Movies and TvShows featuring "poor-kid" theme.

Charlie Bucket, a poor but hopeful boy, discovers a golden ticket that grants him a tour of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Along with four other children, Charlie experiences the wonders and temptations of the factory. Despite facing challenges and moral dilemmas, Charlie proves himself worthy and ultimately becomes the heir to the factory.

Three engineering students share a room in college and form a close bond. One of them, Rancho, challenges the conventional education system and inspires his friends to think differently. This leads to clashes with the strict dean of the college and a fellow student who conforms to the system. Through comedy and drama, the story explores themes of friendship, love, ambition, and the pursuit of knowledge.

When a young African-American boy breaks into the house of his sinister landlord, he discovers a terrifying world of cannibalism, child abuse, and incest. With the help of other victims trapped in the house, he must fight for his survival and escape from the clutches of the deranged landlord.

Billy Elliot: The Musical Live is a filmed performance of the stage musical adaptation of the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The story follows Billy, a young boy from a mining town in northern England, who discovers his talent for ballet and faces obstacles such as the loss of a loved one, societal expectations, and the 1984-1985 miners' strike. With themes of non-conformity, exploring sexuality, and anti-capitalism, Billy's journey challenges the gender roles and cultural norms of his time.

In 'The Chaos Class Is Waking Up,' a group of students in a private school find themselves in a series of comedic adventures. They dig a tunnel, cheat in a game, and pull pranks on their teachers, causing chaos and laughter. As they navigate through high school life, they learn about camaraderie, friendship, and the consequences of their actions.

In 'How to Steal a Dog,' a young girl named Ji-so decides to steal a dog in order to get a reward and escape her life of homelessness. With the help of her younger brother, Ji-so hatches a plan and sets out on a mission to find a suitable dog to steal. As they navigate through various obstacles and face unexpected challenges, Ji-so learns valuable life lessons about love, family, and the importance of home.

After the death of her husband, a widowed mother in 1950s Chicago fights to make a living and raise her son in a tough neighborhood filled with crime, drugs, and poverty. She navigates relationships with various characters, including a former judge, a newspaper vendor, a lounge singer, and a taxi driver. As her son grows up, she must protect him from the dangers of the streets and confront her own personal demons.

Remake of Wes Craven's 1991 horror comedy.

Piggies is a drama film about a 13-year-old boy who becomes involved in prostitution in order to support his struggling family. As he navigates this dangerous world, he forms a deep bond with a friend who helps him survive. The film explores themes of poverty, friendship, and the lengths one will go to protect their loved ones.

Yumurcak is a very naughty boy, living with his father Nihat who is a cab driver. One day a bar singer named Aysel gets on his car, escaping from someone. Nihat saves her and becomes her driver. Bekir who is the partner of the bar, fancies Aysel and he is very jealous of her. Another gangster kills him and puts the blame on Nihat. Yumurcak's mother Selma, having learned the news, walks carelessly on the street and gets hit by a car in an accident and becomes blind. Yumurcak finds the gun of the crime in the garden, takes it to the judge and asks for his father's release. Bekir tries to escape and he kidnaps Yumurcak. However Nihat and the inspector reach just in time. Yumurcak and his family return to their happy days.

As preteen, aspiring filmmaker Tomas trains his new camera’s lens on his own world, shocking family secrets around him come into sharp focus.

A little poor boy, attracted one evening by a confectionery shop's window display, unexpectedly finds himself inside, where a cupid offers him a wish. The boy asks to live in Candytown full time.

Sonjay, a poor and stinking high school student, was bullied by a gang street student until one day he met his best friend.

Two boys with different experiences and goals meet up in a sprawling African market. One is looking for a job, to get back what was stolen from him and return home. The other will do anything to avoid having to go back with his family. They become friends and together they reinvent the world.

Miguelito and Sandro seeking a hero in real life, for a contest history, frustrated from walking and ask people in the neighborhood, everyone is on their side, but life leaves them a lesson, to mark their hearts forever. His hero is closer than you can imagine ..

Arrogant Don Emilio is a rich man who have maids, a private nurse Nikki, and later a sexy, personal secretary Susie at his disposal. He has two brothers, Dodong and Egay who have sinister thoughts on him, as they want his riches. After some slapstick mishaps and when the Don seemingly went bankrupt, he left his mansion to live with the two but experiences unfair treatment. He ended up living with his stepbrother Edwin in the slum, but his arrogance and his annoying cohorts resulted to differences with Edwin and his girlfriend Girlie. Unbeknown to them, Don Emilio is actually playing a scheme of his own to determine which brother really cares for him the most.

In 'Piken med svovelstikkene' (2021), a poor little girl finds solace in her imagination through musical numbers while selling matches on the streets. This heartwarming film explores themes of poverty, hope, and the power of dreams.

As seen today 'Money' is an integral part of everyone's life, the idea behind making this film was to portray the complexities between the multiple characters (Chetan, his mother & father) in a very realistic way regards to their point of view on money. The film shows us three different perspectives of how money makes one feel.

Una madre y su hija, sin hogar, se encuentran luego de una tragedia, en el más allá. | A homeless mother and her daughter find each other after a tragic event, in the hereafter.

Twelve year old Krzyś who supports his unemployed parents by collecting scrap metal was a hero of the film “Hercules”. After they had seen the film, the two young people, Sergiusz and Kasia, were so moved by the boy’s fate that they decided to help him. They took him on holiday, first to Warsaw where they live and then to the seaside. The odds are that it was not a one-off example of help and the boy’s fate will improve considerably in the future.