Social Commentary Movies

Recently returned from WWII combat, unable to find a job, finding his sweetheart engaged to another man, and generally aware of the changes which...

Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate...

Musical directed by Anwar Kamal Pasha and Murtaza Gilani.

As a rural village prepares for its final harvest festival as a luxury building development is greenlit, an ancient threat awakens and Julian must...

Through interviews filmed over four years, Noam Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented...

A series of short animated segments, without dialog, explore major characters of modern society, such as the plastic surgeon, the fashion-obsessed...

During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the...

After the sudden loss of a family member, Dan becomes fixated on improving his health, but online “experts” peddling wellness and life...

Set in a social housing estate in central Sydney, 57 Lawson preserves the disparate voices of the tenants at a time when these communities are...

An unapologetic take on the vicious cycle of earning too little and consuming too much.

Isolated by Long COVID-related chronic illness, Christina accidentally summons Wilhelmina, a ghost from 14th-century England, and decides to help her...

Peter Carter, his wife Sally and their young daughter Jean move to a sleepy Canadian village, where Peter has been hired as a school principal. Their...

Our main protagonist seeks a lucrative position at a global corporation. He is challenged to go against his principles by the other candidates. Will...

Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls...

Devastated by a recent loss, Jayne's perseverance is tested by her nuisance husband as she attempts to complete her jigsaw, but as pieces start...

Oscar and Paco live in a country where a fascist revolution has been imposed for the last 50 years forcing the people to live stark naked.

An unapologetic confrontation of cultural appropriation and everything that’s wrong with hipsters in headdresses. The takeaway? Just don't do...

Ted Evan’s hugely moving and highly creative work applies documentary aesthetics to speculative-fiction subject matter in order to chart the...

A young Mexican woman crosses the border in search of the American dream, only to instead find her worst nightmare lying within.

Michelle and Ben have a big announcement. Lynn and Chris? Front row seats. What was meant to be a celebratory dim sum lunch quickly gives way to an...