Best Slum Movies & TV Series

The 28 best-rated slum movies and TV series on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

Capernaum 2018 ★ 8.1

Elite Squad 2007 ★ 8.1

The Young and the Damned 1950 ★ 8.0

Isle of Flowers 1989 ★ 8.2

Slumdog Millionaire 2008 ★ 7.7

District 9 2009 ★ 7.5

Once Were Warriors 1994 ★ 7.4

West Side Story 1961 ★ 7.2

Gully Boy 2019 ★ 7.3

Shantaram 2022 ★ 7.4

Miracle in Milan 1951 ★ 7.3

Assault on the Pay Train 1962 ★ 8.0

Madras 2014 ★ 7.8

City of Men 2007 ★ 7.0

Dodes'ka-den 1970 ★ 7.1

The Lower Depths 1936 ★ 7.2

Awaara 1951 ★ 7.2

Tsotsi 2005 ★ 6.9

The Lower Depths 1957 ★ 7.0

The Prince and the Pauper 1937 ★ 6.8

In Vanda's Room 2001 ★ 6.6

Lower City 2005 ★ 6.5

None But the Lonely Heart 1944 ★ 6.4

The Zone 2007 ★ 6.3