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51. Christmas Angel (2009)
PG | 87 min | Drama, Romance
Ashley feels alone at Christmas as she searches for a job. Her neighbor Nick offers her a job as his assistant in the best work: helping others. There's one catch she can't tell anyone that her new boss is a sort of Secret Santa.
Director: Brian Brough | Stars: K.C. Clyde, Kari Hawker-Diaz, Bruce Davison, Elisa Brough
Votes: 1,805
52. The Santa Suit (2010 TV Movie)
TV-G | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Hunter Toys CEO Drake Hunter turned his father's company from a cozy quality manufacturer into a ruthless, profitable business. After denying his staff any further festive generosity, the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Vaughn | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Jodie Dowdall, Derry Robinson, Rosemary Dunsmore
Votes: 1,136
53. Monsieur Vincent (1947)
Not Rated | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
St. Vincent de Paul struggles to bring about peace and harmony among peasants and nobles in the midst of the Black Death in Europe, carrying on his charitable work in the face of all obstacles.
Director: Maurice Cloche | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Aimé Clariond, Jean Debucourt, Lise Delamare
Votes: 997
54. Shoelaces for Christmas (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama, Family, Romance
After a disagreement with her father, teenager Jennifer inadvertently stumbles into a local homeless shelter late one evening. Will volunteering at the shelter teach her to be responsible and compassionate toward others?
Director: Craig Clyde | Stars: Bailey Chase, Jessica Morris, Mia Topalian, Austin R. Grant
Votes: 586
55. The Tiger's Tail (2006)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After a chance encounter, a Dubliner stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, Ciarán Hinds, Sinéad Cusack
Votes: 1,468
56. The Wanderings of Ivan (2018)
Unrated | 75 min | Drama
Ivan is a young Russian vagrant in Paris. Rejected by all, he takes refuge in the woods of Vincennes. But this new haven of peace turns into a nightmare when Ivan tries to resist the traffic of an underworld wildlife.
Director: Claude Chamis | Stars: Aram Arakelyan, Benjamin Baclet, Camille Freychet, Franck Zerbib
Votes: 49
57. At the End of the Day (2018)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
A conservative professor at a Christian college finds himself in a gay support group to stop their launch of an LGBT homeless youth shelter in their small town.
Director: Kevin O'Brien | Stars: Stephen Shane Martin, Danielle Sagona, Tom Nowicki, Chris Cavalier
Votes: 560
58. Western (1997)
TV-PG | 124 min | Comedy, Romance
Catalonian Paco is a traveling rep for a shoe manufacturer. When he stops to pick up Russian emigree hitchhiker Nino, Paco soon finds himself on the side of the road with everything stolen ... See full summary »
Director: Manuel Poirier | Stars: Sergi López, Sacha Bourdo, Élisabeth Vitali, Marie Matheron
Votes: 1,159 | Gross: $0.20M
59. Reckless (1995)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
On Christmas Eve, a regretful husband admits to his high-spirited wife that he has hired a contract killer to take her out. She immediately flees. A nice couple offers her shelter, but everyone have dark secrets in this wacky movie.
Director: Norman René | Stars: Mia Farrow, Tony Goldwyn, Juana Barrios, Mike Heibeck
Votes: 520 | Gross: $0.10M
60. Family for Christmas (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 85 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
After a conversation with a man playing Santa Claus during her office Christmas party, a woman wakes up to find herself married to her college sweetheart with two kids, and questions her life choices.
Director: Amanda Tapping | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Tyron Leitso, Milli Wilkinson, Audrey Smallman
Votes: 2,634
61. Her Name Was Jo (2020)
104 min | Adventure
Ten year old Jo spends her days along the Shenandoah River with her imaginary best friend Selma, fishing, scrapping for metal-surviving. But when her abusive junkie stepdad dies, Jo decides... See full summary »
Director: Joe Duca | Stars: Mary Cate Williams, Elisa Duca, Jim Constable, Nichole Naccash
Votes: 258
62. Saturday Church (2017)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
A 14 year-old-boy, struggling with gender identity and religion, begins to use fantasy to escape his life in the inner city and find his passion in the process.
Director: Damon Cardasis | Stars: Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Margot Bingham, Regina Taylor
Votes: 1,194
63. Hector (2015)
87 min | Drama
Hector has been living on the motorways for years. His once-comfortable family life has been replaced by a never-ending tour of service stations that offer him shelter, anonymity, washing ... See full summary »
Director: Jake Gavin | Stars: Peter Mullan, Keith Allen, Natalie Gavin, Sharon Rooney
Votes: 1,808
64. Have a Little Faith (2011 TV Movie)
PG | 95 min | Biography, Drama
Writer Mitch Alboms reluctantly agrees to pen the eulogy of his childhood rabbi.
Director: Jon Avnet | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Bradley Whitford, Anika Noni Rose, Mykelti Williamson
Votes: 587
65. Where God Left His Shoes (2007)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
A failed boxer (Leguizamo) struggles to find a job and an apartment for his family on Christmas Eve.
Director: Salvatore Stabile | Stars: John Leguizamo, Leonor Varela, David Castro, Samantha M. Rose
Votes: 1,178 | Gross: $0.00M
66. Come the Morning (1993)
G | 60 min | Drama
In search of her estranged husband, a mother brings her 3 children to Los Angeles in the hope of finding him. With no prospects they wander the streets; becoming beggars before long. Things... See full summary »
Director: Michael O. Sajbel | Stars: Susan Howard, Travis Knight, Heather Ramsey, Kenny Gravino
Votes: 148
67. Homeless (II) (2015)
92 min | Drama
An 18 year old boy navigates his way through life in a shelter after the passing of his grandmother.
Director: Clay Riley Hassler | Stars: Michael McDowell, Lance Megginson, Julie Dunagan, Hosanna Gourley
Votes: 285
68. Drifters (2015)
92 min | Crime, Drama
The story of two women's newfound friendship and their struggles in Stockholm underworld.
Director: Peter Grönlund | Stars: Malin Levanon, Lo Kauppi, Tomasz Neuman, Jan Mattson
Votes: 1,823
69. Shredder Orpheus (1990)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror
Skateboarder named Orpheus and friends go to Hell to stop television signals that are brainwashing America.
Director: Robert McGinley | Stars: Robert McGinley, Megan Murphy, Steven Jesse Bernstein, Linda Severt
Votes: 194
70. Goldie (II) (2019)
TV-MA | 88 min | Drama
A teenager in a family shelter wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a dancer. A story about displaced youth, ambition. and strength.
Director: Sam de Jong | Stars: Slick Woods, George Sample III, Danny Hoch, Marsha Stephanie Blake
Votes: 1,211
71. Kleptomania (1993)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Diana is a troubled, bulimic socialite who lives with her loving husband and shoplifts for thrills. Julie is an unstable, homeless rape victim who lives with a corrupt priest and steals to survive. They form an uneasy friendship.
Director: Don Boyd | Stars: Amy Irving, Patsy Kensit, Victor Garber, Brett Snell
Votes: 199
72. On the Way Home (1992 Video)
Not Rated | 33 min | Drama, Short
When a family's daughter passed away, they almost lost hope.
Director: Kieth Merrill | Stars: Kara Margetts, David Jacobs, Julie Gunner, Kimberly Walker
Votes: 71
73. Sophie's Rules (2023)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Sophie Hagan, a retired nurse, turned her home into a Transitions Shelter. The lives of a terminally ill woman, an alcoholic magician, a PTSD veteran, a young drug addict and a grieving mother are explored in the 'Cottonwood' residence.
Directors: Maritza Brikisak, Christina Tsialtas | Stars: Maritza Brikisak, Saraphina Joachim, Keerthi Paikera, Lumen Beltran
Votes: 102
74. Love Your Neighbour! (1998)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Detlev Buck | Stars: Lea Mornar, Heike Makatsch, Moritz Bleibtreu, Elsa Grube-Deister
Votes: 388
75. Une époque formidable... (1991)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
A working man brutally loses both his job and his wife. He suddenly discovers poverty and is thrown in the street where he will meet tramps who will help him recover what he has lost.
Director: Gérard Jugnot | Stars: Gérard Jugnot, Richard Bohringer, Victoria Abril, Ticky Holgado
Votes: 1,402
76. Sunday (1997)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama, Romance
This film concerns two mysterious characters who meet on a Sunday in Queens. Madeleine the most unsettling creature of that name since "Vertigo" is a middle-aged, moderately successful ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Nossiter | Stars: David Suchet, Lisa Harrow, Jared Harris, Larry Pine
Votes: 706 | Gross: $6.10M
77. Original Intent (1990 Video)
PG | 97 min | Drama
A lawyer accepts to defend a homeless shelter from a forced eviction by a corporation. His hard work starts taking a serious toll on his family.
Director: Robert Marcarelli | Stars: Candy Clark, John Henry Richardson, Cameron Marcarelli, Amber Marcarelli
Votes: 268
78. The Big Empty (1997)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A woman hires P.I. Lloyd Meadows to investigate her husband, a respectable social worker. What seemed to be a simple case of adultery turns into an ugly mess fast.
Director: Jack Perez | Stars: James McManus, Ellen Goldwasser, Pablo Bryant, H.M. Wynant
Votes: 146
79. Unfinished Business (1984)
99 min | Drama
Seventeen year old Isabelle Marks lives in Toronto with her divorced mother and finds her life directionless. Isabelle becomes involved with an anti-nuclear group that her boyfriend Jessie ... See full summary »
Director: Don Owen | Stars: Isabelle Mejias, Peter Spence, Leslie Toth, Julie Biggs
Votes: 43
80. Citromsziget (2021)
99 min | Documentary
Lemon Island (Citromsziget) is a slum in Nagykanizsa, Hungary. A closed community of homeless people with its unique atmosphere and its own subculture. A functioning micro-society with the occasional drama and moments of joy.
Director: Gabriella Bácskai
Votes: 12
81. Innocent Obsession (1994)
94 min | Thriller
Director: Belle Avery | Stars: Alex Atwood, Belle Avery, Ellen Blake, Heather Loren Bornfield
Votes: 11
82. Silent Nights (2016)
R | 30 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A volunteer at a housing shelter falls for a Ghanaian refugee.
Director: Aske Bang | Stars: Malene Beltoft Olsen, Prince Yaw Appiah, Vibeke Hastrup, Ali Kazim
Votes: 1,013
83. Pikku-Matti maailmalla (1947)
88 min | Family, Drama
A boy goes to the city on the run, who gets to know an artist who has become a knife sharpener. The mother is found on this journey when a crying girl who has escaped her foster mother comes to the rescue.
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Veli-Matti Kaitala, Ritva-Leena, Ansa Ikonen, Joel Rinne
Votes: 53
84. Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home (1994 TV Movie)
30 min | Animation, Comedy
Director: Tamara Varga | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Thom Sharp, Amy Ziff, Pamela Adlon
Votes: 51
85. Age 7 in America (1991 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Biography
US take on the classic UK documentary series "Up". This first US entry follows a group of economically, racially and socially diverse 7-year-olds. The idea was to make followup films on them every 7 years but the project ended in 2006.
Director: Phil Joanou | Stars: Alexis, Ashtyn, Brandon, Douglas
Votes: 90
86. Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre (1989)
102 min | Biography, Drama
France experienced one of the most chilling winters in 1954.It was during that harsh weather that a catholic priest L'Abbé Pierre wrote an open letter to minister of housing to provide shelter to numerous homeless people.
Director: Denis Amar | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Hirsch, Antoine Vitez
Votes: 310
87. Shelter me: Apollo House (2018)
64 min | Documentary
As the homeless problem in Ireland seemed to go unnoticed by those in power, housing activists, well-known public figures, including Film Director Jim Sheridan, Musicians Glen Hansard , ... See full summary »
Director: Zahara Moufid | Stars: Jim Sheridan, Glen Hansard, Hozier, Brendan Ogle
Votes: 11
88. Even Gods (2012)
TV-G | 18 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Wisecracking, large-hearted, Hughie has been living in a long-term homeless shelter in Belfast for 6 years. He is well-liked in the hostel, the life and soul. But when his daughter contacts... See full summary »
Director: Phil Harrison | Stars: Paul Caddell, Mary Lindsay, Lalor Roddy, Laura Thompson
Votes: 20
89. Manctopia: Billion Pound Property Boom (2020– )
60 min | Documentary
Documentary series meeting some of the people living and working in the eye of Manchester's remarkable property boom - ranging from millionaire property developers to local people priced out of the market.
Stars: Tim Heatley, Sally Lindsay
Votes: 20
90. Pastor Jones: Samuel and Delia (2008 Video)
PG-13 | 80 min | Drama
Samuel Sutherland, a charming and charismatic Pastor, is about to discover the true meaning of faith, prayer and forgiveness. Haunted by a tragic past and shunned by his friends and supporters, he begins to lose faith.
Directors: Kenneth Johnson, Jean-Claude La Marre | Stars: Jean-Claude La Marre, Roderick McCarthy, Jameelah McMillan, Maahra Hill
Votes: 23
91. Three Women (2014)
72 min | Documentary
Through the sad lives of three women of different age, who live in the same depressing quarter of Lódz, we get a glimpse into the city's gloomy present.
Director: Anna Jadowska
92. Goodnight Charlie
Adventure, Comedy, Drama | Announced
Stockbroker Charlie Marchal always wanted to be a movie star, but when he suddenly lost his home and his job it seemed as if his dreams had gone up in flames. But God has quite a surprise ... See full summary »
93. Lost in the Crowd (2010)
75 min | Documentary, Biography
Umm... Suzi was obviously a terrible listener. Because atleast HALF of the story of myself was created in an incredibly unreal and fake way.
Director: Susi Graf | Stars: Kimy Hartman, Jazmine Perez, Alex Rios, Adrian Tolberg
Votes: 21
94. Too Fat to Transition (2016 TV Special)
Documentary, Drama, Reality-TV
Kayla is a transgender woman from New Hampshire and Shane is a transgender man from New York City. Both have to lose weight to be able to have their gender reassignment surgeries.
Votes: 17
95. Shelter (III) (2014)
10 min | Short
A grieving homeless musician encounters a rebellious runaway girl in a closing down winter night shelter on New Years Eve.
Director: Tom Young | Stars: Jason John Adams, Holly Hurn, Eve Harding, Manoj Anand
96. Queer Streets (2007)
40 min | Short
A short documentary that takes a hip, gritty look at the reality of life on the street for kids with three strikes against them: They're young. They're gay. They're homeless. Queer youth ... See full summary »
Directors: Sarah Feightner, Brooke Sopelsa, Alex Waterfield
Votes: 11
97. Clinton v Trump : The Aftermath: Reversal of Fortune (2016 TV Short)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Ahead of the 2016 general election, Sky's Economics Editor, Ed Conway, reports on the state of America's economy.
Stars: Magdalena Andersson, Roberto Azevedo, Ian Bremmer, Craig Clemmer
Votes: 7
98. Losing Ground: The New Face of Homelessness (2007 TV Movie)
25 min | Documentary
A documentary that follows three homeless youth in New York City.
Director: Steve Goodman | Stars: Jenny Lynn Adame, Raquel Hill
99. Weight of the World: A Story in Volunteering (2004)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Lambert House is a drop in center and shelter for GLBTQ youth in Seattle Washington. Through interviews with staff, volunteers and the youth themselves this film profiles the center and the work done there.
Director: Dawn Morgan
100. Rainbow House (2002)
88 min | Documentary
Rainbow House is America's first homeless shelter exclusively for gay teens.
Directors: Garret Mark, Inga Stanelun