THEME EXPLORATION

unemployment in America

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
The Straight Story
The Straight Story
1999 · David Lynch
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Ang Lee
Carol
Carol
2015 · Todd Haynes
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures
2002 · Jia Zhangke
A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Fred Zinnemann
A Ticket for Thaddeus
A Ticket for Thaddeus
1956 · Frank Borzage
A Mohawk’s Way
A Mohawk’s Way
1910 · D.W. Griffith
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' powerfully depict the struggles of working-class people facing joblessness and systemic economic hardship.

 Barry Jenkins United States

His works explore economic precarity and limited opportunities for marginalized communities in contemporary America with intimate human depth.