Unemployment Movies

  • 1939
    Smith

    Smith

    Smith

    51939HD

    John Smith, a middle-aged married man, is made redundant by his employer; at a loss and despairing, his friend Harry Jones suggests applying to the...

    Smith
  • 1999
    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    6.41999HD

    The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will...

    Love Will Tear Us Apart
  • 1995
    Living on the Edge

    Living on the Edge

    Living on the Edge

    01995HD

    Bill Moyers tells the story of several hardworking Milwaukee families struggling with low-paying jobs after previous employers downsized their...

    Living on the Edge
  • 1968
    Strong Women, Weak Men

    Strong Women, Weak Men

    Strong Women, Weak Men

    01968HD

    After the closure of a coal mine leaves her husband unemployed, Fumiko travels from Kyushu to Kyoto with her daughter Kimiko, and they become...

    Strong Women, Weak Men
  • 1970
    The Adversary

    The Adversary

    The Adversary

    7.11970HD

    Siddhartho Chowdhury, a brilliant young medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate...

    The Adversary
  • 2007
    Kattradhu Thamizh

    Kattradhu Thamizh

    Kattradhu Thamizh

    7.2862007HD

    A young Tamil-postgraduate, frustrated with the circumstances and futility of his job, slowly loses his mental balance and becomes a sociopath.

    Kattradhu Thamizh
  • 1983
    Zara Si Zindagi

    Zara Si Zindagi

    Zara Si Zindagi

    81983HD

    An MA in philosophy, Raja arrives in Delhi to look for employment and comes across Kusum, a struggling stage actress. They both face hardships in...

    Zara Si Zindagi
  • 2020
    MOTHER

    MOTHER

    MOTHER

    6.9952020HD

    Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving...

    MOTHER
  • 1997
    Marius and Jeannette

    Marius and Jeannette

    Marius and Jeannette

    6.81997HD

    Jeannette is a single mother living in a working-class community in Marseilles; she tries to support herself and her two kids on her salary as a...

    Marius and Jeannette
  • 1974
    One Man's War

    One Man's War

    One Man's War

    6.81974HD

    Man leaves his factory job and sells everything to buy an earth mover and start his own business, travelling from place to place with his wife and...

    One Man's War
  • 2010
    New Kids Turbo

    New Kids Turbo

    New Kids Turbo

    6.3362010HD

    Five friends from 'Maaskantje' are getting fired because of the economic crisis. They decide that they won't pay for anything anymore.

    New Kids Turbo
  • 1983
    Manos a la obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap

    Manos a la obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap

    Manos a la obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap

    01983HD

    This documentary analyzes the origins of the Puerto Rican economic development plan of the 1960’s, better known as Manos a la Obra (or...

    Manos a la obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap
  • 2015
    Laissez-faire

    Laissez-faire

    Laissez-faire

    102015HD

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

    Laissez-faire
  • 2020
    Disillusioned

    Disillusioned

    Disillusioned

    02020HD

    A man left the city to live in the countryside. One day, he goes fishing and catches a strange sack. Soon afterwards, he is chased by a mystery man...

    Disillusioned
  • 2005
    Factotum

    Factotum

    Factotum

    6.1482005HD

    This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live...

    Factotum
  • 2014
    Velaiyilla Pattathari

    Velaiyilla Pattathari

    Velaiyilla Pattathari

    7.52014HD

    Raghuvaran, who is unemployed for years, gets his dream job but a powerful rival is keen to put him down. Can he take on his adversary?

    Velaiyilla Pattathari
  • 2014
    Crossing Bridges

    Crossing Bridges

    Crossing Bridges

    62014HD

    After losing his job in Mumbai, Tashi is compelled to return to his village in the remote interiors of Arunachal Pradesh. Waiting for news of any new...

    Crossing Bridges
  • 1984
    Ti ehoun na doun ta matia mou

    Ti ehoun na doun ta matia mou

    Ti ehoun na doun ta matia mou

    81984HD

    Three friends reunite in Athens after struggling abroad. They think of a business idea but quickly realise that not everything goes as planned. When...

    Ti ehoun na doun ta matia mou
  • 2016
    Año cero

    Año cero

    Año cero

    4.72016HD

    "Año cero" is about the well-educated, well-to-do middle-class man, Miguel who loses his job. Now he finds himself without direction,...

    Año cero
  • 1983
    The Beggar

    The Beggar

    The Beggar

    6.41983HD

    After failing to find stable work in Cairo, Hassanein joins a group of beggars and unwittingly becomes involved with a corrupt businessman who...

    The Beggar