Heartfelt Dramas About Losing Home

Description: While primarily about wrongful imprisonment, the film also touches on the loss of home and identity as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter fights to reclaim his life and freedom.

Fact: Denzel Washington's performance earned him an Academy Award nomination. The film was based on Carter's autobiography.

Description: This film follows Władysław Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist, as he loses his home and everything he knows during the Holocaust, surviving in hiding and witnessing the destruction of his world.

Fact: Adrien Brody won an Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the youngest actor to win in that category at the time. The film was directed by Roman Polanski, who himself survived the Holocaust.

Description: While not strictly a drama, this film's depiction of a sudden climate shift leading to the destruction of homes and cities worldwide provides a dramatic backdrop for stories of survival and loss.

Fact: The film was one of the first to use extensive CGI to simulate weather phenomena. It was also criticized for its scientific inaccuracies.

Description: This film follows Chris Gardner, a struggling salesman, as he loses his home and battles homelessness while trying to provide for his son. It's a testament to the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

Fact: Will Smith and his son Jaden played father and son in real life, adding authenticity to their on-screen relationship. The film was based on a true story.

Description: In a post-apocalyptic world, Eli travels through a wasteland where homes and civilization are long gone, carrying a book that could restore humanity, symbolizing the search for a new home.

Fact: Denzel Washington did most of his own stunts. The film's ending was kept secret from the cast and crew until the final day of shooting.

Description: Based on the real-life experience of a family during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, this film captures the devastating loss of home and the struggle to reunite and rebuild after such a catastrophe.

Fact: Naomi Watts was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. The film was shot in Thailand, where the actual events took place.

Description: This film recounts the true story of the 1952 Coast Guard rescue mission where homes and lives were lost to a storm, focusing on the emotional and physical struggle to save others and find safety.

Fact: The film was shot in Massachusetts, where the actual events occurred. It was one of the last films to feature the late actor Chris Pine's father, Robert Pine.

Description: Hushpuppy, a young girl, lives in a bayou community called the Bathtub. When a storm destroys her home, she embarks on a journey of survival and discovery, grappling with the loss of her familiar world.

Fact: The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Quvenzhané Wallis, who played Hushpuppy, was the youngest actress ever to be nominated for an Academy Award.

Description: A mother and her son are held captive in a small room, which becomes their entire world. When they escape, they must navigate the overwhelming outside world, symbolizing the loss of their only known "home."

Fact: Brie Larson won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role. The film was adapted from Emma Donoghue's novel of the same name.

Description: Set in a post-apocalyptic world, this film depicts a father and son's journey through a desolate landscape, their home lost to a cataclysmic event, searching for safety and a new place to call home.

Fact: Viggo Mortensen lost a significant amount of weight to portray the emaciated father. The film was based on Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.