Most Similar Movies to The Bicycle Thief (1948)
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Shoeshine (1946), The Wide Blue Road (1956), Bellissima (1951), Raining Stones (1993), Looted (2019), Umberto D. (1952), The Nights of Cabiria (1957) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Shoeshine (1946)
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
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The Wide Blue Road (1956)
A provincial fisherman (Yves Montand) angers other villagers by using dynamite illegally to expedite his catch.
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Bellissima (1951)
A woman from the lower class desperately tries to get her daughter into the movies.
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Raining Stones (1993)
This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic...Read all
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Looted (2019)
Rob lives his life at 100mph, carefully balancing carjacking schemes and caring for his dying father. But one risky job could bring it all crashing down.
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Umberto D. (1952)
An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.
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The Nights of Cabiria (1957)
A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak.
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I, Daniel Blake (2016)
After having suffered a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight the bureaucratic forces of the system in order to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
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L'Amore (1948)
Two films, "The Miracle" and "The Human Voice," tell the story of a woman (Anna Magnani) who sleeps with a bum (Federico Fellini) that she thinks is Saint Joseph.
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The Gorbals Story (1950)
A young artist is almost driven to murder as a result of the pressures of living in a Glasgow slum.
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The Song of Sparrows (2008)
The kind and generous nature of a former ostrich farmer (Reza Naji) starts to erode after he takes a job in the city driving a motorcycle taxi.
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Of Mice and Men (1939)
A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
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Girl With a Suitcase (1961)
A girl pursues a guy who fooled her, but fascinates his younger brother instead.
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Ossessione (1942)
A drifter (Massimo Girotti) helps a beauty (Clara Calamai) kill her husband (Juan de Landa) in Italy.
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A Cry From the Streets (1959)
A welfare worker becomes emotionally involved with her charges, a group of adorable, homeless orphans. Music by Larry Adler. (1959; B&W)
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Boy of the Streets (1937)
Cocky young street kid worships his father, a sleazy political operative.
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Pather Panchali (1955)
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
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Nothing But a Man (1964)
A black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
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