Best Poverty Movies

The 68 best-rated poverty movies on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

Harakiri 1962 ★ 8.4

Capernaum 2018 ★ 8.2

Isle of Flowers 1989 ★ 8.2

Nights of Cabiria 1957 ★ 8.0

The Postman 1994 ★ 7.9

The Breadwinner 2017 ★ 7.9

Satantango 1994 ★ 8.0

Shoplifters 2018 ★ 7.8

In the Heat of the Night 1967 ★ 7.7

Accattone 1961 ★ 7.7

White Snake 2019 ★ 7.7

Captain Phillips 2013 ★ 7.5

Lilya 4-ever 2002 ★ 7.6

The Hand of God 2021 ★ 7.5

I, Tonya 2017 ★ 7.5

Days of Heaven 1978 ★ 7.5

Sorcerer 1977 ★ 7.5

The Boy and the Heron 2023 ★ 7.4

Twenty-Four Eyes 1954 ★ 7.7

CJ7 2008 ★ 7.3

The Braid 2023 ★ 7.4

Angela's Ashes 1999 ★ 7.3

The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime 2014 ★ 7.5

Monster 2003 ★ 7.2