Highest-Rated Movies about 'Working-class Life'

Jellyfish (2007), Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958), Friday (1995), Fox and His Friends (1975), Tyrannosaur (2011), Till Death Us Do Part (1968), Next Friday (2000), Fat Pizza (2003) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Working-class Life movies.

#1. Jellyfish (2007)

Storyline: The lives of three dissimilar women -- bride Keren (Noa Knoller), catering crewmember Batia (Sarah Adler) and Joy (Ma-nenita De Latorre), an attendee's employee -- converge at a wedding in Tel Aviv, Israel. Each woman has her own unique set of problems to face. Batia ends a romantic relationship, and afterward finds an abandoned child. Joy has emigrated from the Philippines, but could not bring her son with her. The prospect of Keren's honeymoon is shattered after an unfortunate accident.

Plot Keywords: drama, coming of age, family, loneliness, youth, british film, independent film ...

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#2. Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)

Storyline: Caught red-handed for a crime he swears he didn't commit, the hopeful criminal mastermind and--for now--small-time thief, Cosimo, entrusts the square-jawed boxer, Peppe, with the plan for a seemingly fail-proof pawnshop heist on the quiet Madonna Street. However, as the news of this lucrative job spreads like wildfire, instead, it's Cosimo's band of maladroit petty criminals--including a destitute photographer with fatherly obligations--who will take action for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But, will things work as planned?—Nick Riganas

Plot Keywords: comedy, crime, italian cinema, black comedy, heist, classic, farce ...

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#3. Friday (1995)

Storyline: It's Friday and Craig Jones (Ice Cube) has just gotten fired for stealing cardboard boxes. To make matters worse, rent is due, he hates his overbearing girlfriend, Joi (Paula Jai Parker), and his best friend, Smokey (Chris Tucker), owes the local drug dealer money -- and that's all before lunch. As the hours drag on, Jones and Smokey experience the gamut of urban life, complete with crackheads, shoot-outs and overly sexual pastors, concentrated into one single, unbelievable Friday.

Plot Keywords: comedy, black culture, urban life, friendship, drugs, neighborhood dynamics, humor ...

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#4. Fox and His Friends (1975)

Storyline: Working class and middle-upper class worlds come together in this interesting look at class conflict within the gay world from the German director Reiner Werner Fassbinder. Fassbinder plays Fox, he is working class, a former circus performer who wins the lottery of DM 500,000. His life starts to look up and doesn't have to struggle financially. Fox can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. He begins a new relationship with Eugen, creates a business partnership, and his life is looking bright. While he wants to climb up the social ladder, it isn't without turmoil, and being torn between his old working class roots, and the shiny new facade of middle class consciousness.—Nathan Niessen

Plot Keywords: social critique, class conflict, exploitation, love story, tragedy, 1970s cinema, realism ...

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#5. Tyrannosaur (2011)

Storyline: The story of Joseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil, a chance at redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her own with devastating consequences to both of their lives.

Plot Keywords: violence, drama, british film, underclass, anger, redemption, loneliness ...

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#7. Next Friday (2000)

Storyline: Debo has escaped from prison and is looking to get revenge on Craig. So Craig's dad takes him to Rancho Cucamonga to hide out with his Uncle Elroy and cousin Day-Day, who moved to the suburbs after winning the lottery. But once he gets there, Craig and Day-Day have a set of suburban misadventures that make his South Central experiences look tame.

Plot Keywords: comedy, urban life, sequel, brotherhood, humor, family dynamics, coming of age ...

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