Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "austerity"

1. Joker (I) (2019)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

8.4

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59 Metascore

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy

Votes: 1,491,270 | Gross: $335.45M

2. Fanny and Alexander (1982)

R | 188 min | Drama

8.1

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100 Metascore

Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.

Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin, Kristina Adolphson, Börje Ahlstedt

Votes: 67,523 | Gross: $4.97M

3. HyperNormalisation (2016)

166 min | Documentary

8.2

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Adam Curtis explains how, at a time of confusing and inexplicable world events, politicians and the people they represent have retreated in to a damaging over-simplified version of what is happening.

Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: Adam Curtis, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Victor Gotbaum

Votes: 7,381

4. The Queen of Versailles (2012)

PG | 100 min | Documentary

7.1

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80 Metascore

A documentary that follows a billionaire couple as they begin construction on a mansion inspired by Versailles. During the next two years, their empire, fueled by the real estate bubble and cheap money, falters due to the economic crisis.

Director: Lauren Greenfield | Stars: Jaqueline Siegel, David Siegel, Lorraine Barrett, June Downs

Votes: 13,705 | Gross: $2.40M

5. Adults in the Room (2019)

124 min | Drama, History

6.0

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Greece in 2015: the economy is in tatters and the country is on the verge of bankruptcy. A new government rebels against the EU's iron-fisted rule and inspires millions of Europeans. Based on the political memoirs of Yanis Varoufakis.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Christos Loulis, Alexandros Bourdoumis, Ulrich Tukur, Daan Schuurmans

Votes: 6,211

6. Time Out of Mind (1947)

Approved | 88 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance

6.0

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The son of a wealthy Maine shipping magnate causes a crisis in the family when he announces that he wants a career in music rather than in the family business.

Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Phyllis Calvert, Robert Hutton, Ella Raines, Eddie Albert

Votes: 190

7. Default (2018)

Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, History

6.7

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A dramatization of the behind-the-scenes story of the IMF negotiations that took place during the financial crisis in 1997, through three parallel stories.

Director: Kook-Hee Choi | Stars: Kim Hye-su, Yoo Ah-in, Huh Joon-ho, Jo Woo-jin

Votes: 1,499 | Gross: $0.20M

8. The Brontë Sisters (1979)

Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

6.5

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In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte sisters write their first works and quickly become literary sensations.

Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Marie-France Pisier, Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory

Votes: 1,218

9. Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream (2012)

Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.3

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Filmmaker Alex Gibney investigates the fact that the 400 richest Americans control more wealth than the 150 million people in the bottom 50 percent of the population.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Paul Piff, Anne Rueth, Colin Dunkley

Votes: 1,390

10. A Perfect Hero (1991)

299 min | Drama

7.8

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Flying officer Hugh Fleming is shot down and badly burned during the battle of Britain in September 1940.

Stars: Nigel Havers, James Fox, Fiona Gillies, Amanda Elwes

Votes: 97

11. The Whip (IV)

82 min | Drama, Thriller | Post-production

With the looming threat of devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit, a full-time carer plots an audacious heist in a bid to halt the scheme in its tracks.

Director: Christopher Presswell | Stars: Shian Denovan, Gala Wesson, Tom Knight, Daniel Davids

12. Laboratory Greece (2019)

165 min | Documentary

9.0

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A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.

Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos

Votes: 32

13. Catastroika (2012)

87 min | Documentary

8.1

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The creators of Debtocracy, analyze the shifting of state assets to private hands. They travel round the world gathering data on privatization and search for clues on the day after Greece's massive privatization program.

Directors: Aris Chatzistefanou, Katerina Kitidi | Stars: Dean Baker, Alex Callinicos, Costas Douzinas, Ben Fine

Votes: 594

14. Broke (2019)

59 min | Documentary

8.2

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Documentary series revealing how, despite having jobs, thousands of families across the UK are struggling to make ends meet. It follows nine families during a critical year as their financial future hangs in the balance.

Star: Jo Hartley

Votes: 6

15. The Decade the Rich Won (2022)

59 min | Documentary

7.5

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The people with power in Britain reveal how their decisions shook our politics, transformed our economy and reshaped society in the decade following the 2008 financial crisis.

Votes: 40

16. The Dirty War on the National Health Service (2019)

106 min | Documentary

7.7

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Veteran filmmaker John Pilger takes us through a history of threats to Britain's National Health Service ,from its 1948 founding by Labor through a privatizing push by Margaret Thatcher's bureaucrats, to challenges by new Conservatives.

Director: John Pilger | Star: John Pilger

Votes: 112

17. Meltdown (II) (2018)

10 min | Short, Drama

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In a world where everything is sold to the 1%, Robert Smith and his family are in a desperate fight for survival. What will you do when all the things you take for granted are taken away? ... See full summary »

Director: Barbara Bentley | Stars: Tom Boydell, Evangeline Cull, Tracy Gabbitas, Jason Segade

18. Dogs of Democracy (2017)

58 min | Documentary

7.6

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Dogs of Democracy is an essay-style documentary about the stray dogs of Athens and the people who take care of them. Author and first-time filmmaker Mary Zournazi explores life on the ... See full summary »

Director: M. Zournazi

Votes: 29

19. Port Royal (1960 TV Movie)

118 min | Drama, History

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Director: Jean Vernier | Stars: Henry de Montherlant, Jean-Claude Arnaud, Marco Behar, Micheline Boudet

20. This Is Not a Coup (2016)

80 min | Documentary

8.2

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This a coup describes ECB's financial interventions in states like Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Cyprus and Greece. Featuring well known academics, politicians and journalists, it analyses the ... See full summary »

Directors: Aris Chatzistefanou, Aris Triandafyllou | Star: Aris Chatzistefanou

Votes: 207

21. Debt Machine (2015)

80 min | Documentary

7.2

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Leftving journalists and politicians talks about debt. No economist with insights in finance appears in the documentary.

Director: Laure Delesalle | Stars: Karine Berger, Jean-Yves Grenier, Bernard Maris, Angela Merkel

Votes: 17

22. London 79 (2019)

59 min | Documentary, History, Music

7.3

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"England 79" - 17 scenes from Great Britain the winter of discontent, 1979.

Director: Göran Hugo Olsson | Stars: Tracey Thorn, The Clash, Don Letts, Jon Savage

Votes: 43

23. Short Commons (1948)

30 min | Talk-Show

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A short series of three episodes dealing with austerity in post-war Britain.

24. Advent (II)

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Filming

Made up of three substantial yet uniquely identifiable Christmas tales, ADVENT sees numerous specific lives all caught up over the course of December 24th 2021.

Directors: Charlie Duckerin, David Hastings, Kaushy Patel | Stars: Arthur Bostrom, Anthony Webster, Kerry Frater, Jonathan Butler

25. Capitalism Is the Crisis (2011)

100 min | Documentary

6.6

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Radical Politics in the Age of Austerity examines the ideological roots of the "austerity" agenda and proposes revolutionary paths out of the current crisis. The film features original ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Truscello | Stars: Richard J.F. Day, Peter Gelderloos, Chris Hedges, Derrick Jensen

Votes: 36

26. In the Valley of Guns and Roses (2016)

25 min | Documentary, Short

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The struggles of a single mother who works in a weapons factory in Bulgaria's Rose Valley.

Director: Simon Hipkins | Stars: Irina Deneva, Stefi Petrova

27. Chronicle of Protest (2011 Video)

90 min | Documentary

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Director: Michael Chanan | Stars: Terry Eagleton, Blake Morrison, Lee Salter, Martin Tod

28. Living on the Never Never (2014 TV Movie)

Documentary

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A unique insight into three people's attempts to escape the world of debt. The best option for former social worker Cath is to go bankrupt even though that could mean losing her home. Army ... See full summary »

Director: Iwan England

29. Money Puzzles (2016)

130 min | Documentary

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Directors: Michael Chanan, Lee Salter | Stars: Tariq Ali, Paul Mason, Doreen Massey, Molly Scott Cato

30. Grèce, année zéro (2014 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary

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Director: Pierre Bourgeois | Stars: Patrick Delage, Jean-Christophe Brétignière, Nicolas Fournier, Gérard Cherqui

31. Perro Líquen (2012)

16 min | Short, Fantasy

6.5

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The process of degeneration of a 25-year-old who goes to the mountains to explore and create his own martial art.

Directors: Miguel Llansó, Eric Uguet De Resayre | Stars: Guillermo Llansó, Karlos Aurrekoetxea, Jaime Llansó, Jesus Guzmán

Votes: 8

32. Broke (2019)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2019)

59 min | Documentary

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Lorraine hasn't had a pay rise in 8 years. Eryl has little money left after paying her mortgage and rent. Kevin works over 100 hours a week but rarely sees his family. Bukola studies by day and works at night.

Directors: Gavin Searle, Nick Leader, Abi Mowbray | Star: Jo Hartley

33. Question Time (1979– )
Episode: Episode dated 5 December 2019 (2019)

59 min | News, Talk-Show

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The panel are asked - What is the point of getting Brexit done if it won't solve any of the problems people care about? Should convicted terrorists be allowed early release? Will they be watching the Queen's speech on Christmas Day?

Director: Rob Hopkin | Stars: Fiona Bruce, Ian Blackford, James Cleverly, Ed Davey

34. Question Time (1979– )
Episode: Episode dated 27 February 2020 (2020)

59 min | News, Talk-Show

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In Middlesborough the panel are asked - Is the government prepared for a Coronavirus pandemic? Is the fall in life expectancy proof austerity kills? Should Heathrow expansion go ahead or be stopped?

Director: Rob Hopkin | Stars: Fiona Bruce, Jonathan Ashworth, John Bird, Alison Phillips

35. Question Time (1979– )
Episode: Episode dated 30 April 2020 (2020)

60 min | News, Talk-Show

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Viewers in Leeds ask - How can we avoid the poorest in society paying the cost of the pandemic? How long will businesses need support after lockdown is lifted? Why are new arrivals not being quarantined?

Director: Rob Hopkin | Stars: Fiona Bruce, Anneliese Dodds, Jeane Freeman, Paul Nurse

36. Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode: Episode #3.96 (2020)

96 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show

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Today, Jeremy asks - How will we pay for the Coronavirus crisis? Should face-masks be made compulsory on public transport? Are Meghan and Harry right to assist with a biography of themselves?

Director: Bee Badik | Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, Alastair Campbell, Carole Malone

37. Anna of the Five Towns (1985)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1985)

Drama

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On Anna's 21st birthday she learns of her large inheritance from her mother. Her father pushes her to start collecting rent on her property rented by the Prices's but he keeps control of all her money.

Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Lynsey Beauchamp, Emrys James, Peter Davison, Anton Lesser

38. Religions of the World (1998– )
Episode: Buddhism

47 min | Documentary

Buddhism, a religion or philosophy or both, depending on one's point of view, is the subject of this overview of its history, teachings and practices.

Director: Stephen Kopels | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Rina Sircar, Lewis Lancaster, Jakusho Kwong-roshi

39. Can't Get You Out of My Head (2021)
Episode: Are We Pigeon? Or are We Dancer (2021)

120 min | Documentary, History

8.4

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The final episode tells how the strange paralysis that grips us today was created. How all the different forces of our age - that started out as separate have come together to create what ... See full summary »

Star: Adam Curtis

Votes: 97

40. Unforgotten (2015– )
Episode: Episode #5.4 (2023)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.6

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Sunny and Jess's personal lives go from bad to worse while they struggle to keep focused on the case. Meanwhile, the victim's mother and son are put under the microscope after holes in their stories come to light.

Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sinéad Keenan, Mark Frost, Martina Laird

Votes: 431

41. All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011)
Episode: Love and Power (2011)

Documentary

8.1

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A critical look at the Ayn Rand's influence on American entrepreneurship and inspiration for the new economy led by computerization of systems.

Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: Adam Curtis, Stewart Brand, Barbara Branden, Nathaniel Branden

Votes: 124

42. Fault Lines (2009– )
Episode: The Top 1% (2011)

Documentary, News

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Barely three years since the great recession, many middle income and poor Americans are still hurting. In the months before the Occupy Movement makes headlines, rising inequality in the US ... See full summary »

Director: Andréa Schmidt | Stars: Todd Akin, Zeina Awad, Keith Ellison, Jason Gurwin