Social Issues Movies

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

A single mother suffers a devastating stroke leaving her teenage daughter and 7-year-old son to care for her, testing the family's strength to hold...

Harold is suffering from a terrifying new disease that is turning him into a zombie. As his condition deteriorates, he and his friendly care worker...

After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.

In the age of social media, nearly every day brings a new eruption of outrage. While people have always found something to be offended by, their...

Candace Parker takes a personal look at the past, present and future of Title IX and the drive for equality in sports.

A woman threatens to leave her husband unless he installs a toilet in their home. To win back her love and respect, he heads out on a journey to...

An angry Vietnam veteran leads a Los Angeles street gang in a war on drug dealers.

From schools and offices to hospitals and streets, cleaners are working everywhere, tirelessly and modestly. They work hard and keep society running....

Adrian and Duru get lost in the characters they play in an apocalyptic film and embark on a secret mission to end the world for real. Second entry in...

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance...

"Fag End" is an astute representation of the metaphorical death of a mother. The movie revolves around a girl named 'Tania', a victim of smoking and...

Kay is a tough-as-nails investigative reporter, and goes undercover at a home for the disabled based on a tip about staff abuse of the residents. She...

Humble and introvert Muharrem lives in a solitary and meager existence of a prayer and sexual abstinence adhering strictly to the most severe Islamic...

When her estranged mother falls into a coma, a self-made single mom grapples with regret and resentment while reflecting on their strained...

A gripping tale of two young people from contrasting worlds who are thrust together by a twist of fate. A man from Nepal's Terai plains accidentally...

A sheep farmer whose remote and quiet life is disturbed by the arrival of both his lover and his twin sister.

Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family...

The ever-lively and upbeat Natsuko tries to mend a broken heart by carrying on with a string of short-lived affairs after her break-up with Tomomi....