Samaritan

Samaritan 2022

6.69

Sam Clearly, de tretze anys (Javon «Wanna» Walton) sospita que el seu misteriós i esquiu veí, el Sr. Smith (Sylvester Stallone) és el llegendari heroi Samaritan que va ser declarat mort fa vint-i-cinc anys. Amb una taxa de criminalitat en augment i la ciutat a la vora del caos, Sam es proposa treure al seu veí del seu amagatall perquè salvi la ciutat de la ruïna.

2022

Nomadland

Nomadland 2021

7.19

En temps de la Gran Recessió, Fern, una dona del poblat d'Empire (Nevada, Estats Units), perd la feina el 2011 després del tancament de la fàbrica de materials de construcció on va treballar juntament amb el seu marit, que recentment va morir. Amb seixanta anys i sense cap altra alternativa, decideix vendre la majoria de les seves pertinences i comprar una furgoneta per viure i viatjar pel país a la recerca de feina, com a nòmada d'avui dia.

2021

El lladre de bicicletes

El lladre de bicicletes 1948

8.18

A la Roma de la postguerra, un obrer sense feina aconsegueix un senzill treball enganxant cartells a condició que tingui una bicicleta. Obra mestra del neorealisme italià que forma juntament amb "Umberto D." i "Miracolo a Milano" la famosa trilogia de De Sica.

1948

Harsh Times: Vides al límit

Harsh Times: Vides al límit 2005

6.44

En Jim i en Mike són amics des de la infància, però la vida els ha portat per camins molt diferents. En Jim, excombatent a la guerra de l'Iraq, només vol ingressar en el cos de policia per poder portar als Estats Units la seva promesa per casar-s'hi, mentre que el que més desitja en Mike, a l'atur des de fa mesos, seria trobar una feina per deixar de ser paràsit de la seva dona, la Sylvia.

2005

Pla 75

Pla 75 2022

6.69

Al Japó el govern considera que, a partir de certa edat, la gent gran és una càrrega inútil per a la societat i implementa el “Pla 75”, que proposa als ancians un acompanyament logístic i financer per posar fi a la seva vida. Una dona gran amb pocs mitjans de subsistència, un venedor pragmàtic del “Pla 75” i una jove treballadora filipina s’enfronten a la presa de decisió entre la vida i la mort.

2022

Dos dies, una nit

Dos dies, una nit 2014

6.90

La Sandra disposa d'un cap de setmana per anar a trobar els seus col·legues i convença'ls que renunciïn a la seva paga extraordinària perquè ella pugui conservar el seu lloc de treball. El seu marit l'acompanya per recolzar-la.

2014

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine 1973

7.10

Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse in 1973. The show ran for 295 episodes until 2010. It is the longest running comedy Britain has produced and the longest running sitcom in the world.

1973

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet 1983

7.90

Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Dusseldorf. We follow their trials and tribulations of working away from home and away from the women they left behind.

1983

Boys from the Blackstuff

Boys from the Blackstuff 1982

7.70

Alan Bleasdale's five-part series relates the further experiences of unemployed Liverpudlian tarmac layers Dixie, Chrissie, Loggo and Yosser, and their revered older friend, retired longshoreman and union leader, George Malone. As they struggle to make ends meet in a depressed economy, and to hold together their financially battered families, they are harrassed by the petty bureaucrats of the DHSS. But the lumbering investigational juggernaut is, both comically and tragically, guided by drivers with only a provisional license.

1982

Calucci's Department

Calucci's Department 1973

5.00

Calucci's Department is an American television sitcom broadcast by CBS on Friday at 8:00pm Eastern Time. It premiered on September 14, 1973 and, after struggling to compete in the ratings against Sanford and Son on NBC, was cancelled after the December 28 episode. The series focused on Joe Calucci, the supervisor of a New York City unemployment office. His day was spent dealing with a disparate group of claimants, the petty squabbles among the members of his staff, the frustrations of governmental red tape, and his infatuation with his secretary Shirley.

1973

The Job Lot

The Job Lot 2013

7.30

The daily troubles of the people who work in a busy West Midlands Job Centre, and the people who don’t work there, or anywhere else for that matter.

2013

Trepalium

Trepalium 2016

6.00

The economic situation is a nightmare: only 20% of the population is employed. The Actives live inside the city. On the fringes, in the Zone, live the Jobless. Separating them is a wall.

2016

Hard Times

Hard Times 1994

1

Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life.

1994

Famous, Rich and Jobless

Famous, Rich and Jobless 2010

1

Four famous volunteers agree to swap their fame and fortune for a world of joblessness, job-hunting and surviving on the poverty line and benefits

2010