Great Dramas w/ Homeless Protagonist?

There doesn't seem to be many of them, probably because of the lack of commercial appeal, so there might extra pressure to make it great in an artistic way.

Sult/Svält (1966, Henning Carlsen) based on the novel by Knut Hamsun is the first one that comes to mind. Although it's not in my Top 10 or 20 list, I seem to recommend this to people, because it's fascinating, centered around this man who is intriguing, artistic (writer), but who is destitute. I don't wanna put any spoilers out there, but here's the IMDB link
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061042/


The full movie is on YouTube

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Blue Ruin came to mind.

I'm adding Sult to my watchlist. Thanks.

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Not sure if it's "great" but quality aside, The Pursuit of Happyness has a homeless protagonist.

Not precisely "homeless", but... Trainspotting maybe? Is that a stretch?

Scarecrow
1973, Jerry Schatzberg

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American Heart
1992, Martin Bell

Didn’t expect to like it, but this is an excellent film:



https://m.imdb.com/title/tt3687186/

The Fisher King
1991, Terry Gilliam

Caveman's Valentine
2001, Kasi Lemmons

Shelter
2014, Paul Bettany

Grapes of wrath, emporer of the north, and of course the epic TV series Kung Fu.


Rather hard really because even the mad max series is basically about a homeless ex cop. If you are looking for your traditional grubby guy sleeping on the sidewalk type of homeless guy movie, trading places?

Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) Remade as Down an out in Beverly hills (1986)
The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
With Honors (1984)

In the category of Great films, I'd suggest two: Vagabond aka Sans toit ni loi (1985) and City Lights (1931)

It's been a long time since I've seen it but Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson both got top acting nominations for Ironweed.

Sign of the Leo

You beat me to it. Excellent movie.

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Richard Gere's performance is just about the best I've seen him. Surprisingly good.

I really loved blue ruin but i forgot what it was called, thanks!

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