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1. Big City Greens (2018– )
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The adventurous life of Cricket Green, a country boy who moves with his family from their rural farm to a modern metropolis.
Stars: Bob Joles, Marieve Herington, Chris Houghton, Artemis Pebdani
Votes: 3,293
2. Pom Poko (1994)
PG | 119 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A community of magical shape-shifting raccoon dogs struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Shinchô Kokontei, Makoto Nonomura, Yuriko Ishida, Norihei Miki
Votes: 34,797
3. Playtime (1967)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy
Monsieur Hulot curiously wanders around a high-tech Paris, paralleling a trip with a group of American tourists. Meanwhile, a nightclub/restaurant prepares its opening night, but it's still under construction.
Director: Jacques Tati | Stars: Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Rita Maiden, France Rumilly
Votes: 26,064
4. Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
Not Rated | 179 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
Having recently been uprooted to Milan, Rocco and his four brothers each look for a new way in life when a prostitute comes between Rocco and his brother Simone.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Claudia Cardinale
Votes: 21,275
5. Harami (2020)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An orphan teenage pickpocket working in the trains of Mumbai along with his gang, embarks on a life-altering journey when faced by the daughter of one of his victims who's committed suicide after being robbed.
Director: Shyam Madiraju | Stars: Emraan Hashmi, Rizwan Shaikh, Dhanshree Patil, Harsh Rajendra Rane
Votes: 1,143
6. Hands Over the City (1963)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
Prior to a city council election, the collapse of a building leaves a land developer and his political backers defending themselves against a scandal.
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti, Marcello Cannavale
Votes: 3,302
7. Urbanized (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
Director: Gary Hustwit | Stars: Amanda M. Burden, Rem Koolhaas, Norman Foster, Jan Gehl
Votes: 2,305
8. Megalópolis (1973)
11 min | Documentary, Short
An analysis of the phenomenon of accelerated urbanization in Brazil, and more particularly in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
Director: Leon Hirszman | Star: Paulo César Peréio
Votes: 26
9. Anadolu Leopari (2021)
113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Employees attempt to hide the death of a leopard to save the zoo where they work.
Director: Emre Kayis | Stars: Hatice Aslan, Ugur Polat, Tansu Biçer, Seyithan Özdemir
Votes: 407
10. Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (2019)
150 min | Drama, Romance
A feature film shot over the course of two years intended to capture the changing of the seasons along the river in a town in the Fuyang district of Hangzhou city.
Director: Xiaogang Gu | Stars: Zhenyang Dong, Hongjun Du, Wei Mu, Luqi Peng
Votes: 1,135
11. Under the Dome (2015)
104 min | Documentary
A documentary about pollution in China and how it has affected the lives of Chinese people.
Directors: Jing Chai, Ming Fan | Star: Jing Chai
Votes: 482
12. Gang of Ghosts (2014)
Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Horror
A group of ghosts reside in an old house and live in harmony despite cultural differences. However, when they learn that a builder plans to demolish the building, they come together to stop him.
Director: Satish Kaushik | Stars: Sharman Joshi, Mahie Gill, Govardhan Asrani, Lankesh Bhardwaj
Votes: 444
13. Palunku (2006)
Drama
Monichan and Susamma migrate into town area with their children for the better education of their daughters
Director: Blessy | Stars: Mammootty, Lakshmi Sharma, Nazriya Nazim, Nivedita
Votes: 352
14. Varmints (2008)
Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Short
In the face of overwhelming urbanization and recklessness, creatures struggle to preserve a remnant of the peace they once knew. Selfless acts of love plant the seeds of change that will ultimately prove the salvation of his world.
Director: Marc Craste
Votes: 267
15. The Man Who Stopped the Desert (2010)
Not Rated | 64 min | Documentary, Biography
Yacouba Sawadogo, an illiterate farmer from Burkina Faso has transformed the lives of thousands of people across West Africa. Over cinematic reconstruction Sawadogo tells his incredible story of his battle with nature and man.
Director: Mark Dodd | Star: Yacouba Sawadogo
Votes: 36
16. Ein Reihenhaus steht selten allein (2014 TV Movie)
88 min | Comedy
Jan and Anne Börner of Frankfurt have now a chance to move to new urbanization in the suburbia: Jan will work at home and Anne will work in town center.Immediately the notice of their ... See full summary »
Director: Titus Selge | Stars: Stephan Luca, Ulrike C. Tscharre, Felicitas Woll, Stephan Grossmann
Votes: 84
17. Histoire de famille (2006)
165 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Michel Poulette | Stars: Maxim Roy, Juliette Gosselin, Serge Thériault, Evelyne Rompré
Votes: 122
18. Newtopia (2020)
88 min | Documentary
Norwegian backpacker Audun Amundsen seeks utopia, joining Aman Paksa's tribe in Indonesia's jungles. He spends 15 years witnessing their turbulent journey from traditional to modern living.
Director: Audun Amundsen | Stars: Audun Amundsen, Aman Paksa
Votes: 121
19. Uncle Au in the City (1979 TV Short)
18 min | Animation, Short, Family
Uncle Au is an usual wood goblin loving to frighten and misbehave. Once he woke up and surprised, how the world changed around. And even children now are not afraid of him.
Director: Mariya Muat | Stars: Aleksandr Grave, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Vasiliy Livanov, Tatyana Reshetnikova
Votes: 181
20. Työmiehen päiväkirja (1967)
90 min | Drama
Leftist welder and right wing clerk get married. Soon enough they find themselves covered with financial and emotional problems.
Director: Risto Jarva | Stars: Elina Salo, Paul Osipow, Titta Karakorpi, Pentti Irjala
Votes: 197
21. Hai tan (1984)
90 min | Drama
Conflicts between the industrialization model and traditional life styles, like small scale fishing and farming.
Director: Wenji Teng | Stars: Gong-jian Du, Jian Gao, Xinchang Gao, Xia-jing Li
Votes: 20
22. The Garden (III) (2010)
110 min | Documentary
Initiated a AnotgerLand Project and established a self-sufficient community; independently issued a questionnaire to investigate the intentions of nearly one thousand households to relocate... See full summary »
Directors: TangGuanHua, HuangJin, XingZhen | Stars: Tang Guanhua, HuangJin, Mrs. An, XingZhen
23. Abridged (2019)
20 min | Documentary, Short
A city is a fast growing giant. It grows in a certain way. It is designed for certain people. Not all are welcome in its project. Many are washed under it; those who have no means to buy ... See full summary »
Director: Gaurav Puri
25. Indradhanura Chhai (1993)
112 min | Drama
Lives of 3 women in Bhubhaneshwar.
Director: Susant Misra | Stars: Anjana Chowdhury, Deba Das, Robin Das, Vijayani Mishra
Votes: 13
26. San Yuan Li (2003)
45 min | Documentary
Armed with video cameras, twelve artists present a highly stylized portrait of SAN YUAN LI, a traditional village besieged by China's urban sprawl. China's rapid modernization literally ... See full summary »
Votes: 21
27. Life in Victorian Britain (1998)
TV-G | 55 min | Documentary, History
The Victorian era was one of the most remarkable in British history. It saw The Industrial Revolution, the growth of the major cities, the birth of the Empire, as well as huge advances in medicine, transport, and education.
Director: Steve Gillham | Stars: Rachel Iliffe, Terry Molloy, Dave Perks
28. Property (1979)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
A group of likeable eccentrics whose sense of their own culture sparks them to try to buy up their houses from developers. Contradictions abound. Affectionate comic sense deftly captures the afterglow of a generation.
Director: Penny Allen | Stars: Walt Curtis, Lola Desmond, Cork Hubbert, M.G. Horowitz
Votes: 44
29. Tomato Soup
Short, Drama | Completed
Directors: Bret McKee, Joshua Mori | Stars: Michael Colyar, Rachel Lynch, Saël Charles
30. Helsinki, ikuisesti (2008)
74 min | Documentary, History
History and the spirit of XXth century Helsinki through the cinema, documentary footage, architecture, art and politics.
Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Siiri Angerkoski, Ritva Arvelo, Susanna Haavisto, Ansa Ikonen
Votes: 293
31. Exit K1 (2012)
15 min | Short, Drama
Exit K1 is a road sign at the outskirts of Athens, in Greece. It directs drivers to leave the road system that connects the airport to the city, at a point where the asphalt ends. It is an ... See full summary »
Director: Janis Rafailidou | Stars: Irfan Mouhamad Arif, Takis Spyridakis, Azkar Ahmed Malik, Salim Ali
32. Suurkaupungin kasvot (2019)
105 min | Documentary, Music
Stars: Hannu Lintu, Kalevi Aho, Tuomas Haapanen, Mikko Heiniö
33. Who Killed Jenny Langby? (1974 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary, Drama
Director: Donald Crombie | Stars: Julie Dawson, Peter Cummins, Mark Lawrence, Jane Kilgariff
34. Siunaus vai kirous (1974 TV Movie)
Documentary
Stars: Ant-Oula Juuso, Aslak Juuso, Joonas Ketola, Jukka Ketola
35. Hypermarket Nation (2011)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Paula Korva | Stars: Ingvar Palmén, Stig Palmén
Votes: 21
36. Anthropozän - Das Zeitalter des Menschen (2020)
132 min | Documentary
The elements of fire, water and air formed the earth for billions of years - until humans changed the planet in a very short time. Scientists today speak of the Anthropocene, the human age.... See full summary »
Stars: Dirk Steffens, Leart Dokle, Anton Poriazov, Martin Radoev
Votes: 22
38. Helsingin tuntomerkit (1969)
16 min | Documentary, Short
A promotional documentary of Helsinki, focusing on the urban planning of the city in the late 1960s.
Director: Risto Jarva | Stars: Arto Tuominen, Bengt Ahlfors
Votes: 7
40. The Treasured Waters (2008)
14 min | Short
A young man desires to live the Finnish dream, but his hopes are about to be crushed under the unstoppably urbanizing society. A thoughtful, autobiographical story about the connection ... See full summary »
Director: Ilkka Rautio | Star: Olli Kontulainen
41. Taken by Storm (1983 Video)
25 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Director: Mario Andreacchio | Stars: Robin Harrison, Bernadette Bencini, Jonathan Leigh, Dave Flannagan
43. At the Core (2009)
9 min | Short
In a time of growing urbanization, globalization, and industrialization, a smaller, family-run business called Gizdich Ranch is much rarer, but continues to thrive.
Director: Garett Thomas | Stars: Staci Caccioppi, Vince Gizdich
44. Rocinha Brasil 1977 (1977)
20 min | Short
A short documentary that exposes the routine and thoughts from the community of Rocinha, one of the largest urban communities in Rio de Janeiro. The film presents the place, the people's ... See full summary »
Director: Sérgio Péo
45. Fim de Semana (1976)
31 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary about the self construction in peripheral neighborhoods of São Paulo. It gathers statements of residents of three areas: Taboão neighborhood in São Bernardo do Campo; Jardim ... See full summary »
Director: Renato Tapajós | Star: Fernando Pacheco Jordão
46. Before (2022)
8 min | Short, Animation
Things began to change when an unexpected visitor brings a new-found attention to their island home. With their idyllic island now on the tourism spotlight, they're now forced to cope with the perils of uncontrolled urbanization.
Director: Arlo Jhan Bayot | Stars: Jasney Bayot, Jiney Bayot, Arlo Jhan Bayot, Michaela Santos
48. Efemérides malagueñas - Número 28 (1967)
20 min | Short, Documentary
Short documentary about the city of Málaga, featuring : Flamenco dancing in a tablao, swimming-pools, peregrins in the romería dancing and in their carts, a metal bridge over the river, a ... See full summary »
Director: José Mateos Tonda
49. Not Just Roads (2021)
67 min | Documentary
The documentary tells the story of the massive urban transformation underway in India. Highways are being constructed at an unprecedented rate of 23 kilometers per day under the Indian ... See full summary »
Directors: Nitin Bathla, Klearjos Eduardo Papanicolaou
50. Etwas Paradies (2013)
84 min | Documentary, History, News
Every era has its immigrants, people looking for a new homeland. The film illuminates the today of a nearly forgotten microcosm - a possible paradise?
Director: Daniel Dlouhy