Best Social Realism Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best social realism movies and TV series? These 19 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Joker 2019 ★ 8.1

Trainspotting 1996 ★ 8.0

Shoplifters 2018 ★ 7.8

I, Daniel Blake 2016 ★ 7.7

Sorry We Missed You 2019 ★ 7.3

The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime 2014 ★ 7.5

Rosetta 1999 ★ 7.1

Wasp 2003 ★ 7.2

T2 Trainspotting 2017 ★ 6.9

You Me Her 2016 ★ 7.0

Dheepan 2015 ★ 6.8

The Navigators 2001 ★ 6.9

His 2020 ★ 7.1

And Breathe Normally 2018 ★ 6.7

Rider 2025 ★ 6.7

It's a Free World... 2007 ★ 6.6

Our Life 2010 ★ 6.5

The Prefab People 1982 ★ 6.5

Bread and Roses 2000 ★ 6.3