Urchin

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 3 Oct 2025 · English

Mike, a rough sleeper in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Along the way, he encounters unexpected chances for a fresh start.

Naked

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 6 Aug 1993 · English

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

Kidulthood

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 3 Mar 2006 · English

A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.

Cardboard Boxer

Movie · 6.4 / 10 · 16 Sept 2016 · English

Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.

Following

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 2 Apr 1999 · English

Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.

Withnail & I

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 19 Jun 1987 · English

Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

White Men Can't Jump

Movie · 6.4 / 10 · 11 May 2023 · English

Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.

Bank of Dave

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 10 Mar 2023 · English

The true story of how Dave Fishwick, a working class man and self-made millionaire, fought to set up a community bank so that he could help the local businesses of Burnley not only survive, but thrive. In his bid to help his beloved community, he has to take on the elitist financial institutions of London and fight to receive the first, new banking license to be issued in over 100 years.

Boys on the Side

Movie · 6.4 / 10 · 3 Feb 1995 · English

After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh to pick up Jane's friend Holly, who is trying to escape an abusive relationship. With three distinct personalities, the women must overcome their differences to help one another.

Riff-Raff

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 21 Jun 1991 · English

Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.

Ill Manors

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 6 Jun 2012 · English

Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.

Trainspotting

Movie · 8.0 / 10 · 23 Feb 1996 · English

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.