social commentary movies page 2

Requiem for the American Dream (2015)
7.662 / 10

Documentary

Through interviews filmed over four years, Noam Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented...

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
6.768 / 10

Documentary, Music

An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of...

Mera Naam Joker (1970)
7.3 / 10

Drama, Romance

Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience...

Dead End Drive-In (1986)
5.6 / 10

Horror, Science Fiction, Action

In the future, a health nut and his tag-along girlfriend become trapped in a drive-in theater that has become a concentration camp for outcast youths.

Romero (1989)
6.8 / 10

Drama, History

Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate...

The Blot (1921)
6.5 / 10

Drama

Professor Griggs, teaching at the college, doesn't get paid a living wage; his next door neighbor, successful shoemaker Olsen, has money and...

Strawberry and Chocolate (1993)
7.087 / 10

Comedy, Drama

Set in 1979, following a young Communist man's relationship with a gay Catholic writer, exploring tolerance, inclusion, homophobia and challenging...

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)
7.2 / 10

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Peter Carter, his wife Sally and their young daughter Jean move to a sleepy Canadian village, where Peter has been hired as a school principal. Their...

George Carlin: Doin' it Again (1990)
7.525 / 10

TV Movie, Comedy, Documentary

George Carlin brings his comedy back to New Jersey and this time talks about Offensive Language, Euphemisms, They're Only Words, Dogs, Things you...

No Date, No Signature (2017)
6.7 / 10

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Kaveh Nariman is a Doctor in the medical examiner's office. One day at his work he meets a corpse which is very familiar to him.

An Enemy of the People (1972)
0 / 10

Drama

Drama by Henrik Ibsen (1882). Edited and instructed by Per Bronken. The action is set in a coastal town in southern Norway which is known for its...

Char Adhyay (1997)
5.7 / 10

Drama

Set in the Bengali Renaissance of the 1930s and 1940s. A group of young intellectuals get embroiled in the struggle for Indian independence,...

Kuldesak (1998)
0 / 10

Drama, Action, Comedy

The film weaves around four stories all happening in metropolitan, dehumanizing Jakarta. In fact that is what it is about, the quality of...

Repossession (2019)
7.5 / 10

Drama, Horror

50-year-old Jim (Gerald Chew, "Apprentice", Cannes Film Festival 2016 Un Certain Regard) loses his high-flying job in status-conscious Singapore, but...

Gilles (2016)
1 / 10

Drama

On a Saturday night in the "City of Love", two sworn enemies are united in their hatred for someone they despise even more than each other: a gay man.

Los taxis (1970)
0 / 10

Documentary

Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (2007)
0 / 10

Action, Animation, Drama, Thriller

Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps-that is until he ends up being tricked by his former...

The Usurer (1910)
5 / 10

Drama

A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.

Bad Shelter (1986)
6.2 / 10

Drama

A meditation on violence and its recurrence in time. It shows circumstances that make vagrants unable to make their life better. They try to survive,...

The Mikado (1987)
0 / 10

Music, Comedy

Performed by Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House in 1987.