Gentrification Movies
- 1987
RoboCop
RoboCop7.3171987HD
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police...
- 2022
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Texas Chainsaw Massacre5.2152022HD
After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic influencers who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded...
- 2004
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Barbershop 2: Back in Business5.9182004HD
The continuing adventures of the barbers at Calvin's Barbershop. Gina, a stylist at the beauty shop next door, is now trying to cut in on his...
- 2019
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The Last Black Man in San Francisco7.0622019HD
Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend...
- 2007
Boystown
Boystown5.82007HD
Victor works in a real estate agency in the well-known Chueca neighborhood of Madrid. He hides a terrible secret: he makes apartments available for...
- 2001
Berlin Babylon
Berlin Babylon7.62001HD
A documentary focusing on the rebuilding projects in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
- 2015
Mulignans
Mulignans02015HD
A short film focusing on bawdy talk and Italian-American stereotypes of African-Americans.
- 1985
Empire City
Empire City91985HD
A film essay contrasting the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the participation of some of New York's leading political...
- 2001
Work in Progress
Work in Progress6.32001HD
An author spends a year and a half filming what happens as a new apartment building is built in a neighborhood of Barcelona.
- 1970
Beau Ideal
Beau Ideal01970HD
After moving to a small mountain community, a troubled writer entangles himself in a new neighbor's abusive family situation.
- 2016
Tower XYZ
Tower XYZ52016HD
Accompanied by a lilting soundtrack, characters wander through London's concrete jungle as the narrator reflects on the current state of the city and...
- 1983
OK Today Tomorrow
OK Today Tomorrow01983HD
Arriving in the US with a background in abstract art, opera, and film—including work with German director Werner Schroeter—Vogl began...
- 2019
The Street
The Street7.82019HD
The baker, the pie-maker and the diminished long-term community of Hoxton Street face gentrification in this compelling portrait of a rapidly...
- 2012
Gut Renovation
Gut Renovation4.52012HD
In 1989, together with a group of female friends, Su Friedrich rented and renovated an old loft in Williamsburg, an unassuming working-class district...
- 2017
Unarmed Verses
Unarmed Verses102017HD
Toronto filmmaker Charles Officer profiles the young people of Villaways Park, a housing project on brink of historic change.
- 2003
Flag Wars
Flag Wars4.42003HD
Filmed over four years, this documentary focuses on the impacts of gentrification as gay white professionals move into a largely black working-class...
- 2016
A Moving Image
A Moving Image52016HD
After a long absence an artist returns to her gentrified community where she explores her social position and complicity in the rapid changes.
- 2024
Berlin Utopiekadaver
Berlin Utopiekadaver02024HD
A taxi drives through the city of Berlin. Its driver is a punk, left and a well-known figure in the autonomous scene. The stations of his trip are...
- 2002
645 Wellington
645 Wellington02002HD
Residents struggle to pay their rapidly rising rents on Wellington Street in Montreal.
- 2015
San Francisco 2.0
San Francisco 2.06.42015HD
San Francisco has long enjoyed a reputation as the counterculture capital of America, attracting bohemians, mavericks, progressives and activists....