I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake 2016

7.70

A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.

2016

Where to Invade Next

Where to Invade Next 2015

7.20

To understand firsthand what the United States of America can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” some to see what they have to offer.

2015

Chafed Elbows

Chafed Elbows 1966

5.30

A day in the life of a young Manhattanite who is in love with his mother, gives birth to $1890 from his hip, and kills indiscriminately.

1966

Trash

Trash 1970

6.00

The movie follows Joe, a heroin addict, throughout his quest to score more drugs. The episodic plot occurs over a single day and centers on Joe's problematic relationship with his on-off, sexually frustrated girlfriend. During the course of the day, Joe overdoses in front of an upper-class couple, attempts to fool Welfare into approving his methadone treatment by having Holly fake a pregnancy, and frustrates the women in his life with his drug-induced impotence.

1970

The Delinquents

The Delinquents 1989

5.00

A small town in Australia, in the late 1950s: Brownie and Lola are deeply in love. But because they are under-age, their parents are against their relationship and try to separate them.

1989

Poetical Refugee

Poetical Refugee 2001

6.60

Like a Candide dreaming of Eldorado, Jallel lands in France, hoping to try his luck. From encounter to encounter, hostel to social welfare group, Jallel will make his way through a Paris of outcasts. Although failing to achieve his hopes, he discovers and shares in the solidarity felt by the destitute. –uniFrance

2001

Hotel E

Hotel E 1992

4.40

A confrontation of two worlds-- Two rooms, one of which is full of light and colors, the other a monotonous gray.

1992

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman 2000

8.50

An aging salesman is fired from his job after a long career in it. Broken, without much to look forward to, he tries reconnecting with his wife and kids who he had always put down as he dedicated himself to work.

2000

One Mile from Heaven

One Mile from Heaven 1937

6.70

A female journalist travels to a new neighborhood after getting a (false) lead and is surprised by what she finds.

1937

Vaselinetjie

Vaselinetjie 2017

6.20

At the age of 8, Vaselinetjie is taken away by the Welfare and send to the orphanage. It's a strange, hard, dangerous world of rebel children, fierce house mothers,friends, first loves and where she finally finds true self-acceptance.

2017

The Whip

The Whip 2024

1

A full-time carer plots a daring heist from the Houses of Parliament, in a bid to thwart devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit.

2024

Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven 1936

6.83

Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promises an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family. The family turns out to be a young girl, Patsy Smith, and her elderly grandfather who need lots of help. This delays Larry from following his dream and going to Venice and becoming a gondolier. Instead, he becomes a street singer and, while singing in the street, meets a pretty welfare worker, Susan Sprague. She takes a dim view of Patsy's welfare under the guardianship of Larry and her grandfather and starts proceedings to have Patsy placed in an orphanage.

1936

I'll Sell My Life

I'll Sell My Life 1941

6.00

A woman hoping to raise cash to pay for an operation to restore her blind brother's eyesight finds herself implicated in a nightclub murder.

1941

Cotton Wool

Cotton Wool 2017

6.00

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 things together as their roles are reversed.

2017

Me and Veronica

Me and Veronica 1993

1.00

Two sisters share a disturbing family secret.

1993

Up Against the System

Up Against the System 1969

1

People on welfare are rarely heard. What do they go through? How do they feel? How do concerned social and welfare workers feel about the welfare system? What is welfare supposed to do? In this film, welfare recipients and social case workers talk about the problems of being "up against the system." Part of the "Challenge for Change" series.

1969

Religion and the People

Religion and the People 1940

1

Documentary by Andrew Buchanan illustrating a time when faith lay at the heart of the British Experience.

1940

De Toekomst is Grijs

De Toekomst is Grijs 2024

1

In the cross-media project De Toekomst is Grijs, MAX investigates the effects of a changing population composition. What will our country look like in 2040 if we do nothing now?

2024