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1. Hoop Dreams (1994)
PG-13 | 170 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport
A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
Director: Steve James | Stars: William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates, Curtis Gates
Votes: 27,994 | Gross: $7.83M
2. Show Me a Hero (2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History
Nick Wasicsko takes office as mayor of Yonkers in 1987 and has to face the issue of building public housing in the white, middle-class side of town.
Stars: Oscar Isaac, Natalie Paul, Carla Quevedo, Peter Riegert
Votes: 12,028
3. The Fool (II) (2014)
116 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Dima Nikitin is an ordinary honest plumber who suddenly decides to face the corrupt system of local politics in order to save the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dormitory, which is about to collapse.
Director: Yuriy Bykov | Stars: Artyom Bystrov, Natalya Surkova, Yuriy Tsurilo, Boris Nevzorov
Votes: 16,388
4. Jiang hu er nü (2018)
Not Rated | 136 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A story of violent love within a time frame spanning from 2001 to 2017.
Director: Zhangke Jia | Stars: Tao Zhao, Fan Liao, Zheng Xu, Casper Liang
Votes: 10,595 | Gross: $0.42M
5. The Architect (2006)
R | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An architect engages in conflict with an activist who lives in a dangerous complex the architect designed.
Director: Matt Tauber | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Viola Davis, Isabella Rossellini, Hayden Panettiere
Votes: 1,393 | Gross: $0.01M
6. Softie (2021)
93 min | Drama
Follows ten year-old Johnny who stands out in different aspects way beyond his age. Things change when his new teacher sees his potential, believes in him and wants to open a new world to him.
Director: Samuel Theis | Stars: Aliocha Reinert, Mélissa Olexa, Antoine Reinartz, Izïa Higelin
Votes: 1,347
7. Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (1976)
Not Rated | 320 min | Drama
This is the story of the happenings at a major bank. The first of which, is that bank President Ben Rosselli (Leonardo Cimino) announces that he is dying, and that with no heir to take his ... See full summary »
Stars: Kirk Douglas, Christopher Plummer, Timothy Bottoms, Susan Flannery
Votes: 207
8. Housos (2011–2022)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
The series is a satirical parody of Australian residents, who are living in Housing Commission public housing.
Stars: Paul Fenech, Elle Dawe, Kevin Taumata, Vanessa Davis
Votes: 1,075
9. Press for Time (1966)
98 min | Comedy
The British P.M.'s grandson, Norman, becomes a reporter for a provincial newspaper where he causes hilarious chaos.
Director: Robert Asher | Stars: Norman Wisdom, Derek Bond, Angela Browne, Tracey Crisp
Votes: 635
10. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
2011 "The Pruitt-Igoe Myth" explores the rise & fall of titular housing complex in St. Louis, examining racism & gov. Policies through interviews with former residents & historical footage. Ft racism, urban poverty & inequality in America.
Director: Chad Freidrichs | Stars: Slyvester Brown, Irvin Dagen, Elmer Fiedler, Robert Fishman
Votes: 931 | Gross: $0.04M
11. The Line (2009)
Action, Drama
Being police officers has stripped Max and Donny bare, to the point where they're about as morally ambiguous as the criminals they chase. Max has developed his own methods for dealing with ... See full summary »
Stars: Ron White, Daniel Kash, Clé Bennett, Sarah Manninen
Votes: 157
12. Our America (2002 TV Movie)
R | 95 min | Drama
The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Josh Charles, Brandon Hammond, Serena Lee, Roderick Pannell
Votes: 305
13. Mei man ren sheng (2006)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
When Loh wins the lottery, his family believes the money will deliver them from their struggles. However, he dies abruptly, pitching the family into a battle where the stakes are the very meaning of life itself.
Directors: Colin Goh, Yen Yen Woo | Stars: Richard Low, ZioZio Lim, Serene Chen, Yann Yann Yeo
Votes: 361
14. Wesh, Wesh, What's Happening? (2001)
83 min | Crime, Drama
Kamel, a young man from the french ghetto, near Paris, is coming back to France. He was arrested for dealing drugs, he spent five years in jail and was banned from France for two years. He ... See full summary »
Director: Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche | Stars: Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche, Ahmed Hammoudi, Brahim Ameur-Zaïmeche, Farida Mouffok
Votes: 357
15. Public Housing (1997)
200 min | Documentary
Renowned documentarian Frederick Wiseman takes an intimate and nuanced look at the Ida B. Wells housing project in the south side of Chicago, Illinois.
Director: Frederick Wiseman | Star: Helen Finner
Votes: 280
16. Slums: Cities of Tomorrow (2013)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, News
From the heart of the planet's slums and squats, individuals have taken over these marginalized worlds and erected cities in their own image.
Director: Jean-Nicolas Orhon | Stars: Robert Neuwirth, Nicolas Reeves, Jeremy Seabrook
Votes: 43
17. Heartlanders (2002–2005)
Action, Crime, Drama
Stars: Vincent Ng, Aaron Aziz, Tracy Tan, Iman Corinne Adrienne
18. Doomstown (2006 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Sudz Sutherland | Stars: K.C. Collins, Mark Taylor, Genelle Williams, Shakura S'Aida
Votes: 105
19. Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story (2007)
53 min | Documentary
Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story follows three families during one city's battle for equal housing opportunity and civil rights enforcement.
Directors: Bill Kavanagh, Sylke Fröchtenigt
Votes: 36
20. Our Journey Home (2015)
55 min | Documentary
Where we come from shapes who we are, how others see us. Home gives us a sense of belonging and stability. Our Journey Home follows three families and examines how their relationship to home has shaped them.
Director: Patrick Moreau | Stars: Byron Ellis, Rosalio Galaviz, Stephanie Graham, Jewel
Votes: 8
21. Il popolo calabrese ha rialzato la testa (1969)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Marco Bellocchio
Votes: 7
22. Sakura no ki no shita (2015)
91 min | Documentary
Set in Kawasaki City, Japan and a public housing with elderly residents afflicted with loneliness the documentary depicts the challenges facing the men and women and, in particular, seventy... See full summary »
Director: Kei Tanaka
23. F. (2007)
60 min | Documentary
Directors: Tze Chuan Chew, Ralph Rieckermann | Stars: Tze Chuan Chew, Wahyuni A. Hadi, Russell Heng, Choon Hiong Ho
Votes: 10
24. Work & Happiness: The Human Cost of Welfare (2017)
57 min | Documentary
Compassion fueled the creation of America's welfare system, a safety net that rescues some of the most vulnerable among us. We often hear political leaders and activists tout the system's ... See full summary »
Director: Erin Mae Miller | Stars: Arthur C. Brooks, Robert Doar, Nazerine Griffin Jr., Harriet McDonald
Votes: 12
25. Scrappers (I) (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Set within Chicago's labyrinth of alleyways, Scrappers is a cinema verite portrait of Otis and Oscar, two scrap metal scavengers searching for a living with brains, brawn and battered ... See full summary »
Directors: Brian Ashby, Ben Kolak, Courtney Prokopas
Votes: 28
26. Smell of Rain (2006)
93 min | Romance
Director: Gloria Chee | Stars: Nathaniel Ho, Trey Ho, Leah Low, Rhay Gynn
Votes: 18
27. Brownstones to Red Dirt (2010)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Drama
Kids from Brooklyn, NY housing projects try to change the world when they are paired with Sierra Leonean pen pals orphaned by a civil war.
Directors: Dave LaMattina, Chad N. Walker
Votes: 18
28. La casa è un diritto non un privilegio (1970)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Anna Lajolo, Alfredo Leonardi, Guido Lombardi, Paola Scarnati
29. Quartieri popolari di Roma (1973)
50 min | Documentary
Directors: Anna Lajolo, Alfredo Leonardi, Guido Lombardi
30. Suburb 4 Sale (2006 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
A one-hour observational documentary about the aspirations and dreams of three different families as they buy into, or try to opt out of, a public housing estate on the southwest edge of Sydney.
Director: Anne Delaney
31. Une mouche dans la salade (1988)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Portray of Rose who is living with her mentally retarded daughter, Francine, at the Foyer Bruxellois.
Directors: Caroline Strubbe, Miel Van Hoogenbemt | Star: Rose Cleymans
33. The Baltimore Plan (1953)
Not Rated | 20 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary concerning Baltimore's efforts at urban renewal with an emphasis on improving housing in the city's slums.
Director: John Barnes
34. Il fitto dei padroni non lo paghiamo più (1972)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Anna Lajolo, Alfredo Leonardi, Guido Lombardi
35. Vogliamo una casa subito (1970)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Anna Lajolo, Alfredo Leonardi, Guido Lombardi, Paola Scarnati
36.
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
Episode:
Word of God
(2005)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An illegal Jordanian immigrant is found strangled in a meat locker with a page from the priceless "Golden Koran" is found on his person.
Director: Julian Simpson | Stars: Maggy Sherif, Khalid Laith, Sharon Small, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 291
37.
F2: Forensic Factor (2003– )
Episode:
Forensics on Trial
(2004)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama
A six-year old girl, Andrea Atkinson, is found dead in the boiler room of her Toronto tenement. Forensic investigators quickly determine she has been raped and smothered. There are no ... See full summary »
Directors: Gary Lang, P.J. Naworynski | Stars: Victoria Dixon, Carlos A. Gonzales, Marc Ouellet, Roland Abranko
Votes: 11
38.
Race: The Power of an Illusion (2003– )
Episode:
The House We Live In
(2003)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Llewellyn M. Smith | Stars: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Bernice Burnett, Eugene Burnett, Dalton Conley
Votes: 12
39.
Lost L.A. (2016– )
Episode:
Paul Revere Williams
(2019)
Documentary, History
Pioneering African-American architect Paul Revere Williams contributed to some of the city's most recognizable civic structures-all while confronting racial barriers.
Director: Matt Bass | Stars: Eric Avila, Arthur Chang, Rebecca Choi, Janna Ireland
40.
A Current Affair (1971– )
Episode:
Ugly Dispute
(2020)
30 min | News
Public housing tenants claim they have been left prisoners in their home due to the "hellish and animalistic" actions of their New Zealand-born neighbour Robert Rakei and his teenage ... See full summary »
Stars: Leila McKinnon, Sam Cucchiara, Tim Smith
41.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 11 February 1953
(1953)
News, Talk-Show
Huie and Burt interview Robert Moses, city planner and construction coordinator for New York City. Topics include urban renewal and issues arising from building highways, housing and infrastructure.
Stars: Hardy Burt, William Bradford Huie, Robert Moses
42.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 8 January 1954
(1954)
News, Talk-Show
Larry Lesueur and Walter Cronkite, CBS News Correspondents, interview Albert M. Cole, Federal Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency. Topics include President Eisenhower's ... See full summary »
Stars: Albert M. Cole, Walter Cronkite, Larry LeSueur
43.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 4 October 1954
(1954)
News, Talk-Show
Larry Lesueur and Griffin Bancroft, CBS News Correspondents, interview Albert M. Cole, the administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency. Topics include housing scandal accusations, public housing projects and urban renewal.
Stars: Griffing Bancroft, Albert M. Cole, Larry LeSueur
44.
The Bridge (2010)
Episode:
God Bless the Child
(2010)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama
Billy is working with the gang squad when a female undercover agent is mysteriously murdered.
Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Aaron Douglas, Paul Popowich, Ona Grauer, Michael Murphy
Votes: 19
45.
The Bridge (2010)
Episode:
Damned If You Do
(2010)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama
When two off-duty cops are involved in a shooting outside a gym, Frank quickly turns from protecting them from I.A. to investigating them for wrongdoing himself. He soon discovers the two cops are dealing steroids.
Director: Paul A. Kaufman | Stars: Aaron Douglas, Paul Popowich, Ona Grauer, Michael Murphy
Votes: 20
46.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Night Terrors
(2011)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Receiving a powerful distress call from a terrified little boy, the Doctor and his friends soon find that the monsters in his cupboard are real - and deadly.
Director: Richard Clark | Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Daniel Mays
Votes: 5,985
47.
Blue Bloods (2010–2024)
Episode:
The Bitter End
(2013)
TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Danny gets a call to go to a project where a gang rules with fear and intimidation. Jamie finds a girl standing on the roof holding her baby, saying she can't stand their lives being ... See full summary »
Director: Christine Moore | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou
Votes: 467
48.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
Razing Liberty Square
(2024)
TV-14 | 94 min | Documentary
Residents of Liberty City are fighting to save their neighborhood from climate gentrification. With sea levels rising, one of America's oldest segregated public housing projects sits on higher ground that has turned to real estate gold.
Director: Katja Esson | Stars: Ben Carson, Carlos Gimenez, Valencia Gunder, Sam Kenley
Votes: 6
49.
Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case (2012– )
Episode:
An Orphans Ordeal
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime
In Boston, 18-year-old Amy Roman is found slaughtered in her South End apartment. Police believe the victim knew her assailant. But when the case goes cold, her determined family undertakes an investigation of their own.
Director: Sean Turrell | Stars: Perry Norton, Marcela Garzaro, Eldrick Manning, Al McFoster
Votes: 5