Social Realism Movies

Sonia and Arturo live in a house that appears safe but is too large and silent. One night, three armed men violently break into the couple's...

In the middle of a Texas summer, plans for a babysitter fall through and six-year-old Caroline is left in charge of her two younger siblings.

A short film centered around young schoolboy Tommy Rogers; alienated by his peers & abused by his step-dad he spends his days caring for his...

Based on real stories, using both actors and non-actors, and filmed on location in Dublin, A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton (1971) is a rare...

This film follows the life of Jacob Kainen, a prolific but often overlooked artist of 20th Century America. From his immigrant upbringing to his...

Padraig, a guilt laden and grief stricken man seeks the help of an eccentric carpenter, John, to help him build a coffin for his already dead and...

Madu seeks a mysterious woman who's missing but known to everyone. A storm approaches and creates the tense atmosphere where finding Her, is urgent....

A recently unemployed man, looking for a distraction between job applications, becomes addicted to an online gambling app until it begins taking more...

A chance encounter in a doctor’s waiting room draws a vulnerable, much older woman into the life of a young man. Their growing attachment...

When a young couple involved in care proceedings travel across the country to collect a motorbike, their resolve to get their baby back is tested, as...

Speech Day is a bit of a laugh if you are not one of nature's prize-winners. But now that they've finished with school and school with them, what...

In an urban Indian city, A struggling actor battles for his career, but his friend who loses money in a scam deal commits an action that puts both of...

After the suicide of a childhood friend, Connor and Liam are reunited by the difficult task of choosing their friends burial clothes.

Following the death of her mother, terminally ill Aubrey tracks down her estranged father, Doug, an Irish-folk musician playing in a pub. After...

An MI5 double agent is forced to stop his brother's gang from committing an insurgency on the British Government. But does the love for his brother...

A series of vignettes brought to life through "red flag" post-it notes, following a couple’s descent from subtle psychological control and...

Per Person Per Month is a social realism film, inspired by verbatim. The film follows the reality of what it is to be a young adult, in a uni...

After an assault on a night out leaves his best friend in hospital, Shaun takes matters into his own hands and sets out to track down the leader of...

After five years, Iturbide, a young man bored with his job, runs into an old college friend (Pancho) whose working conditions are diametrically...