Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "social-cause"

1. The Man with a Cloak (1951)

Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 1848 NYC, a Frenchwoman visits exiled former French Marshal Thevenet to ask for his financial help in behalf of his French grandson but Thevenet's house staff schemes to kill him and take his fortune.

Director: Fletcher Markle | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, Leslie Caron

Votes: 1,314

2. Men of Boys Town (1941)

Not Rated | 106 min | Drama

Mickey Rooney and Spencer Tracy return in this sequel to the original Boys Town. This time the school faces financial trouble as Father Flanagan tries to help every little boy he meets. ... See full summary »

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nunn

Votes: 1,236

3. Susanna (1996)

93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Before her brutal death, Susanna had been engaged to marry Moroccan immigrant Said. Before that, the confused recovering drug-addict had been involved with wine salesman Alex, an arrangement set up by her boss to repay a debt to him.

Director: Antonio Chavarrías | Stars: Eva Santolaria, Said Amel, Àlex Casanovas, Rosa Gàmiz

Votes: 120

4. Dickens (2002)

164 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A docudrama biopic of the 19th-century author Charles Dickens

Stars: Peter Ackroyd, Miriam Margolyes, Kenneth Cranham, Geoffrey Palmer

Votes: 80

5. Las cartas de Alou (1990)

100 min | Drama

Alou, an illegal African inmigrant, send letters to his parents talking about his new life in Spain.

Director: Montxo Armendáriz | Stars: Mulie Jarju, Eulàlia Ramon, Ahmed El-Maaroufi, Akonio Dolo

Votes: 260

6. Alma gitana (1996)

95 min | Drama, Romance

A young man who wants to become a professional dancer falls in love with a gypsy girl and gets in conflict with her totally different cultural background. But love can overcome these ... See full summary »

Director: Chus Gutiérrez | Stars: Amara Carmona, Pedro Alonso, Peret, Rafael Álvarez 'El Brujo'

Votes: 120

7. 8th Wonderland (2008)

94 min | Drama, News, Thriller

A website where people can virtually live in a true democracy becomes so popular that its leading members take questionable actions to improve the real world as well. This backfires and various governments brand them terrorists.

Directors: Nicolas Alberny, Jean Mach | Stars: Matthew Géczy, Robert William Bradford, Alain Azerot, Eloissa Florez

Votes: 514

8. Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally (1972)

PG | 78 min | Documentary, Music

Documentary about political activist John Sinclair.

Director: Steve Gebhardt | Stars: Commander Cody and The Lost Planet Airmen, Rennie Davis, David Dellinger, Allen Ginsberg

Votes: 24

9. Lola vende cá (2002)

93 min | Drama

Lola is a gypsy of uncertain origin, since she was adopted by a family where she has grown up in gypsy customs and traditions. About to finish high school, Lola plans, against her family ... See full summary »

Director: Llorenç Soler | Stars: Cristina Brondo, Miguel Martín Angulo, Carmen Muñoz, Francisca Perona

Votes: 42

10. Marcelo Yuka no Caminho das Setas (Marcelo Yuka: Follow the Signs) (2011)

95 min | Documentary

A documentary on the life of renowned Brazilian musician Marcelo Yuka, who was shot nine times in the streets of Rio de Janeiro in 2000 and became one of the main voices of social justice and peace in Brazil.

Director: Daniela Broitman | Stars: Marcelo Yuka, Aleh, Amora Pêra, Bnegão

Votes: 26

11. B.L.I.N.D: Born To Live In Near Darkness (2020)

26 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

In this coming-of-age story about ending the stigma of the disabled being labeled as 'sinners in a past life', a blind girl, late on puberty due to malnutrition, achieves womanhood with the help of a philanthropic doctor.

Director: Sid Katragadda | Stars: T.S. Chandrasekar, Kalai, Sadhana, Selvi

Votes: 47

12. Mother: Caring for 7 Billion (2011)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, News

The film delves into the heart of the growing environmental, humanitarian, and social crisis-overpopulation and the excessive consumption linked to it.

Director: Christophe Fauchere | Stars: Esraa Bani, Albert Bartlett, Lester Brown, Martha Campbell

Votes: 145

13. Putoh

105 min | Drama

Dinanath has two sons. Ram and Golu. Ram is married to Puja. When Puja is pregnant, she goes to her maternal home. Ram refuses to pay the expenses by speaking to a different family than his... See full summary »

Director: Saket Shahi

14. Gunde Chappudu (2016)

Short, Thriller

A man wants to confirm what his heart is trying to communicate with him and why his mind is speaking differently. Why can't he see his face in the mirror? Why some other person appears in the mirror?

Director: Raja Rao Pagidipalli | Stars: Alli Sharath, Haritha, Raghu Nandan, Prince

Votes: 14

15. Saïd (1998)

100 min | Drama

Saïd is convinced that life in Europe will be wonderful. The small boat in which he crosses the strait of Gibraltar is the first thing that disappoints him, and when he arrives in Barcelona... See full summary »

Director: Llorenç Soler | Stars: Noufal Lhafi, Núria Prims, Marouane Mribti, Mercedes Sampietro

Votes: 75

16. Mohamed (2001)

4 min | Short, Drama

It seems that everyone blames Mohamed, a Moroccan immigrant in Spain, because of his origins. Ignorance is the worst disease.

Director: Sergi Rubió | Stars: Mohamed Bouachmir, Lavinia Hervás, Mingo Ràfols, Carlos Buetas

Votes: 10

17. Damru-story behind a small change (2020)

141 min | Comedy, Drama

Damru is the story of a small village. Which is still plagued by superstition. There lives a 10-year-old boy, Damru, who tries to change the condition of the village with the help of his friends Sher Singh and Vedika.

Director: Mansa | Stars: Yogesh Balot, Aikshikha Chaudhary, Deepika Chauhan, Harsh

Votes: 6