The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987), Mamma Roma (1962), The Devil's Miner (2005), The Measure of a Man (2015), The Wide Blue Road (1956), Barbary Coast (1975), Character (1997), A Short Film About Killing (1988) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Social Injustice movies.
Storyline: Professor Sinigaglia (Marcello Mastroianni) is the title character in this darkly comedic Italian drama about mistreated factory workers in the city of Turin. Toiling away in appalling conditions in a textile mill, these employees have no one to stand up for them until Sinigaglia puts his academic career on the line by helping them to start a strike. Although the teacher comes under scrutiny by unsympathetic authorities, he maintains his dedication to the workers' cause.
Plot Keywords: working class, exploitation, poverty, protest, oppression, social injustice, class struggle ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A woman (Jana Raluy) resorts to desperate measures when an insurance company refuses to help her terminally ill husband.
Plot Keywords: thriller, crime, drama, social issues, family, revenge, moral dilemma ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1997, new Army recruit Barry Winchell (Troy Garity) is assigned to a base in Tennessee. He quickly befriends the quick-tempered Justin Fisher (Shawn Hatosy), who struggles with drug problems. One night, they venture out to a local bar hosting a drag show. Calpernia Addams (Lee Pace), a transsexual drag queen, fascinates Barry, and they strike up a relationship. As Barry and Calpernia grow closer, Justin becomes bitter and recruits another soldier (Philip Eddolls) to help get revenge.
Plot Keywords: war, homosexuality, military, romance, true story, discrimination, violence ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A small boy (Ratnavelu) from Tamilnadu sees his father, a labor leader, killed in cold blood by a policeman. He kills the policeman and runs away to the city of Bombay. From there, the story traces his ascent to become a mafia chief (Velu Naicker).
Plot Keywords: indian cinema, crime drama, classic film, violence, revenge, corruption, power struggle ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Rosewood, Florida, is a small, peaceful town with an almost entirely African-American population of middle-class homeowners, until New Year's Day 1923, when a lynch mob from a neighboring white community storms the town. Among the carnage, music teacher Sylvester (Don Cheadle) and mysterious stranger Mann (Ving Rhames) stand tall against the invaders, while white grocer John (Jon Voight) attempts to save the town's women and children. The film is based on a true story.
Plot Keywords: history, racial discrimination, violence, true story, american south, african american, race relations ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A widow (Phylicia Rashad), her son (Sean Combs) and other members of a black family have differing ideas on how to spend a $10,000 life-insurance check.
Plot Keywords: family, race, dreams, poverty, discrimination, american dream, african american ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The mastermind (Stanley Baker) of a racetrack robbery escapes from prison to the loot and is double-crossed by his gang.
Plot Keywords: crime, prison, british film, film noir, drama, social issues, violence ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In a seedy, plague-ridden corner of turn-of-the-century Mexico, a pious priest, Nazarín (Francisco Rabal), takes in mentally ill Beatriz (Marga López) and her prostitute sister, Andara (Rita Macedo). At odds with the other members of his clergy, he decides to go on a religious journey with the two women, but manages to accidentally alienate or ruin almost everyone he meets. As Nazarín attempts to bring goodwill and faith to a decaying society, he's met with scorn, suspicion and persecution.
Plot Keywords: religion, morality, poverty, redemption, faith, humanity, social criticism ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Studying to become a teacher in Turin, Italy, Pietro (Francesco Giuffrida) is joined by his older brother, Giovanni (Enrico Lo Verso), who has moved up from Sicily. While Giovanni is a worker with no schooling, Pietro shows considerable promise in academics, prompting the elder sibling to seek employment to support his brother's academic pursuits. Unfortunately, things don't go well for Giovanni and Pietro, and they face significant hardships as they try to improve their lives.
Plot Keywords: brotherhood, immigration, family relationships, social class, coming of age, moral dilemma, italian cinema ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A wealthy businessman is told his son has been kidnapped and he will have to pay a very large sum for him to be returned safely. It is then discovered that his son is safe at home: the kidnapper took his chauffeur's son by accident. The kidnapper says this makes no difference: pay up or the child dies. This leaves him with a moral dilemma, as he really needs the money to conclude a very important business deal.
Plot Keywords: crime, suspense, drama, thriller, kidnapping, moral dilemma, social class ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for brutally killing two black men who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother's, Danny Vineyard, narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
Plot Keywords: racism, hate crime, redemption, prison life, violence, family dynamics, brotherhood ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Arthur Fleck works as a clown and is an aspiring stand-up comic. He has mental health issues, part of which involves uncontrollable laughter. Times are tough and, due to his issues and occupation, Arthur has an even worse time than most. Over time these issues bear down on him, shaping his actions, making him ultimately take on the persona he is more known as...Joker.—grantss
Plot Keywords: psychological thriller, crime, drama, dark, violence, social commentary, loneliness ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In mediaeval Japan a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.
Plot Keywords: classic film, black and white film, historical drama, tragedy, human nature, social injustice, family separation ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Vinod (Naseeruddin Shah) and Sudhir (Ravi Baswani) are two professional photographers trying to start a photo studio. The first real assignment that they get, from the activist magazine Khabardar (literally meaning beware), draws them into the shady world of Bombay real estate. They discover that one of the biggest builders in Bombay, Tarneja, is trying to bribe Municipal Commissioner D'Mello (Satish Shah) into giving him a bridge contract. Meanwhile D'Mello is negotiating with Tarneja's arch rival Ahuja (Om Puri). The contract is finally awarded to a third person. By chance Vinod and Sudhir find out that Tarneja has murdered D'Mello...
Plot Keywords: black comedy, satire, indian cinema, political corruption, media satire, absurdist, social commentary ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A poor man (Lamberto Maggiorani) and his son (Enzo Staiola) search postwar Rome for the stolen bicycle he needs to work as a bill poster.
Plot Keywords: italian cinema, poverty, unemployment, father-son relationship, moral dilemma, theft, social criticism ...
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