social issues movies

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
7.403 / 10

Animation, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Science Fiction

A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to...

Belle (2013)
7.2 / 10

Drama

Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in...

Laurence Anyways (2012)
7.648 / 10

Drama, Romance

The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true...

Article 15 (2019)
7.518 / 10

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A young IPS officer’s new posting in rural India has him confronting caste disparities and uncomfortable truths in the face of a gruesome crime....

Swades (2004)
7.262 / 10

Drama, Family

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975)
6.9 / 10

Drama

After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.

Bedevilled (2010)
7.163 / 10

Thriller, Crime, Drama, Horror

A woman subject to mental, physical, and sexual abuse on a remote island seeks a way out.

Perro callejero (1980)
7.9 / 10

Crime, Drama

An abandoned child steals to survive and has problems when he decides to steal from the priest who helps him.

If Anything Happens I Love You (2020)
7.704 / 10

Drama, Animation

In this Oscar-winning short film, grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child after a tragic school shooting.

Toilet: A Love Story (2017)
6.8 / 10

Comedy, Drama, Romance

A woman threatens to leave her husband unless he installs a toilet in their home. To win back her love and respect, he heads out on a journey to...

The Corporation (2003)
7.698 / 10

Documentary

Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant...

Bulbbul (2020)
6.55 / 10

Horror, Fantasy

A child bride grows up to be an enigmatic woman presiding over her household, harboring a painful past as supernatural murders of men plague her...

In Broad Daylight (2023)
7.6 / 10

Drama

Based on real events, Kay is a tough-as-nails investigative reporter, and goes undercover at a home for the disabled based on a tip about staff abuse...

Overdose (1983)
6.5 / 10

Drama

Paco, the teenage son of a Civil Guard commander in Basque Country, becomes addicted to heroin.

Sweet Land (2005)
6.329 / 10

Drama, Romance

Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be her husband.

Youngblood (1978)
4.2 / 10

Drama, Action

A gang war/drug story set in a Los Angeles ghetto about the coming of age of a 15-year-old black youth.

Laissez-faire (2015)
10 / 10

Documentary, History

A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our...

Perro callejero 2 (1981)
7.4 / 10

Crime, Drama

A Whole Life Ahead (2008)
6.597 / 10

Comedy, Drama

25-year-old philosophy major Marta faces the ugly truth for many young Italians — a complete lack of career opportunities. While babysitting for...

Princess (2006)
6.044 / 10

Thriller, Animation, Action, Drama

The story of August who loses his beloved sister Christina, a former porn star known as The Princess. He adopts Christina's five-year-old daughter...