Movies About People Who Are Homeless:
A list of movies about homeless people ... (and related themes connected with homelessness) {my ratings mean I've seen them.}
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- DirectorPaul MazurskyStarsNick NolteBette MidlerRichard DreyfussA rich but troubled family find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.
- DirectorMartin WeiszStarsGabriella WildeThomas DekkerRichard DreyfussHome early from their vacation, a wealthy Pacific Palisades family discovers a pair of homeless young drifters who were squatting in their home.
- DirectorAndrew HaighStarsCharlie PlummerAmy SeimetzTravis FimmelA teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsJamie FoxxRobert Downey Jr.Catherine KeenerA newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
- DirectorOren MovermanStarsRichard GereBen VereenJena MaloneGeorge seeks refuge at Bellevue Hospital, a Manhattan intake center for homeless men, where his friendship with a fellow client helps him try to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter.
- DirectorKirk CaouetteStarsMichelle HarrisonKirk CaouetteAndy RukesAfter committing a hit and run, a beautiful career woman attempts to clear her conscience by befriending her victim, a homeless but talented street musician.
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsJim BelushiKelly LynchAlisan PorterA homeless man and his young companion, who survive by conning people, meet a woman who may need them even more than they need her.
- DirectorTim HunterStarsDanny GloverMatt DillonRick AvilesA homeless schizophrenic seeks the help of a streetwise combat veteran as they attempt to overcome cruel life on the streets.
- DirectorAlek KeshishianStarsJoe PesciBrendan FraserMoira KellyConvinced his thesis will have him graduate with honors from Harvard University, a stuffy student finds himself at the mercy of a homeless man's demands when he holds the papers hostage.
- DirectorMichael A. MacRaeStarsTim BagleyKatrina BowdenRichard RiehleA man struggling to find purpose in life is enlightened by a drunk ailing widow.
- DirectorSteven BrillStarsOwen WilsonJosh PeckAlex FrostThree kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully.
- DirectorStephen BelberStarsJennifer AnistonSteve ZahnWoody HarrelsonA traveling art saleswoman tries to shake off a flaky motel manager who falls for her and won't leave her alone.
- DirectorMark JeanStarsSteven WeberSarah SmythAllison HossackA homeless veteran leaves his dying dog and best friend, Duke, on the doorstep of an animal clinic. The dedicated staff nurse Duke back to health, and then launch a campaign to locate the veteran and re-unite him with his best pal.
- DirectorAlison Fairweather MurrayAlison Murray travels as a hobo on freight trains across Canada and the US. She gets to know the community of train riders, especially the many girls riding the rails.
- DirectorSarah GeorgeStarsBaby GirlIsaiahJessicaThis documentary explores the world of hobos and freight train hopping. Filmmaker Sarah George follows Switch and Baby Girl, two hobos who must give up the rails when Baby Girl becomes pregnant with child. We also meet Lee, who lives in the forest when he isn't riding the rails. We see hobo culture as an adventurous rejection of the modern humdrum of American life.
- DirectorRoger SpottiswoodeStarsLuke TreadawayBob the CatRuta GedmintasThe true feel-good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat. Based on the international best selling book.
- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsToni ColletteCameron DiazShirley MacLaineStrait-laced Rose breaks off relations with her party girl sister, Maggie, over an indiscretion involving Rose's boyfriend. The chilly atmosphere is broken with the arrival of Ella, the grandmother neither sister knew existed.
- DirectorLuke EveStarsBrenton ThwaitesJoel JacksonLily SullivanAn aspiring musician embarks on an epic, cross-country journey to find the woman of his dreams - who may be all in his head.