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1. Triangle of Sadness (2022)
R | 147 min | Comedy, Drama
A fashion model celebrity couple join an eventful cruise for the super-rich.
Director: Ruben Östlund | Stars: Thobias Thorwid, Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Jiannis Moustos
Votes: 179,289
2. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
PG-13 | 164 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Eight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman
Votes: 1,830,118 | Gross: $448.14M
3. In Time (2011)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Will Salas is accused of murder and on the run with a hostage.
Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde
Votes: 447,036 | Gross: $37.52M
4. District 9 (2009)
R | 112 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Vanessa Haywood
Votes: 717,523 | Gross: $115.65M
5. Gangs of New York (2002)
R | 167 min | Crime, Drama
In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 473,484 | Gross: $77.81M
6. Falling Down (1993)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin
Votes: 206,972 | Gross: $40.90M
7. Inside Job (2010)
PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir
Votes: 79,024 | Gross: $4.31M
8. I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967)
X | 121 min | Drama, Romance
Told in a quasi-documentary style, this companion piece to I Am Curious (Blue) (1968) deals with topics such as class society, non-violent resistance, sex, relationships, and tourism to Francoist Spain.
Director: Vilgot Sjöman | Stars: Lena Nyman, Vilgot Sjöman, Börje Ahlstedt, Peter Lindgren
Votes: 4,304 | Gross: $20.24M
9. Tsotsi (2005)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama
Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.
Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Israel Matseke-Zulu, Terry Pheto
Votes: 31,620 | Gross: $2.91M
10. Made in Dagenham (2010)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone
Votes: 16,083 | Gross: $1.09M
11. Where to Invade Next (2015)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Comedy
To learn what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully "invades" them to see what they have to offer.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Johnny Fancelli, Christina Fancelli, Lorena Lardini
Votes: 25,720 | Gross: $3.82M
12. Neon City (1991)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
"Mad Max" clone set in the not-too-distant future about a group of people trying to escape to a safe haven called Neon City after a solar disaster that has decimated the Earth.
Director: Monte Markham | Stars: Michael Ironside, Vanity, Lyle Alzado, Valerie Wildman
Votes: 1,256
13. Undercover Boss (2010– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Reality-TV
Bosses of chain businesses go undercover to their own stores in various locations and various jobs around the store and interact with the employees. Depending on the employee's impression, ... See full summary »
Stars: Mark Keller, Brie Thiele, Stephen J. Cloobeck, Sheldon Yellen
Votes: 3,755
14. The Red Pill (2016)
TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary
The Red Pill chronicles filmmaker Cassie Jaye's journey following the mysterious and polarizing Men's Rights Movement. The Red Pill explores today's gender war and asks the question "what is the future of gender equality?"
Director: Cassie Jaye | Stars: Cassie Jaye, Paul Elam, Attila Vinczer, Dean Esmay
Votes: 12,054
15. Next Door (2021)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
Explores the subjects of gentrification and social inequality in Berlin.
Director: Daniel Brühl | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Peter Kurth, Rike Eckermann, Aenne Schwarz
Votes: 3,930
16. Fire (1996)
Unrated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Two women who are abandoned by their husbands find love and solace in each other.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Karishma Jhalani, Ramanjeet Kaur
Votes: 6,366 | Gross: $0.40M
17. Requiem for the American Dream (2015)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary, Biography, News
Renowned academic and author Noam Chomsky elucidates 10 principles of concentration of wealth and power that have led to unprecedented inequality and the hollowing out of the American middle class.
Directors: Peter D. Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Alan Greenspan, Malcolm X, Richard Nixon
Votes: 9,896 | Gross: $0.13M
18. Coded Bias (2020)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary
When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.
Director: Shalini Kantayya | Stars: Joy Buolamwini, Meredith Broussard, Cathy O'Neil, Silkie Carlo
Votes: 2,759
19. Miss Representation (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
Explores the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America, and challenges the media's limited portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman.
Director: Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Stars: Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Jean Kilbourne, Jim Steyer, Katie Couric
Votes: 3,866
20. Daens (1992)
138 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the ... See full summary »
Director: Stijn Coninx | Stars: Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck, Michael Pas
Votes: 4,398
21. Black Like Me (1964)
Approved | 105 min | Drama
Based on the true story of a white reporter who, at the height of the civil-rights movement, temporarily darkened his skin to experience the realities of a black man's life in the segregated South.
Director: Carl Lerner | Stars: James Whitmore, Sorrell Booke, Roscoe Lee Browne, Al Freeman Jr.
Votes: 766
22. Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019)
103 min | Documentary
Based on Thomas Piketty's No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century explores one of the most important and controversial subjects of our time: wealth, and who gets a share of the dividends.
Director: Justin Pemberton | Stars: Michael Douglas, Vanessa Redgrave, Ronald Reagan, Daniel Huttlestone
Votes: 3,033
23. Tales of the Grim Sleeper (2014)
TV-MA | 110 min | Documentary, Crime
Nick Broomfield digs into the case of the notorious serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, who terrorized South Central Los Angeles over a span of twenty-five years.
Directors: Nick Broomfield, Barney Broomfield, Marc Hoeferlin | Stars: Nick Broomfield, Lonnie David Franklin Jr., Donna, Steve
Votes: 3,223
24. Walkout (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 110 min | Drama
A teacher becomes a mentor to Chicano high-school students protesting injustices in schools in 1968.
Director: Edward James Olmos | Stars: Alexa PenaVega, Michael Peña, Yancey Arias, Laura Harring
Votes: 1,576
25. Kattradhu Thamizh (2007)
147 min | Drama, Mystery
A young post-graduate faces difficulties with finding employment, and struggles against social inequalities.
Director: Ram | Stars: Jiiva, Anjali, Karunas, Azhagam Perumal
Votes: 3,517
26. The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel (2020)
105 min | Documentary
Exposes how companies are desperately rebranding as socially responsible - and how that threatens democratic freedoms.
Directors: Jennifer Abbott, Joel Bakan | Stars: Anjali Appadurai, Chris Barrett, Heidi Boghosian, Wendy Brown
Votes: 648
27. Born Equal (2006 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 83 min | Drama
Four characters living in one neighbourhood in London - all living dramatically different lives, all of them on the edge - see their stories unfold.
Director: Dominic Savage | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Colin Firth, Peter McNeil O'Connor, Nicholas Burns
Votes: 596
28. Brother Future (1991 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 103 min | Drama, History, Sci-Fi
A young street rapper is transported back in time to the pre-Civil War South, where he finds himself in the middle of a slave revolt.
Director: Roy Campanella II | Stars: Phill Lewis, Carl Lumbly, Michael Burgess, Akosua Busia
Votes: 228
29. Rise and Fall (2023)
65 min | Reality-TV
Social experiment/reality TV competition format. Participants are split into the have's and the have-nots, either in a position of power or powerless, living in an opulent penthouse or a basement workplace with the chance to Rise or Fall.
Stars: Greg James, Emma Clarke, Jack Woods, Sophie Corcoran
Votes: 198
30. Trepalium (2016)
52 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The economic situation is a nightmare: only 20% of the population is employed. The Actives live inside the city. On the fringes, in the Zone, live the Jobless. Separating them is a wall.
Stars: Léonie Simaga, Pierre Deladonchamps, Ronit Elkabetz, Aurélien Recoing
Votes: 625
31. Täällä Pohjantähden alla (1968)
186 min | Drama, History, War
Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story ... See full summary »
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Aarno Sulkanen, Titta Karakorpi, Risto Taulo, Anja Pohjola
Votes: 1,048
32. 3 Flowers
Crime, Drama | Filming
A Mexican-American story that explores the legacy of one gang through the roots of a grandfather, son, and grandson surviving the 40's, 70's, and 90's in East Los Angeles.
Director: Christopher Baiza | Stars: Alejandro Morales, Israel López Reyes, David Blak, Moises Rodriguez
33. Hour of Danger (2023)
104 min | Crime, Drama, History
As unrest unfolds, a family who lives in the slums grapple with the murder of their patriarch in the hands of corrupt policemen, turning from passive victims of social injustice into active participants in the final hours of the uprising.
Director: Joel Lamangan | Stars: Cherry Pie Picache, Allen Dizon, Therese Malvar, Dave Bornea
Votes: 160
34. America Divided (2016– )
TV-14 | Documentary
In the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, features narratives around inequality in education, housing, healthcare, labor, criminal justice and the political system.
Stars: Rosario Dawson, Peter Sarsgaard, America Ferrera, Jesse Williams
Votes: 222
35. Us and Them (2017)
83 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Angry and frustrated, working class Danny aims to kick start a revolution by turning the tables on the establishment with a deadly game of chance.
Director: Joe Martin | Stars: Jack Roth, Andrew Tiernan, Tim Bentinck, Sophie Colquhoun
Votes: 810
36. The New Rulers of the World (2001 TV Movie)
65 min | Documentary
The myths of globalisation have been incorporated into much of our everyday language. "Thinking globally" and "the global economy" are part of a jargon that assumes we are all part of one ... See full summary »
Directors: Alan Lowery, John Pilger | Stars: Pramoedya Ananta Toer, George Monbiot, Dita Sari
Votes: 265
37. Whose Vote Counts, Explained (2020)
TV-PG | 74 min | Documentary
The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. But not every vote is created equal. How does the system work, and can it be fixed?
Stars: John Kasich, Carol Anderson, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Votes: 1,332
38. Ek Naya Itihas (1984)
Drama
Director: B.S. Narayan | Stars: Vishnuvardhan, Hema Malini, C.S. Dubey, Satyendra Kapoor
Votes: 17
39. The New Man (2007)
104 min | Drama
The film portrays Gertrude, a strong and exuberant 17-year-old and her collision with the Swedish welfare state in the early 1950s. It deals with the compulsory sterilisation in Sweden affecting 63,000 people between 1934 and 1976.
Director: Klaus Härö | Stars: Lo Kauppi, Ellen Jelinek, Ann-Sofie Nurmi, Nadja Mirmiran
Votes: 870
40. The Niklashausen Journey (1970 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Can a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacket. The medieval shepherd, Hans Boehm, claims to have been called by the Virgin Mary to ... See full summary »
Directors: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Michael Fengler | Stars: Michael König, Hanna Schygulla, Margit Carstensen, Michael Gordon
Votes: 616
41. Colombia in My Arms (2020)
91 min | Documentary, Drama
The peace agreement between FARC guerrillas and the Colombian Government throws the country into chaos. What happens to a fragile peace in an unequal country if doing the 'wrong' thing may easily be justified as the only means of struggle?
Directors: Jenni Kivistö, Jussi Rastas | Stars: Ernesto, Juan Manuel Santos, Pacho, María Fernanda Cabal
Votes: 120
42. Union with David Olusoga (2023)
59 min | Documentary
National identity, social class, inequality. David Olusoga shines a light on our fractured modern society through the lens of the past, exposing the fault lines dividing the UK.
Star: David Olusoga
Votes: 59
43. Tell Me (II) (2021)
Documentary
At a time when people are feeling so much but have few outlets to express it, 19 filmmakers from 12 countries have set up a series of voicemail boxes around the world. People are encouraged... See full summary »
Directors: Marta Pulk, Rodrigo Baptista, Agustin Barrutia, Sebastian López Borda, Rupert Clague, João Carlos Couto, Antonio Hamburger, Quentin Lazzarotto, Cesar Malaga, Tanya Marar, Ashley Mosher, Sonja Ortiz, Brett Pedersen, Fermin Pedros, Pablo Radice, Norika Sefa, Wei Shen, Gerónimo Tanoira, Natu Trcina, Lucia Valdemoros, Kevin Zayat, Amr Hisham | Stars: Pääsu-Liis Kens, Joonas Tagel
Votes: 9
44. Laissez-faire (2015)
80 min | Documentary, History, War
A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.
Director: Ruggero Arenella | Stars: Stefano Accomo, Giovanni Agnelli, Jaime Roldós Aguilera, Salvador Allende
Votes: 14
45. The Vertical Border (2022)
68 min | Documentary
People across the world are fleeing hunger, climate disaster and violence. The Vertical Border looks at what happens when forced migrants head to the US-Mexico border to claim dignity and rights, but arrive to a hostile welcome.
Director: Sonja Wolf
46. Nativity (2023)
13 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
A young married couple in 2092 meet with their doctor at the Nativity program for genetically constructing their first child, but as more decisions need to be made, they realize some fundamental questions still need to be discussed.
Director: Zach Kaplan | Stars: Patricia Galvez, Brandon J. Somerville, Jennifer Titus
47. Sexe et amour en Russie (2020 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
It's a country of contradictions, where love and sex clash with customs and patriarchy. Where traditional values and large families are glorified but 40% of children grow up without a ... See full summary »
Director: Barbara Necek | Stars: Meriem Lay, Alja, Djune, Gleb
Votes: 14
48. The Canary Effect (2006)
63 min | Documentary
The Canary Effect takes an in depth look at the devastating effect that US policies have had on the indigenous people of America.
Directors: Robin Davey, Yellow Thunder Woman | Stars: Charles Abourezk, Ward Churchill
Votes: 127
49. Blacks Britannica (1978)
54 min | Documentary
Analyses from a black perspective systematic racism in all segments and social institutions in British society. Reflects the growing militancy of black communities in Britain and the establishment response.
Director: David Koff | Stars: Courtney Hay, Darcus Howe, Jessica Huntley, Gus John
Votes: 44
50. Laboratory Greece (2019)
165 min | Documentary
A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.
Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos
Votes: 32