Best Poverty Movies & TV Series of the 2000s

3eyedraven's 24 top-rated poverty movies and TV series of the 2000s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Lilya 4-ever 2002 ★ 7.6

CJ7 2008 ★ 7.3

Monster 2003 ★ 7.2

Invictus 2009 ★ 7.2

Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks 2004 ★ 7.8

The Oblongs 2001 ★ 7.5

Tess of the D'Urbervilles 2008 ★ 7.5

The Rainbow Troops 2008 ★ 7.5

Wendy and Lucy 2008 ★ 6.8

The Bench 2000 ★ 7.1

City of Men 2002 ★ 7.1

NieA_7 2000 ★ 7.2

Darwin's Nightmare 2005 ★ 6.9

George Washington 2000 ★ 6.7

Poetical Refugee 2001 ★ 6.7

Coco Chanel 2008 ★ 6.6

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets 2001 ★ 6.6

The Mouth of the Wolf 2009 ★ 6.1

Keane 2004 ★ 6.0

Dasepo Naughty Girls 2006 ★ 5.1

Cold Showers 2005 ★ 5.4

Tom Thumb 2001 ★ 5.5

Mall Girls 2009 ★ 5.3

Now & Later 2009 ★ 5.0