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And I wouldn't call "The Grapes of Wrath" homeless, either; the Joad Family always had some place to go, even in the Great Depression.

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My first thought is the nearly-silent South Korean film 3-Iron. The protagonist breaks into peoples' homes when they're on vacation, crashes their for a couple of days, then moves on to another house. It's not really about "life on the streets," and the guy is clearly homelesss by choice, but it's a phenominal film.

I have only seen it once but it had excellent acting performances by both the late Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges.




The Fisher King (1991)

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Stray Dogs (2013) by Tsai Ming-Liang

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The Pursuit of Happyness? In a way, I suppose.

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City by the Sea (2002)
Homeless in America (2004)
Stone Pillow (1985)
The Children of Times Square (1986)
Where the Day Takes You (1991)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.. :D

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Not sure if it is exactly homelessness per say, but Into the Wild (2007) could be considered. He abandons conventional life for life in the wild.

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+1 for "3-Iron"

Grave of the Fireflies?
Trains, Planes and Automobiles
Little Red Wagon

"Dark Days" also - if you mean documentaries

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In the UK Cathy Come Home was a famous play by Ken Loach which you can get on dvd. I know it's not a film but it was very influential in it's time. It gave impetus to the setting up of Shelter one of the UK's leading charities for the homeless

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Yeah, I was wondering if Into the Wild qualified here too...I mean, Christopher chooses to live the life he does....it's not like he lost his job and couldn't pay his rent anymore.

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Dodeskaden

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The Man without a Past by Aki Kaurismäki

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hobo with a shotgun

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Avoid trash like the Soloist

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Parked (2010) is a good movie about a man who lives in his car.

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Thanks guys. Only ONE of those movies mentioned is here at the library, and it's an animation. I guess I prefer to see real humans, although I did love the animation film, "Persepolis" and have been told to get "Walking Life" which I have downloaded...

Inside Llewyn Davis

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The Pursuit of Happiness is fantastic

Dark Days - Probably the best documentary I saw along with "Place De La Republique"

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Glad you enjoyed it.