage" creates some trouble among the residents of a Paris upscale apartment block.
Style:
satirical, humorous, captivating, sincere, situational comedy ...
Plot:
neighbor, satire, neighbor neighbor relationship, class differences, living together, winter, class conflict, social inequality, flatmate, social problems, new neighbor, social relations ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france
Is relevant?
Genre: Thriller
Country: Ecuador, Mexico, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two families dispute a land with a land dealer.
Style:
suspense, tense, tension, political drama, tragic
Plot:
eviction, violence, social relations, class conflict, social inequality, inequality, land dispute, eviction notice, social problems, society, settler, social issues ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
ecuador, latin america
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A wild and punky tale of a mother's love for her daughter, of deep-rooted and passionate friendships, and of brilliance thwarted by poverty and prejudice.
Style:
captivating, satirical, thrilling, psychological, poignant ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, single mother, female protagonist, hardship, gay, working class, poverty, realism, class conflict, social inequality, mother love, unconventional family ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
A woman decides to become a "pre-paid" prostitute to raise the required money for a surgery to increase her breast size, and that way, change her poor-life-style, her present and her future.
Style:
psychological, crime drama, tense, suspense, disturbing ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
prostitute, sexploitation, poverty, female protagonist, tragedy, desperation, exploitation, drug trade, social inequality, drug, drug lord, teenager ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
colombia, latin america, south america
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Casual Vacancy centres on Pagford, a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind the pretty façade however, is a town at war: rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, light ...
Plot:
village life, social relations, society, small town, uninhibited rivalry, under the surface, rivalry, rivals, murder, social inequality, class conflict, british ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Samy lives happily with his wife, Alice, in a poor urban housing project amongst friends and neighbours. For his son’s birthday, the richest man in France throws open his grand department store, offering the boy whatever he wants. Alexandre ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, semi serious, psychological, feel good ...
Plot:
rich kid, spoiled brat, friendship, social inequality, class conflict, father son relationship, wealthy family, changing lives, lifestyle change, lifestyle, teenager, father child relationship ...
Place:
france
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In the year 2036 man kind has revolutionized the medical field. Scientist have conquered death via the use of internal nanomachines and the “Shell System,” however, only the richest can afford to partake. Yozo Oba has been troubled by strange ...
Style:
anime, bleak, adult animation, suspense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, nanotechnology, degradation, social inequality, dystopia, supernatural power, artificial intelligence, drug addict, death, robot, identity crisis, existentialism ...
Time:
future, near future
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Larissa competed for the Rio Military Police in search of the ideal of “protecting the citizen”.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, military police, violence, realism, urban, social inequality, social problems, police officer, society, coworker, workplace situations, policewoman ...
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Dwelling Narrowness (Chinese: 蜗居; pinyin: Wōjū), also known literally as Snail House, was a 2009 television series broadcast in Mainland China, based on a 2007 novel of the same name. It depicts two sisters struggling with life in Jiangzhou, a ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, soap opera, realistic ...
Plot:
sisters, family relations, social inequality, male female relationship, family problems, life is a bitch, politician, relationships, dysfunctional family, love affair, relationship problems, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
2000s
Is relevant?
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Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In 2033, Mexico City is a hot, mechanical and chaotic megacity ruled by the military and a tyrannical government. It is an oppressed society with its religious faith and liberty of expression stolen. Pablo, the main character, is a young finantial ...
Style:
tense, futuristic, exciting, captivating, political thriller ...
Plot:
dystopia, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, social inequality, corruption, social commentary, high society, fight, fighting the system, resistance fighter, class conflict, society ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
mexico city
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Paulina, a trainee social worker doing her internship in a reintegration center, meets Manuel, with whom she starts a friendship that promps her to question her vocation and begin a 'second adolescence', this time free from the tyranny of ...
Style:
realistic, independent film, emotional, contemplative, poignant ...
Plot:
friendship, social work, loss of innocence, social realism, social inequality, empathy, real world, coming of age, poverty, social commentary, youth, female protagonist ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
Sü fled Trump’s America to start her life over again in Canada, changing careers, countries—and genders! The first two changes go swimmingly. The third.... leaves her unemployed and crashing with her ex, a dumpster-diving eco-assassin. Thrown ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, comedy drama, dark comedy ...
Plot:
transgender, lgbtq, transsexual, satire, transgender woman, identity crisis, social issues, social satire, social inequality, society, lifestyle, inequality ...
Place:
canada, indiana
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
TV show
Story:
In 1960s Rome, a meeting between a free-spirited young woman who grew up in her family's circus and a girl of wealthy descent leads to secrets, intrigue, and unexpected loves.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot:
family secret, circus, female protagonist, society, family relations, lifestyle, lifestyle change, changing lives, forbidden love, family drama, social inequality, coming of age ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
rome italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
The Vigilantes in Masks is a Chinese television series produced by Chinese Entertainment Shanghai. Previous adaptations include a 1960 Hong Kong television series, a 1994 film, a 2005 TVB production, a 2008 SBS South Korean television drama, ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, tense, crime drama ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
martial arts, hidden identity, ming dynasty, wuxia, bandit, vigilante, political intrigue, love and romance, corruption, justice, criminal, masked hero ...
Place:
ancient china
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