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Exploring the Depths of Hunger: Uncovering the Best Movies and TV Shows Related to Starving

Delving into the complexities of starvation, these cinematic masterpieces offer a poignant exploration of the human condition. From the darkest corners of survival to the resilience of the human spirit, discover the most impactful films and TV shows that shed light on the harrowing experience of hunger.

Cast

Ignacio Lu00f3pez Tarso

Pina Pellicer

Enrique Lucero

Mario Alberto Rodru00edguez

Macario (1960)

8.7 215 votes

Genre: Drama, Fantasy

Country: Mexico

Duration: 91 min.

Story: Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.

Plot: based on novel or book, inquisition, hunger, hunger strike, torture, devil, death, starvation, ...

Place: mexico

Cast

Sebastiu00e3o Salgado

Wim Wenders

Juliano Ribeiro Salgado

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Hugo Barbier

The Salt of the Earth (2014)

8.1 682 votes

Genre: Documentary

Country: Italy, France

Duration: 110 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.

Style: shocking

Plot: human vs nature, photographer, exodus, slavery, photographic evidence, combat photography, cultural conflict, starvation, ...

Into the Wild (2007)

7.8 10.2K votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 148 min.

Audience: R

Story: After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.

Plot: parent child relationship, self-discovery, camping, wilderness, biography, based on true story, road trip, questioning, ...

Place: alaska

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio

Tom Hardy

Domhnall Gleeson

Will Poulter

The Revenant (2015)

7.5 19.4K votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western

Country: Canada, Hong Kong

Duration: 157 min.

Audience: R

Story: In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

Style: shocking, tense

Plot: rape, based on novel or book, parent child relationship, winter, child murder, mountain, grizzly bear, animal attack, ...

Time: 19th century

Cast

Chris Hemsworth

Benjamin Walker

Cillian Murphy

Brendan Gleeson

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

6.8 4.4K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

Country: Spain, United States of America

Duration: 122 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.

Plot: sea, suicide, ship, ocean, whale, shipwreck, hunger, based on true story, ...

Time: 19th century

Place: new england

Cast

Heather Graham

Kiernan Shipka

Mason Dye

Ava Telek

Flowers in the Attic (2014)

6.7 412 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Country: Canada

Duration: 90 min.

Audience: NR

Story: After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.

Plot: sadistic, grandfather, mansion, captive, molestation, incest, attic, grandmother, ...

Cast

Saif Ali Khan

Rani Mukerji

Javed Jaffrey

Shruti Seth

Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007)

6.2 88 votes

Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance

Country: India

Duration: 153 min.

Story: Ace car racer RV and his wife have the world at their feet. But he has an accident and his world is turned upside down. Can he reclaim his lost glory?

Plot: new york city, sports, rags to riches, family relationships, family, racer, starvation, race car driving, ...