Drama
A heroin junkie works as a prostitute to support his habit and fund an abortion needed by the girlfriend of his lesbian wife. His seedy encounters with delusional and damaged clients, and dates with drag queens and hustlers are heavy on sex, drugs and decadence.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Paradise Now
Taxi Driver
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Summer in Berlin
Tough Enough
My Own Private Idaho
Killing Zoe
Once Were Warriors
Transamerica
Requiem for a Dream
Shiro's Head
Red Rock West
Factotum
Pather Panchali
The Angels of the Street
Fou comme François
Rocco and His Brothers
Swallowtail Butterfly
Harsh Times
1st of May: All Belongs to You
SIMILAR MOVIES
Paradise Now
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 2005
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.Taxi Driver
IMDB 8.1 | Feb , 1976
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action.Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
IMDB 6.5 | Dec , 1995
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.Summer in Berlin
IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2005
When you read the title ‘Summer on the Balcony’ you probably think it will be a light Berlin summer comedy but it’s not. This film is an intimate study of two women friends who come to each other because of troubles with everyday life and with men and thus try to enjoy a life based on their ideas.Tough Enough
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 2006
From the youth directed novel of the same name by Greogor Tressnow comes a film by Detlev Buck that is a realistic portrait of life in the section of Berlin called Neukölln. It’s about power and weakness, delinquents and victims, and the difficulties a 15-year-old faces in a poor and criminal environment.My Own Private Idaho
IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 1991
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.Killing Zoe
IMDB 6.2 | Oct , 1993
Zed is an American vault-cracker who travels to Paris to meet up with his old friend Eric. Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the city which is open on Bastille day. After offering his services, Zed soon finds himself trapped in a situation beyond his control when heroin abuse, poor planning and a call-girl named Zoe all conspire to turn the robbery into a very bloody siege.Once Were Warriors
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 1994
A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.Transamerica
IMDB 7 | Feb , 2005
A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.Requiem for a Dream
IMDB 8 | Oct , 2000
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.Shiro's Head
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2008
A modern part of a forgotten history, "Shiro's Head" takes us to the Pacific island of Guam, USA where outcast Vince Flores struggles to come to terms with his family's history of secrets and a dark past of his own. Shunned from his family for the death of his father, his attempt to reconcile causes his family's past to catch up to him for the last time. Based on a universal theme of family, faith and forgiveness, "Shiro's Head" features a talented cast of unknowns including a unique setting with a character all its own.Red Rock West
IMDB 6.7 | May , 1993
When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money, and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.Factotum
IMDB 6.2 | Apr , 2005
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.Pather Panchali
IMDB 7.9 | Aug , 1955
A depiction of the life of an impoverished early twentieth century rural Bengali family.The Angels of the Street
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1969
Angels of the Street or The Angel of St. Pauli is a 1969 West German crime film directed by Jürgen Roland and starring Horst Frank, Herbert Fux and Werner Pochath. It is set in the St. Pauli red light district of the port of Hamburg.Fou comme François
IMDB 2 | Jan , 1979
Marseille. The director of a company offers a promotion to Francois (Michel Creton) if he accepts to help him fire all the staff from his office. If he refuses, he will himself be fired. Francois opts for the latter. He registers as unemployed and discovers what he has lacked so far in his life: a certain freedom. His habits are changing as well as his attitude towards the others changes ... Luce (Claude Jade), his wife, and Marquerite (Courtois Queen), her stepmother, are surprised: why he is not himself anymore?Rocco and His Brothers
IMDB 8 | Oct , 1960
When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.Swallowtail Butterfly
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 1996
The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.Harsh Times
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 2005
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.1st of May: All Belongs to You
IMDB 5.4 | Feb , 2008
An eleven-year-old Turkish boy, two young men from a small town, and a cuckolded policeman from the sticks all find their way to Berlin on May Day, where, in the district of Kreuzberg, emotions come to the boil every year.