The Best Homelessness Documentaries

Society & Culture - 34 free documentaries about homelessness.

Start with SHELTER (81 min, VICE), then Half Homeless: Living in Cars (54 min, ENDEVR). All 34 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on homelessness is Evicted by Matthew Desmond.

• SHELTER (81 min, VICE)
• Half Homeless: Living in Cars | Poverty in the USA (54 min, ENDEVR)
• The chasm between rich and poor - Homeless in the wealthy West (42 min, DW Documentary)
• Facing Eviction (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Homeless or Free? | American Nomads: Living in Cars (82 min, ENDEVR)
• Homeless in Vegas: Where Poverty Meets Big Money (47 min, ENDEVR)
• Homelessness in Germany - What if you can’t afford a home? (28 min, DW Documentary)
• Evicted: The Hidden Homeless (58 min, Real Stories)
• The Homeless Man Who Made a Horror Movie (30 min, VICE)
• The housing crisis in Los Angeles - Between homelessness and luxury real estate (44 min, DW Documentary)
• The Berlin rental rip-off: The housing crisis boom on tiny rooms (29 min, DW Documentary)
• Venice Beach - Homeless Crisis in Paradise | The House Band (84 min, ENDEVR)
• Dangerous Eviction of a Council Property in South London | The Enforcers Pt. 2 (46 min, Free Documentary)
• The Families Forced Into Homelessness: No Place To Call Home (59 min, Real Stories)
• Homeless People Tell Their Stories (56 min, Real Stories)
• George Floyd’s Brother Speaks to Shane Smith: Tipping Point | Shelter in Place Episode 11 (45 min, VICE)
• From Middle Class to Homeless | When the System Fails You (57 min, Moconomy)
• How We Became Homeless In Singapore | Homeless In Singapore - Part 1/3 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Surviving Singapore's Homeless Shelters | Homeless In Singapore - Part 2/3 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Homelessness in Berlin - Life and survival on the streets (29 min, DW Documentary)
• Meet Radio Man: The Most Famous "Homeless" Movie Star (66 min, Real Stories)
• Inside the American Homeless Crisis - Poor and Forgotten on the Streets (55 min, ENDEVR)
• An Uncensored Look At Atlanta's Endless Homeless Crisis (77 min, Real Stories)
• The Motel for the Homeless and Ex-Prisoners: The Stay Inn (Part 1) (18 min, VICE)
• How Can I Get Out Of Homelessness? | Homeless In Singapore - Part 3/3 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Bangkok Heatwave: How The Homeless Are Surviving Is Inspiring, Yet Worrying | An Unequal Heatwave (19 min, CNA Insider)
• Why Pet Abandonment Is Rising: What Happens When You Give Up Your Pet? | Talking Point (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Britain's Hidden Homelessness Epidemic (57 min, Real Stories)
• Priced Out of the American Dream | America's Housing Crisis (103 min, ENDEVR)
• Surviving Las Vegas: Being Homeless in Sin City (124 min, ENDEVR)
• River City: Inside Washington's Homeless Camps (91 min, Real Stories)
• Soul Survivor: Overcoming Homelessness and Addiction on America's Toughest Street (82 min, Real Stories)
• My Life As A Homeless Comedian: Walking 1,700 Miles Across America | Specialish (89 min, Real Stories)
• The Housing Crisis: Ana Bailão and Stephen Holyday | Economic Impacts of Urban vs. Suburban Living (28 min, Moconomy)

Top-Rated Books About Homelessness

1. Evicted by Matthew Desmond (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
2. Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich (3.6/5) - View on Amazon
3. Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell (4.2/5) - View on Amazon